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Devin Murphy

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in The United States

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction

Member Since

May 2008

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Devin Murphy is the nationally bestselling author of The Boat Runner and Tiny Americans. His third book, Unbend the River, is due on in January of 2024. He is an Associate Professor at Bradley University and lives in Chicago with his wife their three kids.

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Average rating: 3.83 · 5,905 ratings · 751 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Boat Runner 3.84 avg rating — 5,487 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiny Americans 3.59 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology by Donna Courtois (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Murphy (Editor), Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fundamentals of fast Swimming: How to improve Your Swim Technique by Gary Hall, Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glimmer Train Stories, #89 by Natalie Sypolt (Goodreads Author), Manuel Muñoz, Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unbend the River 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy Omnibus by Gerald Welch (Goodreads Author), Warren Murphy, Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	9 étapes pour construire une vie pleine de sens by Rick Walker (Goodreads Author), Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dan Crenshaw (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	9 pasos para construir una vida con sentido by Rick Walker (Goodreads Author), Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dan Crenshaw (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	9 passi per costruire una vita di significato by Rick Walker (Goodreads Author), Devin Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dan Crenshaw (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List

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“be wary of preaching that is so rigid and unforgiving of human nature.”
― Devin Murphy, The Boat Runner

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“We were all living according to those random arrangements, and none of us fully controlled the terms.”
― Devin Murphy

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“is the little stories of our day that hold the only things of value in this world.”
― Devin Murphy, The Boat Runner

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Polls

November BoTM Nominations ~ Family Drama ~ 1st poll
Top 5 books move onto final poll!

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

9 votes, 24.3%

All Adults Here

by Emma Straub

8 votes, 21.6%

Did You Ever Have a Family

by Bill Clegg

5 votes, 13.5%

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

by Nadia Hashimi

5 votes, 13.5%

The New Husband

by D.J. Palmer

4 votes, 10.8%

Tiny Americans

by Devin Murphy

2 votes, 5.4%

The House on Fripp Island

by Rebecca Kauffman

2 votes, 5.4%

The Most Fun We Ever Had

by Claire Lombardo

1 vote, 2.7%

The Clancys of Queens: A Memoir

by Tara Clancy

1 vote, 2.7%

Lies, Lies, Lies

by Adele Parks

0 votes, 0.0%

37 total votes

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