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Born and raised among the sprawling cornfields of rural Pennsylvania, Kelly Murphy now writes from her child-sized apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Her articles have appeared in Brokelyn, Brooklyn Based, Chic Today, NCTE’s The Council Chronicle, and various other publications. Kelly graduated from Penn State with a degree in English and currently works in publishing.

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	Historical Heartthrobs: 50 Timeless Crushes—From Cleopatra to Camus by Kelly Murphy (Goodreads Author), Hallie Fryd (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.42 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

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