On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Julie Berry about her newest young adult novel: IF LOOKS COULD KILL.

This is a true-crime-nailbiter turned mythic odyssey pitting Jack the Ripper against Medusa. It’s a defiant love song to sisterhood, a survivor’s battle cry and a romantic literary tour de force laced with humor.

Come listen as we talk about Julie’s inspiration behind all the moving parts of the story, the one-word takeaway that will have readers standing just a bit taller and my personal information to find your reading niche on the page and then expand from there to something you didn’t even know you needed.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here: https://www.alitlife.com/2025/09/15/empowering-readers-if-looks-could-kill-with-julie-berry/ 

Join me inside my Facebook community for bookish people! There, we talk about all things books and reading and writing and notebooking, too! You'll get updates for this podcast, along with my other Get Lit(erate). podcast and build your literate community for adult and children's literature: https://www.facebook.com/groups/getliterate

If you’d like to support the podcast, consider purchasing some KidLit Love merchandise from my Zazzle store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/alitlife 

All earnings are funneled right back into the podcast expenses and maintenance fees. Thanks for your support!

Follow Stephanie:

Website: http://www.alitlife.com/   

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AffinitoLit

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/AffinitoLit

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AffinitoLit