Julia Buckley

59, Female

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Chicago Area
About Me:
I am a mystery writer and reader; my second mystery novel, MADELINE MANN, received fine reviews from my peers, Kirkus, and Library Journal, and my first, THE DARK BACKWARD, is in bookstores now.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://www.juliabuckley.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Mary Stewart, Ross MacDonald, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, Sparkle Hayter, Jill McGown, Jonathan Gash, Velda Johnston, Raymond Chandler, Dorothy Sayers, Martha Grimes, Janet Evanovich, Robert B. Parker, etc.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Arrested Development, The Office, 30 Rock, Fawlty Towers, Jeeves and Wooster, Scrubs, Prime Suspect, more.

Waiting for Guffman, Memento, Gone with The Wind, The Bourne Identity (1 and 2), Pirates of the Caribbean, Napoleon Dynamite, A Night at the Opera, Indiana Jones, Milo and Otis, The Sound of Music, more.

Comment Wall:

  • Elizabeth Zelvin

    Welcome to Crimespace, Julia! :)

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    Thanks, Liz. I am still sort of learning the territory. The chatterwall seems fun.

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Shane Gericke

    That picture of you is too cute, Julia! Welcome to the funhouse.

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    Thanks, Shane. I was getting a little tired of my blogger photo. How are things in Naperville? And is your book appearing in bookstores now, or is it still out of commission?

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Hi, Julia. Nice to meet you!

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    HI, Laura.
    I love your name--very literary sounding--and the dog's! Are you a Beowulf fan? Do you have a cat named Healfdene?

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Oh, I do love Beowulf! I even like the hokey "The 13th Warrior" film adaptation of it. Though that may have something to do with Antonio Banderas. Yum! No cats, yet. We could so get together and watch videos! I could watch Jeeves and Wooster, Fawlty Towers and Prime Suspect until my eyeballs fall out!

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    I know! I always crack up when I watch HOUSE, because I can't buy Hugh Laurie as a surly American. I like him too much as the silly, earnest Bertie Wooster. I have to go check out your profile page. In what part of the country dost thou dwell?

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    We're in Carbondale. We moved here in June so my honey could be a prof in Creative Writing at SIU.

    Hugh Laurie is just so good at anything he does. Comedians so often make good dramatic characters. Particularly criminals. It was a funny choice to make him an American!

    Congrats on the two books. What fun!

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    Okay, I just went to your website and your trailer was so scary I almost peed in my pants. Especially after the pop up at the end.

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Oh, goody! It's all about the pitchfork....

    Mar 12, 2007

  • Bill Cameron

    Boo?

    Mar 14, 2007

  • Bill Cameron

    My email is being funky at the moment, Julia! I can receive but my sends are not going out. Otherwise I'd have responded to your message!

    Mar 14, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    Hey, Bill! Thanks for the friend invite. Now I feel validated. Today is like a technology black hole--I'm going nuts with my bank, trying to sort the whole theft thing, your e-mail isn't working, my school computer wasn't working. Wah.

    Mar 14, 2007

  • Tim Maleeny

    Julia, welcome to the neighborhood. Make sure you lock your doors when you're away.

    Mar 22, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    Okay. What does that mean? :)

    Actually I've been in the neighborhood for quite some time, but I was lying low. Checking out the crimespace.

    How are the book sales? Seems like you're doing a great job with PR!

    Mar 22, 2007

  • Jeff Sherratt

    Hi Julia,

    From your web site: "'The Dark Backward' has elements of both Watergate and Shakespearean drama..." Sounds wonderful. In 1972 I was a delegate for McGovern at the convention in Miami. I was a partner in a PR firm handling his Southern California campaign, and Watergate was just breaking. But it wasn't until after the election that the full story came out. It would have been a different world had the secrets of Nixon's administration had been fully known before voting day. But, anyway, I've got to read your book! Thanks for adding me as a friend.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Lois Reibach

    I have enjoyed your interviews and am glad you post on DorothyL when there are new ones.

    May 28, 2007

  • Julia Buckley

    Thanks, Lois! I appreciate the feedback. I have a couple good ones coming up. :)

    May 28, 2007

  • Earl Staggs

    Hi, Julia. Always a pleasure to hang with you. I hope your kids have gotten over their colds in some way other than passing it on to you. Keep the chicken soup handy just in case. If that fails, try the crab cakes. ;-)

    Sep 18, 2007

  • Elizabeth Zelvin

    Hi Julia. My missing message said "Wishing you a safe New Year's Eve and a terrific 2008." So I'll say it again. :)

    Jan 1, 2008

  • Julia Buckley

    Thanks, Liz. Same to you! That book will be out before you know it--it must be very exciting.

    Jan 2, 2008

  • Darren Laws

    Hi Julia, Good luck and best wishes for a successful 2008!

    Jan 2, 2008

  • Julia Buckley

    I only read DIE A LITTLE, but I thought it was great. Very stylish.

    Jan 3, 2008

  • Alison Bruce

    Hi Julia,

    Thanks for the invite, I've been away from CrimeSpace for a couple of days and it's always nice to get back and find a new friend! Good luck with everything you're doing, Alison x

    Apr 29, 2008

  • Doug M. Cummings

    Hi Julia,
    As shameless a question as it is, how does one go about being invited to guestblog on Mysterious Musings?
    Doug

    May 10, 2008

  • Doug M. Cummings

    If you're free Tuesday night, please come join us at a crime scene! Crime Scene at the Library in Lincolnshire to be specific. Info on the events page...

    May 12, 2008

  • Doug M. Cummings

    Will you be attending the meeting tomorrow?

    May 18, 2008

  • Doug M. Cummings

    I intend to be. I may be late, too. Church before murder y'know...

    May 18, 2008

  • Julia Buckley

    That should be everybody's slogan. Well, I'll be looking for you--try to pose exactly like your picture so I know who you are. :)

    May 19, 2008

  • Doug M. Cummings

    I was so pleased to meet you! Hope all is well...Julie told us why you had to leave. Those pesky kids!

    May 19, 2008