"Julie Phillips" is a writer who writes about books, film, and culture. In early adulthood she became interested in feminism. Her articles have appeared in Newsday, Mademoiselle (magazine)/Mademoiselle, The Village Voice, and elsewhere. Her biography of James Tiptree, Jr., titled James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Hugo Award for Best Related Book, and the 2007 Washington State Book Award for History/Biography.

She currently lives with her husband and two children in Amsterdam, where she is a book critic for the daily newspaper Trouw.

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I hit with her every day, and she forces me to stay at the top of my game. We push each other further.

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Every little bit of interaction helps. This is great. It's cool to see students and neighbors talking to each other, actually working together in the community.

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I've developed my own passion for them. I decided I wanted to be as good at both as I could be.

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