About the author

Julee Balko is an author who loves writing novels with complicated characters. You can find Julee somewhere in the woods of Washington, hiking and falling in love with trees. Or at home, enjoying her three daughters, rescue hound, and two cats who like to lock her out of the bathroom.  

The Things We Keep was her first novel and a dream come true. Julee started writing The Things We Keep after her mother passed away because she was thrust into a world of grief that no one talks about. Julee has always been drawn to writing about interesting characters and complex relationships.

Her second novel, The Me List, is a touching tale about the complexity of friendship, the importance of reserving judgment, and the rocky path that life takes as we get older. Julee Balko brings snark and heart to this journey of self-improvement with a keen eye for flawed characters. Can a list change a life?

Her newest book, Square Hearts, is close to her heart because it brings to life neurodivergence and represents a new kind of Women’s Fiction story with romance. The kind where the characters are older. The kind where the woman falls back in love with herself, too.