Joni Murphy is a writer from Las Cruces, New Mexico.She lives in New York City. Barbara, Her third novel, will be published by Astra House in the U.S.and Book*hug in Canada March 25th, 2025 “Talking Animals is a scathing allegory about Capitalism starring an alpaca”—Slate Talking Animals was published August 4th, 2020by FSG Originals in the US,Book*hug in Canada, and Timaş Yayınları in Turkey Double Teenage is a stunning first novel, moving with stealth and intelligence against the North American landscape.” —Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick Double Teenage was published March 26th, 2016 by Book*hug