Please welcome Julie Mulhern, USA Today bestselling author of The Country Club Murders and the Poppy Fields Adventures. Her latest mystery, BACKSTABBERS, is now available. Today, she’s brought copies of the first book in the Poppy Fields series for five lucky commenters!
I am thrilled to be hanging out with the Chicks – but being here isn’t without stress. Some of the funniest women I know are Chicks. So, no pressure.
Funny is subjective.
My teenagers think I am the unfunniest person to ever grace the planet. Ever.
Ever.
There is a one-star review of one my books (yes, I read them—call me a masochist) that says, “I was promised laugh-out-loud funny. I only chuckled.” Clearly this reviewer agrees with my progeny.
My all-time favorite review? It’s from a woman who noted everyone in the chemotherapy infusion room wanted to know what she was reading because she was laughing so hard.
We need laughter. People who can laugh at life’s minor pitfalls are happier (and no, I’m not stating the obvious—someone with too much money funded a study). People who laugh live longer—laughter decreases the secretion of epinephrine and cortisol in the body. Laughter reduces stress, promotes relaxation, and improves circulation.
Laughing with other people fosters emotional connections. Laughing (not over my books) with my daughters is one of the joys of motherhood.
What makes me laugh? Frasier re-runs, a website called Damn You Auto-Correct, a handful of comedians, the original Match Game (Charles Nelson Riley and Brett Sommers were hysterical), and the turkey-drop WKRP episode (I swear, as God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly).
How about you? What tickles your funny bone? I have five e-copies of Fields’ Guide to Abduction to give away—comment to enter.
Julie Mulhern is the USA Today bestselling author of The Country Club Murders and the Poppy Fields Adventures.
She is a Kansas City native who grew up on a steady diet of Agatha Christie. She spends her spare time whipping up gourmet meals for her family, working out at the gym and finding new ways to keep her house spotlessly clean–and she’s got an active imagination. Truth is–she’s an expert at calling for take-out, she grumbles about walking the dog and the dust bunnies under the bed have grown into dust lions.
Action, adventure, mystery, and humor are the things Julie loves when she’s reading. She loves them even more when she’s writing!
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I love your books and your humor, Julie! Maybe I laugh easily, because I thought that one-star review was hilarious. Fields’ Guide to Abduction is on my ereader, and if it’s anything like your Ellison books I’m sure I will be doing more than chuckling.
I sure hope so, Marla!
Julie, you are hilarious!! And the comment from the reader who was being entertained during chemotherapy is touching. So glad you could stop by and congrats on the new release!
Oh my goodness, I love to laugh! There are so many authors that are hilarious! Every one of the Chicks, and you, included!
I hope to read this new series and I love the cover of this book!
Thanks, Deb. I’m partial to that cover, too!
I really enjoy Mulhern’s books. I have laughed out loud a few times. I laugh out loud most when people (non-fiction) tell about their neurosis and odd behaviors and fictional drug fueled rampages. Especially Serge and Coleman.
Thanks so much for stopping by, Felicia!
Julie your books are pure laughter, no matter what the kids think! I try to find the laughter in whatever comes my way. I especially enjoy books that make me laugh out loud.
Thank you, Doward! And me too! I love books that make me laugh *looking at all the Chicks*.
“only chuckled”… puhleeze! Clearly that reader’s funny bone is dislocated! Congrats on the new release, and thanks for hanging out with us today, Julie! <3
She only chuckled…
What makes me laugh? I love Lucy reruns, Laura Levine’s books, The Good Place. I love laughing as well.
I do find I don’t laugh at often at books as others seem to. I read many humorous mysteries that make me smile and chuckle while others are laughing out loud. But I still enjoy them.
(And since I don’t have this book, I’d love to win.)
Just watched the first season of The Good Place, and it is indeed funny!
I haven’t watched this yet but I love Kristen Bell so I know I’ll be immediately hooked.
Mark, thanks for stopping by!
I have really enjoyed the Country Club series in audio–truly, very very funny! And what’s not to love about an uptight police officer named Anarchy? Congratulations on the new series!
Thank you. So much!
I like when there is something funny in a book at an unexpected time,
You’re so right, Angela!
I believe that it is difficult for someone to write something that makes a person laugh. But to write something that makes a person laugh until they cry and their belly hurts is indeed a very rare gift! Julie, you have a very rare gift!!!
Bless you!!!!
That WKRP episode makes me laugh until I cry every time. Speaking of, isn’t it about time for it to make the rounds?
It will be on my FB feeds in just a few weeks.
I love your books. They are a chance to laugh & leave reality behind
Thank you, Sharon. Mission accomplished!
I have to say when I watch the opening comedy routine on Saturday Night Live I laugh pretty hard. I don’t know your books but they sound like a lot of fun and you are right that the Chicks are an amazing group of ladies.
Eva, they are simply the best. I once sat on a panel with Marla and she made me laugh so hard I forgot everything I planned on saying…
Ha! Well you made me laugh with this post: “I was promised laugh-out-loud funny. I only chuckled.” I think you should definitely make lemonade out of lemons and use that line in a future book. And I agree that Frasier is awesome–the best sit-com ever, in my book.
Thanks so much for visiting the Chicks today, Julie!
Thanks for having me!
Thanks for brightening our day, Julie! And I think you and your books are hilarious. (Not to mention those 70s throwback pix on FB.). I haven’t seen that turkey episode (this year for sure!), but I figured they couldn’t fly until a whole rafter of wild ones took off right in my face in our backyard (I was trying to get a close-up pic). Scared me witless. They hang out in the trees like vultures. (My daughter is famous in our family for confusing the two in the road.)
Lisa, you are in for such a treat. One of the funniest bits of TV ever. EVER.
Julie! The first time I met you we were on a panel about humorous mysteries, so you cannot convince me that you’re not funny! Never! No matter how hard you try! Thanks for stopping by today; what a great post!(And sorry for all the exclamation points; I’m just excited!) xoxo
xoxo!!!!!!!
That review made me laugh too. I Love Lucy reruns, the Good Place, Janet Evanovich books, and Gretchen Archer’s Davis Way series make me laugh. I really enjoy your Country Club Murder series and I look forward to reading about Poppy!
Love being mentioned with Gretchen!!!
A good laugh every day helps the stress to melt away. Fields Guide to Abduction is at the top of my wish list with Backstabbers second. Thanks for your books as they always make my day a little brighter.
Thanks so much, Joan!
Stupid criminals, silly puns, the Jeff Foxworthy reruns, animals playing, practical jokes (that aren’t harmful or cruel) – just to name a few
Love all of those!
Julie, you are so very funny–love your books and love this post. Thanks so much for visiting today! Now I have to go look up “Damn You Auto-Correct”…
When my cats do something funny like chasing after a paper ball or hiding in a box or bag 🐈😹😜
Cats are a source of ENDLESS amusement!
When I watch tv programs like Carol Brunett(yes I’m showing my age) you can’t help cracking up. It’s good to have a good laugh until you cry. I haven’t read any of your books yet but would love to start.
My favorite part – when Tim would try and make Harvey laugh, the dentist skit, and the conjoined elephant trunks.
⭐️⭐️⭐️Announcing Julie’s winners (you will receive an email soon)⭐️⭐️⭐️
Congratulations to…
Deb Price
Mark Baker
Fran Vella
Ashley Cate
Patricia Smith
Thank you to EVERYONE for commenting!
E-mail received! Thanks!
Thank you, liking forward to reading!
I never received an email, did I loose out on this book?
I look forward to reading your books! Laughter is good medicine!🐱♥️🦋
Looks like a great book!
Love your books & sense of humor. Such good reads
It says I won up above but I didn’t get any email
Patricia Smith