Julie Wernersbach is an independent bookseller living in Austin, Texas. Currently the publicist for BookPeople, she previously worked in events and marketing at Book Revue, an independent bookstore in Huntington on Long Island. In addition to blogging for Vegan Survival Guide and BookPeople, Julie writes short and long fiction. She gave up meat entirely before moving to Austin, where she discovered she was lactose intolerant and gave up dairy.