Julie L. Brown is the author of the historical fiction, Bend, Don't Break (finalist for the Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award), the alternative-history novel, No One Will Save Us (finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Fantasy, finalist for the National Indie Excellence Book Award for African American Fiction, winner of the Independent Press Award for African American Fiction), and under the pen name, J. L. Brown, she is also the creator of the Jade Harrington series, political thrillers which include the novels, Don't Speak, Rule of Law, and The Divide, and the short story, "Few Are Chosen." Her books have been praised by Kirkus Reviews, the Midwest Book Review, and the Seattle Book Review.

She is a member of Black Women Write Seattle, Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and the Alliance of Independent Authors.

Julie earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. She resides with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where she is working on her next novel.