Julie Klam grew up in Bedford, New York. After attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and interning at Late Night with David Letterman, Julie went on to write for such publications as O: The Oprah Magazine, Rolling Stone, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, and for the VH1 television show Pop-Up Video, where she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Class Writing.

She is the author of Please Excuse My Daughter and NY Times Bestseller You Had Me At Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness, Love At First Bark, The Stars in Our Eyes and Friendkeeping: The Field Guide to the People You Love Hate and Can't Live Without. She currently writes for The New York Times and The Washington Post.

She lives in New York City with her daughter, her Dan Davenport, and a variety of cute dogs.

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