Julie Courtney Sullivan is an author.Before becoming a full-time novelist, Sullivan was a reporter for The New York Times. Previously, she worked for Allure, starting immediately after graduating from school. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, the Chicago Tribune, New York magazine, the New York Observer, Men's Vogue, Elle, and Glamour.Sullivan's first novel, "Commencement," was published in 2010. Her subsequent novels are "Maine" (2011), "The Engagements" (2013), "Saints For All Occasions" (2017), and "Friends and Strangers" (2020).Sullivan received her B.A. in English Literature from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.