The writer, author, and Nora Ephron muse passed at her home in upstate New York.
The success of the blog led to a book deal with Little, Brown and Company.
Powell releasedJulie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchenin 2005.
Julie Powell.JIMI CELESTE/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
The book was later adapted into a film, Ephron’sJulie & Julia, starringAmy Adamsas Powell andMeryl Streepas Child.
The star-studded cast also includedChris Messinaas Powell’s husband Eric andStanley Tuccias Child’s husband, Paul.
Streep scored a best actress nomination for the role at the 2010 Academy Awards and Golden Globes.
“We mourn her loss with her husband Eric and her family,” she continued.
She was a brilliant writer and a daring, original person and she will not be forgotten."
And she was okay with that."
Along withJulie and Julia,Powell also authoredCleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession.
Powell is survived by her husband, brother, and parents.
