Judy Blume
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An Unlikely Event
That morning, Blume, in a pink baseball cap and sneakers, was taking her daily two-mile walk on a path that snakes along the beach. At 8 a.m., the sun was already strong, but the more Blume talked, the faster she…
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The Return of Judy Blume
Judy Blume is back—at least for grown ups. Next summer, for the first time in 15 years, Judy Blume will release a novel aimed at adult readers. Melville House has the story.
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A Newly Blooming Blume
Missing favorite childhood author Judy Blume? Well not for long. She is returning with her first new novel in a decade. And its for adults! Find out more here.
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The Women of YA
S.E. Hinton, a woman, arguably pioneered the young adult genre of literature. So why is it that women are seen as secondary in this genre, and as less valuable as their male counterparts? Book Riot explores this question, and the…
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The Publishing Industry Takes A Blow?
Authors such as Stephen King and Judy Blume will soon be able to reclaim works they published 35 years ago. An article on paidcontent.org investigates a relatively unknown law that will soon come into effect and could redirect the publishing industry’s…
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Are you there, Judy? It’s us, all of us
The Los Angeles Review of Books features a triplet of delicious essays on Judy Blume books and their influence on each author as they navigated the harsh terrain of their pre- and teenage years. In “Judy Blume Was Right: On…
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Blume on Censorship
Judy Blume is a rebel. The pulses of censorship in the 1980s targeted her children’s books. With the most recent onslaught of young adult literature talk, there has been more and more to add to the censorship dialogue. Blume has…