The National Book Critics Circle announce that Judy Blume is the recipient of its Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award for exemplifying how literacy and literary access lead to liberation. March 21, 2024 was the awards ceremony.
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The National Book Critics Circle announce that Judy Blume is the recipient of its Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award for exemplifying how literacy and literary access lead to liberation. The awards [..]
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The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill & the Fisher Center at Bard College presented Judy Blume the first-ever Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery in Literature. The awards ceremony was Saturday, February 17, 2024.
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This was the inaugural Roosevelt award for “authors and books that advance human rights in the face of an alarming rise in book banning and censorship.” Judy is the first-ever recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt [..]
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CARL HIAASEN in-conversation with Books & Books @ The Studios founder Judy Blume discussing his new middle grade novel WRECKER. This event was on Saturday, December 9, 2023.
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Carl Hiaasen and Judy’s in-person conversation was on December 9 at 3:00ET in Key West. [..]
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Judy was in Conversation with Dani Shapiro on Saturday, November 11, at Books & Books at The Studios of Key West.
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Dani Shapiro was in conversation with Books & Books at The Studios of Key West store co-founder Judy Blume They discussed Shapiro’s book SIGNAL FIRES. [..]
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The New Yorker Festival: Judy Blume and Curtis Sittenfeld spoke with Naomi Fry on October 7 at SVA Theatre, NYC.
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The New Yorker Festival, October 7New Yorker writer Naomi Fry sat down with Judy Blume and Curtis Sittenfeld. October 7 at SVA Theatre, NYC. [..]
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TODAY show host Jenna Bush Hager’s August 2023 book club pick is a timeless classic: Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
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Jenna Bush Hager calls Summer Sisters a “little vacation in a book.” “If you want the perfect summer read and you’ve read ‘Summer Sisters, reread it. If you haven’t read it, I [..]
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Thrilled to announce “JUDY BLUME FOREVER” has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special.
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In addition to “JUDY BLUME FOREVER” being nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special, Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok were nominated in the category of Outstanding [..]
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Judy helped launch Carolyn Mackler’s adult debut, The Wife App. Thursday, June 29, 2023 – via Zoom.
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Books & Books at the Studios welcomed author Carolyn Mackler virtually to the store to discuss her debut adult novel The Wife App with store co-founder and author Judy Blume.
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Judy urges everyone to stand with librarians against censorship and book banning.
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Judy knows a thing or two about book bans. Her books for young adults have been among the most frequently banned since she began writing in the 1980s. She urges everyone to stand with librarians against censorship by [..]
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Judy’s Acceptance Speech at Variety’s “Power of Women” Supporting National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), April 4, 2023
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Honored at Variety’s Power of Women, Blume spoke after an intro from Seth Meyers, host of NBC’s “Late Night.” Click here to view Judy’s talk. Blume was supporting the National Coalition Against Censorship [..]
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