Margaret Atwood discussed her new collection, Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces with Judy Blume, via Zoom. March 1, 2022.
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Books & Books was excited to partner with several indie bookstores across the U.S. for this special conversation between two best selling authors, Margaret Atwood and store founder Judy Blume. Margaret and Judy [..]
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“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” movie adaption being released April 28, 2023 by Lionsgate.
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The trials and tribulations of sixth-grader Margaret Simon are finally going from page to screen in the Lionsgate adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
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Shtupping: A Conversation between Judy and Jami Attenberg, January 2022.
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Key West Literary Seminar, January 7, 2022: “A Seminar Named Desire”
Shtupping: Jami Attenberg and Judy in conversation at the 39th Annual Key West Literary Seminar. Click here for an audio recording of [..]
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Yallfest, November 12, 2021: First Loves, First Times, First YA Book Obsessions: a convo with Judy Blume.
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Yallfest 2021: Watch Judy in conversation with Forever audio book reader Caitlin Kinnunen, moderated by Jennifer Niven.
Click here to watch virtual event about Judy’s groundbreaking novel, [..]
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NCAC honored Judy with its Free Speech Defender Lifetime Achievement Award at their 2021 benefit, Let Me Speak! November 10, 2021.
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We’re honored to announce that Judy received the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Free Speech Defender Lifetime Achievement Award at their 2021 benefit, Let Me Speak! Moving forward, the award will [..]
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LISTEN to a new message from Judy Blume on the freedom to read and FOREVER…
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Just in time for Banned Books Week, Judy Blume stepped into the studio to record the introduction of the first-ever audiobook release of FOREVER…, her beloved bestseller that has often been challenged in schools [..]
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Books & Books invite you to enjoy Judy and Hilma Wolitzer’s ZOOM conversation from Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Books & Books invite you to watch Judy and Hilma Wolitzer’s ZOOM from Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Judy and Hilma discuss their longtime friendship and Hilma’s new short story collection Today A Woman [..]
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FOREVER was (FINALLY!) released as an Audiobook on September 14, 2021
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At last, Judy’s Forever is being released as an Audiobook on September 14, 2021.
Is there a difference between first love and true love? Judy Blume’s groundbreaking novel about teen sexuality has a fresh [..]
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N J Governor Murphy Announces New Jersey Turnpike Authority to Rename Nine Garden State Parkway Service Areas after New Jersey Icons and Hall of Fame Inductees
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To showcase the outstanding talent of the people of New Jersey and their contributions to the world, Governor Phil Murphy announced in July 2021 that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority is renaming nine service [..]
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Yale University conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to Judy on May 23, 2021.
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Since the commencement of 1702, the Yale Corporation has awarded honorary degrees to recognize outstanding achievement. Currently, the honorary degrees awarded annually at the University’s Commencement are the highest [..]
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