The 2025 Lawrence A. Sanders Prize in Fiction Honors Judy Blume on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami gives this award to honor a writer of fiction whose work embodies wide appeal & literary excellence. The event is free & open to the public.
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Florida International University (FIU) in Miami gives The Lawrence A. Sanders Prize to honor a writer of fiction whose work embodies wide appeal and literary excellence. The event is free and open to the public. Click [..]
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Velshi Banned Book Club: Featured Judy Blume and Jason Reynolds discussing the impact of banning books on October 19, 2024.
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MSNBC: Ali Velshi’s Banned Book Club features the wonderful, moving, and important literature under threat of ban or removal. Watch as Judy and Jason Reynolds discuss the impact of book banning on theirs and others [..]
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In New York on September 25, 2024, Judy Blume hosted Symphony Space’s “Selected Shorts.” The evening brought to life compelling & thought-provoking stories on frequently censored topics, & by authors whose books have been the target of bans.
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The power of literature was celebrated as Judy took the stage for an evening of funny and gripping tales that push boundaries. Incredible actors brought to life compelling and thought-provoking stories on frequently [..]
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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. 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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Jersey Girl Judy Blume honored by the Garden State Parkway with the Judy Blume Service Area.
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In 2023, Jersey-born author and New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2010, Judy Blume received a home state honor – a Garden State Parkway service area named for her. Exhibits about Judy’s life and [..]
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