BANNED BOOKS WEEK celebrating the freedom to read this September 18 – 24.
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Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and is being held September 18 – 24. The theme of this year’s event is “Books Unite Us., Censorship Divides Us.” Banned Books [..]
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Judy Blume Documentary in the Works at Amazon, Imagine Docs
6 months ago
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“Children’s and young adult literary juggernaut Judy Blume will be the subject of an untitled feature documentary from Amazon Prime Video and Imagine Documentaries,” as reported in [..]
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“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” movie adaption being released April 28, 2023 by Lionsgate.
8 months ago
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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.
11 months ago
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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.
11 months ago
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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…
1 year ago
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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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Yale University conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to Judy on May 23, 2021.
1 year ago
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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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Margaret Turns 50!
2 years ago
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Click here to buy a copy of this leatherette-bound 50th anniversary edition signed and personalized by [..]
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COVID-19 Permission Guidelines for Educators
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COVID-19 Permission Guidelines for Educators to read Judy’s books via Videos and Live Events
Many educators have asked Judy for permission to read aloud to students now confined at home due to coronavirus quarantine. [..]
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