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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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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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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January 12, Judy was live on NBC’s TODAY show talking about Are You there God? It’s Me, Margaret. Watch Judy’s segments with Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie.
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Watch Jenna Bush Hagar, Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie of The Today in conversation with Judy and their coverage of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret movie.
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LILY BROOKS-DALTON was in Key West discussing her new novel THE LIGHT PIRATE with Books & Books store founder Judy Blume. December 8, 2022
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LILY BROOKS-DALTON discussed her new novel THE LIGHT PIRATE with Books & Books @The Studios store founder Judy [..]
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BANNED BOOKS WEEK celebrating the freedom to read: September 18 – 24, 2022.
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Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and in 2022 was September 18 – 24. The theme of this year’s event is “Books Unite Us., Censorship Divides Us.” Banned Books Week [..]
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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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