Judy Blume, the bestselling author behind titles including Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Forever (which recently became adapted into a Netflix series), Summer Sisters and more, is known for her ...

When Mara Brock Akil was a little girl, she voraciously read Judy Blume. Looking back, she sees her obsession as the start of her becoming a writer. So when Akil heard that Blume was allowing her work ...

Emmy-nominated directors Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok talk about the enduring legacy of the author and eponymous subject of their documentary. By Matthew Jacobs [email protected] LEAH WOLCHOK Judy has ...

A Life’ (Putnam, Mar.), the biographer traces the life of an author whose candid novels about divorce, puberty, and other ...

When Judy Blume’s "Forever" first hit shelves in 1975, it sparked controversy — and connection. The novel’s candid exploration of teenage love and sex was revolutionary, giving young readers ...

American children growing up in the 1970s devoured the novels of Judy Blume, the queen of “dirty books,” whose characters, like her readers, were contending with the thrills and bewilderments of ...

When my mom gave me Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” for Christmas, many many years ago, I read the back cover and thought: Does she know what this book is about? We didn’t discuss ...

In 'The Genius of Judy' we meet the author like never before, and learn how she became one of the most-banned authors of the 1980s Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

NEW YORK — Judy Blume's latest honor is a new prize named for a former first lady. The Eleanor Roosevelt Center and the Fisher Center at Bard College announced Thursday that Blume is the first-ever ...