Since the 1970s, Judy Blume has cemented herself as a mainstay in children’s fiction. Her 29 books – including “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret” and “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing”– have sold ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

With World Book Day on the horizon (6 March), it seems fitting that I came across an old clip this morning of author Judy Blume telling comedian Jimmy Fallon how to get children to pick up a book.

Judy Blume is an American author celebrated for her many children and young adult novels that have been translated into 31 languages. Blume is steadfast in her fight against censorship and for the ...