It was like doing another college degree, but you’re majoring in Judy Blume,” Mark Oppenheimer (here in his Connecticut home) says of his extensive research.Credit...Jillian Freyer for The New York ...

Judy Blume's work has become beloved for its forthright honesty—and garnered plenty of controversy for its refusal to gloss ...

In 1975, Judy Blume released Forever, a YA novel about a young woman falling in love for the first time and losing her ...

Editor’s Note: Keeping you in the know, Culture Queue is an ongoing series of recommendations for timely books to read, films to watch and podcasts and music to listen to. When Pip Harry first got her ...

Judy Blume — the famed author of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” whose books have been on banned lists since the 1980s — is taking a stand against the recent surge in censorship. During a ...

Judy Blume has written books for (almost) all ages. Her storied publishing career began in 1969 with her children’s book, “The One in the Middle is a Green Kangaroo,” and she went on to break barriers ...

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 ...

It’s a pretty standard Thursday in a Key West bookstore, but a closer look may reveal renowned author and fierce literary advocate Judy Blume stocking the shelves with graphic novels, signed copies of ...

One of the most popular children's book writers of all time, Blume was a powerhouse of the 1970s and '80s. She secured her place in the pantheon of greats with such books as "Are You There, God? It's ...

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 thrnews@thr.com LEAH WOLCHOK Judy has ...

MIAMI -- When Pip Harry first got her period at 11, her mother handed her pads and a copy of Judy Blume's "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret." The seminal coming-of-age novel, which tells the ...