Judy Blume

Your Shelf or Mine

Becky, Jo, and Austin can't get enough Judy Blume.

We talk about:

"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," the book;
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," the movie;
"Forever";
"Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing";
"Blubber";
"Judy Blume Forever," the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neWsO1Rk_q0
and more!

Learn about Judy's editor Dick Jackson: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/81494-dick-jackson-remembered.html

Charlamagne Tha God Conversation with Judy Blume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HihS5EPb6o

Katie Couric interview: https://katiecouric.com/podcast/next-question/judy-blume-forever-documentary-banned-books/

Judy Blume archives at Yale: https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/11190

SNL Kotex Classic sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBlR7qVQ0X8

Read with Jenna selected Summer Sisters for August 2023: https://www.today.com/popculture/read-jenna-book-club-pick-august-2023-t292373

Austin mentions "The Invisible Bridge" by Rick Perlstein

introductory reading from "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"