Hundreds of titles from Judy Blume to Mark Twain purged from school libraries following rightwing challengesSix major book publishers have teamed up to sue the US state of Florida over an “unconstitutional” law that has seen hundreds of titles purged from school libraries following rightwing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-08-30 17:40:29 UTC ]
On February 17, the Eleanor Roosevelt Center and the Fisher Center at Bard College will host the first-ever Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards; in addition, Judy Blume will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery in Literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Great speakers and a strong slate of educational programming await the library community at of the 2023 ALA Annual Conference, set for June 22–27 in Chicago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Since the 1970 publication of 'Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.,' Judy Blume refused all offers for a film adaptation, until Kelly Fremon Craig wrote Blume an email that changed her mind. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
To help mark the 50th anniversary of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Judy Blume will present tonight at BookExpo Online's Children’s Book & Author Dinner. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Emma Straub and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Four years ago, Judy Blume and her husband, George Cooper, longing for a bookstore in Key West where they live, founded the independent, non-profit Books & Books @ The Studios. Tonight, the two... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-05-18 21:00:58 UTC ]
Virtual Author Series: Emma Straub and Judy Blume Monday, May 18, 7pm EDT Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair present Emma Straub and Judy Blume in celebration of Straub’s new novel All Adults Here. The authors and booksellers will discuss the delights and challenges of their craft, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-05-18 16:01:57 UTC ]
The publisher of Stephen King, Judy Blume and Hillary Clinton doesn’t fit with the plans of its parent, ViacomCBS, which has placed a big bet on digital video. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-03-04 20:20:26 UTC ]
ReedPop announced the author lineup for BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, which will be held on Friday, May 29, at the Javits Center in New York City, and hosted and moderated by renowned children's author Judy Blume. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Growing up, Jeff Kinney discovered Tolkien, comics and computers at his local bookshop. When it closed he was bereft – would opening his own as an adult help to right that wrong?Author Jacqueline Woodson recently spoke about books being either mirrors or windows. Mirrors for seeing ourselves,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-10-05 09:00:40 UTC ]
The author of such works of fiction as 'The Shipping News' and 'Barkskins' is the 30th recipient of the medal, which has writers including Robert A. Caro, Judy Blume, and Toni Morrison. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Spate of openings of ‘destination’ stores as owners offer drinks, performances and crafts to tempt customers away from Amazon It’s children’s story hour at the Book Nook in Hove and the owner, Vanessa Lewis, is doing a reading of Julia Donaldson’s rhyming picture book The Detective Dog. Related:... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
At 78, bestselling author Judy Blume has added a new occupation to her c.v.: that of bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s been more than 15 years since Judy Blume’s last novel for adults, Summer Sisters, was published, in 1998, so the publication of her new adult novel is a very big deal, what publishers like to call a rare “publishing event.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week: Judy Blume's first novel for adults in 17 years, Stephen King's latest, and the absolutely incredible story of Stalin's daughter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author first hit it big in the 1970s with a string of go-to books for kids. She recently helped turn 'Tiger Eyes' into a film and is busy on a 1950s-set novel.When "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" first came out, publisher Dutton did not send Judy Blume around the country to talk about it.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 400 authors are scheduled over the two days at USC. Writers as varied as Anne Rice and Jeff Kinney will hold court.What do Sugar Ray Leonard, Judy Blume, Betty White, T.C. Boyle, Rodney King, Joseph Wambaugh and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have in common? They're just a few of the high-profile... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
On March 21, 10 of Judy Blume's books for young readers will become available as ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]