Judith Blume is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction.
35 Facts About Judy Blume
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Judy Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels.
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Judy Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature.
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Judy Blume was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
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Judy Blume was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and graduated from New York University in 1961.
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Judy Blume's novels have sold over 82 million copies and have been translated into 32 languages.
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Judy Blume was recognized as a Library of Congress Living Legend and awarded the 2004 National Book Foundation medal for distinguished contribution to American letters.
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However, the mature topics in Judy Blume's books have generated criticism and controversy.
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Judy Blume was born on February 12,1938, and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of homemaker Esther Sussman and dentist Rudolph Sussman.
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Judy Blume has a brother, David, who is five years older.
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Judy Blume says she "buried" these memories until she began writing her 2015 novel In the Unlikely Event, the plot of which revolves around the crashes.
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Judy Blume describes her love of reading as a trait passed on by her parents.
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Judy Blume has recalled spending much of her childhood creating stories in her head.
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Judy Blume graduated from the all-girls' Battin High School in 1956, then enrolled in Boston University.
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Judy Blume graduated from New York University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in Education.
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John M Blume and Judy Blume were divorced in 1975, and John M Blume died on September 20,2020.
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Cooper has one daughter from a previous marriage, Amanda, to whom Judy Blume is very close.
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Six weeks after her diagnosis, Judy Blume underwent a mastectomy and breast reconstruction.
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Judy Blume was cancer-free following this surgery and able to recover.
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Randy Judy Blume became a therapist with a sub-specialty in helping writers complete their works.
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Judy Blume has one child, Elliot Kephart, who is credited with encouraging his grandmother, Judy Blume, to write the most recent "Fudge" books.
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Lawrence Judy Blume is a movie director, producer, and writer.
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Several of Judy Blume's books appear on the list of top all-time bestselling children's books.
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Judy Blume is the founder and trustee of The Kids Fund, a charitable and educational foundation.
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Judy Blume serves on the board for other organizations such as, the Authors Guild; the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators; the Key West Literary Seminar; and the National Coalition Against Censorship.
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Judy Blume's novels have been read by millions and have flourished throughout generations.
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When her first books were published in the 1970s, Judy Blume has recalled facing little censorship.
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Since 1980, Judy Blume's novels have been a central topic of controversy in young adult literature.
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Five of Judy Blume's books were included in the American Library Association list of the top 100 most banned books of the 1990s, with Forever in seventh place.
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Judy Blume has won more than 90 literary awards, including three lifetime achievement awards in the United States.
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Judy Blume won the annual award in 1996 and the ALA considered her book Forever, published in 1975, was groundbreaking for its honest portrayal of high school seniors in love for the first time.
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Judy Blume received an honorary doctor of arts degree from Mount Holyoke College and was the main speaker at their annual commencement ceremony in 2003.
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In 2020, Judy Blume was named an Honoree for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community by the Authors Guild Foundation.
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The first media adaptation of Judy Blume's novels was the production of a TV film based on Judy Blume's novel Forever that premiered on CBS in 1978.
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Judy Blume is the subject of the documentary film Judy Blume Forever, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.