Judy Blume is a literary legend. Her career has taken her across age ranges, from books for very young readers to adult readers, as well as, of course, young adult readers. This year, two biographies of Blume hit shelves, and they’ve been eye-opening into the life of one of the groundbreakers in youth literature.
I’ve spent the last several weeks listening to Judy Blume by Mark Oppenheimer, performed on audio by Molly Ringwald. But right before I got deep into the audiobook, two different articles came out that have altered how I think about the book as I listen. First was this piece in The New York Times...


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