When Judy Blume started writing in the late 1960s, the young-adult category was dominated by what were known as “problem novels”, said Katy Waldman in The New Yorker: books that “took up social issues ...

Ntimama's children argue that they are the rightful owners of all copyrights relating to their late father's works.

It’s Pride Month, and a great time to introduce the kids in your life to quality titles on LGBTQ+ history, highlighting the struggles and triumphs of queer icons while offering inspiration and courage ...

A few years ago, my longtime children’s book editor rejected my idea for a new middle grade novel. The rejection hit me hard—the story, of the daughter of a celebrity chef who moves to a small town ...

A new biography of Kate Middleton hits the shelves today — and it’s packed with tidbits about the woman who will one day be Queen of England. There are no major bombshells in “Kate!” by Christopher ...

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has been recognized for writing lofty — sometimes lengthy — judicial opinions on the country’s biggest issues. Look no further than the 46-page concurrence he ...

I’m Generation X, so of course I was raised by Judy Blume, the patron saint of teen girl readers from the 1970s on, with her frank, funny realist novels on everything from first periods to first ...

“Why her?” the journalist Mark Oppenheimer writes toward the end of his first biography, “Judy Blume: A Life.” “What is it about Judy and her work that won her so many millions of fans?” Partly talent ...

Mark Oppenheimer had many conversations with his subject for his new book. Then the relationship took a turn. “It was like doing another college degree, but you’re majoring in Judy Blume,” Mark ...

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