The History Behind Judy Blume’s Most Controversial Novel, Forever

In 1975, Judy Blume released Forever, a YA novel about a young woman falling in love for the first time and losing her ...
IndieWire

‘Judy Blume Forever’ Documentarians on the ‘Infuriating’ Book Banning Taking Over the Political Landscape

"It's getting a lot scarier," co-director Leah Wolchok told IndieWire of the political repercussions of YA novel censorship. Judy Blume has been fighting against book banning for a half a century — so ...
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Banned Judy Blume Teen Sex Book ‘Forever’ Gets Loving Netflix Adaptation

Forever, one of beloved young adult author Judy Blume‘s most iconic books, started with a simple request: “My daughter Randy asked for a story about two nice kids who have sex without either of them ...
Los Angeles Times

How Judy Blume’s books became a hot commodity in Hollywood, 50 years later

When Mara Brock Akil was a little girl, she voraciously read Judy Blume. Looking back, she sees her obsession as the start of her becoming a writer. So when Akil heard that Blume was allowing her work ...