![]() Premiering next week, it stars Abby Ryder Fortson as the preteen from New Jersey with a lot of questions about religion, boys and her own body. For the first time, one of her books has been adapted into a major Hollywood film: “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” is written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. Now 85, Blume has never been forgotten, but is currently enjoying renewed interest. Brooks, right, and Judy Blume, author of the 1970 novel upon which the film is based, at the premiere of the film, Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Westwood Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. ![]() Kelly Fremon Craig, center, writer/director of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," poses with producer James L. “I remind them of their childhood,” she likes to say. She is also a literary celebrity of the rarest kind, who has not only sold millions of books, but also moved young readers so profoundly that, as adults, they approach her in tears and thank her. ![]() (AP) - At Books & Books, the nonprofit store Judy Blume and her husband have run for the past seven years, you will find her own work in various sections: from general fiction, among the other “B”-named authors, to a shelf dedicated to her - a name unto herself.įor more than 50 years, Blume has been a proud member of the literary community. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism. ![]()
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