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2018 Carl Sandburg Literary DinnerChicago Public Library Foundation hosts 2018 Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner honoring Neil deGrasse Tyson and Judy Blume. NPR Saturday Host Scott Simon moderated the conversation..
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Judy BlumesdayIn celebration of Judy's 80th birthday, Symphony Space paid tribute to Judy with a day full of events. Kids enjoyed an afternoon of readings by actors and a discussion with Blume book illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi and contemporary authors including Jacqueline Woodson and Rachel Vail. During the evening event, hosted by Meg Wolitzer, Judy's books were admired, discussed, and performed in tribute to her groundbreaking contemporary young characters she portrayed with honesty and humor. Judy was toasted with tributes to a forever-young author. There are two videos: Video 1 - 47:21; Video 2 - 33:44..
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Arlington Public Library Judy discusses her career and her latest book, In the Unlikely Event, with Arlington Public Library Director Diane Kresh.
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Late Night with Seth MyersSeth Myers and Judy discuss dealing with overly sensitive parents and book censorship. Additionally, the Late Night Crew ask Judy about their changing boides. There are two videos: Video 1 - 2:26; Video 2 - 3:58.
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Politics and ProseLinda Holmes, host of NPR's entertainment and pop-culture blog, Monkey See, and Judy in conversation.
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INFORUM at the Commonwealth Club: A Sunday with Judy Blume and Molly RingwaldMolly Ringwald talks with Judy about her latest book In the Unlikely Event, her career spanning nearly five decades of writing, children empowerment, and her favorite stories about the young and young at heart.
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92nd Street Y with Samantha BeeSamantha Bee and Judy discuss literature, parenting and fame.
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CBS This MorningJudy joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about In the Unlikely Event. It is a tale of three families connected to three tragic planes crashes in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey during the winter of 1951-1952.
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CBS Sunday MorningRita Braver talks with Judy about her groundbreaking books for adolescents and In the Unlikely Event, her latest novel about her own youth.
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100 Great Children's Books Kickoff Event at New York Public LibraryWatch Judy and Eric Carle in a lively discussion followed by a reading of their works.
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Chelsea Lately: Chelsea's Slumber Party with Judy BlumeChelsea Handler and the girls invite Judy to put on some PJs and talk about their love for her books.
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Windy City LiveBestselling Young Adult Author Judy Blume, 2013 recipient of Chicago Tribune Young Adult Literary Prize at Printers Row Lit Fest.
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Chicago Tribune's Printers Row Lit FestJudy talks with Julia Keller about Tiger Eyes movie and her career.
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HuffPost Live Hosted by Mike SacksJudy and Lawrence Blume discuss Tiger Eyes movie. Judy shares her thoughts on raising kids today.
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Who is Judy Blume?Meet Judy Blume, the iconic author who started it all, 82 million books ago.
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NBC Rock Center With Brian WilliamsIn a conversation with Rock Center Special Correspondent Chelsea Clinton, Judy reflects on how shes been able to capture
adolescent angst for years.
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PBS - MAKERSMAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA, the story of how women changed
America over the past 50 years. Narrated by Meryl Streep.
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Banned Books Week Virtual Read-OutFrequently censored, Judy discusses the effect that book censorship has on children.
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Rutgers Honorary Doctor of LettersRutgers: The State University of New Jersey conferred an Honorary
Doctor of Letters to Judy. This degree recognizes Judy's lifetime
accomplishments in capturing the emotions of young people, providing
communications between and among generations and being avigorous
advocate of intellectual liberty.
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New Jersey Hall of Fame InducteeIntroductory video as Judy joined the Class of 2010 inductees
into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Seated in above picture between
Jack Nicholson to her right, Frankie Vallie to her left and Carl
Lewis behind her.
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Reading Rockets Reading Rockets, a project comprised of PBS television programs,
is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television
and radio station in the nation's capital. In this interview Judy
shares how books can be a gateway to talking about difficult subjects,
why her own parents' confusing explanation of puberty led her to
write about the topic, and why she swears each book she writes will
be her last.
Click here for transcript.
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Beverly Cleary's 100th Birthday Happy 100th birthday to Beverly Cleary, beloved by generations of readers. With more than 40 books to Beverly's credit and the love of countless fans, she inspired other authors as well including Judy. "Beverly ... you were my inspiration when I started to write all those years ago," said Judy. "You remain my inspiration today."
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National Book Festival 2009The Library of Congress celebrated the Joy of Reading by organizing and sponsoring The 2009 National Book Festival.
The day-long festival was free and open to the public. Judy signed books in the Teens & Children Pavilion
and later in the day she made a short presentation during which she read from one of her books and took questions from the
audience.
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National Book Festival: Opening CeremonyParticipating in the Opening Ceremony of the 2009 National Book
Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress, Judy shared some of her reading and writing experiences as a child and
read from her latest book Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One.
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Will Arnett Reads Are You There God? It's Me MargaretOn Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Will Arnett did a dramatic reading from
a passage of Judy's coming-of-age classic Are You There God?
It's Me, Margaret. Praying for boobs sounds scarier when he
does it.
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A Conversation with Toni Morrison: Judy Talks About Reading John O'HaraFor the inauguration of the Free Speech Leadership Council,
A Conversation with Toni Morrison, the Nobel-prize
winning author discussed book censorship and the power of reading with Judy.
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Charlotte Zolotow Lecture, University of WisconsinJudy delivered the 11th annual lecture to honor Charlotte Zolotow,
distinguished children's book editor for 38 years and author of
more than 65 picture books. Note: Judy's talk begins 8:30 seconds into video.
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Blumesday 2008- A Tribute to Judy BlumePresented by Object in LA. Via a live Video Chat, Judy participates
in a celebration of readings, performances and reflections. Includes
Candypants singing their hit single Dry Your Judy Blume Tears.
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Interviewed by Charlie RoseJudy was Honored at the annual dinner of the National Women's Law Center. Note: There are six short videos: Video 1 - 3:30; Video 2 - 4:48; Video 3 - 3:37; Video 4 - 4:45; Video 5 - 2:33; Video 6 - 3:42.
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National Book AwardAccepting the NBA Medal
for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Click here for transcript of Judy's talk. Note: There are seven short videos: Video 1 - 4:20; Video 2 - 4:07; Video 3 - 3:50; Video 4 - 3:50; Video 5 - 3:45; Video 6 - 3:03; Video 7 - 3:31.
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The News Hour"Young at Heart" a conversation with Jeffrey Brown about writing books for young people. Note: There are two videos: Video 1 - 4:06; Video 2 - 4:14. |
Battin High SchoolVisiting her high school alma mater (now a middle school) in Elizabeth, NJ . |
The Early ShowJudy reads from Double Fudge on the Early Show. Note: There are two videos: Video 1 - 3:20; Video 2 - 3:42. |
WB Network - Reading with Judy BlumeJudy answers questions from fourth grade children at Trevor Day School, NY during Double Fudge Tour. |
Judy Talks About FudgeOn the occasion of publishiFudgeng the latest book in the series, Judy talks about Double Fudge
and the entire series and how she came to write another book about Fudge --- 30 years later. Includes
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On Charlie Rose ShowJudy discusses censorship, with Charlie, Ken Follett and Rita Mae Brown. Note: There are two videos: Video 1 - 9:30; Video 2 - 4:17. |
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