Illustration by Jillian Tamaki.

Blume’s day

Essays reflect on teen author Judy Blume

For many girls growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, the teen novels of Judy Blume were a psychic balm for youthful trauma. Whether she dealt with bullying (Blubber) or bra size (Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret), Blume struck a chord that still resonates with those readers today. A new anthology, Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume, collects 24 personal essays by women writers on how her stories affected their lives. We spoke to editor Jennifer O’Connell about Blume’s influence and what it was like to finally meet the author herself.

By Katrina Onstad, CBC News

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