{"product_id":"judy-blume-a-life-9780593714447","title":"Judy Blume: A Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe highly anticipated biography of one of the world's most treasured literary voices, showcasing a life as triumphant and inspiring as the stories she crafted.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo know the name Judy Blume is to know and love literature. Her influential novels turned classics--including \u003ci\u003eAre You There God? It's Me, Margaret\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDeenie\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSummer Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e--touched the lives of tens of millions of readers. For more than fifty-five years her work has done something revolutionary: it rewired the world's expectations of what literature for young people can be--frank, candid, earthy, and unafraid to show the messier sides of humanity. But little is known about the real woman behind the iconic persona, and the unlikely journey of her literary ascension, until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eJudy Blume\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist, historian, and longtime Blume aficionado Mark Oppenheimer pens a beautiful, multidimensional portrait of the acclaimed author through extensive interviews with Blume herself, invaluable access to her papers and correspondence, and thoughtful analysis of Blume's beloved novels, including early, unpublished works that shed light on the pathbreaking writer she would become. Oppenheimer goes deep, exploring Blume's middle-class 1950s upbringing, complicated childhood, varied relationships and marriages, unabashed sexual experiences, bouts of heartache and loss, and enduring legacy as a champion of free speech and contemporary literature. Oppenheimer peels back the curtain to reveal the woman behind the literary empire in all her complex, multifaceted glory--a true gift for anyone who grew up reading and loving these extraordinary books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Oppenheimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593714447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Oppenheimer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eSquirrel Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWisenheimer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThirteen and a Day. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has taught at NYU, Stanford, Yale, and Washington University in St. Louis, where he is Professor of Practice. Mark lives with his family in New Haven, Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mark Oppenheimer \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47733865218205,"sku":"9780593714447","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_cbc63836-77f3-460b-b7f8-d6a80b408fe9.jpg?v=1773737215","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/judy-blume-a-life-9780593714447","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}