Oct 10, 2014 when i was in elementary school, i wrote an autobiography called i want to be like judy. Kaplan is also cofounder of miami book fair international, serves as chairperson on its. Pbs promises olympicstyle coverage of miami book fair. Jeffrey brown sits with judy blume, author of starring sally j. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Author judy blume is best known for such young adult fiction as are you there. Four years ago, judy blume and her husband, george cooper, longing for a bookstore in key west where they live, founded the. Were talking poetry readings, indepth conversations with authors, writing workshops and more. Freedman reality tour, a project alicia worked really hard on.
Though, to be fair, it hasnt been all gimlets and cupcakes. Pbs brings miami book fair international to national. The new york times reports that pbs will stream live coverage of three days of the miami book fair international this month cspan, which has been a partner with the fair which will run from november 1623 featuring more than 500 authors since 1984, has largely focused on nonfiction. While judy is best known for books like are you there. With the miami book fair kicking off later this month, pbs has announced that it would be offering thorough, olympicstyle coverage of the festival. Posts about miami book fair written by boneislandbooks. Author judy blume is blooming with florida book store enterprise. Appropriate titles of equal value may be substituted if any of the listed titles are unavailable at shipping time.
While judy is best known for books like are you there god, its me margaret, forever and the fudge series. I loved sally for the imaginative, if somewhat nervous, kid she was. In the span of less than three months in 1951 and 1952, three planes crashed within a mileandahalf of each other in elizabeth, new jersey, near newark airport. In the book, two of the three flights are bound for miami. Judy blumes latest book, in the unlikely event, came out in. Earn cash for the school or get double the profit with scholastic dollars. The 31st year of the annual miami book fair international is underway, with hundreds of thousands of book lovers browsing the stalls set up along the streets of. Blume is my first husbands name, but we were married a long time and it felt comfortable. A secure, cashfree way to shop the fair with yearround shopping online.
The miami book fair international has announced some of the names in its lineup of authors. The miami book fair international, in partnership with wlrn, asked for your sixword miami influenced stories. This was blume s first adult book in 17 years and one of only four adult books she has written in her career. Deenie chronicles the life of yearold wilmadeene deenie fenner, whose mother, thelma. Author judy blume is blooming with florida book store.
Toolkit for womens history month last updated by pbs books editor on description. You can listen above, and judy blume joins me for a live version at the miami book fair international on saturday, nov. That was judy blume s life too, and on november 22, shell be here, at the miami book fair, to talk about that time. Some of her best known works are are you there god. Bookworms who look forward to the miami book fair at miami dade college each november know that its programming is yearround.
It had a pink construction paper cover and came in second in. Now all packaged together for the very first time, this. The best books and stories brought to life with unforgettable characters. The miami book fair is a worldclass literary event, kicking off its 36th year on sunday, november 17. This is something of a misnomer, since they dont seem to mean that theyll be airing events with a severalhour delay, edited to showcase only american authors everyone has heard of, padded with human interest fluff pieces featuring jim. In honor of womens history month, here are 15 women writers weve been fortunate to speak with at pbs books. Judy blume, author of in the unlikely event miami herald. Dec 9, 2014 introducing the swamp see more ideas about miami, judy blume and books.
February 12, 1938 is an american writer of childrens, young adult ya and adult fiction. In the unlikely event is a 2015 novel by judy blume. Now, after reading more than 4,000 entries, the pile was narrowed down to six finalists. Emma straub and her husband own books are magic, an independent bookstore in brooklyn, new york. Miami dda a virtual evening with emma straub and judy blume. Punk poet patti smith will kick off the fair s 32nd edition, which runs from nov. The miami book fair, however, has taken this chance to bring readers and book lovers together online through a packed programming calendar of virtual events and live streams.
Deenie is a 1973 young adult novel written by judy blume. Tonight, the two writers turned booksellers sit down to chat about the delights and challenges of their craft, the state of indie bookselling during a pandemic and how. Find books like blubber from the worlds largest community of readers. This collection of titles from author judy blume was hand selected to provide you with the best books at the best prices. Celebrating its 31 st year, the miami book fair will take place from november 16 to 23, 2014 and feature more than 500 authors and more than 200,000 book lovers. Fans young and old will laugh out loud at the irrepressible wit of peter hatcher, the hilarious antics of mischievous fudge, and the unbreakable confidence of knowitall sheila tubman in judy blume s five fudge books, tales of a fourth grade nothing, otherwise known as sheila the great, superfudge, fudgeamania, and double fudge. Judy blume on growing up in miami at miami book fair.
Jeffrey brown interviews bestselling young adult novelist judy blume about her childhood and her classic 1977 novel of growing up in miami, starring sally j. The miami book fair is going virtual culture crusaders. Were trying to do new covers now and ive seen some i really like so lets hope. Im not going to the miami book fair this year, which makes me sad especially since im going to miss my friend and editorproducer alicia zuckermans event with judy blume saturday afternoon, about the sally j. Putting literary miami on the map the new york times. But in these uncertain times, the book fair has had to go online or virtual like so many other miami events. Comes out 421 preorder from the indie bookseller of your choice. Miami cbsmiami the miami book fair is a worldclass literary.
Judy blume interview at miami book fair season 1 book. Do you get to choose the illustrators for your book covers. It follows fifteen year old miri ammerman and her family and friends as they cope with three plane crashes from december 1951 to february 1952 in their home of elizabeth, new jersey. For one thing, blume no stranger to hard work with some 29 published books under her belt had never worked in retail.