Judy Blume's young-adult novel "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" packs enough pre-teen drama in less than 200 pages to make an attention-grabbing film,but a few script changes add more zest to ...

With its important lesson told in rhythmic word patterns, Brown's cautionary tale from the '40s receives new life with illustrations--after the original style--by a Caldecott-winning artist. Ages 4-8.

It's a great time to be Judy Blume. In April, the onscreen adaptation of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" made its way to cinemas, 53 years after the seminal YA novel was first released in 1970.

See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred It’s a battle both starkly similar and sharply different from those of the past, but Blume is navigating its minefields with ...

Familiar to generations of women, the iconic chant for bigger bosoms has been recited in front of mirrors and behind closed doors for more than 50 years and remains a lasting legacy from Judy Blume’s ...

ANYONE WHO thinks that females are perfect, that girls are nicer, that every sadistic thing girls and women do is the fault of “the patriarchy,” has either forgotten a lot or never been a 9-year-old ...

In 1944, when transatlantic travel meant constant threat of torpedoes from German U-boats, librarian Margaret McElderry boarded a freighter in New York to take a job at the Office of War Intelligence ...

Judy Blume’s coming-of-age story finally hits the big screen this month. The book will always have a spotlight of its own. By Elisabeth Egan When I arrived at the Crosby Street Hotel for a screening ...

In her most recent book, “The Comfort of Crows,” Renkl puts her admirable powers of perception to use, offering readers respite, and reason for hope, in a turbulent world. By Dina Gachman The yard ...