film adaptation of, xvi, 39
on menstruation, 25–26, 28–29, 32–34, 36–37
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (cont.)
“new” American girl as theme of, 80
plot of, 18–20, 22–26
Associated Press (AP), 191
Author’s League, 188
A.V. Club, xvi
Axeman, Lois, 9
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B. Dalton (bookstores), 144
Babbitt, Natalie, 189
The Babysitters Club (Martin), 203
Baldwin, James, 150
BBC, 204
Bee, Samantha, 47, 148
Beezus and Ramona (Cleary), 11
The Bell Jar (Plath), 132
Bemelmans, Ludwig, 5
Benson, Heather, 105
Benson, Pat, 105
The Best Short Stories by Negro Writers (Hughes, ed.), 149
“Big Four” view, 75–76
birth control pill (Pill), 75–76, 95
Black Boy (Wright), 149
Bloomingdale’s, 5–6
Blume, John (first husband)
divorce of Judy from, 43, 108–14
marriage of Judy to, 1–2, 9
on Wifey publication, 131–32
Blume, Judy
bookstore of, 215
childhood and family upbringing of, 5, 19–21. see also individual names of Sussman family members
children of. see Blume, Lawrence “Larry” (son); Blume, Randy (daughter)
divorces of, 43, 108–14, 133–37
early financial and creative success of, 37, 53–58, 143–44
early pendant business of, 5–6
early writing by, 6–9
education of, 1, 6–9, 10, 59
first published book by, 8–9
