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Judy Blume
August 7, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Officially Enact Their Most Extreme School Book Ban
A Republican trifecta in Utah has taken school book bans to their most dystopian level yet.
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Beth Younger
What Makes A Novel Subversive?
One of the most frequently-challenged American books stars a fat protagonist in love.
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Elon Green
Talking Orgasms and Masturbation with Judy Blume and Samantha Bee
A night with author and comedian on the occasion of Blume's newest novel, 'In The Unlikely Event.'
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The Thrill of Applying Literary Theory to Everyday Texts
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