Bergstein’s The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us takes an expansive look at Judy Blume’s life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her most iconic—and controversial—young adult novels, from Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret to Blubber.

This is the story of how a housewife became a groundbreaking artist, and how generations of empowered fans are her legacy, today more than ever.  The books she wrote starred regular children with genuine thoughts and problems.  But behind those deceptively simple tales, Blume explored the pillars of the growing women’s rights movement, in which girls and women were entitled to careers, bodily autonomy, fulfilling relationships, and even sexual pleasure.

Blume’s bravery provoked backlash, making her the country’s most-banned author in the mid-1980s.  Thankfully, her works withstood those culture wars and it’s no coincidence that Blume has resurfaced as a cultural touchstone now.

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