Panel: Culture, Identity, and Writing: Where Do They Intersect? - The Panel Begins!
Moderated by Arthur A. Levine (far left), the panelists are (continuing left to right): Dashka Slater, Malinda Lo, Aida Salazar, and Ibi Zoboi.
Judy Blume: Golden Kite Luncheon Special Guest
Judy Blume needs no introduction, and this is a room full of children's book creators who are so very thrilled to be having coffee and dessert with her. Judy is a master of transformation. She says we have to go back a 100 years to hear the start of her journey. As a young wife and mom, Judy was a creative who found herself stir crazy at home with her children. She needed to be creating. Even Judy Blume started by writing rhyming picture books that she illustrated badly. Fun tidbit: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret was unagented book. After 50 years of writing books, Judy and her husband George have now opened a bookstore in Key West, FL. 15,000 books and 5,000 titles. Books & Books @ The Studios of Key West is a locally-owned, nonprofit, independently-minded neighborhood bookstore. "I have always believed that writers never retire," Judy says. Lin asks if Judy has retired from writing. Judy expresses that she's written everything she wanted to say, but ...
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