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Mark Oppenheimer, Author of Judy Blume: A Life

In Conversation with Molly Snyder

Milwaukee Public Library and Boswell Book Company welcome Penguin Random House author Mark Oppenheimer for a fascinating evening to discuss the incomparable Judy Blume.

Milwaukee Public Library and Boswell Book Company welcome Penguin Random House author Mark Oppenheimer for a fascinating evening to discuss the incomparable Judy Blume. Mark will be in conversation with OnMilwaukee's Molly Snyder.

In Judy Blume, journalist, historian, and longtime Blume aficionado Mark Oppenheimer pens a beautiful, multidimensional portrait of the acclaimed author through extensive interviews with Blume herself, invaluable access to her papers and correspondence, and thoughtful analysis of Blume’s beloved novels, including early, unpublished works that shed light on the pathbreaking writer she would become. Oppenheimer goes deep, exploring Blume’s middle-class 1950s upbringing, complicated childhood, varied relationships and marriages, unabashed sexual experiences, bouts of heartache and loss, and enduring legacy as a champion of free speech and contemporary literature. Oppenheimer peels back the curtain to reveal the woman behind the literary empire in all her complex, multifaceted glory—a true gift for anyone who grew up reading and loving these extraordinary books. [Description from Publisher.]

In partnership with Boswell Book Company, who will be present for book signing and sales.

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