About the Author

Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written four novels for adults, In the Unlikely Event, Summer Sisters, Smart Women, and Wifey, all of them New York Times bestsellers. More than 80 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-one languages. She receives thousands of letters a year from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her.

Reviews

Praise for Smart Women

“Filled with good insights and great, quotable one-liners...Men are always asking what women like and don’t like, want and don’t want. Why don’t they read Judy Blume and find out?”—The Washington Post
 
“Emotionally satisfying...compulsively readable…triggers both laughter and tears...you’ll be utterly captivated.”—Working Woman
 
“Blume’s sensitivity to a child’s viewpoint elevates this book...the children are splendid in their richness.”—The New York Times Book Review