Blume is a Big "No Comment" on her biography, ACOTAR adaptation takes a step backward, and more.
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03/16/26
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Jeff and Rebecca try to read the tea-leaves from Judy Blume's biography silence, ACOTAR rights reversion, and more of the week's book news.
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Judy Blume is declining to comment on Mark Oppenheimer’s new biography of her
That ACOTAR series is really never going to happen
Sarah Polley is directing an adaptation of The Bell Jar starring Billie Eilish
10,000 authors publish empty book to protest AI
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