I am trying, somewhat successfully, to plow through the pile of magazines on my nightstand. We’ve pared down, though, and “only” subscribe to Time, The Sun Magazine, Smithsonian, the New Yorker, and the Atlantic.
At an antique book fair a while back, I couldn’t resist a large plastic tub of “Screen Stories” which are mostly from the 1950s. The entire issue of each is telling the complete stories of all the movies that are showing in cinemas. It’s the weirdest, most fascinating reading I’ve done in a long time. Essentially, they are short stories, complete with photos from the movies. It takes me forever to get through each issue. And the ads are just as entertaining (and a little bit horrifying) as the magazines!
I neared the end of my April 2023 issue of The Atlantic and I was delighted to find an article about Judy Blume. Here’s the link, but it might be behind a pay wall. The good news, if you’re a Judy Blume fan too, is that most libraries carry magazines so you can go read it at your local public library.
Now I’m going to get even further behind on my stack of magazines, because I’m going to reread all the Judy Blume books I can get my hands on! ALL OF THEM! And I’m going to watch the movie made of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
Are you a Judy Blume fan? Do you have a pile of magazines and books threatening to smother you in your sleep?