When Judy Blume, author of much-loved books like Forever and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret announced that she'd be doing a Reddit AMA, we could not have been more excited.
Blume appeared on HuffPost Live last week to discuss the movie adaptation of Tiger Eyes, which is now playing in select theaters, and took the time to demonstrate the proper execution of the "I must, I must, I must increase my bust" exercise. Suffice it to say, we think she's pretty great.
But that segment wasn't enough to keep us -- or the rest of the Internet -- satisfied. Last night, hundreds of Redditors logged on to post their questions, comments and experiences, many sharing the huge impact Blume's books had on their lives.
Here are nine things we learned about one of our all-time favorite authors from her Reddit question-and-answer session:
- She didn't plan to become a writer: "Had no idea it was even possible to grow up to write books," she wrote. "I wanted to be a cowgirl, an actress, or a detective."
I'm a 50's girl. We were supposed to be virgins when we married. I guess not everyone was because three girls in my high school class were pregnant at graduation. And that's what kept me and my friends official virgins -- fear of unwanted pregnancy. We were sexual without intercourse.
Read the rest of the Reddit AMA here for more on the inspiration behind some of Blume's books and what she's up to next.
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