The Blume Saloon: A Judy Blume Book Podcast

250. Reverse Cargirl

"Smart Women," chapters 2-3. Jody and Molly are THRILLED to be reading this 1983 novel, one of Judy Blume's finest! Michelle cries in bed, B.B. gets a shocking letter from her ex, and we assume Margo is still waltzing around in her robe. Your hosts revisit Yearbook Club (theme: Passive-Aggressive), and read some excellent Blume Head letters (thank you so much, Susan and Dani)! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

249. Chick With a Y

"Smart Women," chapter 1. Grab yourself a Courvoisier, settle into the Jacuzzi, and join us in Judy-land for this racy adult novel set in 1983! Margo meets her new (nude) neighbor right before her kids come back from their East Coast summer. Jody and Molly set the scene for "The Year Pop Went Crazy" with Special Reports on Gloria Steinem, Vanessa Williams, Jenny Craig, and a headless body. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

Odds and Ends #32: Bye, Beginners!

Molly and Jody finally close out Norma Klein's Beginner's Love! To celebrate, they read one-star reviews, some vintage ABCs of Abstinence, a lovely ode to Norma by her daughter Jennifer Fleissner, and sage sex advice from Queen Judes. The gals talk about Windows on the World, Tucker Max, revolving restaurants, Beginner's Love-related media, and reveal the NEXT BOOK. Thank you to our listener correspondent for the great fighting-while-dining voice note! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!

248. Travel Chess

"Beginner's Love" by Norma Klein, chapters 20-21 – THE FINALE! It's true, Jody and Molly have finally finished this 1983 YA novel about teens, love, and sex. Leda and Joel meet new besties at the abortion clinic and Berger becomes a full-on Wife Guy. And sweet Dani is never to be seen again. Join us for dramatic readings, wonky plot analysis, and plenty of Girls chat. It's a (sometimes) Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week! 

247. Swampy and Scronay

"Beginner's Love," chapters 18-19. Happy New Year, Blume Heads! We are SO close to finishing this Norma Klein epic, in which Joel goes full Don Draper in California and Lassie Bligen makes her triumphant return. Join Molly and Jody in the Cocoon for vintage commercials, dramatic popcorn reads, and an overly complicated theory about the unluckiest teens in human history. It's a (sometimes) Judy Blume book club. Join us every other week!