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New Statesman | In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume

1 June, 201523 February, 2017 ~ Sarah Ditum

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In the Unlikely Event is Blume’s first novel for adults since 1998. If only grown-up fiction learned from teen writing more often.

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I’m a columnist, critic and feature writer with bylines at the New Statesman, the Guardian, the Spectator, the Independent, Eurogamer, Stylist, Grazia, Elle and more. Regular TV and radio appearances, including Newsnight and Today. Available for teaching and talks. Anti-fun feminist. Represented by Juliet Pickering at Blake Friedman.

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