An Introvert's World of Books discussion

1. Born February 12, 1938 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
2. Her mother was a homemaker and her father was a dentist.
3. She graduated with a BS in education in 1961.
4. At age 25, she took a creative writing course.
5. She wrote children's books, Young Adult, and novels for adults.

***ANSWER***

Judy Blume

Few books she wrote are Freckle Juice, Superfudge, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Tiger Eyes, Summer Sisters, In the Unlikely Event

Judy's top 5 favorite books are Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans, The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow, Them by Joyce Carol Oates, American Pastoral by Philip Roth, and Martha Quest by Doris Lessing.

https://radicalreads.com/judy-blume-f...

Can I take a guess? Is it Judy Blume?

Janice wrote: "Can I take a guess? Is it Judy Blume?"

YESSSS!!

I loved Judy Blume's books!

Pamela wrote: "I loved Judy Blume's books!"

Me too :)

1. American Actor, Filmmaker, Author, Voice Actor
2. Middle name is Jeffery
3. Birthday is July 9, 1956
4. Asteroid 12818 is named after him
5. He is an honorary citizen of Greece

WHO AM I?

Jennifer wrote: "1. American Actor, Filmmaker, Author, Voice Actor
2. Middle name is Jeffery
3. Birthday is July 9, 1956
4. Asteroid 12818 is named after him
5. He is an honorary citizen of Greece

WHO AM I?"

**ANSWER**

Tom Hanks.

Tom's top 10 favorite books are:

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age by William Manchester

An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson

1939: The Lost World of the Fair by David Gelernter

Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

What It Takes: The Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Spies of the Balkans by Alan Furst

Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America by Donald L. Miller

The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen

(Interesting collection, not what I was expecting...)

Tom also wrote a book Uncommon Type

Jennifer wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "1. American Actor, Filmmaker, Author, Voice Actor
2. Middle name is Jeffery
3. Birthday is July 9, 1956
4. Asteroid 12818 is named after him
5. He is an honorary citizen of Greece
..."

I haven't been receiving any notifications, so completely missed this!
😕 I wonder what's up with Goodreads lately?🤔

Pamela wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "1. American Actor, Filmmaker, Author, Voice Actor
2. Middle name is Jeffery
3. Birthday is July 9, 1956
4. Asteroid 12818 is named after him
5. He is an honorary c..."

I am having weird things happening with my phone- also delayed notifications or none at all. But now it's putting me in different time zones so I can't trust the time. Back to wearing a watch.