What I Saw and How I Lied Resources

Officially obsessed with Judy Blundell's writing? We don't blame you. Check out her website for more.

Judy Blundell doesn't always publish under her real name—sometimes she does so as Jude Watson. And when she does, she gets to write Queen Amidala's journal for her. How cool is that?

In an interview with the National Book Foundation, Judy Blundell admits that she had tons of fun writing the secondary characters, including grumpy mean old Grandma Glad.

When Teen Reads asks Judy Blundell what her writing process is, she describes it as: "Lots of pacing. And sometimes pretzels." Sounds about right.

Judy Blundell is the real deal. Here's a video of her giving a speech as she accepts her award at the National Book Award Ceremony in 2008.

If you'd rather capture the vintage noir feel of What I Saw and How I Lied with your ears, you can get the audiobook here.

The cover image for What I Saw and How I Lied certainly lives up to the novel's noir inspirations. How dark and glamorous.

Judy Blundell's daughter drew a flattering (and accurate, we're sure) portrait of her mother. Was this what you imagined the author looks like?

What did Bev's vampy, man-eating lipstick look like, anyway? Well, here's an old ad for Revlon's "Fatal Apple" lipstick.