Judy Blume's next book is one for adults to look forward to

Like so many, I loved her books for children, but her fiction for grownups is just as good and her current project sounds terrific

For all you fellow Judy Blume fans out there, here's some fabulous news. The author, whose stories about growing up have tapped into the psyches of children everywhere, is in the middle of writing her first novel for adults in 16 years.

Beloved for children's books including Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blubber and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Blume is also the author of three novels for adults: Wifey, Smart Women, and her biggest bestseller Summer Sisters, which tells of the intense friendship between two young women over almost 20 years. Summer Sisters was first published in 1998; the author's editor in the US, Carole Baron at Alfred A Knopf, has now told the New York Times that Blume's next novel for adults will be published in summer 2015.

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