--- description: The book is titled 'In the Unlikely Event' title: Judy Blume Reveals Plot of Her New Adult Novel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98d04669d5b9950b/6986996e55a8596e8da81921/170143539.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Judy Blume Reveals Plot of New Novel by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 15, 2014 5:14 PM CUT  Author and producer Judy Blume attends "Tiger Eyes" New York Premiere at AMC Empire on June 7, 2013 in New York City. Author and producer Judy Blume attends "Tiger Eyes" New York Premiere at AMC Empire on June 7, 2013 in New York City.Robin Marchant—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 15, 2014 5:14 PM CUT Iconic children’s book author Judy Blume revealed details of her [first adult novel since 1998](http://time.com/2927898/judy-blume-new-adult-novel/ "undefined") to [_People_](http://www.people.com/article/judy-blume-in-the-unlikely-event-first-look "undefined")in an exclusive interview. _In the Unlikely Event,_ due out in June next year, takes place in Elizabeth, New Jersey — where Blume grew up — during a series of non-fictional plane crashes that took place between 1951 and 1952. “These events have lingered in my mind ever since,” Blume said in a statement. “It was a crazy time. We were witnessing things that were incomprehensible to us as teenagers.” Blume, who wrote classics including _Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret_ and _Blubber_, last wrote the adult novel _Summer Sisters_ 16 years ago. Read more at [_People_](http://www.people.com/article/judy-blume-in-the-unlikely-event-first-look "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3633913/judy-blume-reveals-plot-new-novel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3633913/judy-blume-reveals-plot-new-novel/"},"headline":"Judy Blume Reveals Plot of New Novel","datePublished":"2014-12-15T17:14:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:51:52.327Z","description":"The book is titled 'In the Unlikely Event'","url":"https://time.com/3633913/judy-blume-reveals-plot-new-novel/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98d04669d5b9950b/6986996e55a8596e8da81921/170143539.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98d04669d5b9950b/6986996e55a8596e8da81921/170143539.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Author and producer Judy Blume attends \"Tiger Eyes\" New York Premiere at AMC Empire on June 7, 2013 in New York City.","caption":"Author and producer Judy Blume attends \"Tiger Eyes\" New York Premiere at AMC Empire on June 7, 2013 in New York City.","creditText":"Robin Marchant—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3633913/judy-blume-reveals-plot-new-novel/","name":"Judy Blume Reveals Plot of New Novel"}}]}] ```