--- description: The author is sending a signed copy of 'Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret' title: Judy Blume Helps Husband Who Lost His Wife's Copy of Her Book image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt583f2b4e99a0c6a4/69885d513c1639fcc84590f7/judy-blume.jpeg?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 Helps Husband Who Lost His Wife's Treasured Copy of Her Book by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 31, 2015 1:04 PM CUT  Judy Blume In Conversation With WLRN's Alicia Zuckerman at Temple Judea on June 15, 2015 in Miami, Florida. Judy Blume In Conversation With WLRN's Alicia Zuckerman at Temple Judea on June 15, 2015 in Miami, Florida.Aaron Davidson—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 31, 2015 1:04 PM CUT Judy Blume has come to the aid of a distraught husband who accidentally threw out a his wife’s cherished copy of _Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret_. The man had posted signs about the missing book in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, which someone photographed and posted on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/p/5xGOHuNWxS/ "undefined"). The message read, “I accidentally gave this book away on Saturday July 25th in a box on the corner of of Green and Franklin Streets in Greenpoint. The book is extremely important to my wife. It was a keepsake from her mother and is irreplaceable. On the inside cover is a note that reads “Christmas 1991.” If you happened to pick up this book can you please get in touch with me.” When the post was brought to Judy Blume’s attention, she tweeted that she would do her best to help: > [](https://twitter.com/judyblume/status/626884085265379328) Yes, Judy Blume really is a fairy godmother. **Read next:** [Judy Blume on Why Trigger Warnings Make Her ‘Blood Boil’](http://time.com/3903168/judy-blume-new-book-trigger-warnings/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3980013/judy-blume-lost-book/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3980013/judy-blume-lost-book/"},"headline":"Judy Blume Helps Husband Who Lost His Wife's Treasured Copy of Her Book","datePublished":"2015-07-31T13:04:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:46:57.141Z","description":"The author is sending a signed copy of Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret","url":"https://time.com/3980013/judy-blume-lost-book/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt583f2b4e99a0c6a4/69885d513c1639fcc84590f7/judy-blume.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt583f2b4e99a0c6a4/69885d513c1639fcc84590f7/judy-blume.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Judy Blume In Conversation With WLRN's Alicia Zuckerman","caption":"Judy Blume In Conversation With WLRN's Alicia Zuckerman","creditText":"Aaron Davidson—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/3980013/judy-blume-lost-book/","name":"Judy Blume Helps Husband Who Lost His Wife's Treasured Copy of Her Book"}}]}] ```