 we're discussing judy bloom's career and legacy with rochelle bergstein she's a lifestyle writer editor and author of several books including her latest the genius of judy how judy bloom rewrote childhood for all of us we're also hearing from you ashanti emails i have always been a fan of judy bloom starting with are you there god it's me margaret in my mid-20s my friend brought me fudgemania and that was hands down the best gift i received for my birthday i always took pride in the fact that we were both from elizabeth new jersey i am a lifelong fan