Other authors who'll get the Tesco treatment are Judy Blume, Philip Pullman and crime-writer Karen Slaughter.
Blume recommends a few timeless books that may not be on the required book lists.
The fan apologized, but Blume flashed her grin and told her not to worry.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Her real reason for showing up was to meet Blume for the second time in her life.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Amy Blume-Marcovici noted that older, more experienced therapists were more likely to cry.
"There's only so many times she can go to her room and slam the door, " Blume told the audience.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
But one commissioner, Hilary Blume, tendered her resignation in protest at the decision.
Usually, they're mothers and wives, teachers, doctors or cancer survivors (like Blume herself) in their 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Ms Blume added that the People's Lottery bid had been backed by better technology, and criticised Camelot's reliance on GTech.
During the book signing, the two shared stories of cancer treatment while Blume signed Rabb's tattered paperback for the second time.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Normally, Blume keeps a box of tissues on the table at book signings, she said, keenly aware of her effect on fans.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Blume, the author of several books for young adults, says that parents owe it to their kids to introduce them to the classics.
"I represent to them something from their childhood, wherever she was in her life when she was reading those books, " Blume later said.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
She'd brought with her a copy of "Deenie" that Blume signed 30 years ago, when the author visited Rabb's elementary school in Calhoun, Georgia.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Across the table, Blume smiled patiently and nodded her head in the gracious, knowing way of someone who's used to this sort of thing.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Blume and her son assured the audience that changes were made to preserve the film's narrative flow, which can be challenging in adapting a first-person novel.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Blume is evolving with the times in other ways, having cultivated a respectable Twitter following of more than 82, 000 "tweeps" whom she gave out a shout-out to during Sunday's screening.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Judy Blume talks about getting ridiculed for being a housewife who dared to think she could write a book, and Oprah talks about fighting for equal pay during one of her early television jobs.
To answer some of the recurring questions, she maintains a website decorated with cartoon bodies bearing Blume's head and containing annotated bibliographies, information on her battle with censorship and tidbits like her favorite color.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
Dressed in a sleek black ensemble of straight-legged jeans, fitted leather jacket, short leather boots and patchwork scarf, Blume carried herself with the poise and confidence of someone who has spent decades in the public eye writing and talking about herself.
CNN: At 75, Judy Blume draws crowds with first film adaptation
"It is our responsibility to introduce classics to the next generation, because there's such a flood of new titles on the book market right now, especially in young adult literature, and we have to make sure that the books that we love go into the hands of our own children, " Blume tells Linda Wertheimer.
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