Anita Diamant

ANITA DIAMANT is an American journalist and novelist whose books include The Boston Girl, a New York Times bestseller, The Red Tent, and The New Jewish Wedding.

Diamant holds a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in English from Binghamton University. Her journalism has appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine and Parenting, among other publications.

When she’s not writing, Diamant is a founder of Mayyim Hayyim, Living Waters Community Mikveh and Education Center in Newton, Massachusetts. Her six nonfiction guides to contemporary Jewish life, including The New Jewish Baby Book, reflect that same engagement with Jewish practice and community.

Anita lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

Anita Diamant’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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