Anita Diamant is an American author of fiction and non-fiction books. She is perhaps best known for her novel The Red Tent which was a best-seller. She has also written several guides for Jewish people including The New Jewish Wedding and Living a Jewish Life.

Early life and Education

Diamant spent her childhood in Newark, New Jersey and then moved to Denver, Colorado when she was 12 years old. She attended the University of Colorado for two years but did not complete her studies there. She transferred to Washington University (in Missouri) where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature. Anita then went on to recieve a Master's Degree in English from the State University of New York.

Career

Diamant started her writing career in 1975 as a free lance Journalist, for which she won awards. She has had articles published in the Boston Globe magazine, Parenting magazine, New England Monthly, Yankee, Self, Parents, McCalls, and Ms. She branched out into books with the release of The New Jewish Wedding published in 1985. Her debut as a novelist came in 1997 with The Red Tent. She has published one other novel, Good Harbour, and is working on another for publication in 2005.

She currently lives in Boston where she is married and has one child.

Bibliography

Fiction

• The Red Tent (1997)
• Good Harbour
• The Last Days of Dogtown (forthcoming)

Non-fiction

• The New Jewish Wedding
• The New Jewish Baby Book
• Living a Jewish Life

External Links

• Home Page