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Anita Diamant is fiction and nonfiction writer. She has published five novels, most notably The Red Tent, and six guides to modern Jewish practice. Born on June 27, 1951, Diamant spent her early childhood in Newark, New Jersery before moving to Denver Colorado when she was 12. In 1973, she received her bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature from Washington University in St. Louis. She then went onto earn her master's degree in English from Binghamton University in 1975. Following the end of her educational career, Diamant worked as a freelance journalist, publishing her work in The Boston Globe magazine, Self, Parenting magazine, and many other issues. She published her first book in 1985 and has continued to write, publishing her latest book in 2021.
Image Citation: Anita Diamant, 12 Feb. 2025, anitadiamant.com