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Anita Diamant (born June 27, 1951) is an American journalist and writer of fiction and non-fiction books.

She has published five novels, the most recent of which is The Boston Girl, a New York Times best seller. She is known for her 1997 novel The Red Tent, which eventually became a best seller and book club favorite. She has also written six guides to contemporary Jewish practice, including The New Jewish Wedding, Living a Jewish Life, and The New Jewish Baby Book, as well as a collection of personal essays, Pitching My Tent: On Marriage, Motherhood, Friendship, and Other Leaps of Faith.

Early life and education

Diamant spent her early childhood in Newark, New Jersey, New Jersey, and moved to Denver, Colorado,

Her first book was The New Jewish Wedding, published in 1985 and updated in 2022 as The Jewish Wedding Now. She has also published five other guidebooks about contemporary Jewish practice: The New Jewish Baby Book, Living a Jewish Life, Choosing a Jewish Life, and How to Raise a Jewish Child.

Her debut as a fiction writer came in 1997 with The Red Tent, an international bestseller. Other novels followed, including Good Harbor and The Last Days of Dogtown. The latter is an account of life in a dying Cape Ann, Massachusetts, village, Dogtown, in the early 19th century.

She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, is married, and has one daughter.