Celebrate Jewish Book Month with #30days30authors! In honor of the 90th anniversary of Fanny Goldstein’s tribute to Jewish books in the West End’s branch of the Boston Public Library, Jewish Book Council invited 30 leading authors, one for each day of the month, to answer a few questions.
Anita Diamant is the Boston-based author of 12books, including The Boston Girl, a New York Times bestseller, and The Red Tent,which has been published in 25 countries.Her other novels include Good Harbor, The Last Days of Dogtown and Day After Night. She has written six guides to contemporary Jewish life including TheNew Jewish Wedding and Choosing a Jewish Life. Her feature stories and essayshave appeared in such publications as The Boston Globe, and Real Simple. She is thefounding president of Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh andEducation Center in Newton, Massachusetts, an inclusive and expansive 21st centuryreinvention of the ancient Jewish ritual of immersion.
Anita Diamant is the Boston-based author of 12books, including The Boston Girl, a New York Times bestseller, and The Red Tent,which has been published in 25 countries.Her other novels include Good Harbor, The Last Days of Dogtown and Day After Night. She has written six guides to contemporary Jewish life including TheNew Jewish Wedding and Choosing a Jewish Life. Her feature stories and essayshave appeared in such publications as The Boston Globe, and Real Simple. She is thefounding president of Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh andEducation Center in Newton, Massachusetts, an inclusive and expansive 21st centuryreinvention of the ancient Jewish ritual of immersion.
Anita Diamant’s newest book, Day After Night: A Novel, is now available. Visit www.anitadiamant.com, her official website.
The Cover of Anita Diamant’s New Novel: The Director’s Cut