My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding. Anita Diament converthusbandjim Change image and share on social
The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart. Anita Diament cathedraldinefamily Change image and share on social
The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches. Anita Diament bookbookstorechurch Change image and share on social
Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters. Anita Diament biblecharactername Change image and share on social
I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop. Anita Diament classicaljazzkind Change image and share on social
I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up. Anita Diament growmarynanny Change image and share on social
As a journalist I'm comfortable doing library research, and I did a lot! I had a fellowship at Radcliff for a year which gave me access to the Harvard system. Anita Diament accesscomfortablefellowship Change image and share on social
I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets. Anita Diament advertisebookclassic share on social
I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love. Anita Diament deeplygiveletter Change image and share on social