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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
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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.
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I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.
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Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.
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Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.
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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.
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