Order of Anita Diamant Books

Anita Diamant is an American author of fiction and non-fiction books. She earned her B.A. in Comparative Literature from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and her Master’s degree in English from the State University of New York at Binghamton. After that, she moved to Boston, where she has lived since. Anita’s writing career began as a freelance journalist, contributing to publications such as the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Globe, and Boston Magazine, before moving to regional and national media like New England Monthly, Yankee, Self, Parenting, Parents, McCalls, and Ms. She is married with an adult daughter.

Anita Diamant made her debut as an author in 1986 with the non-fiction book How to Find and Work with a Literary Agent. Her debut as a novelist was in 1997 with the novel The Red Tent. Below is a list of Anita Diamant’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Instaread Summary Books

Note: How to Raise a Jewish Child was co-authored by Karen Kushner.

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Anita Diamant Synopsis: The Last Days of Dogtown is a standalone novel by Anita Diamant. Set in Cape Ann, the village of Dogtown is full of widows, orphans, spinsters, scoundrels, whores, free Africans, and “witches.” Among the inhabitants of this hamlet are Black Ruth, who dresses as a man and works as a stonemason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam whose grandson, Sammy, comes of age in her brothel; Oliver Younger, who survives a miserable childhood at the hands of his aunt; and Cornelius Finson, a freed slave. At the center of it all is Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul, deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a life for herself against all possible odds.