Quotes from Anita Diament

The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.

Until very recently men and women inhabited very separate spheres. There was always interconnection, passion, love. But men and women didn't hang out at the end of the day and chat about what their day was like at the office.

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.

Biblical names are hot again.

I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.

November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance of the holidays.

My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.