Kate Lehrer
American writer (born 1939)
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Kate Lehrer (born Kate Tom Staples; December 17, 1939) is an American writer, novelist and book reviewer from Washington, D.C., and a panelist on the Diane Rehm Book Club on National Public Radio. She is the widow of fellow writer and journalist Jim Lehrer.
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December 17, 1939
- Novelist
- book reviewer
- writer
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| Born | Kate Tom Staples December 17, 1939 Waco, Texas, US |
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| Alma mater | Texas Christian University |
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| Children | 3 |
Literary career
Lehrer has written four novels, as well as numerous short stories, essays, and book reviews. Her first novel, Best Intentions, was published in 1987.[1] When They Took Away the Man in the Moon came out in 1993.[2] Out of Eden, which won the Western Heritage Award for Outstanding Novel, was published in 1996.[3] Confessions of a Bigamist: A Novel, described by the Washington Post as whimsical and droll, was published in 2004.[4]
Publishers Weekly describes Lehrer's writing style as intelligent and mannered.[5] The Washington Post characterizes her work as fitting into “the burgeoning category of chicklit.”[6]
In 2004, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by McDaniel College.[7]
Personal life
Lehrer was born Kate Tom Staples in Waco, Texas, as the only child of Thomas Malcolm Staples, a county extension agent, and Lucy Joplin, a social worker.[8] She attended Texas Christian University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.
Kate was married to Jim Lehrer, the news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS,[8] from 1960 until his death in 2020. They had three children and six grandchildren.[8]
Honors and awards
- Western Heritage Award for Outstanding Novel (1996)
- Honorary Doctor of Letters, McDaniel College (2004)