Leigh Haber is the Books Editor for O, The Oprah Magazine and a self-titled “book entrepreneur/editor/consultant.” Haber began her career in book publishing as a news aide for The Washington Post’s Book World. After moving to NYC, she became a publicity director for Harcourt Brace and other publishers, but her first love was editing. She has worked as an editor with such writers as Alice Walker, Gloria Naylor, Laurie Garrett, Steve Martin, Terry Gross, Peter Jennings, Lou Reed, Patricia Bosworth, The Kitchen Sisters, Senator Chuck Schumer, Bill Maher, and more.
