Leigh Haber

Leigh Haber

Leigh Haber is the Books Editor for O, The Oprah Magazine and a self-titled “book entrepreneur/editor/consultant.” Leigh  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.  She served as Editor-at-Large for Chronicle Books and as consultant to the publishing-on-demand platform Blurb and has held editorial roles at Scribner, Hyperion, and Rodale. With Rodale, Leigh oversaw editing for books such as An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore and New Rules by Bill Maher. She raised her two sons Sam and Geoff in Maplewood, NJ, where she continues to reside. Round Table Leader, Waves Discussion Series Contributor