Claim: Kate Lehrer, who was born on  December 17, 1939, and has three children, is a novelist, a book reviewer, and a writer.
Evidence: 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. They had three children and six grandchildren. 
Kate Tom Staples
(1939-12-17) December 17, 1939 (age 80)
Waco, Texas, US Novelist, book reviewer, writer 3 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.