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.

Lehrer has written four novels, as well as numerous short stories, essays, and book reviews.

[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.