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| ⚫ | '''Melissa Kirsch''' (born 1974) is an American author who writes predominantly about media, politics, and women's issues. Her most recent book, ''The Girl’s Guide'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Girl's Guide: Getting the hang of your whole complicated, unpredictable, impossibly amazing life|last=Kirsch|first=Melissa|date=2015-04-07|publisher=Workman Publishing Company|isbn=9780761180128|edition= 2nd|language=English}}</ref> provides advice to women on topics ranging from financial issues to dating. Currently, Kirsch lives in [[New York City]], blogs for the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', and writes the "My Secret Library" column for the KGB Bar Lit. |
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Kirsch is from Westport, Connecticut and attended Staples High School. |
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As of 2017, Kirsch is the editor-in-chief of Lifehacker.<ref name="Staff">{{Cite news|url=https://lifehacker.com/about|title=About Lifehacker|last=Staff|first=The Lifehacker|work=Lifehacker|access-date=2017-12-18|language=en-US}}</ref> She is the host of the podcast The Upgrade.<ref name="itunes.apple.com">{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-upgrade-by-lifehacker/id508117781?mt=2|title=The Upgrade by Lifehacker by Lifehacker on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Kirsch completed her undergraduate studies at the [[University of Virginia]] in 1996.<ref name=UVA>"Spring 2007 Arts: New&Notable: ''The Girl’s Guide to Absolutely Everything'': Melissa Kirsch (Col ’96) Workman Publishing Co." ''University of Virginia Magazine'' Spring 2007. Found at [http://www.uvamagazine.org/arts/article/newnotable3/ UVA Magazine website]. Accessed June 22, 2010.</ref> She then completed a Master's in Creative Writing at [[New York University]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} |
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Kirsch completed her undergraduate studies at the [[University of Virginia]] where she earned degrees in English and French. She then completed a Master’s in Creative Writing at [[New York University]]. In her writing career, Kirsch has earned multiple writing awards and several fellowships, including fellowships at the Association d’Art de la Napoule, the Camargo Foundation in France, and the Fundación Valparaíso in Spain. She has also taught creative writing at both Williams and Amherst colleges. |
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==Career== |
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Kirsch's professional writing career began in 1998 when she was working as a senior producer for [[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen Media]] and editing the [[Girls On]] website.<ref name=bio>[http://www.melissakirsch.com/bio.html Melissa Kirsch biography on her website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515050705/http://www.melissakirsch.com/bio.html |date=2008-05-15 }}. Accessed June 22, 2010.</ref> Kirsch also wrote the advice column “Ask Princess” for Oxygen Media.<ref name=bio /> |
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Other works by Kirsch include her poem "Sleep's Underside" in ''Acquainted with the Night'' (a collection of poems about insomnia) and various articles, which have been featured in ''[[Nerve (website)|Nerve]]'', ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'', ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'', ''[[National Geographic Traveler]]'', ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', and ''[[Scientific American]]''.<ref name=bio /><ref name=Huff>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-kirsch Melissa Kirsch's page on the Huffington Post]. Accessed June 22, 2010.</ref><ref name=NYMag>[http://nymag.com/nymag/melissa-kirsch/ New York magazine website listing of articles by Melissa Kirsch]. Accessed June 22, 2010.</ref> |
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After reviewing endless how-to guides for women in her role as editor, Kirsch decided to write a comprehensive book compiling all of the issues that women face during their post-college years. The initial research for her book began with an email survey to all of the women in her life asking, "What do you know now that you wish you'd known right after college and in your 20s that would have made your life a lot less difficult, spared you heartache, generally made the transition to life on your own a heck of a lot easier?" Four years after posing this question and looking into the topics that women face, Kirsch ended up with over 500 pages of advice for women in ''The Girl’s Guide''. |
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Kirsch wrote the advice book for women in ''The Girl’s Guide''.<ref name=bio /> She also blogs for the [[Huffington Post]].<ref name=bio /> |
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She is editor-in-chief of the website Lifehacker<ref name="Staff"/> and hosts the podcast The Upgrade.<ref name="itunes.apple.com"/> |
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She was a finalist for a James Beard Award in Journalism in 2009 and was a fellow at the MacDowell Colony in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissakirsch1|title=LinkedIn|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}{{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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Her poetry has been published in North American Review,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northamericanreview.org/online-issue-2016|title=Online Issue 2016 {{!}} North American Review|website=northamericanreview.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref> Meridien, Northwest Review,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webdelsol.com/Perihelion/p-text13.htm|title=Perihelion|website=www.webdelsol.com|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref> Cincinnati Review,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cincinnatireview.com/issue/14-1/|title=14.1|work=The Cincinnati Review|access-date=2017-12-18|language=en-US}}</ref> Indiana Review and Fence. |
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Her essay “Most Helpful Critical Review” was published in Southwest Review and was cited as a Notable Essay in ''Best American Essays 2015''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D_KOCgAAQBAJ&q=melissa+kirsch+most+helpful+critical+review&pg=PA232|title=The Best American Essays 2015|last1=Levy|first1=Ariel|last2=Atwan|first2=Robert|date=2015-10-06|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=9780544569621|language=en}}</ref> |
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Kirsch started writing for the New York Times in 2020. As of 2024, she is the Times' deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle and writes weekly columns published on Saturdays for the paper's The Morning newsletter.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/by/melissa-kirsch</ref> |
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*''The Girl’s Guide to Absolutely Everything'' (Workman, 2007) |
*''The Girl’s Guide to Absolutely Everything'' (Workman, 2007) |
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*''The Girl’s Guide'' (Workman, 2015) |
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==References== |
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Other works by Kirsch include her poem "Sleep's Underside" in Acquainted with the Night (a collection of poems about insomnia) and various articles, which have been featured in [[Nerve (website) |
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|Nerve]], [[Good Housekeeping]], [[Ladies’ Home Journal]], [[National Geographic Traveler]], [[New York (magazine)|New York]], and [[Scientific American]]. |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.melissakirsch.com/ Official site] |
*[http://www.melissakirsch.com/ Official site] |
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 31 August 2024
Melissa Kirsch (born 1974) is an American author who writes predominantly about media, politics, and women's issues. Her most recent book, The Girl’s Guide,[1] provides advice to women on topics ranging from financial issues to dating. Currently, Kirsch lives in New York City, blogs for the Huffington Post, and writes the "My Secret Library" column for the KGB Bar Lit.
Kirsch is from Westport, Connecticut and attended Staples High School.
As of 2017, Kirsch is the editor-in-chief of Lifehacker.[2] She is the host of the podcast The Upgrade.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Kirsch completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia in 1996.[4] She then completed a Master's in Creative Writing at New York University.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Kirsch's professional writing career began in 1998 when she was working as a senior producer for Oxygen Media and editing the Girls On website.[5] Kirsch also wrote the advice column “Ask Princess” for Oxygen Media.[5]
Other works by Kirsch include her poem "Sleep's Underside" in Acquainted with the Night (a collection of poems about insomnia) and various articles, which have been featured in Nerve, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, National Geographic Traveler, New York, and Scientific American.[5][6][7]
Kirsch wrote the advice book for women in The Girl’s Guide.[5] She also blogs for the Huffington Post.[5]
She is editor-in-chief of the website Lifehacker[2] and hosts the podcast The Upgrade.[3]
She was a finalist for a James Beard Award in Journalism in 2009 and was a fellow at the MacDowell Colony in 2014.[8]
Her poetry has been published in North American Review,[9] Meridien, Northwest Review,[10] Cincinnati Review,[11] Indiana Review and Fence.
Her essay “Most Helpful Critical Review” was published in Southwest Review and was cited as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2015.[12]
Kirsch started writing for the New York Times in 2020. As of 2024, she is the Times' deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle and writes weekly columns published on Saturdays for the paper's The Morning newsletter.[13]
Selected works
[edit]- The Girl’s Guide to Absolutely Everything (Workman, 2007)
- The Girl’s Guide (Workman, 2015)
References
[edit]- ^ Kirsch, Melissa (2015-04-07). The Girl's Guide: Getting the hang of your whole complicated, unpredictable, impossibly amazing life (2nd ed.). Workman Publishing Company. ISBN 9780761180128.
- ^ a b Staff, The Lifehacker. "About Lifehacker". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ a b "The Upgrade by Lifehacker by Lifehacker on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ "Spring 2007 Arts: New&Notable: The Girl’s Guide to Absolutely Everything: Melissa Kirsch (Col ’96) Workman Publishing Co." University of Virginia Magazine Spring 2007. Found at UVA Magazine website. Accessed June 22, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Melissa Kirsch biography on her website Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 22, 2010.
- ^ Melissa Kirsch's page on the Huffington Post. Accessed June 22, 2010.
- ^ New York magazine website listing of articles by Melissa Kirsch. Accessed June 22, 2010.
- ^ "LinkedIn".[dead link]
- ^ "Online Issue 2016 | North American Review". northamericanreview.org. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ "Perihelion". www.webdelsol.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ "14.1". The Cincinnati Review. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ Levy, Ariel; Atwan, Robert (2015-10-06). The Best American Essays 2015. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780544569621.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/by/melissa-kirsch
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