Melissa Kirsch

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'', 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. She is the host of the podcast The Upgrade. Provided by Wikipedia