Mélanie Berliet is an American author and journalist based in New York City.[1] Berliet graduated from Georgetown University.[2] When she was in her 20s, she worked on Wall Street, but left to pursue a writing career.[3][4] Her freelance writing[5][6] includes undercover investigation for the stories she writes on women and sexuality.[7] She has written for Vanity Fair,[8][9] The Atlantic,[10] Elle,[11] Pacific Standard Magazine,[12] The Daily Beast,[13] Esquire,[14] Thought Catalog, Cosmopolitan, and New York magazine.[7]

Mélanie Berliet
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationGeorgetown University
Occupation(s)Author, journalist

Berliet is currently (2019) General Manager[15] at The Spruce,[16] a lifestyle website focused on home decor and food, within the Dotdash publishing family. She released her debut children's book, You Are Not A Princess (And That's Ok!), in 2019.[17]

Berliet published her memoir, Surviving In Spirit, in 2014. The book follows her sister Celine's battle with alcoholism and death. Berliet also outlines her time on Wall Street, and her experiences transitioning her career to become an immersive journalist.[4]

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  1. ^ Justin Rocket Silverman (September 17, 2014). "Plane cabin fever! Locked in upright position, the mile-high club turns 100". Daily News. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Vladimir Abarinov (December 9, 2011). "Case of Strauss-Kahn". Радио Свобода. Svoboda.org. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Amy Segreti (June 10, 2014). "19 Truths Successful Women Wish They'd Known 10 Years Ago". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Annabel Fenwick Elliot (January 30, 2014). "Surviving In Spirit: A Memoir About Sisterhood and Addiction". Blackbook. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "SeekingArrangement.com". ABC 20/20. February 1, 2012.
  6. ^ Paul Cantor (October 11, 2012). "So, You Want to Be a Phone Sex Operator". Complex. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Interview with Journalist and Author Melanie Berliet". Lucinda Literary. December 1, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  8. ^ Jessica Pressler (May 26, 2010). "Woman Decides She'd Rather Whore Herself Out to Magazines Than to Men". New York Magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  9. ^ Katie Rolnick (February 20, 2009). "Lipo and rhinoplasty for everyone!". Salon. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  10. ^ "Working The Phones From Home". Huffington Post. November 2, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  11. ^ Melanie Berliet (November 16, 2009). "Sexual Politics: Doll Street". Elle. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  12. ^ Melanie Berliet (February 10, 2014). "The Truth About BDSM: America May Be a Lot Kinkier Than You Think". Pacific Standard Magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  13. ^ Melanie Berliet (February 6, 2015). "Your Dominatrix Is So Bored by '50 Shades'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  14. ^ "Melanie Berliet". Esquire. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  15. ^ "About the Spruce".
  16. ^ Crook, Jordan (February 22, 2017). "About.com launches The Spruce, a standalone site for Home Decor and Food". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  17. ^ "Dear Parents Everywhere — Screw Princess Culture Once and for All". 30 November 2018.