Mélanie Berliet is an American author and journalist based in

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. Berliet graduated from

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. When she was in her 20s, she worked on

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, but left to pursue a writing career. Her freelance writing includes undercover investigation for the stories she writes on women and sexuality. She has written for '' Vanity Fair'', ''

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'', ''Elle'', ''Pacific Standard Magazine'', ''

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'', ''Esquire'', ''

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'', ''Cosmopolitan'', and ''New York'' magazine. Berliet is currently (2019) General Manager at The Spruce, a lifestyle website focused on home decor and food, within the

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publishing family. She released her debut children's book, ''You Are Not A Princess (And That's Ok!)'', in 2019. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berliet, Melanie Living people 21st-century American memoirists American women memoirists 21st-century American women writers American women journalists Georgetown University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Memoirists from New York (state)