About: Melissa Roske

Website: http://www.melissaroske.com
Profile:
Melissa Roske is a writer of middle-grade fiction. Before spending her days with imaginary people, she interviewed real ones as a journalist in Europe. In London she landed a job as an advice columnist for J17 magazine, where she answered hundreds of letters from readers each week. Upon returning to her native New York, Melissa contributed to several books and magazines, selected jokes for Reader’s Digest (just the funny ones), and received certification as a life coach from NYU. In addition to her debut novel Kat Greene Comes Clean (Charlesbridge), Melissa’s short story “Grandma Merle’s Last Wish” appears in the Jewish middle-grade anthology, Coming of Age: 13 B’Nai Mitzvah Stories (Albert Whitman & Company). Melissa lives in Manhattan with her husband, daughter, and the occasional dust bunny. Learn more about Melissa on her Website and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Posts by Melissa Roske:

• Interview with Author/Illustrator Caroline Palmer (June 10, 2024 - Author Interviews)

• WNDMG Wednesday: A Celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month (May 22, 2024 - Book Lists)

• Interview with New York Times bestselling author, Liz Kessler (May 6, 2024 - Author Interviews)