Melissa D'Agnese

Melissa D’Agnese is a senior editor at FIRST for Women, Woman’s World and various a360media special interest publications. An award-winning writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience, she creates content across print and digital in the areas of home, décor, books and lifestyle. Recommending heartfelt books to readers brings her so much joy every day. Her extensive book coverage includes the weekly ‘WW Book Club’ and FIRST’s reader-favorite ‘You Deserve A Break’ reading column, along with author Q&As featuring New York Times bestselling authors like Kristin Hannah, Lisa Scottoline, Tessa Bailey and more. Melissa’s work has also appeared in The Huffington Post, DigBoston, Closer Weekly and WERS.org and she holds a BA in journalism from Emerson College in Boston, MA. When she’s not writing and editing articles, you’ll find her snuggling up with a romance or fantasy novel, adding even more books to her TBR list, drinking too much coffee or trying new recipes.