Based in Austin, Texas, Melanie Dragger is a content writer and editor with more than 20 years of print and digital communication experience with prominent global law firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and journalism from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts in applied communication with a concentration in public relations and marketing from the University of Denver.
As a professional book critic for leading book review magazines, including Kirkus Reviews and American Library Association’s Booklist, she analyzes and writes critical assessments of nonfiction books in a variety of subgenres, including biographies and memoirs, art and photography, design, music, food and wine, travel, outdoors and nature, education, and current events and social issues. She also provides writing and editing services for book publishers and university presses and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle.