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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2023 · 27 MIN

A Conversation with Author and Food Security Advocate, Melissa Kaplan

from Becoming Your Best Version · host Maria Leonard Olsen

Melissa Kaplan lives in Washington, DC, where she works as an advocate on food security and hunger policy. She studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science, earning a master’s degree in comparative politics with a focus on Europe. She has been a passionate student of history her entire life, particularly the World War II era, which helped inspire her to write her first novel, The Girl Who Tried to Change History (Bold Story Press 2023). Melissa is also an avid traveler who has visited over forty countries, enjoys yoga and barre classes, and is currently working on her second novel. Learn more at www.melissakaplanbooks.com.  Follow Melissa on Instagram at @mkap59.

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Melissa Kaplan lives in Washington, DC, where she works as an advocate on food security and hunger policy. She studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science, earning a master’s degree in comparative politics with a focus on Europe. She has been a passionate student of history her entire life, particularly the World War II era, which helped inspire her to write her first novel, The Girl Who Tried to Change History (Bold Story Press 2023). Melissa is also an avid traveler who has visited over forty countries, enjoys yoga and barre classes, and is currently working on her second novel. Learn more at www.melissakaplanbooks.com.  Follow Melissa on Instagram at @mkap59.

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