Melissa Mohr
Author and literature scholar
Melissa Mohr is an American writer with a Stanford PhD in medieval and Renaissance English literature. She wrote Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing.
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About Melissa Mohr
Melissa Mohr is an American writer who earned her PhD in English Literature at Stanford University, specializing in medieval and Renaissance literature. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her book Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing was published by Oxford University Press in 2013. The Guardian UK's bestseller list included it, and Turkish and Korean translations have been published. Mohr has also written articles for outlets including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post and Salon.com. She has been interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition and on ABC, BBC and CBC programs, and has given many talks in the US and Britain.