Melissa Guida-Richards

MELISSA GUIDA-RICHARDS is an author, adoptee, and advocate based in Pennsylvania. She was adopted in 1993 from Colombia to a family in the USA. Her second book, What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption (North Atlantic Books, 2021), received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was labelled a “must-read for parents who adopt” by Library Journal. She launched the Adoptee Thoughts Instagram and Podcast to help elevate adoptee voices and educate adoptive parents on the nuances and complexity of adoption.