Janice Kaplan is a writer, television producer and magazine editor. She is the author and co-author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestseller The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life.

As the Editor-in-Chief of Parade, the most widely read publication in America, she attracted some of America’s best writers and biggest-name celebrities. Before Parade, Janice was deputy editor of TV Guide magazine and executive producer of the TV Guide Television Group, where she created and produced more than 30 television shows that aired primetime on ABC, FOX, VH1 and other networks. She began her career as an on-air sports reporter for CBS Radio and went on to be an award-winning producer at ABC-TV’s Good Morning America.