Lane Moore is an award-winning comedian, writer, actor, and musician. The New York Times called her comedy show Tinder Live ingenious. Her comedy and her band, It Was Romance, have been praised everywhere from Pitchfork to Vogue, and her writing has appeared everywhere from The New Yorker to The Onion. She is the former sex and relationships editor at Cosmopolitan, where she received a GLAAD Award for her groundbreaking work expanding the magazine's queer coverage. She lives in Brooklyn with her dog-child, Lights. You can follow Lane at @HelloLaneMoore on Instagram and Twitter or visit LaneMoore.org.
Within this compassionately told memoir, Moore offers hard-won advice for those looking to get beyond a painful past. - Publishers Weekly How to Be Alone is the book I wish I had read in my early twenties. I truly believe it would have saved me a world of pain. The moment I met her I felt like I had known her my entire life. This book will make everyone smart enough to read it feel the same exact way. - Laura Benanti, Tony Award-winning actress How to Be Alone is like a song that pops up on the radio and lifts your spirits . . . so special, elegant, and true. It's spectacular and truly personal. This book is with me every day, and it helps so much. - Caroline Kepnes, author of You, Hidden Bodies, and Providence How to Be Alone feels like peeling back your best friend's skull and jumping into her brain. Lane is so open and funny and honest; I never want to be alone if it means I can't have her with me. What a gift. - Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of Meaty and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life Lane Moore is one of the most talented people I know and I'm so glad even more people will be able to read her words. - Mara Wilson, author of Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame