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.
“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
“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
“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 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
“Within this compassionately told memoir, Moore offers hard-won
advice for those looking to get beyond a painful past.”
— Publishers Weekly
"Lane Moore turns a dismal childhood into laughs. [Her] story
offers insights about the effects of childhood trauma and our
capacity for resilience."— The Washington Post
"It is [Lane's] thoughtfulness and compassion that will
make How to Be Alone resonate with readers long after
finishing the last page . . . Moore’s book is the empathetic friend
you’ve been searching for your whole life."— CURVE MAGAZINE
“An irreverent, candidly introspective exploration of toiling with
loneliness that will leave readers feeling not so
alone.”— Kirkus Reviews
“The essays are whip-smart, pithy, and full of an honest,
conversational charm that sets Moore apart.”— Booklist
"One woman's wry, wise, sometimes funny and often melancholy
reminder that friends can be demanding and complicating, love is
imperfect and obligating, and you can't count on a hard-charging
cavalry of people who were just right for you to come riding over
the hill and sweep you away."— NPR's Weekend Edition
"The most epic, incredible, soaring parts of your story, are the
places where you’re tender, and funny, but also so harrowingly sad
and devastated. Your commitment to survival is more than a notion;
it’s a balm, an affirmation, an eternal love note, and a sacred
love manifestation that starts as a whisper and rises into the
atmosphere. How to be Alone gave me closure. What a gift it is to
know that there’s another person in the world who’s so brave and
true to her spirit that she survived the hardest parts of being
alive. Instead of sinking into despair or madness; being waylaid by
bitterness or tragedy; or turning the grueling and terrifying dark
of isolation against yourself, you’ve transmuted it into a fire so
bright that it blazes brilliantly, with a classic, universal
humanity. James Baldwin said, “You think your heartbreak is
unprecedented in the world, and then you read. How To Be Alone
is like that."— Bitch Media
"Honest, hilarious, and deeply intimate. How to Be
Alone is a profound first book from a truly talented writer."—
Bustle
"[How to be Alone] pulls no punches . . . Readers will find
themselves in her stories, and even if they don’t, they will come
away from this book having learned something. A great book for all
ages but should be required reading for 20-somethings navigating
young adulthood."— New York Post
"[A] bracingly honest memoir...Moore is especially equipped to
address the taboo of loneliness, along with other adult problems,
with hilarity and aptness."— REFINERY 29
"Even if you don’t know Lane personally, she still feels like
someone you’ve known for years. And that’s exactly what reading How
to Be Alone feels like: having an honest conversation with an old
friend."— Hello Giggles
"In funny, super relatable, and
smack-you-in-the-face-with-how-thoughtful-it-is prose, Moore talks
about crushes, identity, feminism, and finding self-worth when
everything inside you is telling you that you kind of suck. Funny
enough, How to Be Alone made me feel a lot less alone."— Marie
Claire
"Enter Lane Moore, who is the cutest human, creating relatable
comedic material that is so raw, you’ll want to cry and cuddle with
her— partly because she point-blank states that she craves
comfortable, platonic cuddling, and partly because you’ve realized,
while reading, how much you crave it, too."— Sometimes
Snarky
"It might sound like a downer, but she manages to add a lot of
humor along the way."— Bustle
"While Moore is delving into some of the most difficult moments of
her life, she does it with wit and humor in a way that makes this
book an enjoyable read."— BITCH MAGAZINE
"How to Be Alone by Lane Moore isn’t a self-help book or one about
mental illness but I included it because I think you might find
some encouragement within the pages of this book."— All the
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