How to be Alone, Lane Moore
How to be Alone, Lane Moore
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How to be Alone
If You Want to, and Even If You Don't

Author: Lane Moore

Narrator: Lane Moore

Unabridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2018


Synopsis

The former Sex & Relationships Editor for Cosmopolitan and host of the wildly popular comedy show Tinder Live with Lane Moore presents her poignant, funny, and deeply moving first book.

Lane Moore is a rare performer who is as impressive onstage—whether hosting her iconic show Tinder Live or being the enigmatic front woman of It Was Romance—as she is on the page, as both a former writer for The Onion and an award-winning sex and relationships editor for Cosmopolitan. But her story has had its obstacles, including being her own parent, living in her car as a teenager, and moving to New York City to pursue her dreams. Through it all, she looked to movies, TV, and music as the family and support systems she never had.

From spending the holidays alone to having better “stranger luck” than with those closest to her to feeling like the last hopeless romantic on earth, Lane reveals her powerful and entertaining journey in all its candor, anxiety, and ultimate acceptance—with humor always her bolstering force and greatest gift.

How to Be Alone is a must-read for anyone whose childhood still feels unresolved, who spends more time pretending to have friends online than feeling close to anyone in real life, who tries to have genuine, deep conversations in a roomful of people who would rather you not. Above all, it’s a book for anyone who desperately wants to feel less alone and a little more connected through reading her words.

About Lane Moore

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on July 23, 2023

What is the difference between loneliness and solitude? These two terms are interchangeably and confusingly used by some contemporary authors. Loneliness and solitude can never be called the same thing. Loneliness is commonly followed by feelings of emptiness and unwantedness. The feeling of lonelin......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on November 10, 2018

An authentic and raw memoir told with humor and honesty.... For anybody that has ever felt lonelier in a room full of people than they would if they were Buy themselves.... this is not a self-help book it is a memoir... Lane Moore has laid herself bare in these poignant essays about human connection.......more

Goodreads review by Stella on February 24, 2019

So here's the thing. On paper, I think I am supposed to fall all over myself about this book. It's a series of essays from a comedian who lives in New York and writes for publications I know and does comedy shows in places I frequent. But...in reality, I could not connect with this book. Lane Moore......more

Goodreads review by chantel on January 01, 2021

It's always weird to read a book that pulls so many of your own thoughts and life experiences out for you to examine. It's nice to know you're not alone in certain mindsets and that you're not crazy for giving up on people pleasing, shrinking and not being who you are to make others feel comfortable......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on March 22, 2019

This is a tough one for me to review. I didn't know Lane Moore at all going into this, other than she did a show called 'Tinder Live' that sounded pretty fun (and funny) and unique, and that this book got rave reviews. And I think there's definitely a large segment of the population that needs to re......more