Lana Schwartz is a writer born and raised in New York City, where she continues to live today. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Onion, Shondaland, Slate, and more. Her first book, Build Your Own Romantic Comedy: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Direct Your Happily Ever After was named one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of the Year in 2020.
