About Annie Lane

Annie Lane

Annie Lane

Annie Lane has offered witty, commonsense solutions to everyday problems in her column, Dear Annie, since July 2016. She grew up in California and graduated with honors from New York University, where she majored in English literature and specialized in psychology. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from New York Law School and worked at a law firm for two years.

Lane has held a variety of jobs, including working at Barnes & Noble, thanks to her lifelong love of books. She is also a certified yoga instructor and has worked in sales for an internet advertising startup. She brings perceptive advice to her readers with a voice that is firm, funny and sympathetic. These qualities reflect her greatest inspiration, Ann Landers.