Alana Massey is the author of All the Lives I Want, an essay collection exploring the intersection of the personal with pop culture through the lives of iconic women from music, literature, and film. Her writing on identity, culture, vice, and virtue has appeared in/on publications like NPR, NYMag, The Atlantic, The Guardian, The New Republic, The New Inquiry, BuzzFeed, VICE, and more. She enjoys books, champagne, cats, glitter, and money.