American author Dan Savage (born October 7, 1964)[1] has written six books, op-ed pieces in The New York Times, and an advice column on sexual issues in The Stranger (an alternative newspaper from Seattle, Washington).

Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist was published in 1998 and features selections from his advice column.

[20] After founding the It Gets Better Project in 2010 to reach out to teenagers after incidents of suicide among LGBT youth,[21] his edited compilation of submissions It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living was published in 2011.

[22] Sales of the book were successful, and IndieBound reported it reached a list of best-sellers in the United States less than one week after publication.

[25] Savage collaborated with Lindy West, Christopher Frizzelle, and Bethany Jean Clement on a college guide, How to Be a Person, which was published in 2012.