Sloane Crosley (born August 3, 1979) is an American writer living in New York City known for her humorous essays, which are often collected into books like I Was Told There'd Be Cake, How Did You Get This Number, and Look Alive Out There.

She has also worked as a publicist at the Vintage Books division of Random House and as an adjunct professor in Columbia University's Master of Fine Arts program.

Her recent work includes a novel Cult Classic (2022) and her memoir Grief Is for People (2024), largely about the death of her friend Russell Perreault.

[7] Crosley is co-chair of the New York Public Library's Young Lions Committee[citation needed] and serves on the board of Housingworks Bookstore.

[citation needed] She was mentioned in BoJack Horseman when the character Diane Nguyen receives an advance for a book of personal essays.