Alexandra Petri
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About
Writer and humorist who has written for The Washington Post newspaper as well as the ComPos blog on the paper's website. Her book of essays, A Field Guide to Awkward Silences, was published in 2015.
Before Fame
She grew up in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Harvard University with an English degree. In 2010, she became the youngest person to have a column in The Washington Post.
Trivia
She is the creator of the popular Twitter account Emo Kylo Ren.
Family Life
She is the daughter of politician Tom Petri and former ACTA president Anne D. Neal.
Associated With
She was college roommates with comedy writer Megan Amram.