Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Walrus, as well as literary journals and anthologies. She writes about love and love stories at The Love Story Project (TheLoveStoryProject.ca), and she teaches English and creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Her article “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This” was one of the most popular articles published by the New York Times in 2015.

Mandy Len Catron’s Modern Love column, “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This” was a viral internet phenomenon, receiving more than 8 million views in the first month and over 400,000 Facebook shares. It received coverage across the world in publications from the New Yorker to the Guardian. It was later made into a podcast read by actress Gillian Jacobs. Her two TEDx Talks on love have received over 4.5 million views combined. Most recently, she’s started a popular research-based relationship advice column for the Rumpus.