Claire Scovell LaZebnik is an American novelist and author. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, she attended Newton South High School and graduated from Harvard University in 1985.

She is best known for her novels such as Same as It Never Was, Knitting Under the Influence, and The Smart One and the Pretty One. In collaboration with Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel, she has co-authored two significant books on autism: Overcoming Autism and Growing up on the Spectrum (2009).

In her personal life, Claire LaZebnik is married to American television writer Rob LaZebnik, and they have four children together. She is also the sister of television writer Nell Scovell and children's book writer Alice Scovell Coleman.