I’ve participated in a book club at my library for a few months. I’ve decided to leave the club due to the constant flow of personal experiences that are, at best, tangentially related to the book.
Miss Manners doubts that you need to say either -- only that you find you can no longer attend. But please do not criticize ...
Miss Manners doubts that you need to say either — only that you find you can no longer attend. But please do not criticize ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader who feels their book club is more social ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am always looking to meet new people and make new friends. But for the last five years or so, I have noticed that people only want to talk about themselves — their travels, home ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am appalled at the current practice on TV home decor shows of placing books with their titles to the wall. It is a huge fad. I keep waiting for one of the hosts to realize that ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a writer and editor by profession, so I read books with a critical eye. I bought a book written by an acquaintance of several years ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My stepson is a successful novelist. I’m reading an advanced copy of his new book, which is brilliant, but contains a neurodivergent character that doesn’t ring quite true to me. (I ...