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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good friend who now has two children. When invited for meals at my house, she now arrives with an alternate meal for at least one child, in case either does not care for ...

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Sitting at the dinner table happily chatting with a table of middle-aged women, Erin exudes confidence. She makes polite small talk, her posture is elegant and her table manners are impeccable. What’s ...

Mac Barnett, the national ambassador for young people’s literature, published a manifesto aimed at adults. Then came the blowback. Fellow children’s book authors took issue with Mac Barnett for points ...

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Please don’t judge me, but in March 2020, when I moved across the country, I got rid of six boxes of books, including many classic works of literature and nonfiction. Gone were titles by Jane Austen ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When did it become de rigueur to wish every woman you see, for an entire week, a happy Mother’s Day? When I was growing up, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day were days that you did ...