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    Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column
    Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column
    Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column
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    Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column

    By Daniel M. Lavery

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    Based on the long-running Slate advice column, a collection of the most eye-opening, illuminating, and provocative installments during Daniel M. Lavery’s tenure as the titular Prudence.

    Every week, millions of readers visit Slate for the irresistible “Dear Prudence,” an advice column that promises a healthy dose of reality and good humor alongside its indispensable suggestions and life lessons. The ever-hilarious and insightful Danny Lavery was one of “Dear Prudence”’s most beloved columnists, and he recounts his time as Prudie in this side-splitting, candid collection—complete with new commentary and exclusive stories—drawing out the broader themes of his informative, unfailingly illuminating guidance.

     From guilt and blame (“Am I in the Wrong Here?”) to downright confusion (“Maybe This Is All a Misunderstanding”), from recently discovered wrenches-in-the-machine (“The Other Shoe Just Dropped”) to the travails of parenthood (“My Kids Are Growing Up. Can Someone Please Stop This?”), Dear Prudence isn’t afraid to go the extra mile in its search for the much-needed corrective, gentle reminder, or tough love. This is the go-to guide for anyone who’s just trying to figure it all out—with a helpful nudge.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 4, 2023
    ISBN9780063140387
    Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column
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    Daniel M. Lavery

    Daniel M. Lavery is the “Dear Prudence” advice columnist at Slate, the cofounder of The Toast, and the New York Times bestselling author of Texts From Jane Eyre and The Merry Spinster.

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