DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a book club meeting at our library, the conversation got slightly off topic for a short period of time. One of the participants said, loudly, “For ...

Miss Manners: I loaned a book to friends that was never returned. What should I have said when I saw it on their shelf? Published: Jul. 01, 2024, 9:13 a.m. He really liked that book.

Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I had a houseguest for a few days, and we fell into discussing some books that I have. She, the guest, expressed interest in borrowing one, but I declined. I am a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a book club meeting at our local library, the conversation got slightly off topic for a short period of time. One of the participants said, loudly, “For ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a 17-year-old girl in her final year of high school. Earlier today, I was writing a test, and the teacher asked the students if we minded if she turned on the air conditioning.

Dear Miss Manners: After writing two books of my own, which were published by a small press, I collaborated with an artist on a lovely meditative book.We self-published it, so the expenses have ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the years, my husband and I have collected a nice variety of books, which we keep in several large bookcases in our small living room. I refer to some of them regularly, as ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My good friend is having her first grandchild. She asked me to make a quilt for the baby, which I did. Quilts are not cheap, so I asked if it could be my gift to the baby.