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Dear Prudence, by Daniel M. Lavery
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Dear Prudence, by Daniel M. Lavery, is the third collection of letters and advice I’ve read (after How to Be a Person in the World, by Heather Havrilesky, and Tiny Beautiful Things, by Cheryl Strayed). Lavery was Prudence for Slate from 2015 to 2021, before passing on the name to another advice writer. Unlike How to Be a Person in the World—which could be read as self-help—or Tiny Beautiful Things—which was about Strayed’s own life and personal growth—Lavery’s collection includes as much commentary about being an advice columnist and why people write in, as much as it does about actual advice...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.