As an editor at the New Yorker and then editor in chief at Random House, Daniel Menaker perfected the art of conversation over many a long lunch. But is it an art? In his new book, A Good Talk, ...

Talking is one of the most demanding and complicated things we do. It requires being good communicators of our thoughts and feelings while being tuned-in listeners, wading through the possibilities ...

First dates are exciting, awkward, hopeful, and nerve-wracking all at once. No matter how confident someone seems, most ...

“Josh, I think we are better off as friends. THX for the Bolts tix tho. — Rachel.” Who hasn’t gotten — or given — the “Let’s be friends” talk? Rachel, however, didn’t talk to Josh. Instead, she had ...

Many people entering therapy suffer from a lack of, and often a total absence of, intimate conversations. You could fill a book with reasons for this desert of intimate dialogue without exhausting its ...

Conversations in my childhood home often unfolded in unexpected ways. My parents were American Sign Language teachers, and our family regularly hosted deaf international students. In our living room, ...

Have you ever wondered what happened to the casual signoff, “Let’s talk about it later?” It seems those simple words about a conversation that awaits have been replaced with, “I’ll text you.” Googling ...