Counselors, researchers and health professionals share the titles they recommend the most. By Hope Reese Emely Rumble, a therapist in New York City who brings literature into her practice, knows that ...

These books that highlight female friendship are the perfect novels to read, bring to a book club and share with friends this ...

Friendship comes in many shapes and sizes. Sometimes a friend is like a favorite pair of old sneakers; the fit is right and so is the comfort. Others may be friends in the making — the relationship is ...

Lane Moore is many things: a writer, comedian, actor and musician, to name a few. She is also a consummate truth-teller. In her first book, the hilarious yet utterly candid “How to Be Alone: If You ...

Explore a curated list of remarkable books that delve into the beauty, complexity, and transformative power of female friendship across different eras and cultures.

Each month, the SELF Well-Read Book Club highlights a timely, delightful, and crucial book on a subject that helps readers live better lives. So far, we’ve covered everything from the politics of ...

There’s nothing quite like a best friend, whether the two buddies are polar opposites or peas in a pod. Buddy stories are one building block of children’s literature, and there are as many ways to ...

Our thoughts and attitudes are shaped by all sorts of people and institutions, but our thoughts and attitudes can change through exposure to alternative ways of thinking. One of the avenues that allow ...

Lovers may come and go, but friends are there for the long haul—through every messy breakup, major milestone and late-night meltdown. Enter Galentine’s Day, the Valentine’s Day alternative that ...

I like to think that what I am doing in my blogging and book-writing about single life is myth-busting and consciousness-raising. I’m promoting an unapologetic take on single life. Odd that it is even ...

Lane Moore, author of "You Will Find Your People: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult." (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Lane Moore is many things: a writer, comedian, actor and musician ...