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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Young and old alike want friends and to find a place of belonging in life. Sometimes that’s not always easy. Moments of self-doubt can disrupt forward motion and it isn’t necessarily a simple task to ...

Otis and Peanut, Panda and Squirrel, and Bear and Bird bravely follow in the footsteps of Frog and Toad and George and Martha. By Sergio Ruzzier Friendship is probably the most recurrent theme in ...

“The Tour at School” by Katie Clapham, illustrated by Nadia Shireen. (Ages 3-7. Candlewick Press. $18.99.) If only every school tour were like this one! When it’s your job to show a new person around ...

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 ...

Works by Jane Godwin, Joshua David Stein and Matthew Diffee find new lenses through which to explore an old subject, in lovely and surprising ways. By Laurel Snyder Laurel Snyder is the author of many ...