Newspaper Confessions: A History of Advice Columns in a Pre-Internet Age

Newspaper Confessions

A History of Advice Columns in a Pre-Internet Age

2021 • 233 pages

The first book to trace the history of early advice columns in American newspapers, Newspaper Confessions reveals how advice columnists and contributors established the idea of the virtual confessional to ease the anxieties of modern life, creating a genre that continues to shape the way Americans talk publicly and anonymously about their feelings today.


Become a Librarian

Reviews

Popular Reviews

Reviews with the most likes.

There are no reviews for this book. Add yours and it'll show up right here!