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Philip Galanes
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Philip Galanes

Philip Galanes is the author of “Social Q’s,” the advice column published weekly in the Sunday Styles section of The New York Times. Philip is also an entertainment lawyer and novelist. He was born and raised in New England, and graduated from Yale College and Yale Law School. He occasionally sidelines as an interior designer, and his projects have been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, New York magazine, and The New York Times. Visit him at PhilipGalanes.com.

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Social Q's will be released on November 27, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Nov 27, 2012
Social Q's is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 27, 2012
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What are Social Q's? Watch to Find Out
Nov 09, 2011
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HO HO HO Guide for Surviving the Holidays
Nov 08, 2011
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Dealing with Annoying Relatives this Season? Watch This
Nov 08, 2011
Social Q's will be released on November 01, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Nov 01, 2011
Social Q's is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Nov 01, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 8 from Social Q's
Oct 16, 2011

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Columnist talks âSocial Qâsâ in the age of digitalism
Herald & Review, March 31, 2013
...Once a week, Philip Galanes answers questions about how to act and react in a polite society â a different path from his livelihood as an entertainment lawyer. And his job as an interior...
Q&A: Philip Galanes' 'Social Q's' in the Age of Digitalism
HispanicBusiness.com, February 25, 2013
...Once a week Philip Galanes answers questions about how to act and react in a polite society -- a different path from his livelihood as an entertainment lawyer. And his job as an interior...
Should kids be forced to write thank-you notes?
NBCNews.com, January 22, 2013
...Video: New York Times columnist Philip Galanes chats about a few of the social quandaries that earned big responses to his Social Qs column, including grandparents fed up with never receiving thank-you notes from their grandchildren...
Social Q's
AskMen Canada, December 13, 2012
...met." In : How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries, and Quagmires of Today, New York Times advice columnist Philip Galanes helps readers make sense of some dangerous social pitfalls. The book came out on November 1st but is out today in paperback. Here's...
'Times' Advice Guru Answers Your Social Q's
KNAU, November 30, 2012
...When you're out with friends, put your cell phone away, advises New York Times advice columnist Philip Galanes. Credit Simon and Schuster Philip Galanes is a weekly advice columnist for The New York Times. He has also written Father's Day and Emma's...
This Is Not Your Mom's Advice Column
AskMen US, November 27, 2012
...Social Q's: How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries, and Quagmires of Today, New York Times advice columnist Philip Galanes helps readers make sense of some dangerous social pitfalls. The book came out on November 1st but is out today in paperback. Here's...
LI readings and signings: Nov. 27-Dec. 1
Newsday, November 22, 2012
...Forest Books, 182 Birch Hill Rd., Locust Valley; 516-759-1489. See his Saturday stops below. New York Times columnist Philip Galanes discusses his book "Social Q's: How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries and Quagmires of Today" (Simon & Schuster). At...
When Someone Else Writes Your Memoir
Slate Magazine, May 10, 2013
...In one memorable moment from Daniel J. Isengart , the narrator recalls a particularly inelegant run-in with etiquette maven Philip Galanes , later hired by the New York Times . While Isengart is cooking at a posh Hamptons home, he overhears a young...
Table For Three: At Lunch With Holland Taylor and Christine Quinn
New York Times, May 10, 2013
...week later.) Soon, Ms. Quinn arrived, and with the air-conditioning flowing as if on cue, the lunch began. PHILIP GALANES: Have you two met? CHRISTINE QUINN: No. HOLLAND TAYLOR: Well, actually, we have. You just wouldnt remember it. And I just saw...
Table For Three: A Lunch With Holland Taylor and Christine Quinn
New York Times, May 9, 2013
...arrived, just a few minutes late. And with the air-conditioning flowing as if on cue, the lunch began. PHILIP GALANES: Have you two met? CHRISTINE QUINN: No. HOLLAND TAYLOR: Well, actually, we have. You just wouldnt remember it. And I just...
Leave a Place Setting for Ann
New York Times, May 9, 2013
...arrived, just a few minutes late. And with the air-conditioning flowing as if on cue, the lunch began. PHILIP GALANES: Have you two met? CHRISTINE QUINN: No. HOLLAND TAYLOR: Well, actually, we have. You just wouldnt remember it. And I just...
Is using a coupon a date faux-pas?
NBCNews.com, May 8, 2013
...The New York Times’ Social Qs columnist Philip Galanes quizzes TODAY’s Natalie Morales and Willie Geist on their Ps and Qs, asking them how to handle awkward social situations. Share This: Relationships TODAY Martha Stewart on dating...
Mark Bittman, Philip Galanes, Wine and Beer Advice, the Science of Cooking
WNYC, May 2, 2013
...tips on how to cook for the perfect dinner party—and how to lose weight. Social Q’s columnist Philip Galanes takes calls and questions on how to survive dinner party disasters. Karen Page and Andrew Dornenberg help us pick the perfect wines and other...
Philip Galanes on Dinner Party Etiquette
WNYC, May 1, 2013
...Philip Galanes talks about dinner party etiquette—how do deal with diet restrictions, unexpected guests, hostess gifts, and steering conversation. He's the New York Times Social Q’s columnist and author...