Philip Galanes

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Philip Galanes
Born (1962-10-04) October 4, 1962 (age 60)[ not verified in body ]
New York City, U.S.[ not verified in body ]
Occupation
  • writer
  • novelist
  • lawyer
  • executive
LanguageEnglish
Citizenship American
GenreEssays, nonfiction

Philip Galanes (born October 4, 1962),[ not verified in body ] is an American writer with two novels, Father's Day in 2004 and Emma's Table in 2008, a contributor to The New York Times since the mid 1980s, and the weekly contributor of the "Social Q's" column to their Sunday Styles section since June 2008. He has also worked, based on his legal training, as a lawyer and company executive. [1]

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Early life and education

Philip Galanes was born on October 4, 1962, in New York City.[ citation needed ] He grew up in the readership area of the Brattleboro Reformer , from which he read to his family the "Dear Abby" family-advice column six days a week in his self-appointed roles as the "family fixer". [2] [3] [ third-party source needed ]

Galanes received B.A. and J.D. degrees from Yale College and Yale Law School, respectively.[ when? ][ citation needed ]

Career

Prior to 2001, Galanes was employed as COO by the children's media company, Golden Books Family Entertainment. [1] Immediately following that, he had developed "a budding business advising collectors on the acquisition of Modernist furniture, rugs, fabrics and lighting". [1] [4] In 2008 he is described as being "a corporate and entertainment lawyer in private practice". [5] He has worked at the law firms of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton and Garrison,[ when? ] and Debevoise and Plimpton.[ when? ][ citation needed ]

Galanes has published two novels, Father's Day in 2004, described by Belinda Goldsmith of Reuters as being "about a man whose father committed suicide" as Galanes' father had, [5] [6] and Emma's Table: A Novel, described by Galanes to an interviewer in its publication year of 2008 as "a comedy of manners that centers around a celebrity decorator and merchandising mogul reminiscent of Martha Stewart". [5] [7] His name appears in the writer compilations, Contemporary Authors (2005) and Contemporary Authors New Revision Series (2010). [8] [9] [ verification needed ]

In late 1984 through March 1985, Galanes contributed at least four articles to the The New York Times , including two reviews of fiction and other pieces. [10] [ better source needed ] As of May 2023, Galanes continued as The New York Times writer of the modern-day advice column "Social Q's", which appears weekly in the Sunday Styles section,[ citation needed ] a role he has filled since June 2008. [10] [ better source needed ] [11] [ better source needed ] As characterized by radio interviewer Terry Gross, the essays "offe[r] advice on how to handle difficult social situations at work and at home, as well as how to deal with new etiquette questions relating to texting, email and social media". [2] The column came about when a Times editor who had read one of Galanes's novels proposed he try the new medium. [2] [3] [ third-party source needed ]

A selection of Galanes's essays from the column have been published in book form book. [12] [13] [ full citation needed ] Galanes also monitors the "Social Q's" group on Facebook, where members discuss current topics.[ citation needed ]

Media appearances

Galanes has appeared on television in connection with his column; he has been interviewed on The Gayle King Show ,[ citation needed ] The Ellen DeGeneres Show ,[ citation needed ] and Plum TV.[ citation needed ] He has also appeared on Today with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford.[ citation needed ] Galanes has also been on a number of NPR programs.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Galanes' father died of a self-inflicted gunshot when Galanes was 23, a fact that Galanes kept secret for a decade while substituting fictional causes of his father's death. [14] Galanes has said that writing Father's Day was a step in his coming to terms with his father's death. [2]

As of 2004, Galanes' partner was Michael Haverland, then an assistant professor at the Yale School of Architecture, and they shared a dwelling in East Hampton, New York. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Barreneche, Raul A. (August 5, 2004). "The House That Homework Built". The New York Times . pp. F1, F6. Retrieved May 17, 2023. Before moving in last November, Mr. Haverland, 37, and his partner, Philip Galanes, 40, a lawyer and novelist, rented a converted barn in East Hampton for five years as a weekend retreat from their duplex in the West Village... / ... After inspecting nearly 50 properties, Mr. Haverland and Mr. Galanes settled on a 1.1-acre parcel in East Hampton two years ago... / Building a house can test any relationship, especially when both parties have strong convictions. Mr. Haverland is the architect in the household, but Mr. Galanes knows a thing or two about design, especially Modern furniture, which he collects... Mr. Galanes resigned in 2001 as chief operating officer of Golden Books Family Entertainment, the children's book company. He now has a budding business advising collectors on the acquisition of Modernist furniture, rugs, fabrics and lighting. Pages are to the print edition, and are in need of verification.}}
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gross, Terry & Galanes, Philip and Fresh Air Staff (December 5, 2011). Author Interviews: 'Times' Advice Guru Answers Your Social Q's. Washington, DC: National Public Radio . Retrieved December 5, 2011.. Interview audio and transcript; article content herein derived from the transcript.
  3. 1 2 Galanes, Philip (November 6, 2011). "Dear Abby, Ann Landers ... and Me?". The New York Times . Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ Supsic, Jami & Galanes, Philip (August 1–15, 2008). "Meet the Designer: Philip Galanes". Hamptons Cottages and Gardens. Norwalk, CT: C&G Media Group. p. 140. Archived from the original (interview transcript) on November 24, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2023. [tagline] A lawyer, an author and etiquette columnist add up to one dynamic designer.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 3 Goldsmith, Belinda & Galanes, Philip (July 24, 2008). "Author Philip Galanes Finds Writing a Form of Therapy" (interview tramscript). Reuters.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023. Galanes, a corporate and entertainment lawyer in private practice, wrote his first novel, "Father's Day," in 2004 about a man whose father committed suicide, as his father had done. / His describes his second novel, "Emma's Table," due out in August, as a comedy of manners that centers around a celebrity decorator and merchandising mogul reminiscent of Martha Stewart.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Galanes, Philip (2004). Father's Day. New York, NY: Penguin-Random House: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN   1400041600 . Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ Galanes, Philip (2008). Emma's Table. New York, NY: News Corp.: HarperCollins. ISBN   978-0061553837 . Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ Keppen, Julie (2005). Contemporary Authors (virtual reference). Contemporary Authors Series. Vol. 231. Detroit, MI: Gale. ISBN   0787667102. ISSN   0010-7468 . Retrieved May 17, 2023.[ page needed ]
  9. ↑ Fuller, Amy Elisabeth (2010). Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction (virtual reference). Contemporary Authors New Revision Series. Vol. 196. Detroit, MI: Cengage Gale. ISBN   978-1414439662 . Retrieved May 17, 2023.[ page needed ]
  10. 1 2 The NYT Staff (May 17, 2023). "Philip Galanes: Recent and Archived Work by Philip Galanes for The New York Times" (writer contributions list). The New York Times . Retrieved May 17, 2023. Note, to arrive at the dates and types of the earliest contributions, it was necessary to expand the list to its full length, using the "Show More" button at the base of each presented page, until all work was appearing.[ original research? ]
  11. ↑ The NYT Staff (May 17, 2023). "Style: Social Q's—Lighthearted Advice About Awkward Social Situations" (column list). The New York Times . Retrieved July 15, 2015. There were 375 columns as of July 15, 2015.[ needs update ] Note, to arrive at this count it is necessary to expand the list to its full length and count the number of columns appearing.[ original research? ]
  12. ↑ Galanes, Philip (2011). Social Q's: How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries, and Quagmires of Today. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. ISBN   9781451605785.[ full citation needed ]
  13. ↑ WorldCat Staff (May 17, 2023). "Social Q's : How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries, and Quagmires of Today" (WorldCat title entry). WorldCat.org. Retrieved May 17, 2023.[ full citation needed ]
  14. ↑ Galanes, Philip (August 4, 2008). "This One's For Martha" (blog post). HuffingtonPost.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023.

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