Self-Help Books: Why Women Can’t Stop Reading Them . . .
In 2007, as her 16-year marriage began to dissolve, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Christina Frank turned to self-help books. At first, she devoured books on marriage savers, such as The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman and Nan Silver. But as it became clear that salvaging the relationship was not in the cards,… Continue reading






