Deborah Tannen

Finding My Father: His Century-Long Journey From World War I Warsaw and My Quest to Follow

You Just Don't Understand!: Women and Men in Conversation

You're Wearing THAT?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation

The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words

Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work

That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships

I Only Say This Because I Love You: Talking to Your Parents, Partner, Sibs, and Kids When You're All Adults

You're the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women's Friendships

You Were Always Mom's Favorite!: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives

Deborah Tannen’s 2024 Spring Faculty Convocation Life of learning address, georgetown university

Some Essays by Deborah Tannen:

The New York Times, “In Real Life, Not All Interruptions Are Rude”

The Forward, “After WWI, Jewish Warsaw Crumbled; In My Father’s Memories, It Lived On”