{"id":33993,"date":"2025-08-04T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/?p=33993"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:22:36","slug":"august2025-readingclub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/august2025-readingclub\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2025 Reading Club: Chronic Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"529\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-33994\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/August-2025-Chronic-Pain-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/August-2025-Chronic-Pain-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/August-2025-Chronic-Pain-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/August-2025-Chronic-Pain-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/August-2025-Chronic-Pain-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/August-2025-Chronic-Pain.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This August, the NNLM Reading Club invites you to explore the complex experience of <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.medlineplus.gov\/article\/ouch-that-hurts-the-science-of-pain\">chronic pain<\/a>\u2014a condition that affects more than 1 in 5 adults in the United States. Through powerful storytelling and thoughtful insight, this month\u2019s selections shed light on the physical, emotional, and social dimensions of living with persistent pain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"629\">We\u2019re excited to feature three compelling reads that approach the topic from different angles:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"1077\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/reading-club\/book\/alls-well\"><em data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"791\">All\u2019s Well<\/em> by Mona Awad<\/a> \u2013 A darkly comic and surreal novel blending Shakespeare and chronic pain.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"776\">\n<p data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"776\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/reading-club\/book\/sick\"><em data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"639\">Sick<\/em> by Porochista Khakpour<\/a> \u2013 A raw memoir chronicling the author\u2019s journey through late-stage Lyme disease and chronic illness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"1077\">\n<p data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1077\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/reading-club\/book\/song-our-scars\"><em data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"926\">The Song of Our Scars<\/em> by Haider Warraich<\/a> \u2013 A thought-provoking look at the cultural and medical history of pain and how society treats those who live with it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1429\">This month\u2019s theme and book selections were curated by our dedicated NNLM Reading Club Advisory Group\u2014a team of NNLM members who bring diverse perspectives and shared expertise to the table. Thanks to their work, we\u2019ve also developed book discussion guides to help you dive deeper into each story and spark meaningful conversations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1667\">Visit the <a class=\"cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nnlm.gov\/reading-club\/topic\/346\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1545\">NNLM Reading Club page<\/a> to explore the books, access discussion materials, and find trusted health information resources related to chronic pain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This August, the NNLM Reading Club invites you to explore the complex experience of chronic pain\u2014a condition that affects more than 1 in 5 adults in the United States. Through powerful storytelling and thoughtful insight, this month\u2019s selections shed light on the physical, emotional, and social dimensions of living with persistent pain. We\u2019re excited to&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/august2025-readingclub\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-members","category-opportunity-to-participate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33993"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33996,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33993\/revisions\/33996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}