August NNLM Reading Club: Chronic Pain

Posted by Miles Dietz-Castel on August 19th, 2025 Posted in: Blog, NNLM Reading Club

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More than 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience chronic pain. Defined as pain lasting longer than three months, it can stem from injury or illness or have no apparent cause and is often misunderstood. Chronic pain impact psychical health, but also emotional and mental health. Common symptoms experienced can be fatigue, mood changes, and difficulty sleeping, all of which can make chronic pain worse.

Anyone can experience chronic pain and certain medical conditions are more likely to have chronic pain such as headaches or migraines. In this months guide on Chronic Pain you can find additional resources including the article Ouch, that hurts! that talks more about the science of pain.

This month features new books related to Chronic Pain:

• Sick by Porochista Khapour
• All’s Well by Mona Awad
• The Song of Our Scars by Haider Warraich

We would like to thank our NNLM Reading Club Advisory Group, which is made up of NNLM Members who worked together to choose this topic, select the three books we are featuring this month, and to develop book discussion guides. Books and health information resources are available on our Reading Club website: NNLM Reading Club.