Dearly beloved, until today, I was unaware of National Word Nerd Day – however, it has delightfully come to my attention now and we simply must observe it here at the Autoimmune Hippie, home of one seriously geeky little word nerd – and her baby word nerd chiweenie too. 😂

We also have a gnarly winter storm bearing down on us – so today will be spent with lots of blankets, books, rest, snuggles, extra prednisone, and anti-inflammatories to control my inevitable full-body response.

In honor of Word Nerd Day, here is a list I’ve been meaning to share – in no particular order – of books from my reads last year that I would recommend if you are looking for something new for your TBR stack.

Book Recommendations from My 2024 Reading List:

• I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman – Nora Ephron.
• Dictionary of Lost Words – Pip Williams
• Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver
• I Want You To Know We’re Still Here – Esther Saffron Foer 
• Whiskey In A Teacup – Reese Witherspoon
• What We Wish We Were True: Reflections on Nurturing Life and Facing Death – Tailu Quinn
• Dear Mr. You – Mary Louise Parker
• Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted – Suleika Jaouad
• Circe – Madeline Miller
• Greenlights – Matthew McConaughey
• The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet – John Green
• Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI – David Grann
• Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church – Rachel Held Evans
• Brave Enough – Cheryl Strayed
• My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now – Peter Mayle
• Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver – Mary Oliver
• Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books – Kirsten Miller
• The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying – Nina Riggs
• When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi
• Love Is A Mix Tape – Rob Sheffield

I read so many excellent books last year that I could keep going honestly – and I hope this year will be the same. ❤

I can’t wait to share more book reports and good finds with all my fellow word nerds.

Happy National Word Nerd Day, y’all.

Be well, everybody. Take care of yourselves and each other.

Grace and Blessings.