Addicted to Wordle? Here are 5 books to read after you finish your squares

In October 2021, a web-based word game aka 'Worlde' was developed by Josh Wardle, a Welsh-born software engineer. Initially created as a game for Josh and his partner to play, 'Wordle' soon swept the world after he added the ability for players to copy their daily results as emoji squares, which were widely shared on Twitter. Today, our Twitter feed is full of endless Wordle scores shared by people. Thus, for those addicted to 'Wordle', here are 5 books to read after you finish your squares.

The book revolves around Esme, a motherless and irrepressible girl. She spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of lexicographers are gathering words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. Over time, Esme realizes that some words are considered more important than others and that words and meanings relating to women's experiences often go unrecorded. She begins to collect words for another dictionary: The Dictionary of Lost Words.

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It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from language. First, it vanishes from Dhikilo’s parents’ conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside and her school dinners. Though she doesn’t know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where this story begins.

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It is a story about how language and people intersect and connect, and about how far we will go to save what we are passionate about. It celebrates the rigidity, fragility, absurdity, and joy of language while peering into questions of identity and finding one’s place in the world.

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On a post-college visit to Florence, Lahiri fell in love with the Italian language. Twenty years later, seeking total immersion, she and her family relocated to Rome, where she began to read and write solely in her adopted tongue. An act of self-reflection, this book is Lahiri’s meditation on the process of learning to express herself in another language and the journey of a writer seeking a new voice.

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It centers on opposites Augustus Everett - an acclaimed author of literary fiction, and January Andrews, who writes bestselling romance. One evening, they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. Filled with witty banter and a lot of heart, this charming and adorable rom-com celebrates stepping outside your comfort zone.

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