In the mounting bewilderment and unsettling changes of 2020, I’ve turned to the comfort and familiarity of funny books.
One book I’ve recently reread is Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis. This book is zany and irreverent and I love it. Southern Lady Code is a book of essays by one woman, Helen Ellis, a Southern lady living in New York City. Helen grew up loving Alabama football and coke salads but has found real happiness in the motto “If you don’t have something nice to say, say something not so nice in a nice way.” Her “bless your heart” code of conduct has given Helen all the permission she needs to lead a colorful, hilarious life.
Two of my favorite essays cover the time her father staged a murder at her 16th birthday party and her secrets to a happy marriage.
The first essay in the book, "Making a Marriage Magically Tidy," was featured in the New York Times.
We have this book in our collection in print, eBook, eAudiobook, and CD book formats. I chose the audiobook and really enjoyed listening to the author tell her story herself. This book is very playful and it reminds me a lot of Jenny Lawson’s book Furiously Happy. If you need a good laugh, and aren’t easily offended, Southern Lady Code might just be the mini-marshmallows missing from your sweet potato casserole.
Lynette Steritz
Youth Specialist
#WeKnowBooks
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