Books About Death or Grieving: Nonfiction

True stories of loss and recovery, plus science and support

Updated June 7, 2023
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Bittersweet : how sorrow and longing make us whole
Cain, Susan
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * The author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet explores the power of the bittersweet personality, revealing a misunderstood side of mental health and creativity while offering a roadmap to facing heartbreak in order to...
In love : a memoir of love and loss
Bloom, Amy
Paper Book
Amy Bloom began to notice changes in her husband, Brian: He retired early from a new job he loved; he withdrew from close friendships; he talked mostly about the past. Suddenly, it seemed there was a glass wall between them, and their long walks and talks stopped. Their world was altered forever...
It's ok that you're not ok : meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn't understand
Devine, Megan
Paper Book
As seen in THE NEW YORK TIMES * READER'S DIGEST * SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH * HUFFPOST   Featured on NPR's RADIO TIMES and WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your...
Notes on grief
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Paper Book
From the globally acclaimed, best-selling novelist and author of We Should All Be Feminists, a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father: "With raw eloquence, Notes on Grief ... captures the bewildering messiness of loss in a society that requires serenity,...
When breath becomes air
Kalanithi, Paul
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living? ...
The wild edge of sorrow : rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief
Weller, Francis
Ebook
"It blew me away. I underlined things on nearly every page." --Anderson Cooper, All There Is The Wild Edge of Sorrow offers hope and healing for a profoundly fractured world--and a pathway home to the brightness, pains, and gifts of being alive. ...
The year of magical thinking
Didion, Joan.
Ebook
The Year of Magical Thinking (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Joan Didion Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.<...

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