Books About Grief
"One of these (tools for grieving) can be reading, which offers a way to share, process, and understand sorrow. In fiction and nonfiction, through messy dramas or astute insight into the human condition, authors examine how grief can be a reckoning, a nuisance, a period of stasis, or an incomplete project. Writing alone can’t take away the pain, but prose can be part of one’s internal healing." (Edna Bonhomme)
This list includes only a small selection of the thousands of books available on grief. Feel free to check back often, as I’ll be adding more recommendations. Your local library offers many titles for borrowing, and you can also find them on Amazon.
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​It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner
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Finding Inner Courage by Mark Nepo
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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
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Healing After Loss by Martha Hickman
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The Other Side of Sadness by George Bonanno
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Grief: Contemporary Theory and the Practice of Ministry by Melissa Kelley
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Mourning & Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner’s Path Through Grief to Healing by Anne Brener (2001)
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Sacred Ceremony: How to Create Ceremonies for Healing, Transitions and Celebrations by Steven Farmer (2002)
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The Mourning Handbook: a Complete Guide for the Bereaved by Helen Fitzgerald (2002)
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Why Are the Casseroles Always Tuna?: A Loving Look at the Lighter Side of Grief by Darcie Sims
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Healing Your Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan Wolfe
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi