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Books About Grief And Who They Might Help-A Very Specific Gift Guide
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items As a nurse and someone who has lost two partners in a row to cancer (I know, I know, don't stand next to me in a lightning storm) I am frequently asked for grief book recommendations. The truth is that there are many many books about grief, so there ... This list (even more than my others) is a work in progress, so keep checking here for additions.
SUPER QUICK SUMMARY: Anthology of practical and real nonfiction about grief with a touch of humor AND graphic instructional notes throughout (my favorite is the piece about scattering ashes) WHO IT MIGHT HELP: I've heard Modern Loss pitched as a mill... Surviving small talk after a loss.
Modern Loss: Candid Conversation about Grief. Beginners Welcome. a book by Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner
SUPER SHORT SUMMARY: Now classic book on post grief growth. WHO THIS BOOK MIGHT HELP: Anyone who is looking for hope that the worst part of bereavement isn't impossible to get through, folks who are interested in research based optimism around the gr...
The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us about Life After Loss (Revised) a book by George A. Bonanno
SUPER QUICK SUMMARY: This book is a list of 101 things you can do to help someone who has lost someone close to them. WHO THIS BOOK MIGHT HELP: This book is not just a list of 101 things to do, it's also 101 in the Death Funeral Grief 101 class name ...
101 Ways to Help Those Who Are Grieving
THE SHORT SUMMARY: This is another grief classic which focuses on a structured plan for grief recovery. WHO MIGHT IT HELP: TBH I think a lot of grievers aren't going to love the language about “choosing to recover" but there are some aspects of grief...
The Grief Recovery Handbook, 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition
SUPER SHORT SUMMARY: This is an older/classic book about grief that hasn't been updated in 20 years but includes a section on “loss and greatness” found nowhere else. WHO IT MIGHT HELP: Anyone struggling to find a way to make something constructive f...
Don't Let Death Ruin Your Life: A Guide
SUPER SHORT SUMMARY: Extremely well written memoir written by the widow of a firefighter who died in the 9/11 attacks. WHO IT MIGHT HELP: It helped me when I lost my partner, it was the first widow memoir I read and it was one of the most realistic. ...
Widow's Walk: A Memoir of 9/11 a book by Marian Fontana
SUPER SHORT SUMMARY: A classic about suicide which is an interesting combination of extremely academic/evidenced informed and extremely personal (the author has had intense suicidal ideation at times) WHO IT MIGHT HELP: More than a dozen books have been released in the last few years about recovering from (or at least dealing with) a loved one's suicide but this is still a good primer and it's written with a certain compassion for the person who i...
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide a book by Kay Redfield Jamison
SUPER SHORT SUMMARY: This is a choose your own adventure style grief workbook(ish) that is both modern (c'mon, it's in the name) and also timeless. Because grief is that way. It includes activities and suggestions for everything from dealing with fri...
The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience a book by Rebecca Soffer
SUPER SHORT SUMMARY: This is a handbook for dealing with the way our culture contributes to disenfranchisement in loss. WHO MIGHT IT HELP: In some ways this is a very specific book targeted towards someone whose grief has been made worse by the peopl...
It's Ok That You're Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
SHORT SUMMARY: Part of a"Healing You X Grieving Y" series of short easy to read, often very specific books. This one makes specific suggestions for teens who are grieving. WHO IT MIGHT HELP: This is really a basics of grief recovery book written in t...
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas a book by Alan D. Wolfelt
SHORT SUMMARY: A memoir of losing a cousin, written by SNL performer/writer Cecily Strong. Written in diary form. WHO IT MIGHT HELP: This would be a great gift for a grieving person to buy as a present for one of their friends who hasn't lost anyone ...
This Will All Be Over Soon: A Memoir a book by Cecily Strong
SHORT SUMMARY: A book about the emotional and logistical practicalities of death, as written by a stand up comedian. WHO IT MIGHT HELP: Buy it for your grieving friend who is also extremely sarcastic. I promise you they'll appreciate it.
Dead People Suck: A Guide for Survivors
SUPER SHORT SUMMARY: An introduction to the idea of post traumatic growth as it might be experienced in grieving. WHO IT MIGHT HELP: Please don't buy any of the positive sides of grief books (eg this one or Death Benefits, also included on this list)...
The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us about Life After Loss (Revised)
SHORT SUMMARY: Well, the title says it all, but the premise of the book is working through: what did I get from my parents that I still want to keep, and what would I like to let loose? WHO IT MIGHT HELP: Speaking as a person who tried to give it pre...
Death Benefits: How Losing a Parent Can Change an Adult's Life --
SUPER SHORT SUMMARY: A memoir written by Mark Doty who lost his partner during the early years of the US AIDS crisis. WHO IT MIGHT HELP: If you've survived multiple losses, a lot of the literature created about loss to HIV AIDS pre-1994 might be help...
Heaven's Coast: A Memoir a book by Mark Doty