Grief & Loss

READ BY THE AUTHOR #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you. Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author ...

Letting go is not a process that comes naturally to us. In a world that teaches us to cling to what we love at all costs, there is an undeniable art to moving on - and it's one that we are constantly relearning. In this series of honest and poignant essays, Heidi Priebe explores the harsh...

Winner of the 2015 RBC Taylor Prize Winner of the 2016 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award After almost twenty years of caring for elderly parents—first for their senile father, and then for their cantankerous ninety-three-year-old mother—author Plum Johnson and her three younger brothers...

From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley...

A New Resource for Those Experiencing Loss With It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides—as both a therapist and as a woman who...

National Book Award, Nonfiction, 2005"Life changes fast....You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends." These were among the first words Joan Didion wrote in January 2004. Her daughter was lying unconscious in an intensive care unit, a victim of pneumonia and septic shock. Her husband...

A warm, heartfelt memoir of family, loss, and a house jam-packed with decades of goods and memories. After almost 20 years of caring for elderly parents - first for their senile father and then for their cantankerous 93-year-old mother - author Plum Johnson and her three younger brothers have...

The original, official, bestselling guide to Swedish death cleaning—a charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life. In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death”...

An explosive, heartbreaking memoir from the widow of Mark Madoff and daughter-in-law of Bernard Madoff, the first genuine inside story from a family member who has lived through- and survived-both the public crisis and her own deeply personal tragedy. When the news of Bernard Madoff 's Ponzi...

Worship leader and recording artist Laura Story's life took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Their lives would never be the same. Yes, with God all things are possible. But the devastating news was that no cure existed to restore Martin's short-term...

From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life....

Hope and healing for a profoundly fractured world—a pathway home to the brightness, pains, and gifts of being alive The bestselling book on grief and loss from psychotherapist Francis Weller: “One of the best books on grief I have ever read. … It helped me turn to and understand my grief...

NPR SciFri Book Club Pick Next Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022" Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022 A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love...

A courageous, life-changing memoir that teaches us to apply the lessons learned by those nearing their death to our own life....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients’ final moments in this “brilliant” (Zibby Owens, Good Morning America) memoir. “This extraordinary book helps...

Are you struggling with the grief of losing a loved one? Feeling lost and alone, as if the world has shifted beneath your feet? I Didn't Get to Say Goodbye: Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One is a compassionate guide designed to help you through this challenging time.

The award-winning, New York Times bestselling international sensation hailed as an “instant classic” (Dwight Garner). One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century One of Kirkus Reviews’s Best Books of the 21st Century One of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best...

The Spiritual Journey of Grief A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis’s honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. Written after his wife’s tragic death as a way of surviving the “mad midnight moments,” A Grief Observed is an unflinchingly...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A Time Best Memoir of 2025 · Named a Best Book of 2025 by NPR, People, Air Mail, Bookreporter, and Publishers Weekly “Brooks...

Are you experiencing physical or emotional symptoms that no one is able to explain? If so, you may be suffering a traumatic reaction to a past event, teaches Dr. Peter A. Levine. Medical researchers have known for decades that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often endure...

NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns written by the author of #1 bestseller Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns. For more than a decade...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Yogi, mystic, and bestselling author Sadhguru provides a deeper understanding of death so that we can live more fulfilling lives. Death is an inevitable part of our lives, yet most societies have struggled to come to terms with it. Today, we continue to grapple with the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER We all fear that the depression will never lift, the disappointment will never stop, the pain will never leave. Here in the pits, surrounded by steep walls, we wonder if our gray skies will ever brighten. Though these unprecedented and challenging times may bring a load...

Read by the author. "Vulnerable and slyly funny."--Publishers Weekly "You're doing so well," they tell you. "You're so strong." Meanwhile, you're standing in the middle of your living room, staring at a mountain of grown-man Legos, wondering if it's disrespectful to donate them or insane to keep...

A powerful memoir about one young woman's survival against the odds, and how the love of her mother saved her. When the White Island volcano erupted in New Zealand in 2019, it shattered the lives of Stephanie and Marie Browitt. Stephanie, just 23 years old, suffered horrific burns to 70 per cent...

Most people don’t know how to have a “good death”—but Jane Callahan does. By day, Jane is a corporate marketer and mom, but by nights and weekends, she works with the almost-dead. As an end-of-life doula, she helps the terminally ill prepare for their imminent demise. And it has revealed invaluable truths about this temporary status called life.

Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery, from someone who lived through the Whakaari White Island volcanic eruption. ""I heard someone say, 'Wow!' And someone else exclaimed, 'Look at that!' I had my back to the crater...

It's easy to become overwhelmed by anxiety, loss, or disappointment, to think that your story is unravelling. What if your pain isn't pointless? What if God is just beginning to weave your new story through a challenging season? In The Fabric of Hope, Kirby Kelly invites you into a deeply honest...

¿Cómo aprender a vivir tras la pérdida de un ser querido? ¿Cómo afrontar el día después, las primeras Navidades o los aniversarios? ¿Qué hacer con su ropa, su olor y sus recuerdos? ¿Es posible volver a ser feliz? Después del best seller El humor de mi vida, Paz Padilla regresa para...

My family's story of healing, hope and living life in colour - a stunningly moving and uplifting memoir of love, loss and transformation, and navigating unimaginable heartbreak through parenting, work and life by the Brisbane media star and 35-year radio veteran In the wild, flamingos transform...

Te enseñaron a ser fuerte. A seguir. A no detenerte demasiado. Pero nadie te preparó para el momento en que el mundo se detiene, y tú te quedas de pie frente a una ausencia que lo ocupa todo. El duelo no es debilidad. No es enfermedad. No es algo que se "supera" en un tiempo determinado con la actitud correcta. El duelo es el precio del amor, y merece ser acompañado con la misma profundidad con que fue vivido. MI DUELO, MI CAMINO es el libro que necesitas ahora mismo: si estás atravesando una pérdida, si acompañas a alguien en la suya, o si eres un profesional de la salud que sabe ...

Two men. One river. A lifetime of grief neither can name. A retired doctor wakes beside a river he can't remember driving to. His camp is stocked. The fish are always biting. The fire catches on the first match. And he can't remember anything before the water. Then a younger man stumbles out of the trees — loud, warm, with trembling hands and a laugh that fills the whole valley. He doesn't remember how he got here either. Night after night, they trade stories by the fire. A tobacco harvest in Kentucky. A wife in red shoes. A daughter who said pasketti. A patient who died on the table and ...

Casey needs a family of her own: the joys and the sorrows, people who love her, and a place she belongs—what Zorba the Greek called “the full catastrophe”—and she’s determined to make it happen. Adrift in the world after losing her father to a heart attack when she was eleven and her mother to cancer soon after, the death of her only sibling eight years later strengthens her resolve.

Between Laughter and Loss by A.G. Riley is a story of love, courage, and the unbreakable bond between sisters. When Theresa, full of wit and fire, was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, she chose to live her final year out loud, surrounded by family, laughter, and the small joys that made life worth holding onto. Her younger sister, Annette, became her caretaker and constant companion, walking beside her through hospital rooms, quiet nights, and moments of light that shone even brighter against the darkness.

No todo se supera. No todo se cierra. No todo se va. Hay cosas que quedan. Personas. Historias. Versiones tuyas que ya no existen… pero siguen dentro. Este libro no viene a decirte que “todo pasa”. Viene a acompañarte en eso que no pasó. En las ausencias que todavía pesan. En los recuerdos que vuelven sin aviso. En ese intento silencioso de seguir, incluso cuando algo adentro ya cambió para siempre. “Lo que no se va” es un espacio íntimo, honesto y sin frases vacías, para quienes aprendieron que el tiempo no cura todo… pero igual siguen. Porque seguir no siempre es sanar. ...

Seit vielen Jahren begleitet Diane Button als Sterbebegleiterin Menschen in ihrer letzten Lebensphase – sie sitzt bei ihnen am Bett, regelt mit ihnen die wichtigen Dinge und unterhält sich über das Leben, das nun hinter ihnen liegt. Was sie von den Sterbenden erfährt, birgt in sich einen Schatz an berührenden Einsichten darüber, was ein »gutes Leben« ausmacht. Denn oft werden sie uns erst im Rückblick bewusst: die Momente, Dinge und Entscheidungen, durch die wir wahres Glück und tiefe Erfüllung empfunden haben. Diane Button öffnet uns die Augen für das, was wirklich zählt.

Homeless, running from a violent partner, and battling suicidal depression, she found herself sitting by a river holding a bottle of pills in one hand and a bottle of red wine to wash them down in the other. Out of the twilight sky a majestic blue heron circled and landed just a few feet away. Something in the heron's piercing eyes caused her to stop swallowing the pills. In that moment, she realized that there was just too much beauty and magic in the world to give up. Thus began a decades-long quest to understand how wondrous encounters can spark healing from trauma and grief.

You didn’t pick up this book just to understand grief. You picked it up because something still hasn’t shifted. You’ve tried to cope. You’ve given it time. You’ve told yourself you should be doing better by now. And yet… The pain still returns The thoughts don’t really stop A part of you still feels stuck in it So you start asking yourself: Why am I still here? Why does this keep repeating? What am I missing? You’re not the only one. Many women go through this exact experience— doing everything they can to move forward, while something deeper remains unchanged. Not because...

Cuando alguien que amas entra en la UCI, todo cambia en minutos. Las decisiones son rápidas. El lenguaje es técnico. Las consecuencias son reales. Y la mayoría de las familias no están preparadas. Este libro fue escrito para ese momento. Explica, de forma clara y directa, cómo funciona realmente una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos. Qué significan los monitores. Qué hacen los ventiladores. Cómo se toman las decisiones. Quién está realmente a cargo del cuidado. Y qué preguntas debes hacer cuando cada minuto importa. También aborda lo que pocos explican: La recuperación después de ...

You are never as alone as you feel. In her memoir, Because “I AM”, Maribel Del Valle-Berdiel traces the quiet, persistent presence of God through the chapters of her life she once believed were beyond repair. From the heavy silence of grief to the unexpected bursts of joy, she offers an unfiltered look at what it means to trust God when life breaks you open in ways you never imagined. A profound part of Maribel’s story includes her medical menopause journey — a journey initiated by a total hysterectomy.

What do you do when life does not play fair? When good people suffer. When doing everything right still leads to loss. When the world stops making sense. This is the question most books avoid. Why do bad things happen to good people? This book does not offer clichés. It does not rely on empty reassurance or easy answers. It takes an honest, grounded look at one of the most difficult questions a person can ask. Inside, you will find a clear and structured exploration of what is actually happening beneath the surface of life: Why the idea that life keeps score is flawed How randomness and ...

Terminally Smiling is a luminous, soul-baring memoir from singer-songwriter and storyteller Cinder Shine Ernst, who knows firsthand how to live with beauty and bravery in the face of cancer, chronic illness, grief, and uncertainty. This is not a book about pretending things are okay. It’s about how to sing anyway. Through poetic prose, deeply personal stories, and original songs woven throughout the narrative, Cinder invites listeners into her world, a place where rainbow resilience meets raw truth, and where hope doesn’t require a cure to be real.

When someone you love is in the ICU, everything changes at once. You are suddenly surrounded by machines, alarms, unfamiliar language, and urgent decisions no family feels prepared to make. You are expected to understand ventilators, sedation, dialysis, code status, infection, prognosis, and legal documents while running on fear, exhaustion, and fragments of information. ICU Family Resource was written to change that. This is a practical, plain-English guide for families facing critical illness in real time. It explains what an ICU actually is, who is making decisions, what the machines and...

After unimaginable loss, Jose Saenz found himself searching for answers, longing for peace, and desperate to feel joy again. One night, his prayer for understanding was answered in a way he could never have predicted — through a vivid, extraordinary dream that felt more real than waking life.

Grief is universal—but it’s also deeply misunderstood. Too often, those who are grieving are left feeling isolated, hurt by clichés, or silenced by the discomfort of others. This book gives voice to those living with loss and reveals what they truly want family, friends, and caregivers to understand. With honesty and compassion, this medical doctor offers a road map for anyone who longs to be more present, supportive, and helpful—but doesn’t know what to say or do.

I wish everything was black and white. I was a regular college student. College was supposed to be predictable, challenging yet carefree, "the best four years of my life." All of that came to a screeching halt. After suddenly losing a friend to suicide, my world turned upside down. I didn't know what to feel. I felt nothing and I felt everything. I wanted my thoughts to be clear: black and white. But no. It was all just grey. Grey Thoughts is an honest retelling of my college experience, the decline of my mental health during my grief, and my efforts to find something to live for.

Not a Cinderella Story is a raw, deeply moving memoir that takes listeners on an emotional journey through the life-altering experience of love, unexpected loss, and the quest to regain faith and find healing. It is a story of how a vibrant young woman found herself living a love story straight out of a fairy tale, only to face the unimaginable when her husband becomes ill and passes away, leaving her to navigate the harsh realities of widowhood at a young age.

Have you lost a beloved pet and feel like the world kept moving while yours quietly changed? Are waves of grief, guilt, or sudden memories catching you off guard? Or maybe you’re carrying this loss quietly, wishing someone understood how deep this bond truly was. This audiobook is a gentle companion for the path of pet loss. Narrated with warmth and steady reassurance, each chapter offers emotional clarity and grounded support to help you move through grief at your own pace - without pressure to “move on” or be anywhere other than where you are.