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Top Books for Navigating Grief and Loss

"At one point or another, every one of us will be dealt a terrible loss, and how we navigate our grief is both a personal and universal topic.
To serve as a resource for anyone going through a difficult time, we've gathered the following nonfiction book selections, ranging from heart-breaking-yet-hopeful memoirs to sage advice from experts. These books offer solace, shared experiences, and even a bit of humor."
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The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
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Joan Didion
A Grief Observed (C. S. Lewis)
A Grief Observed
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C. S. Lewis
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
3
Michelle Zauner
Notes on Grief (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Notes on Grief
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Widowish (Melissa Gould)
Widowish
5
Melissa Gould
In Love (Amy Bloom)
In Love
6
Amy Bloom
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
7
Paul Kalanithi
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
8
Helen MacDonald
Being Mortal (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal
9
Atul Gawande
On Grief and Grieving (Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler)
On Grief and Grieving
10
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler
A Heart That Works (Rob Delaney)
A Heart That Works
11
Rob Delaney
Lost & Found (Kathryn Schulz)
Lost & Found
12
Kathryn Schulz
No Happy Endings (Nora McInerny)
No Happy Endings
13
Nora McInerny
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
14
Lori Gottlieb
Traveling With Ghosts (Shannon Leone Fowler)
Traveling With Ghosts
15
Shannon Leone Fowler
Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies That I've Loved (Kate Bowler)
Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies That I've Loved
16
Kate Bowler
What We Wish Were True (Tallu Schuyler Quinn)
What We Wish Were True
17
Tallu Schuyler Quinn
Late Migrations (Margaret Renkl)
Late Migrations
18
Margaret Renkl
Black Widow (Leslie Gray Streeter)
Black Widow
19
Leslie Gray Streeter
Once More We Saw Stars (Jayson Greene)
Once More We Saw Stars
20
Jayson Greene
The Madness of Grief (Richard Coles)
The Madness of Grief
21
Richard Coles
The Other Side of Sadness (George A.Bonanno)
The Other Side of Sadness
22
George A.Bonanno
How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies (Therese A.Rando)
How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies
23
Therese A.Rando
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief (Joanne Cacciatore)
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
24
Joanne Cacciatore
Option B (Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant)
Option B
25
Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand (Megan Devine)
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
26
Megan Devine
When Bad Things Happen to Good People (Harold S. Kushner)
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
27
Harold S. Kushner
The Beauty of What Remains (Steve Leder)
The Beauty of What Remains
28
Steve Leder
Grieving While Black: An Antiracist Take on Oppression and Sorrow (Breeshia Wade)
Grieving While Black: An Antiracist Take on Oppression and Sorrow
29
Breeshia Wade
Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief (David Kessler)
Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
30
David Kessler
The Grieving Brain (Mary-Frances O'Connor)
The Grieving Brain
31
Mary-Frances O'Connor
The Art of Losing It (Rosemary Keevil)
The Art of Losing It
32
Rosemary Keevil
Opening to Grief (Claire B.Willis)
Opening to Grief
33
Claire B.Willis
The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival From the Front Lines of Grief (Nora McInerny Purmort)
The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival From the Front Lines of Grief
34
Nora McInerny Purmort
From Here to Eternity (Caitlin Doughty)
From Here to Eternity
35
Caitlin Doughty
The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America (Ann Neumann)
The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America
36
Ann Neumann
Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving (Julia Samuel)
Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving
37
Julia Samuel
Tiny Beautiful Things Advice From Dear Sugar (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things Advice From Dear Sugar
38
Cheryl Strayed
When Things Fall Apart (Pema Chödrön)
When Things Fall Apart
39
Pema Chödrön
Grief Is Love (Marisa Renee Lee)
Grief Is Love
40
Marisa Renee Lee
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