Death Positivity
Death will unfailingly find every person to have ever lived, yet is treated as a taboo topic in some cultures, causing extreme, pervasive anxiety. This nonfiction list aims to broaden understanding of this inevitability, both to hopefully negate some of the anxiety as well as satisfy some of our more morbid curiosities. It also aims to show that death is another, still useful, stage in the life cycle, aiding those that remain by helping to advance medicine, solve crimes, or understand art.






Morbid Curiosity
Nonfiction books to explore your morbid curiosity. Topics include death, pathogens, the paranormal, and more.
Check out my list horror nonfiction for books about horror media.






The Dark, Niche, and Weird Side of History
For when you want something more ominous, macabre, or mysterious in taste that also centers on a deeply specific subject. Ranging from the occult to the supernatural to just plain weird and interesting. Expand your knowledge by reading these narrow glimpses into the past.






so you want to know about dead bodies
how we keep them, how they happen, how they taste, how we think about them, and everything else in-between






there are two certainties in life
and this list is not books about taxes.
non-fic about the end and after. taking any suggestions, as always!






did you know...
no? well, now you do Books about [niche subject] or [not so niche subject] that spam from the mysterious and the macabre to the weird and unsettling to just interesting and fun






Memento Mori
Remember you must die. Demystify the taboo surrounding mortality and promote ‘death positivity’. Learn to value life and living intentionally.






Microhistories
Books about one very specific thing throughout history (feel free to leave recs in the comments :) )





