Recs if you like Notes on Grief...
African Literature
an engaging collection that captures the depth and diversity of African storytelling, blending tradition, history, and modern life through powerful voices.
Soul Crushing Books to Cry About for Years
Books that leave a lasting impression long after you’ve returned them to the shelf. Romance is not required to break your heart - this list also includes fantasy, fiction, and nonfiction compiled by my own heartbreak, friends, and social media recommendations to hurt your feelings. Happiness? Don’t know her, I need to call my therapist for a higher antidepressant dose. [Never take these away from me.]
If any of these novels or authors are problematic in any way please let me know.
On grief, grieving, and loss
Ongoing. Fiction and non-fiction exploration of grief: anticipatory, grieving death of a loved one (including pets), loosing pregnancy, etc, and how to live with it.
In Mourning
Stories for processing all types of grief
Voices from Africa 🌍📢
A non-exhaustive list of books from African authors to explore the richness of this literature / in english or in french
Memoirs about Grief
This collection of memoirs all center around grief after losing a loved one and the complex ways it manifests.
crying in the (book) club
stories about grief guaranteed to lock you up in your room with a tissue box (or toilet paper roll).
