Recs if you like Grief Is for People...

Books about death, dying, grief and what remains.

Books that tackle death and dying.

Books that centre grief, funerals, deathcare, or embalming. Always appreciate recs — especially for fiction and funeral home settings.

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.

A lot of these are general, but I am focused on finding books on sibling loss and suicide bereavement or compounded grief. I am compiling what have read (not much yet), but also recs that I want to look into. I would love to hear suggestions (a lot of this is the result of snooping though maybe too many forums and blogs, so anyone else with insight would be lovely)!

emotionally resonant and impactful reads that will make you feel all of the feels (and, if you're like me, cry).

books i've read to process the loss of a loved one (and found helpful, meaningful, or valuable)

This collection of memoirs all center around grief after losing a loved one and the complex ways it manifests.

Sharp, funny and sometimes disastrously intimate essays from writers with a story to tell.

For the people who learned to carry grief quietly. For the ones who show up, smile, and keep functioning, even when their hearts are heavy.

I've listened to every episode of the Book Riot Podcast post-2021. Below are Rebecca & Jeff’s recurring faves, or books that I just associate with them through osmosis. Disclaimer: this list starts once you’ve read the complete works of Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead, Zadie Smith, Kazuo Ishiguro, Percival Everett, and, of course, Marilynne Robinson.