death-positive reads for the morbidly curious
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last updated July, 2026
Disconnected from Death: The Evolution of Funerary Customs and the Unmasking of Death in America
April Slaughter
Funerals to Die For: The Craziest, Creepiest, and Most Bizarre Funeral Traditions and Practices Ever
Kathy Benjamin
The American Way of Death Revisited
Jessica Mitford
Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully
Julie McFadden
How to Die in the 21st Century: A whole new way to talk about death
Hannah Gould
Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death
Susana MonsĂł
Women and the Material Culture of Death
Beth Fowkes Tobin
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Manâs Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Seneca
Mortals: How the Fear of Death Changed Human Society
Rachel E. Menzies
Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses
Bess Lovejoy
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
Caitlin Doughty
My Parents Are Dead: What Now?: A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death
BECKY ROBISON
Graveyards: A History of Living with the Dead
Professor Roger Luckhurst
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter
Margareta Magnusson
The Dying Body as a Lived Experience
Alan Blum
Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead
Cody J. Sanders
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies
Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death
Spencer Henry
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying
Sallie Tisdale
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Mary Roach
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