BECAUSE LIFE GETS RAGGEDY
books on navigating grief and loss
A crowdsourced selection of books on coping, thriving, and finding joy in the worst of times
More from the griefKit:
A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow
The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski
Heaven’s Coast by Mark Doty
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Gone from My Sight: The Dying Experience by Barbara Karnes RN
Grief Is Love: Living with Loss by Marisa Renee Lee
I Sell Tomatoes, Inspiration and Consideration Before End-Of-Life by Michelle Angel
Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Grief Thoughts: Brief Anecdotes About Profound Loss by Issa M. Mas
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
James Baldwin, "Doom and glory of knowing who you are." LIFE
The Next Place by Warren Hanson
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
The Year of Miracles: Recipes About Love + Grief + Growing Things by Ella Risbridger
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Self-Care for Grief: 100 Practices for Healing During Times of Loss by Nneka M. Okona
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Peña Chodren
Yellow Tulips on a Cloudy Day: A Survivor's Journal by Christy Sims
Smell of Rain on Dust Grief & Praise by Martin Prechtel
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
The Light of the World by Dr. Elizabeth Alexander
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