Below is a list of books that our bereavement staff recommends to assist in coping with the death of a loved one.
Author |
Title of Book |
Year |
| General | ||
| Attig, Thomas | How We Grieve: Relearning The World | 1996 |
| Cacciatore, Joanna | Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief | 2017 |
| Devine, Megan | It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand | 2017 |
| Fitzgerald, Helen | The Mourning Handbook | 1995 |
| Golden, Thomas | Swallowed By A Snake: The Gift Of The Masculine Side Of Healing | 1996 |
| Grollman, Earl | Living When A Loved One Has Died | 1995 |
| Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth & Kessler, David | On Grief & Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss | 2005 |
| Noel, Brook & Blair, Pamela | I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One | 2008 |
| Wolfelt, Alan | Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart | 2004 | Memoirs / Autobiographies |
| Albom, Mitch | Tuesdays With Morrie | 1997 |
| Didion, Joan | The Year Of Magical Thinking | 2007 |
| Lewis, C.S. | A Grief Observed | 1961 |
| Sittser, Gerald L. | A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss | 2004 | Daily Readings |
| Hickman, Martha | Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Though Grief | 1994 |
| Warner, Jan | Grief Day by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Losses | 2018 | Loss of Spouse/Partner |
| Ginsburg, Genevieve | Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life | 2004 |
| Knight, Kim | Widow’s Might: Embracing Life After the Death of Your Spouse | 2016 |
| Roe, Gary | Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart | 2019 |
| Wolfelt, Alan | Healing a Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies | 2003 | Loss of a Child |
| Bernstein, Judith | When the Bough Brakes: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter | 1998 |
| Farley, Kelly | Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back | 2012 |
| Mitchell, Ellen | Beyond Tears: Living After Losing A Child | 2009 |
| Sanders, Catherine | How To Survive The Loss Of A Child | 1998 | Loss of a Baby |
| Davis, Deborah | Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving The Death Of Your Baby | 2016 |
| Bigwarfe, Alexa | Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for Grieving Mothers | 2013 | Loss of a Parent |
| Akner, Lois | How to Survive The Loss Of A Parent: A Guide for Adults | 1994 |
| Jackson, Theresa | Loss of a Parent: Adult Grief When Parents Die | 2016 |
| Levy, Alexander | The Orphaned Adult | 2000 |
| Mallon, Elaine | Healing After the Loss of Your Mother | 2018 |
| Loss of a Sibling | ||
| Casey, Susan | Rock On: Mining for Joy in the Deep River of Sibling Grief | 2020 |
| Donnelly, Katherine | Recovering From the Loss Of A Sibling | 2015 |
| White, P. Gill | Sibling Grief: Healing After the Death of a Sister or Brother | 2008 |
| Wray, T.J. | Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies | 2003 |
| Suicide, Homicide, & Other Traumatic Loss | Armstrong, Courtney | Transforming Traumatic Grief: Six Steps to Move from Grief to Peace After the Sudden or Violent Death of a Loved One | 2011 | Cobain, Beverly & Larch, Jean | Dying To Be Free: A Healing Guide For Families After A Suicide | 2005 | Fine, Carla | No Time To Say Goodbye | 1999 | Hsu, Albert | Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One’s Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope | 2017 | Lord, Janice Harris | No Time For Goodbyes: Coping with Sorrow, Anger, and Injustice After a Tragic Death, 7th ed. | 2014 |