Recommended Books

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