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 |