Book List

Books are a great way to help understand and process grief.

Here is a comprehensive list of books that I regularly recommend to clients to help them in their healing.

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Books for Grieving Adults

A Grief Observed
By C. S. Lewis
ABCs of Healthy Grieving
By Harold Ivan Smith
When Breath Becomes Air
By Kalanithi, Paul
Grief Is Love: Living with Loss
By Lee, Marisa Renee

Death of a Parent

On Grieving the Death of a Father
By Smith, Harold Ivan
Grieving the Death of a Mother
By Smith, Harold Ivan
Finding your Way After Your Parent Dies
By Gilbert, Richard B, Sims, Darcie D

Spouse Loss

The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life
By Rosenstein, Donald, Yopp, Justin
Getting to the Other Side of Grief: Overcoming the Loss of a Spouse
By Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge R.N., Ed.D, De Vries, Robert C.

Suicide

Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One
By Ann Smolin, John Guinan
Why People Die by Suicide
By Joiner, Thomas

Sibling Death

Grief Diaries: Surviving Loss of a Sibling
By Cheldelin Fell, Lynda, Bastone, Christine
The Empty Room: Understanding Sibling Loss
By DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth

Death of a Twin

Living Without Your Twin
By Betty Jean Case

Loss of a Child

Beyond Tears: Living After Losing a Child, Revised Edition
By Ellen Mitchell, Rita Volpe, Ariella Long, Phyllis Levine, Madeline Perri Kasden, Barbara Goldstein, Barbara Eisenberg, Lorenza Colletti, Audrey Cohen, Carol Barkin

Friend Loss

Grieving the Death of a Friend
By Smith, Harold Ivan

Death of a Co-Worker

Pet Loss

Grieving the Death of a Pet
By Carmack, Betty J.

Teen Grief

Books for Grieving Children

Grandma is a Star
By Carvalho, Ligia
The Goodbye Boat
By Joslin, Mary
The Memory Tree
By Teckentrup, Britta
I’ll Say Goodbye
By Zollman, Pam
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss
By Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen
My Superhero Grandpa
By McAvoy, Michele
Always and Forever
By Alan Durant,Alan Durant
Grandpa's Boat
By Catchpool, Michael
The Copper Tree
By Robinson, Hilary
Up in Heaven
By Clark, Emma Chichester
When Grandpa Goes To Heaven
By Russel, Jayna, Silva, Bianca