Book cover of The Mourner's Bestiary

Book description

A critically-acclaimed literary memoir braiding together environmental research and the personal journey of generational healing, grief, and chronic illness.

"Caffall brilliantly parallels her family’s suffering with large-scale ecological upheaval, maintaining a flicker of hope for the future in both cases. This deserves a wide readership." Publisher's Weekly Starred Review

Author…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked The Mourner's Bestiary as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The book's premise was one I thought I wouldn't be interested in, but boy was I wrong: the author meshed two subjects with compelling drive and instinct. Beautifully conceived and written, it was one of the most moving books I read this year.

If you love The Mourner's Bestiary...

Ad

Book cover of The Regolith Temple

The Regolith Temple by Roxana Arama,

An ancient Roman temple terraforming Mars. An android longing for his human wife. Will their epic clash bring Earth to its knees?

Android Y1 is heartbroken. He was once a neuroscientist who uploaded his own brain to study it. Now he hates watching his human self take his wife and…

Want books like The Mourner's Bestiary?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 2 books like The Mourner's Bestiary.

Browse books like The Mourner's Bestiary

Share your top 3 reads of 2025!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,277

readers submitted
so far, will you?