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A Monster Calls
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A Monster Calls

By Patrick Ness , Siobhan Dowd , Jim Kay (illustrator)

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The Goldfinch
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The Goldfinch

By Donna Tartt ,

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The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
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The Worm at the Core

By Sheldon Solomon , Jeff Greenberg , Tom Pyszczynski

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The One-In-A-Million Boy
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The One-In-A-Million Boy

By Monica Wood ,

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With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial
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With the End in Mind

By Kathryn Mannix ,

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It's Ok That You're Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
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It's Ok That You're Not Ok

By Megan Devine ,

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Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Healing the Impact of Loss
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Anxiety

By Claire Bidwell Smith ,

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Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength and Embracing Life After a Loss That Changes Everything
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Resilient Grieving

By Lucy Hone ,

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Ida, Always
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Ida, Always

By Caron Lewis , Charles Santoso (illustrator) ,

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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
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Option B

By Sheryl Sandberg , Adam Grant ,

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Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving
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Grief Works

By Julia Samuel ,

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Dog Songs: Poems
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Dog Songs

By Mary Oliver ,

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The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole
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The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole

By Michelle Cuevas ,

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Grandad's Island
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Grandad's Island

By Benji Davies ,

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The Long Take: A Noir Narrative
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The Long Take

By Robin Robertson ,

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Descent
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Descent

By Tim Johnston ,

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Cry, Heart, But Never Break
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Cry, Heart, But Never Break

By Glenn Ringtved , Charlotte Pardi (illustrator) , Robert Moulthrop (translator)

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Blue Nights
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Blue Nights

By Joan Didion ,

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Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
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Bearing the Unbearable

By Joanne Cacciatore ,

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Happiness
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Happiness

By Aminatta Forna ,

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The Choices We Make
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The Choices We Make

By Karma Brown ,

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The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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The Slow Regard of Silent Things

By Patrick Rothfuss ,

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The Rules Do Not Apply
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The Rules Do Not Apply

By Ariel Levy ,

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Everyday Madness: On Grief, Anger, Loss and Love
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Everyday Madness

By Lisa Appignanesi ,

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A Fortune for Your Disaster
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A Fortune for Your Disaster

By Hanif Abdurraqib ,

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The Light of the World: A Memoir
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The Light of the World

By Elizabeth Alexander ,

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The Sun Still Rises: Surviving and Thriving After Grief and Loss
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The Sun Still Rises

By Shawn Doyle ,

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Just So Happens
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Just So Happens

By Fumio Obata ,

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The Loss of a Pet: A Guide to Coping with the Grieving Process When a Pet Dies
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The Loss of a Pet

By Wallace Sife ,

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Trompe L’oeil
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Trompe L’oeil

By Nancy Reisman ,

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Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie
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Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

By Julie Sternberg , Matthew Cordell (illustrator) ,

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The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book about Living
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The Four Things That Matter Most

By Ira Byock ,

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Curveball
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Curveball

By Jeremy Sorese ,

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The Wendy Project
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The Wendy Project

By Melissa Jane Osborne , Veronica Fish (illustrator) ,

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The Obituary Writer
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The Obituary Writer

By Ann Hood ,

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A Sand Book
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A Sand Book

By Ariana Reines ,

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Book of Hours: Poems
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Book of Hours

By Kevin Young ,

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Telling the Bees
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Telling the Bees

By Peggy Hesketh ,

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Traveling with Ghosts: A Memoir
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Traveling with Ghosts

By Shannon Leone Fowler ,

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Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir
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Once More We Saw Stars

By Jayson Greene ,

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Tell the Wolves I'm Home
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home

By Carol Rifka Brunt ,

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When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back
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When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back

By Naja Marie Aidt , Denise Newman (translator) ,

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Flea Circus: A Brief Bestiary of Grief
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Flea Circus

By Mandy Keifetz ,

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Heartbreak: New Approaches to Healing - Recovering from Lost Love and Mourning
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Heartbreak

By Ginette Paris ,

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The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith
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The Grief Recovery Handbook

By John W. James , Russell Friedman ,

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Sisters' Entrance
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Sisters' Entrance

By Emtithal Mahmoud ,

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All the Ghosts in the Machine: The Digital Afterlife of your Personal Data
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All the Ghosts in the Machine

By Elaine Kasket ,

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Essential Bukowski: Poetry
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Essential Bukowski

By Charles Bukowski , Abel Debritto (editor) ,

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Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go
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Holding Space

By Amy Wright Glenn ,

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The Widows' Handbook
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The Widows' Handbook

By Lise Menn (editor) , Jacqueline Lapidus (editor) , Ruth Bader Ginsburg (foreword)

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