The most popular death & grief books of 2020

Books about death and grief keep you company in loss. They describe the days after someone dies, the strange year that follows, and how people slowly learn to carry what cannot be fixed. You will find novels, memoirs and gentle guides here, written by people who have been through it. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Dear Life
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Dear Life

Rachel Clarke

Published 2020

352 pages

Smacked
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Smacked

Eilene Zimmerman

Published 2020

244 pages

The Bridge
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The Bridge

Bill Konigsberg

2020 · 2021 edition

400 pages

Just Breathe
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Just Breathe

Cammie McGovern

2020 · 2021 edition

368 pages

I'll Fly Away
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I'll Fly Away

Rudy Francisco

Published 2020

124 pages

Turtle Boy
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Turtle Boy

M. Evan Wolkenstein

2020 · 2021 edition

400 pages

You're Next
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You're Next

Kylie Schachte

Published 2020

464 pages