The most popular death & grief books of 2022

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 2022.

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Full Flight
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Full Flight

Ashley Schumacher

Published 2022

320 pages

Think of Me
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Think of Me

Frances Liardet

Published 2022

384 pages

Life Is Hard
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Life Is Hard

Kieran Setiya

Published 2022

288 pages

Hope and Glory
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Hope and Glory

Jendella Benson

Published 2022

390 pages

Say Yes
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Say Yes

Scott Erickson

2022 · 2026 edition

224 pages

Boy Friends
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Boy Friends

Michael Pedersen

Published 2022

223 pages

The Other Ones
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The Other Ones

Fran Hart

2022 · 2024 edition

320 pages

The Elephant Girl
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The Elephant Girl

James Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku, Sophia Krevoy

Published 2022

272 pages