The most popular death & grief books of 2025

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 2025.

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The Last Poem
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The Last Poem

Courtney Peppernell

2025 · 2026 edition

400 pages

A Better Ending
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A Better Ending

James Whitfield Thomson

Published 2025

304 pages

Dust
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Dust

L. A. Warman

Published 2025

136 pages