The most popular death & grief books

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.

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The Power
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The Power

Naomi Alderman

2014 · 2023 edition

352 pages

Thunderhead
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Thunderhead

Neal Shusterman

Published 2018

504 pages

Stiff
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Stiff

Mary Roach, メアリー ローチ

2003 · 2021 edition

320 pages

In Her Shoes
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In Her Shoes

Jennifer Weiner

1999 · 2005 edition

537 pages

Being Mortal
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Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

2014 · 2022 edition

300 pages

Bag of Bones
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Bag of Bones

Stephen King

1998 · 2024 edition

660 pages

Inferno
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Inferno

Dante Alighieri

1882 · 2021 edition

282 pages

Leaving Time
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Leaving Time

Jodi Picoult

Published 2014

400 pages

Ordinary Grace
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Ordinary Grace

William Kent Krueger

Published 2013

320 pages

Love & Gelato
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Love & Gelato

Jenna Evans Welch

2016 · 2026 edition

416 pages

The Guardian
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The Guardian

Nicholas Sparks

2001 · 2026 edition

416 pages

Belladonna
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Belladonna

Adalyn Grace, Аделин Грейс

Published 2022

416 pages

Golden Girl
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Golden Girl

Elin Hilderbrand

Published 2021

384 pages