My favorite books about loss, written by writers and journalists:
Deraniyagala, Sonali. Wave. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2013.
Didion, Joan. The Year of Magical Thinking. New York: Random House, 2005.
Hirsch, Edward. Gabriel: A Poem. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Lewis, C. S. A Grief Observed. London: Faber and Faber, 1961.
Madigan, Tim. I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers. Los Angeles: Ubuntu Press, 2012.
O’Rourke, Meghan. The Long Goodbye: A Memoir. New York: Riverhead Books, 2011.
Rehm, Diane. On My Own. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2016.
Rosenblatt, Roger. Kayak Morning. New York: Harper Collins, 2011.
Rosenblatt, Roger. Making Toast. New York: Harper Collins, 2010.
Simon, Scott. Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. New York: Flatiron Books, 2015.
Starr, Mirabai. Caravan of No Despair. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2015.
Strayed, Cheryl. Wild. New York: Vintage Books, 2013.