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Literature for Loss Books, Poems, & Journals That Support Grief

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ADULTS

Books (Self-Help, Educational)

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I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: surviving, coping & healing after the sudden death of a loved one.

Brook Noel & Pamela D. Blair

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The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss

George A. Bonanno PhD

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The Grieving Brain- The Surprising Science Of How We Learn From Love And Loss

Mary-Frances O’Connor

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It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand

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How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies

Therese A. Rando

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Bearing the Unbearable
Joanne Cacciatore

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Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse

Gary Roe

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Comfort for Grieving Hearts
Gary Roe

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A Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children

Phyllis R. Silverman

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Through A Child’s Eyes

Karen Longstreth

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Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child

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The Unspeakable Loss: How Do You Live After a Child Dies?

Memoirs, Poetry, & Journals

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The Year of Magical Thinking

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Traveling with Ghosts: A Memoir

Shannon Leone Fowler

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Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir

Tre Miller Rodriguez

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From Scratch

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Hot Young Widows Club

Nora McInerny

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The Empty Room (Sibling Loss)

Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn

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I Look To The Mourning Sky: Poems & Writing Prompts for the Grieving Heart

Liz Newman

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Bleed Them Dry, Smoke & Stars, When Bones Bloom, We Are Carried, Loving The Gone(Poetry)

Sara Rian

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Creative Ways to Grieve Journal

Y.Y. Chan

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Hardcore Grief Recovery: An Honest Guide to Getting through Grief (Journal)

Steve Case

CHILDREN

Books, Journals, & Workbooks

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The Invisible String
Patrice Karst

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When Dinosaurs DieLaurie Krasny Brown

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The Memory Box
Joanna Rowland

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Eddies Brave Journey
Randi Pearlman Wolfson

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Can You Hear Me Daddy?
Y.Y. Chan

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My Forever Guardian
Kristina Jones

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A Stopwatch From Grampa
Loretta Garbutt

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Why Do We Cry?
Fran Pintadera

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The Cardinal's Gift: A True Story of Finding Hope in Grief
Carole Heaney

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Why Do I Feel So Sad?: A Grief Book for Children
Tracy Lambert-Prater LPC

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Cinnamon Roll Sunday (Anticipatory Grief)
Jennifer L. Allen

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Can You Hear Me? Hope After Loss (Ages 10+)
Y.Y. Chan

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How I Feel: Grief Journal
for Kids
Mia Roldan

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The Grief Bubble(Grief Workbook)
Kerry DeBay

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