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 Reading about grief can help you to understand what you are going through and insure that you are not alone. It can also help you to develop ways to take care of yourself as you navigate this powerful experience. There have been a vast array of books written on the subject. We encourage you to explore them and find the ones that speak to you. Here is a list to start with. Some can be found on audio tape as well. Many families have reported them to be helpful.
General Grief
When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold S. Kushner
Thoughts for the Lonely Nights, by Doug Manning
Seven Choices, by Elizabeth Harper Neeld, Ph.D.
The Soul in Grief, by Robert Romanyshyn
Tear Soup, by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen
Good Grief, by Granger E. Westberg
A Time To Grieve, by Carol Staudacher
Grief and Spirituality
Tracks of a Fellow Struggler, by John Claypool
Living with Loss, Healing with Hope: A Jewish Perspective, by Rabbi Dr. Earl Grollman
A Grace Disguised, by Gerald Sittser
If God Is So Good, Why Do I Hurt So Bad?, by David Biebel
Loss of a Spouse
Widowed, by Dr. Joyce Brothers
Ghost Rider, by Neil Pearls
The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion
Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies, Marla Felber
Epilogue- A Memoir, by Anne Roiphe
Loss of a Child
The Disappearance, by Genevieve Jurgensen
A Broken Heart Still Beats, by Anne McCracken and Mary Semel
Finding Hope When a Child Dies, by Sukie Miller, Ph.D.
The Bereaved Parent, by Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered A Miscarriage, Stillborn or Tubal
Pregnancy, by Pamela W. Vredvelt
The Grieving Garden, by Suzanne Redfern & Susan Gilbert
Loss of a Parent
Midlife Orphan, by Jane Brooks
Motherless Daughters, by Hope Edelman
Finding Your Way After Your Parent Dies, by Richard Gilbert
Friends Helping Friends
The Last Thing We Talk About, by Joseph Bayly
When Your Friend is Grieving, by Paula D’Arcy
Don’t Ask for the Dead Man’s Golf Clubs, by Lynn Kelly
Healing Conversations: What To Say When You Don’t Know What To Say, by Nance Gullmartin
Men and Grief
Swallowed by a Snake, by Thomas R. Golden
Men’s Secret Wars, by Patrick A. Means
Dealing with Suicide
My Son…My Son: A Guide to Healing After a Suicide in the Family, by Iris Bolton and Curtis Mitchell
Restore My Soul, by Lorraine Peterson
The Empty Chair, by Beryl Glover
Helping Children with Grief
Talking About Death, by Earl Grollman
Part of Me Died, Too, by Virginia Lynn Fry
Books for Children and Teenagers
The Hurt, by Teddi Doleski
The Next Place, by Hanson
Daddy’s Chair, by Sandy Lanton
Someone Special Died, by Joan Singleton Prestine
Fire In My Heart, Ice In My Veins, by Enid Traisman and Ben Sieff
Why Do People Die, by Cynthia MacGregor
What’s Heaven, by Maria Shriver
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