Category Archives: Lending Insight

Ann Napolitano’s novel “Dear Edward” delicately navigates the terrain between hope and heartache. The story follows 12-year-old Edward Adler, the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash, as he attempts to rebuild his life after the unimaginable loss of his … Continue reading →

All people have a story to tell, whether they know it or not: This is the premise of “The Book That Wrote Me: 8 Steps to Remember, Recreate, and Liberate Your Life.” The authors walk their readers (and soon-to-be authors) … Continue reading →

Best-selling author, Kris Carr’s book, “I’m Not a Mourning Person” is a hybrid of a few genres. Part memoir, part grief guide and part self-help book, Carr explores her own experience with grief and relays the lessons she learned along … Continue reading →

“Tuesday” may be one of the most original and strangest movies ever made about death. In fact, Death is one of the co-stars, anthropomorphized as a talking, size-shifting macaw that dispatches souls with the sweep of its wing.

Ever since I accidentally stumbled across Calendar Girls, the 2003 British comedy starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, it’s been a staple in my comfort-viewing catalog. The movie manages to deftly portray how death and grief can rock a small … Continue reading →