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“Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” A Memoir by Roz Chast

Famed illustrator and cartoonist Roz Chast tackles, in this mainly graphic novel memoir, the challenging issues of taking care of and talking with aging parents about death and what their final wishes would be

Many people might recognize Roz Chast’s cartoons from the New Yorker, where they have appeared since 1978. Personally, my first recollection of her work has to do with one of my favorite books from childhood, Now Everybody Really Hates Me, … Continue reading

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”Unremarried Widow” by Artis Henderson

A young widow overcomes the challenges of grieving while learning to live without her love.

Falling in love is tough. You must open yourself up and allow yourself to be vulnerable for another person. But falling in love with someone who risks their life on a daily basis seems tougher—an experience recorded in Artis Henderson’s beautifully … Continue reading

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Kayak Morning by Roger Rosenblatt

Navigating grief through meditation… and kayaking.

In his 2010 memoir, Making Toast, Roger Rosenblatt tells his story about loss after losing his daughter, Amy, unexpectedly.  With a series of snippets similar to diary entries, Rosenblatt detailed his struggle with the aftermath and how he coped by … Continue reading

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“A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Dave Eggers

A Memoir of a Strange and Unique Life After the Loss of a Loved One

Through his popular memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, San Francisco author Dave Eggers chronicles his experience raising his younger brother Toph after the family loses each of their parents to cancer. The book is, indeed, at times heartbreaking … Continue reading

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I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl by Kelle Groom

A Memoir of Family, Death, Confusion, Grief, and Loss

Author Kelle Groom draws on her award-winning poetry-writing skills to craft this haunting memoir. With little concern for chronology or tense, she leads the reader through a story instead guided by a series of ideas – subjects meaningful for one … Continue reading

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“Imperfect Endings”, by Zoe Fitzgerald Carter

Zoe examines her life as she faces her mother's chosen death

Zoe Carter’s busy life on the West Coast with her husband and daughters and an unfinished mystery novel are put on hold when her glamorous and stubborn mother, Margaret, decides that it is time” to end things”. Margaret has been … Continue reading

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