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📚 10 Must-Read Books About Grief and Loss | Book Recommendations 2025
Last year a lot of the books I read seemed to revolve in some way or other around the topic of grief. So today I'm coming to you with a reading list, not of traditional self help but instead examining the complex landscape of grief and loss through literature. This book recommendations list features thought-provoking works by acclaimed authors like Sally Rooney and Magda Szabo, blending both fiction and memoir that explore this difficult topic of grief with nuance and sensitivity.
I'm interested in reading about the raw, complex emotions that stem from loss and grief, from philosophical examinations of loss and identity to literary works that explore its darker, more nuanced aspects. If you have any books that you think fit my interests, please let me know in the comments below.
📚 Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:43 - Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
2:31 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
4:28 - Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
6:20 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
8:06 - Mongrel by Hanako Footman
10:17 - The Seas by Samantha Hunt
11:36 - Katalin Street by Magda Szabo
13:26 - The Yield by Tara June Winch
15:40 - Only Here Only Now by Tom Newlands
17:25 - Stay True by Hua Hsu
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📚 Books Mentioned (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571365463
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781408890967
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529017250
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781472157010
Mongrel by Hanako Footman
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781804440438
The Seas by Samantha Hunt
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781472154231
Katalin Street by Magda Szabo
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780857058478
The Yield by Tara June Winch
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008437114
Only Here Only Now by Tom Newlands
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781399607896
Stay True by Hua Hsu
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781035036370
📚 10 Must-Read Books About Grief and Loss | Book Recommendations 2025
Last year a lot of the books I read seemed to revolve in some way or other around the topic of grief. So today I'm coming to you with a reading list, not of traditional self help but instead examining the complex landscape of grief and loss through literature. This book recommendations list features thought-provoking works by acclaimed authors like Sally Rooney and Magda Szabo, blending both fiction and memoir that explore this difficult topic of grief with nuance and sensitivity.
I'm interested in reading about the raw, complex emotions that stem from loss and grief, from philosophical examinations of loss and identity to literary works that explore its darker, more nuanced aspects. If you have any books that you think fit my interests, please let me know in the comments below.
📚 Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:43 - Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
2:31 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
4:28 - Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
6:20 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
8:06 - Mongrel by Hanako Footman
10:17 - The Seas by Samantha Hunt
11:36 - Katalin Street by Magda Szabo
13:26 - The Yield by Tara June Winch
15:40 - Only Here Only Now by Tom Newlands
17:25 - Stay True by Hua Hsu
✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/roisinsreading
📚 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/roisinsreading
📚 For business inquiries: roisinsreading@gmail.com
📚 Books Mentioned (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571365463
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781408890967
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529017250
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781472157010
Mongrel by Hanako Footman
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781804440438
The Seas by Samantha Hunt
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781472154231
Katalin Street by Magda Szabo
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780857058478
The Yield by Tara June Winch
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008437114
Only Here Only Now by Tom Newlands
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781399607896
Stay True by Hua Hsu
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781035036370
