Books to Help with Grief
UW Organ and Tissue Donation suggests the following books as helpful grief resources.
Books for Grieving Adults
| Title | Author |
| Good Grief | Reg Green |
|
Tear Soup |
Pat Schweibert |
| I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping, and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One | Brook Noel and Pamela Blair |
| Everyday Comfort Meditations for the Season of Grief | Randy Becton |
| Healing Your Grieving Heart 100 Practical Ideas | Alan Wolfelt |
| The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce and Other Losses | John W. James and Russell Friedman |
Books for Widows and Widowers
| Title | Author |
| Grief Expressed: When a Mate Dies | Marta Felber |
|
How to Survive the Loss of Love |
Melba Colgrove, Harold Bloomfield and Peter McWilliams |
| The Survival Guide for Widows | Betty Jane Wylie |
| Letters to My Husband | Fern Field Brooks |
| Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life | Genevieve Davis Ginsburg |
| Widow | Leslie Caine |
| Widowed | Dr. Joyce Brothers |
General Bereavement
| Title | Author |
| Comforting Those Who Grieve | Doug Manning |
|
Good Grief |
Granger Westberg |
| How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies | Teresa Rando |
| Living When a Loved One Has Died | Earl Grollman |
| Necessary Losses | Judith Viorst |
| Tear Soup: Recipes for Healing After the Loss | Schwiebert and Deklyen |
| Ten Good Questions about Life and Death | Christopher Belshaw |
Books for Suicide and Homicide Survivors
| Title | Author |
| After a Murder: A Workbook for Grieving Kids | Dougy Center |
|
Coming with Traumatic Death: Homicide |
Bob Baugher |
| Healing After the Suicide of A Loved One | Smolin and Guinana |
| Homicide Survivors: Misunderstood Grievers | Judie Bucholz |
|
Just Us |
Henry W. Jenkins |
|
Mourning after Suicide |
Lois A. Bloom |
| No Time for Goodbyes | Janice H. Lord |
| Standing in the Shadow: Help and Encouragement for Suicide Survivors | June Cerza Kolf |
| Suicide of a Child | Adina Wrobleski |
