Death & Dying
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Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World
$35.00 Add to cartA riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millennia–and why killing the dead is better than killing the living
Killing the Dead provides the first in-depth, global acc- Author: Blair, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 536
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 069122479X
- Language: English
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All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life’s Work
$19.00 Add to cartA deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people–morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, embalmers, executioners–who work in it and what led them there.
We are surrounded b- Author: Campbell, Hayley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 31, 2023
- ISBN10: 1250906237
- Language: English
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The Denial of Death
$20.99 Add to cartWinner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life’s work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker’s brilliant and impassioned answer to the “why” of human existence. In bold contrast to
- Author: Becker, Ernest
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 08, 1997
- ISBN10: 0684832402
- Language: English
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions about Dead Bodies
$16.99 Add to cartEveryone has questions about death. In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers the most intriguing questions she’s ever received about what happens to o
- Author: Doughty, Caitlin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 0393358496
- Language: English
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I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One
$18.99 Add to cartThe most helpful grief book to read when you’re ready to start healing after the loss of a loved one.
Discover the transformative power of healing and hope with this top-rated grief book and compassion
- Author: Noel, Brook
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1402212216
- Language: English
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You’re Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live
$28.00 Read moreGrief isn’t a problem to be solved – it’s a teacher that shows up uninvited and refuses to leave until you’ve learned everything it has to offer
In You’re Not Dead Yet, David Ferrugio, host of the acc
- Author: Ferrugio, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: September 01 2026
- ISBN10: 1394358539
- Language: English
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Light Falls on Everything: A Daughter’s Memoir of Caregiving, Grief, and Possibility
$24.00 Add to cartMy father’s heart, and my mother’s, can still break. In this most essential way, they are still themselves. They are still here.
To stay together until the end was the deepest wish of Rebecca McClanaha
- Author: McClanahan, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 31 2026
- ISBN10: 1469693216
- Language: English
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The Big Book of the Dead
$16.95 Read moreMarion Wink is esteemed for bringing humor and wit to that most unavoidable of subjects: death.
At last, Winik’s critically acclaimed, cult favorites, Glen Rock Book of the Dead and Baltimore Book of- Author: Winik, Marion
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1640092536
- Language: English
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Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science
$29.95 Read moreA darkly comedic journey into the science of aging–where ethics are irrelevant, the studies are a sales pitch, and the “world’s oldest living people” all turn out to be dead.
Our morbid fascination w- Author: Newman, Saul Justin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: June 30 2026
- ISBN10: 0262052717
- Language: English
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Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit
$29.00 Read more“My own departure would not be so bad if only Mr. Roberts could write the obit!” -Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus
From celebrated New York Times obituarist Sam Roberts,- Author: Roberts, Sam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 11 2026
- ISBN10: 1639733655
- Language: English
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Midwestern Death Trip
$25.00 Add to cartMeaghan Garvey’s Midwestern Death Trip is part memoir, part gonzo reportage, in which the great American road trip meets an unsparing coming-of-age story. Estranged in the most misunderstood part of t… [more below]
- Author: Garvey, Meaghan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 9798999146731
- Language: English
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Closing the Circle: True Stories of Navigating End-of-Life Care Written for Healthcare Providers by Healthcare Providers
$24.99 Add to cartFor healthcare providers, few responsibilities are as challenging-or as meaningful-as guiding patients and families through the end of life. Through the voices of clinicians, chaplains, social workers
- Author: Caulfield-Cook, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 1966196539
- Language: English
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Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire
$30.00 Read moreAn engrossing and macabre exploration of the folklore and early medical practices that led to the New England Vampire Panic in the 1890s, from critically acclaimed podcaster and bestselling author Aar… [more below]
- Author: Mahnke, Aaron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 9798894141817
- Language: English
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Dying to Meet You: Confessions of a Funeral Director
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Mei, Angjolie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1648414389
- Language: English
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Augmented: Life and Death as a Cyborg
$24.95 Add to cartA provocative rethinking of the intersection of death, technology, and disability, for a better life.
We are all cyborgs, relying on technology–whether it’s Alexa, a pacemaker, or a titanium knee–fo- Author: Cann, Candi K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 0262051117
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of a Cemetery: The Wild Nature and Enchanting Lore of P?re-Lachaise
$17.95 Add to cartFrom the head curator of the most famous cemetery in the world–a moving and “enchanting” (Guardian) story about a place where joy, grief, and wild nature converge in unexpected and inspiring ways.
“N- Author: Gallot, Benoît
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1778403905
- Language: English
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Choosing to Die: A Daughter’s Story Of Supporting Her Mother’s End Of Life Through Assisted Death
$21.95 Add to cart“We are quick to talk about the miracle of life when an infant enters this world. I believe the miracle of death carries the same weight and mystery.” — Theresa Evans
As an ICU nurse, Theresa Evans wi… [more below]
- Author: Evans, Theresa E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 9798993266336
- Language: English
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When a Loved One Is Dying: Conversations about Care, Connection, and Coping
$24.95 Add to cartA compassionate guide to navigating the emotional and practical realities of supporting a loved one at life’s end.
When faced with a loved one’s serious illness, many families find themselves overwhelm
- Author: Groden, Maureen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1421453940
- Language: English
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The Place Between Our Pains: A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive
$29.00 Add to cartA poetic, darkly funny memoir of one woman’s trip across the national parks straight into life-threatening illness and the joy that still holds us, no matter how much life hurts.
“Unapologetically raw- Author: Ramsey, K. J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 0593727398
- Language: English
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Choosing to Die: A Daughter’s Story Of Supporting Her Mother’s End Of Life Through Assisted Death
$31.95 Add to cart“We are quick to talk about the miracle of life when an infant enters this world. I believe the miracle of death carries the same weight and mystery.” — Theresa Evans
As an ICU nurse, Theresa Evans wi… [more below]
- Author: Evans, Theresa E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 9798993266305
- Language: English
