Books

The Virus Before and The One That Came After

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Time has helped ease my grief over my husband's death, but my grieving hasn’t stopped. The world, it seems, has caught up with me.

My Relationship With My Dad Changed After My Mom Died

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Here's what I learned about embracing a new dynamic with a surviving parent.

12 Diverse YA Books That Taught Me About Grief

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I turned to the genre for a distraction and got so much more.

6 Ways to Support a Grieving Teen

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They might act like adults, but they're still kids. A short guide to helping a teenager grappling with loss, from normalizing their feelings to remembering all those firsts.

My Mom Wore a Sari So That I Could Run for Congress

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Memories of her valor, grace, and sense of self spurred me on during a campaign filled with racism and sexism.

Writing a Book With My Mom Kept Her Memory Alive

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Now it's time to say goodbye (again).

8 Steps to Writing a Loss Story with Your Child

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Books are a safe way to explore big feelings. Here's how to write a tale of loss and grief with your child.

10 Ways to Overcome Grief-Related Anxiety

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The author of a new book offers her step-by-step guide to managing the monster sibling of grief.

6 Grief Books That Actually Helped

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After my husband died, people gave me a lot of books about loss. Most didn’t speak to me. These did.

We’re Two. And We’re Writing a Book!

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Our exciting new project with HarperCollins, and a thank you from Rebecca and Gabi.

Tears and Tequila in Tinseltown

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A novel imagines a safe haven for young widows and widowers in the City of Angels.

Babe in Prison-land

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Born to an incarcerated convict and taken from her as an infant, I mourned a mother I can't remember.