My Dead Book by Nate Lippens
breathtaking book on death
Tag: dying
The Blood of Others by Simone de Beauvoir
some things are worth dying for – what is worth killing for?
Apocalypse by DH Lawrence
my domestic holiday begins with unexpected news; Lawrence eviscerates Xianity
Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
powerful stuff on racism, colonialism and botched governmental attempts to move on
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
reading the best of books in the worst of times
Sharks, Death, Surfers by Melissa McCarthy
lovely object with an essay on more than three things
Eulogy for Josephine Bunyan
the eulogy I read at my grandmother’s funeral in 2014
Subsequent Death by Aaron Kent
who wouldn’t beg for a little more life?
Every Fox Is A Rabid Fox by Harry Gallon
death, dying, dead
I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell
near death experiences in a bad blog post
Philosophical Toys by Susana Medina
sad man scotty writes about being sad
White Girls by Hilton Als
Off the booze (again), I enjoy a book but despair of life.
The Violet Hour by Katie Roiphe
All Men Must Die, innit?
The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Many people have told me that The Waves is Virginia Woolf’s best work. Many people have told me I should readContinue Reading
Shaking Hands with Death by Terry Pratchett
When I was young it was normal practice for supermarkets to fill the spaces around the tills – where peopleContinue Reading
Notes on Suicide by Simon Critchley
Slowly, the land recedes. I am writing this on a ferry, pushing its way across the surprisingly flat Bay (orContinue Reading
The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch
Thomas Lynch is an acclaimed American poet. He is also an undertaker. This book is a collection of essays aboutContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 