By Virginia Laurie, Washington and Lee University

The Order of the Good Death is focused on pushing everyone to discuss and embrace their imminent demise so they can live life to the fullest.

By Anna Hupp, University of Wyoming

The author’s slender book captures a daughter’s hopeless loss after the death of her father, as Adichie searches for both language and meaning but finds both ultimately inadequate.

By Emma Watts, University of Arizona

By Anna Barnard, St. Olaf College

In her new book, Samantha Mabry shows readers that vulnerability and independence are not mutually exclusive.

By Nanda Illahi, Okayama University

The documentary ‘I Met You’ reconnected people with their deceased loved ones. Is it heartwarming or hazardous?

By Valarie Kiel, Texas State University

There’s never a good time to lose the people who raised you, but college can make coping even more difficult.