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“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”

— Toni Morrison, American Author

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6 Picks to Grow Death Literacy for Teens

As the mother of two teenagers and a book addict myself, our dinner table conversations sound like a death & grief focused book club. These 6 picks have been vetted by actual teenagers and a mom who specializes in death literate and grief aware fiction.

Farewell Library has partnered with Bevival, a death literacy platform, to reach a wider audience. Bevival (being + revival) is a content platform for the living who want to acquire foundational knowledge about death, long before the end. Read Jade’s book reviews hosting at Bevival by clicking below.

Exit Interviews Podcast

Listen to Jade interview popular authors writing about death and grief in our modern world. The Exit Interview Podcast is a monthly production by death literacy platform Bevival that encourages death literate and grief aware conversations.

In Defense of Romantic Fiction & Why It’s Perfect for Grievers

Plus six of Jade’s favorite romantic fiction recommendations, with reviews.

Jade loves to create content about death literacy. See all Jade’s content on IG @the.farewell.library.

Then Death Came @sara_rian_books #poem #poetry #deathliteracy #deathdoula #deathdoulareads
Grief is beginning to fit more prominently into themes of current literary fiction, as showcased by popular bestsellers like Blue Sisters (Coco Mellors), The Life Impossible (Matt Haig), The Overstay (Richard Powers), and now in Sally Rooney’s
For the last year, I’ve been teaching death midwifery in 1:1 in-person apprenticeship. One of the highlights of this opportunity is truly developing rich and intimate relationships with those who study with me. Jason Giger is one of the Farewel
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In the atmospheric fiction of a gothic horror set in the bogs of Appalachia, author Kay Chronister invites readers into a study of death and grief, from a metaphoric and delicately layered perspective. “The Bog Wife" opens with a patriar
Here for all the vibes 🍁🍂🥮 @raquelfranco.poet #poetry #flashpoetry #deathliteracy #deathdoulareads #autumn
Honoring our ancestors and the soul’s who have departed in this hallowed week 💀🌹 #allsoulsday #dayofthedead #ofrendas #ancestors #ancestoraltar #allsaints #hallow #remember #deathdoula #deathmidwife
In a world surrounded by school violence, mass pandemic, global war, and community violence, it is essential that our #teens and young adults have a vocabulary to speak to their experience with #death and #grief and a fluency to feel confident expres
Author Day Schildkret wears many hats: impermanent earth artist, teacher, speaker, and student of loss. His personal relationship with grief evolved into a daily ritual of building impermanent altars out of gifts he collected from the universe on hi

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