Stein introduces his readers to ten caretakers of dying traditions and celebrates their rituals with the affection of rich detail. Review by Elise Tegegne

Sally Thomas’s debut short story collection deals with the many faces of grief, yet places them all solidly where they belong: in the midst of life. Review by Drea Jenkins

Marie Howe is one of our greatest living poets on the subject of death—and consequently, on what it means to live, as we all do, in death’s shadow. Review by Whitney Rio-Ross