{"product_id":"modern-loss-candid-conversation-about-grief-beginners-welcome-9780062499189","title":"Modern Loss: Candid Conversation about Grief. Beginners Welcome.","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by the website that the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e hailed as \"redefining mourning,\" this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when we mourn public figures and national tragedies with hashtags, where intimate posts about loss go viral and we receive automated birthday reminders for dead friends, it's clear we are navigating new terrain without a road map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet's face it: most of us have always had a difficult time talking about death and sharing our grief. We're awkward and uncertain; we avoid, ignore, or even deny feelings of sadness; we offer platitudes; we send sympathy bouquets whittled out of fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner, who can help us do better. Each having lost parents as young adults, they co-founded Modern Loss, responding to a need to change the dialogue around the messy experience of grief. Now, in this wise and often funny book, they offer the insights of the Modern Loss community to help us cry, laugh, grieve, identify, and--above all--empathize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoffer and Birkner, along with forty guest contributors including Lucy Kalanithi, singer Amanda Palmer, and CNN's Brian Stelter, reveal their own stories on a wide range of topics including triggers, sex, secrets, and inheritance. Accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and witty \"how to\" cartoons, each contribution provides a unique perspective on loss as well as a remarkable life-affirming message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrutally honest and inspiring, \u003cem\u003eModern Loss\u003c\/em\u003e invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoffer, Rebecca:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebecca Soffer\u003c\/strong\u003e is the cofounder and CEO of Modern Loss. A former producer for the Peabody Award-winning \u003cem\u003eColbert Report\u003c\/em\u003e, Rebecca is a nationally recognized speaker on the topics of loss and resilience. She is a Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumna and contributes regularly to books, magazines, and other media. Rebecca lives in New York City and the Berkshires with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirkner, Gabrielle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGabrielle Birkner\u003c\/strong\u003e is the co-founder and executive editor of Modern Loss. She is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and writes regularly for national newspapers and magazines.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eA journalist and digital content strategist, she has served as managing editor at \u003cem\u003eJTA\u003c\/em\u003e, director of digital media at the \u003cem\u003eForward, \u003c\/em\u003eand features editor at \u003cem\u003eThe New York Sun\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eGabrielle lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565356355858,"sku":"9780062499189","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0bca37dc-9f22-47cc-863e-9d10f07974df.jpg?v=1731885124","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/modern-loss-candid-conversation-about-grief-beginners-welcome-9780062499189","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}