Sigrid Nunez’s What Are You Going Through explores a character’s choice to end her life using euthanasia drugs, examining themes of mortality, personal choice, and the inevitability of death. Nunez reflects on her characters’ complex journeys, blending fiction with raw emotional exploration of dying.

Comfort food rituals around death have existed for millennia, from Neanderthals to modern times. Global funeral dishes, like Belgian soul bread, Chinese jai, and Jamaican johnny cakes, offer comfort and community.