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.

Alix Strauss' The Joy of Funerals, newly reissued after 20 years, explores the culture's readiness to discuss loss and loneliness. Strauss reflects on funerals as a means of connection and belonging.