I'm compiling a list of the 50 best books for obituary writers. These are the memoirs, anthologies, novels and reference guides that every journalist assigned to the death beat should read.
Here are the eight we already feature on our website:
"The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries" by Marilyn Johnson
"Life After Death" by Nigel Starck
"Life on the Death Beat: A Handbook for Obituary Writers" by Alana Baranick, Stephen Miller and Jim Sheeler
"Deadlines: Obits of Memorable British Columbians" by Tom Hawthorn
"Obit: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People Who Lived Extraordinary Lives" by Jim Sheeler
"If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name" by Heather Lende
"Final Salute" by Jim Sheeler
"Working the Dead Beat" by Sandra Martin
What other books should we include?
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Marvin Siegel
The Last Word: The New York Times Book of Obituaries and Farewells : A Celebration of Unusual Lives
William Saroyan
Obituaries
Paul Donnelley
Fade To Black: A Book Of Movie Obituaries
Michael Largo
The Portable Obituary: How the Famous, Rich, and Powerful Really Died
Sue Corbett
The Times Great Women's Lives: A Celebration in Obituaries
Janice Hume
Obituaries in American Culture
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