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b'Lots of people asked us why we\'re always raving about sad books, and they weren\'t satisfied when we quoted Sally Sparrow and said, "It\'s happy for deep people." This week, Annie and Chris explain what they call "grief literature" and recommend a bunch of their favorite sad books with justifications for why you\\xa0should feel sad sometimes. +\\xa0Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (really, why aren\'t you reading this one yet?) +\\xa0A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis +\\xa0The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion +\\xa0"The Faery Handbag" from\\xa0The Faery Reel by Kelly Link +\\xa0Last Things by Marissa Moss +\\xa0Rosalie Lightning\\xa0by Tom Hart +\\xa0Fun Home by Alison Bechdel +\\xa0When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi +\\xa0Gilead by Marilynne Robinson + The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger +\\xa0Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer +\\xa0The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson + Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice NEW THIS WEEK: +\\xa0The Hogwarts Library (expanded) by J. K. Rowling +\\xa0The Wanderers\\xa0by Meg Howry +\\xa0Before the War by Fay Weldon + The Fall of Lisa Bellow by Susan Perabo +\\xa0The Rules Do Not Apply\\xa0by Ariel Levy + The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Teaches Us About Living Fullyby Frank Ostaseski'