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Dead People Suck: A Guide for Survivors of the Newly Departed

Contributor(s): Kilmartin, Laurie (Author)

ISBN: 9780593981269

Publisher: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent

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Pub Date: June 17, 2025

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.48" H x 8.44" L x 5.50" W ( 0.54 lbs) 208 pages

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Description: An honest, irreverent, laugh-out-loud guide to coping with death and dying from Emmy-nominated writer and New York Times bestselling co-author of Sh*tty Mom Laurie Kilmartin.

Death is not for the faint of heart, and sometimes the best way to cope is through humor. No one knows this better than comedian Laurie Kilmartin. She made headlines by live-tweeting her father's time in hospice and her grieving process after he passed, and channeled her experience into a comedy special, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad. Dead People Suck is her hilarious guide to surviving (sometimes) death, dying, and grief without losing your mind.

If you are old and about to die, sick and about to die, or with a loved one who is about to pass away or who has passed away, there's something for you. With chapters like "Are You An Old Man With Daughters? Please Shred Your Porn," "If Cancer was an STD, It Would Be Cured By Now," and "Unsubscribing Your Dead Parent from Tea Party Emails," Laurie Kilmartin guides you through some of life's most complicated moments with equal parts heart and sarcasm.

Review Quotes: "Dead People Suck but this guide absolutely doesn't. I've never read something so cynical that's also so life-affirming."
--Patton Oswalt, comedian and New York Times bestselling author of Silver Screen Fiend and Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

"I don't know how Laure Kilmartin managed to make this book both heart-breaking and hilarious, but she did. It's honest and uncomfortable and brilliantly useful."
--Cynthia Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest

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