Reader Views Review Places Stricken on Must-Have List: An excellent book that can and should be kept on our bookshelves and read frequently...Read the entire review here...

Review of Stricken by Midwest Book Review: Intriguing and sure to get people pondering about grief as a whole, "Stricken" is well worth the read. Read the entire review here...

Curled Up With a Good Book Reviews Stricken: Editors Gillespie and Tanney give the reader a look into the face of grief through the essays of several individuals. Read the entire review here...

A review of Stricken: The 5,000 Stages of Grief by The Compulsive Reader book review site: "Stricken is filled with honest and heartfelt stories from a collection of very good, mostly Texas-based writers who possess the life experience and courage to share their stories with others. The next time someone I care about is in need of comfort and solace in the face of loss, I'll be certain to pass on this worthy and life-affirming book."
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“The final essay in Stricken gives advice on what to say to someone who has lost a loved one. The best advice, though, might be to simply give them a copy of this exquisite collection. There could be no finer companions in grief than the two dozen writers who offer their own experiences in essays that are luminously insightful, devastatingly understated, idiosyncratically sublime, and fierce and funny in their honesty.”
- Sarah Bird, author of How Perfect Is That

“From an array of diverse authors comes an essay collection with power and weight: Stricken is both heartbreaking and hopeful. Delving into personal stories of sadness and renewal, I came away from this collection changed. Stricken is a book that makes you feel less alone in the world.”
- Amanda Eyre Ward, author of Forgive Me and How to Be Lost

“These beautifully crafted essays offer a heartrending, revealing, and sometimes even hilarious glimpse into dying, death, and getting on with our lives.”
- Victoria Zackheim, author of The Bone Weaver, editor of The Other Woman and For Keeps

"Stricken is a remarkable anthology filled with writing that pierces your heart with its honesty and courage. These essays filled with hard earned wisdom are not only inspiring, but also page turners."
- Barbara Abercrombie, author of Courage & Craft and Writing Out the Storm, writing instructor at UCLA Extension

“These essays grip our hearts and remind us that death often does its most painful work on the living. For anyone who has ever suffered through loss and was brave enough to find the miracles in it. Perfect material for crying in public.”
- Pamela Ribon, television writer for "Samantha Who?" and author of Why Moms Are Weird