William Hunter Howell - The Pretty Painful Grief Book | Paperback Journal

An instant TikTok sensation with over 2 million views in its first 30 days, The Pretty Painful Grief Book by William Hunter Howell is a journal designed for those ready to confront the reality of loss without pretense. This book rejects clichés and sugarcoating, offering a raw, vulnerable space to process the messy, brutal emotions that accompany grief.

This journal provides permission to feel everything—anger, sadness, numbness, or overwhelm—allowing you to navigate your bereavement on your own terms through the empowering act of writing.

• A journal designed to help you face pain and stop pretending you are okay after loss.
• Features prompts to unpack the chaos of loss and sit with all emotions.
• Encourages raw honesty and vulnerability in navigating grief.
• Praised by Stephen Fry: "Bereavement: we're not very good at talking about it. William Hunter Howell's book is superb."
• Focuses on feeling to facilitate healing, rather than offering easy fixes or clichés.

• Author: William Hunter Howell
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 199 pages
• Publication Date: January 8, 2025
• ISBN-13: 979-8304401999
• Dimensions: 152 x 13 x 229mm (15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm)
• Item Weight: 363g
• Publisher: Independently published

If you are done wearing the “I’m fine” mask and are ready to look inward at the messy art of grieving, this journal offers the space to be unapologetically real with yourself.