Going through a divorce? We've got your back! Try a few of the best nonfiction divorce books to help you navigate the process, manage your kids, and heal.
Anna Gooding-Call Mar 21, 2019This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Anna Gooding-Call is a librarian and writer originally from rural central New York. She got her BA in the city that inspired "The Twilight Zone" and confirms that the hitchhikers really are weird there. Today, she lives in Massachusetts with her wife and two cats.
You’ve done therapy, you’ve (hopefully) talked about your feelings together. Your relationship is over, one way or another, and there’s only one thing left to deal with: your marriage. Amicable or not, you’ll need to cut those ties that bind before you get on with living your best life. For that, you’ll need some sage advice from the best divorce books out there. Here’s a reading list to get you started. (Afterward, head over and check out our best feminist divorcée reads!)
Most of the divorce literature out there seems to be geared toward women. Furthermore, it appears to be dominated by white authors writing to the concerns of white communities. While I only found a few authors of color writing about this topic, I hope there are more. I included those that I could find on this list. Likewise, there’s almost nothing current about LGBTQ divorce. I’m going to go ahead and assume that it’s just because we’re so blamed awesome. Otherwise, it means that same-sex marriage hasn’t been legal long enough to spawn a niche rainbow divorce industry.
These books are all geared toward adults whose relationship has dissolved, is dissolving, or really ought to dissolve. If you need to talk to kids about divorce, we have a reading list for that, too. Teens might want to read on their own. We’ve got that covered, too.
The author of this book is a matrimonial lawyer. He covers the particular considerations of divorce in the Black community, including social, familial, personal, and legal aspects.
