Happy Death Club

<p><strong>Anthropologist Naomi Westerman was studying death rituals around the world—when her whole family died. </strong></p><p>Upon losing those closest to her, Naomi Westerman saw that death was more than just an abstract academic concept; it was a deeply painful and personal experience. She became fascinated by loss and grief, and hoped to cope and demystify death by turning to history, art, and pop culture. </p><p><em>Happy Death Club</em> examines the many faces of death and grief in cultures around the world. From expensive coffins and uncon- ventional burials to horror films and true crime, what does our treatment of death have to tell us about how we live our lives? What makes a “good death”? And who owns our bodies before and after we die? </p><p>Both meaningful and darkly humorous, this is a frank, curious look at a universal human experience—one we’re often too afraid to talk about—and at what lies beyond.</p>