Rocky Callen is a critically acclaimed author and passionate mental health advocate. Her novel, A Breath Too Late, was born out of her own experiences with depression, domestic violence, and suicidal ideation. She was a co-contributing editor to the Ab(solutely) Normal: Sixteen Stories that Smash Mental Health Stereotypes. She’s a frequent speaker and panelist about art and mental health. She founded The HoldOn2Hope Project, an initiative that unites creatives in suicide prevention.
At People magazine Callen tagged eight "books [that] grapple with mental health, grief, and suicide with honesty." One title on the list:
The Midnight Library by Matt HaigRead about the other titles on the list.
This novel imagines a library between life and death where alternate lives unfold. It gently challenges the allure of “what if,” revealing beauty within limitation and offering hope through the radical idea that an ordinary life can still be meaningful. A philosophical, accessible meditation on regret and possibility.
The Midnight Library is among Tobias Madden's seven books that take you places, Mark Skinner's twenty-five best time travel books and twelve great novels set in a bookshop or library, and Clare Mackintosh's top ten books with “What if?” moments.
--Marshal Zeringue
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