So what does a graver keep on her bookshelf? Among many, many tombs, these are the ones that I cherish that relate to my hobby of graving, interest in death, and passion for cemeteries.

• Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial by Penny Colman
• One Foot in the Grave: Secrets of a Cemetery Sexton by Chad Daybell
• Stories in Stone by Douglas Keister
• New Orleans Cemeteries: Life in the Cities of the Dead by Robert Florence
• Cemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death by Katherine Ramsland
• A Graveyard Preservation Primer by Lynette Strangstad
• Epitaphs To Remember by Janet Greene
• Cemeteries Gravemarkers by Richard Meyer
• Soul in the Stone: Cemetery Art from America’s Heartland by John Gary Brown
• The Dead Guy Interviews by Michael A. Stusser
• Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Journey Through the Cities of the Dead by Jan Arrigo
• Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon Debartolo Carmack
• Grave Matters by E.R. Shushan
• The Definitive Guide to Underground Humor: Quaint Quotes About Death, Funny Funeral Home Stories and Hilarious Headstone Epitaphs by Edward Bergin
• Gone Home: Southern Folk Gravestone Art by Jack Solomon, Olivia Solomon, Suzannah Solomon
• The Portable Obituary: How the Famous, Rich, and Powerful Really Died by Michael Largo
• Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die by Michael Largo
• Life on the Death Beat: A Handbook for Obituary Writers by Alana Baranick, Jim Sheeler, and Stephen Miller
• The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by Marilyn Johnson