The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe

When Will Schwalbe’s mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, their countless hours together in hospital waiting rooms turn into something extraordinary — a two-person book club that spans the final chapter of her life.

Through novels, memoirs, and poetry, they explore questions that every human eventually faces: How do we live well? What truly matters? And how do we say goodbye? As the books they read intertwine with their own story, Will discovers not only his mother’s courage and grace, but the quiet power of literature to connect, heal, and transcend even death itself.

Tender, wise, and deeply human, The End of Your Life Book Club is a memoir about the way stories shape us — and how, even in the end, reading can be an act of love.