Celeste Kennel-Shank's Christmas list

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The Both, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo’s first album together, combines catchy tunes with lyrics about the complexity of human relationships. Topics include setting boundaries with people with addictions, conflict with loved ones, and coping with environmental destruction. But the songs aren’t disheartening so much as cathartic.

Pilgrimage through Loss is part memoir about Linda Lawrence Hunt’s grief for her 25-year-old daughter and part guide for parents mourning the death of a child. Hunt makes it clear that there’s no one path through grief. She provides the perspectives of other parents who’ve lost children and offers help for those who care for families through loss.