Becky Robison

Summer 2026: Rooooooooooooooooooock music. (With a few interludes, of course. I’d never resign myself to only a single genre.)

As it turns out, maintaining one website is a lot easier than maintaining two. Most of my time and energy has understandably gone into deadparentswhatnow.com, given the new book. But I’m trying to get back over here! Here’s what you’ve missed while I was away.

My book! Is out in the world!! Right now!!! Buy My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death wherever books are sold.

Genuinely the worst at book blogging this year. Figured I ought to catch up, now that it’s December. Ugh.

Preorder My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death before January 6. Get a free funeral-planning game. It’s as simple as that.

The final song on my Fall 2025 playlist is Florence + The Machine’s new single “Everybody Scream,” which seems about right for a theme. For various reasons, we’re all currently screaming. Enjoy.

Given how much I was traveling this summer, I’m amazed I managed to read so many books. Eleven in two months is pretty good.

Did you know that writing your own book and quitting your job and trying to build a business from scratch makes you busy? I’ve been reading plenty, but as you can tell, I’ve been doing very little reviewing. I’ll try to fix that over the next few days. Here’s May and June.

Aside from the fact that I begin melting every time I step out my front door, I’m so glad it’s summer. I needed the sunshine more than I realized. I wish I could have the sunshine without the heat, but I suppose it builds character, or something. My Summer 2025 playlist reflects that gladness—sonically, at least.

The big day is here, my friends. I never thought my first published book would be a how-to guide to parental death, but here we are. It’s well-researched, it’s funny, and it’s available for pre-order now.