The Divorce Bookshelf

Pull up a chair. Whether you’re navigating a high-conflict divorce, hoping for an amicable one, co-parenting, or bravely wading back into dating after divorce, these divorce books are like having a smart, honest friend on your nightstand (one who never texts you at midnight about your ex). Most are written by people I know, plus a few I can’t stop recommending, and some are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Think of it as you buying me a very tiny coffee.

Calm. Clear. Curious.

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Jackie Pilossoph’s funny, honest guide to dating after divorce helps you spot the bad dogs early and figure out what kind of love is actually worth bringing home.

Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

Belle Burden’s #1 New York Times bestseller tells how her husband of twenty years walked out without warning, and how she rebuilt her life while trying to understand the man she thought she knew.

Splitting

Splitting

Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder by Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD and Randi Kreger

Divorce Amicably: Your Roadmap to Resolution

Divorce Amicably: Your Roadmap to Resolution

Tracy Ann Moore-Grant pulls together advice from 40 legal, financial, and mental health professionals across 80 topics to help you get through divorce with less conflict, less cost, and your sanity intact.

The House Matters in Divorce

The House Matters in Divorce

Divorce real estate expert Laurel Starks walks you through whether to keep or sell the house, what it’s really worth, what happens with the mortgage and the kids, and how to avoid the costly mistakes most people don’t see coming.

A House Divided: The Clash between Divorce, Real Estate & Mortgage Financing

A House Divided: The Clash between Divorce, Real Estate & Mortgage Financing

Jody Bruns, founder of the Divorce Lending Association and creator of the CDLP certification, answers the questions most people don’t know to ask, like whether you can qualify for a new home while you’re still on the old mortgage, how to refinance on support income, and how to hold title after divorce.

Undertow

Undertow

Clinical social worker Debra Alper, who has more than 25 years of experience and has lived this pattern herself, explains why “just leave” never works and gives you a clear method for breaking free from a relationship that felt like love but kept pulling you under.

Love Your Divorce: Your Guide to a Holistic Happier Ever After

Love Your Divorce: Your Guide to a Holistic Happier Ever After

Sharon Oberst Defala shows you how to skip the dramatic, drawn-out divorce you’ve seen on TV and use this chapter as a fresh start for a richer, happier life for you and your kids.

When It’s Just Not Working: A Practical Divorce Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms

When It’s Just Not Working: A Practical Divorce Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms

A clear, compassionate roadmap for stay-at-home moms navigating divorce, from understanding the finances to building a secure life on the other side.

Intentional Money: The Modern Woman’s Guide to Building Wealth, Purpose, and Peace

Intentional Money: The Modern Woman’s Guide to Building Wealth, Purpose, and Peace

Leah Hadley helps women rethink their relationship with money and build wealth that lines up with what matters most, which is exactly the reset so many women need after divorce.

The Other Side of Divorce: Breakups That Lead to Breakthroughs

The Other Side of Divorce: Breakups That Lead to Breakthroughs

Real stories from women who turned the heartbreak of divorce into healing, strength, and a brighter next chapter, so you can see what’s possible on the other side.

From I Do To I'm Done: A Woman's Guide to Preparing for Divorce

From I Do To I'm Done: A Woman's Guide to Preparing for Divorce

A practical guide for women considering divorce, covering how to prepare emotionally and financially, build the right divorce team, and keep conflict and costs down.

Break Free From the IRS: Taxes & Divorce – A Match not Made in Heaven

Break Free From the IRS: Taxes & Divorce – A Match not Made in Heaven

CPA Patrick Wanzer shows you how to choose the right filing status in divorce and handle back taxes and IRS debt so your ex’s tax problems don’t follow you.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Attorney and divorce coach Cherie Morris gives you practical and emotional tools to help you decide whether separation or divorce is the right next step for you.

Putting Kids First in Divorce

Putting Kids First in Divorce

Eleven divorce professionals show you how to choose cooperation over courtroom battles so your kids feel safe and loved during and after divorce.

When Happily Ever After Ends

When Happily Ever After Ends

Divorce attorney Karen Covy walks you through the emotional, financial, and legal sides of divorce so you can negotiate a fair settlement and come out the other side with your dignity intact.

Who Keeps the Dog?

Who Keeps the Dog?

Pet custody mediator and certified dog behavior consultant Karis Nafte helps you decide who keeps the pets in a divorce based on what’s actually best for the animal you both love.

Divorce SOS

Divorce SOS

Two family law appeals attorneys with more than 60 years of combined experience share the costly divorce mistakes they see most and how to avoid them, from hiring the right attorney to deciding what to do with the house.

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