In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s most recent publication, Notes on Grief, she pays homage to her late father, who passed away unexpectedly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Expanded from her piece in The New Yorker, Notes on Grief is a quick read and comparable in length to her other recent work Zikora. Adichie often grapples with complex topics that are intrinsic to the human condition and writes about them with what reads as complete ease. Notes on Grief is no exception. Grief—a state that is generally beyond words—is closely examined both through Adichie’s deeply personal loss and the losses experienced internationally during the pandemic. I would highly recommend checking out at the audiobook version, as Adichie acts as the reader.