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The Legendary Wolf by Ammar HabibLike a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo ManyikaWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Protagonists Over 60
349 books — 167 voters
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Di... by Jonas Jonasson
[ATY 2022] Aging, or The Golden Years
216 books — 127 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroKing Lear by William ShakespeareThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayMacbeth by William Shakespeare
40+ Main Characters
333 books — 87 voters
Without a Map by Lisa Steele-MaleyLoving Someone Who Has Dementia by Pauline G. BossWatching Her Go by Ann ChildressElder Care by Lori A Caputo-HartfordThe 36-Hour Day by Nancy L. Mace
Best Caregiving Books: Alzheimer's/Dementia and Eldercare
207 books — 76 voters

She Who Wins by Renée C. BauerPiloting Your Life by Terri Hanson MeadThe Jamange Line by The ConductorWild Swans by Jung ChangEducated by Tara Westover
Nonfiction Books that might especially appeal to women over 40.
161 books — 51 voters
Phenomena by Susan TarrWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeCabbie with a Dangerous Mind by Karl WigginsAnxiety by Danny WinterThe Wisdom Whisperers by Melinda Blau
books on brain disorders
19 books — 50 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNo Sex Please, I'm Menopausal! by Stevie TurnerThe Hot Flash Club by Nancy ThayerWoman of a Certain Rage by Georgie Hall
Menopause in Fiction
73 books — 29 voters
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott FitzgeraldCharlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald DahlElsewhere by Gabrielle ZevinThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeThe Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
Aging Backwards
33 books — 18 voters

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde PilcherAged to Perfection by Niloufar LamakanHow to Age Disgracefully by Clare PooleyWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Growing older disgracefully
29 books — 18 voters
Bill Cosby by Sandra ZieglerJared, the Subway Guy by Jared FogleIt's Not About the Bike by Lance ArmstrongFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySex and the City by Candace Bushnell
Books that aged poorly
104 books — 17 voters

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem FoxDog Shaming by Pascale LemireColors by Deborah DrapacFlowers by Matthew SchneiderThrough the Seasons by Cynthia R. Green
picture books for those with dementia
92 books — 14 voters
Beyond the Fountain of Youth by Julian Robert Gershon Jr.The Patient Will See You Now by Eric J. TopolResetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic by Sanjay PrasadThe 21st Century Man by Judson BrandeisSickening by John Abramson
Important Books About The Future of U.S. Health Care
14 books — 14 voters

Alzheimer's Disease by Mary T. NewportLosing My Mind by Thomas DeBaggioStill Alice by Lisa GenovaTangles by Sarah LeavittMirror Mirror by David Allott
Alzheimer's/demetia memoirs
79 books — 9 voters
The Rocking Chair Rebellion by Eth CliffordGrandpa's Great Escape by David WalliamsWhat About Grandma? by Hadley IrwinAlice with Golden Hair by Eleanor Means HullEscape from Shangri-La by Michael Morpurgo
Nursing Homes in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
102 books — 9 voters

The Scientific Conquest of Death by Sebastian SetheEnding Aging by Aubrey de GreyThe Singularity is Near by Ray KurzweilGrief by Shannon StewartThe Aging Gap Between Species by Anca Ioviţă
Books on gerontology, life extension and transhumanism
15 books — 5 voters
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta MagnussonWintering by Katherine MayMein Leben mit Frontotemporaler Demenz by Raimund OberschmidJust Show Up by Kara TippettsMiss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers
Hard Seasons
21 books — 4 voters

Secrets To Natural Testosterone After 40 by Lance MillsMasculinity Repair Kit in 4 Weeks, Testosterone and more by N. SakrLongevity for the Lazy by Richard MalishAbout Prostate Troubles by Benedict LustThe Men's Health Big Book of Exercises by Adam Campbell
Top Men's Health Books
8 books — 4 voters
Secrets of Dating After Fifty by Karen HaddiganThe Art of Senior Dating by Ravina M. Chandra
Life After Fifty: Aging, Dating, & Relationships
2 books — 2 voters

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