Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is De..., Angela Nissel
Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is De..., Angela Nissel
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Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead
A Memoir

Author: Angela Nissel

Narrator: Angela Nissel

Unabridged: 6 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Amistad

Published: 04/21/2026

Synopsis

Television writer, producer, and bestselling author of the acclaimed The Broke Diaries and Mixed charts her unexpected role as her terminally ill mother's caretaker in this funny, moving, and unforgettable memoir.Angela Nissel always wanted her mother’s approval. But two defining events created a barrier between them: renouncing Christianity and being admitted to a psychiatric ward— events that mirrored failed parenting to her mother. Beating her depression, Angela moved to Los Angeles where she quickly achieved success as a television writer but soon after found herself dead broke and enduring a painful divorce. It was at this low point that she received heartbreaking news: her mother had cancer. Angela moves her mother to Los Angeles where she attempts to hide foreclosure notices and her live-in boyfriend while also trying to save her mother’s life with everything from crystals to celebrity doctors. Still, her mother succumbs to her cancer.In this poignant and hilarious memoir, Angela chronicles her odyssey as she tries to remain “strong” like her mother in the face of grief. Delightfully self-deprecating, unsparing in its honesty, yet filled with wacky humor and joy, Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead, is an unforgettable portrait of love, yearning, loss, and resilience that reveals the indelible power of introspection to save our lives.

About Angela Nissel

Angela Nissel is author of the national bestselling comedic memoirs The Broke Diaries and Mixed, and a prolific television producer and writer whose credits include The Other Black Girl, Mixed-ish and Scrubs. Prior to her television career, she had illustrious careers as a temp for the IRS, a stripper, and a “sleep apnea auditor” watching people snore overnight in a local hospital. She lives in Los Angeles and enjoys beating people half her age in video games. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by KC on March 05, 2026

Book Review: Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead by Angela Nissel I picked up this memoir about the author’s experience losing her mother for somewhat selfish reasons. My dad recently died, and like many people in fresh grief I have been quietly looking for books that might explain the experience......more

Goodreads review by Brice on April 21, 2026

Thanks to NetGalley & HarperCollins for the ARC! Angela Nissel’s Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead is a gentle memoir about how the reality of grief wrestles with the banality of death. I sat on this review for a while because I wasn’t sure what to make of a book that resists its own form. While......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on April 18, 2026

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins | Amistad for gifting me this moving memoir by Angela Nissel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars! Angela didn't always have the easiest relationship with her mom. Her mom was a devout Christian and Angela felt her mom was embarrassed......more

Goodreads review by Gwyneth on April 19, 2026

Net Galley Review Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead By Angela Nissel Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead is a memoir about death, loss and emotional survival. Nissel takes on the subject of her mother’s slow death with cancer, the ensuing emotional journey of trying to keep her mother alive a......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on March 16, 2026

The title is what caught my attention to read this book! It hit home for me since I lost my mom a year ago! Being her caretaker and being with her when she passed was something I could really relate to. Also how some people react to your loss and the things they say are spot on!! I liked the charact......more

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