Forces of Nature featured at the Grieftastic Book Fair

[LOS ANGELES, CALIF. November 22, 2025] Forces of Nature by Gina DeMillo Wagner was named one of the best memoirs of the year addressing grief, estrangement, and disability at the 2025 Grieftastic Book Fair in Los Angeles this week.

Author Gina DeMillo Wagner spoke on a panel about her creative writing process and how to find time to write a book when you have responsibilities like a full-time job or caregiving (a topic she also wrote about for She Writes magazine ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forces of Nature is a personal memoir exploring the intersections of disability and grief. Published in 2024, it received rave reviews from The Washington Post, The Midwest Review, Writer’s Digest, and Goodreads. The author, Gina DeMillo Wagner is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on siblings and disability as well as family estrangement. Gina is a professional journalist and award-winning author whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Psychology Today, Self, Memoir magazine, and other publications worldwide. If you’re looking for a literary memoir that captures the experience of estrangement with hope and beauty, Forces of Nature is a great choice.