Miranda Bryant writes: “In the middle of Redbridge Central Library in London, among all the bookshelves and displays, is a phrase that may surprise some visitors: ‘The death-positive library.’ The sign sits above a collection curated to help people deal with death, dying and loss, including books by former England footballer Rio Ferdinand, the late novelist Toni Morrison, and anthropologist Sue Black. The initiative, intended to encourage people to talk more openly about death and dying, is not simply about book recommendations.”