Over the last year I have had several requests for more information and deeper reads on subjects brought up on the blog. So after banging around my shelves a bit, here is the Death/Scent reading list. Some of them are staples of both olfactive and death literature, others are weird and wonderful deep cuts. This list spans from books on Egyptian perfume practices, to the modern perfume industry, to why some smells repulse us, all the way to people that died during the Great Stink of London from the stench. As new interesting reads come my way I’ll be sure to update. Happy readings!

Books About Fragrance, Olfaction & Fragrance History

Books About Historical Death, Funeral Customs & Death Rituals

Books About Death Acceptance, Dead Bodies & the Death Industry