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About Yalom.com

Yalom.com is the official website of Irvin D. Yalom, MD, psychiatrist and author. It brings together information about his books and work alongside reading guides on existential psychotherapy, depth psychology, meaning, mortality, and change.

Editorial responsibility. Yalom.com is maintained with the permission of the Yalom family. The book pages, excerpts, endorsements and biography on this site come from the original author site that ran here from 2018 to 2022. The reading guides published since July 2026 are written by the site’s editorial staff, not by Irvin D. Yalom, and he has not reviewed or endorsed them. Reading guides carry the byline of the Yalom Editorial Team unless another author is named.

What we do. We publish reading guides, curated “best books” lists, and individual book reviews across topics like existential therapy, finding meaning, grief and mortality, therapy memoirs, and psychology for beginners. We organize the work of great thinkers — Yalom, Frankl, May, Becker, and others — so it’s easy to find your next read.

How we choose books. Recommendations are based on the quality and reputation of each book, its usefulness to the reader, and how well it fits the topic — never on commissions. Read our full Editorial Policy.

How we’re funded. Some links on this site are affiliate links; if you buy through them we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This never influences our recommendations. See our Affiliate Disclosure.

Get in touch. Questions, corrections, or a book we should cover? Email us at [email protected].