In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

In My Time of Dying by Sebastian Junger is a New York Times–bestselling memoir that explores mortality through the lens of a near-death experience. In 2020, Junger suffered a ruptured aneurysm and briefly lost consciousness, encountering a vision of his late father before miraculously surviving. A lifelong atheist and war reporter, he is compelled to investigate what might exist beyond death, blending science, philosophy, and personal reflection. Both medical drama and spiritual inquiry, the book examines how we confront the fragility of life and the mysteries that even reason cannot fully explain.