Books!
Recommendations for fiction and non-fiction books related to sleep.
Fiction
Sleep Donation
Karen Russell
The City in the Middle of the Night
Charlie Jane Anders
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Killing Moon
N.K. Jemisin
Non-fiction
When Brains Dream
Antonio Zadra & Robert Stickgold
Read this is you’re interested in the science of dreaming.
The Nocturnal Brain
Guy Leschziner
Read this if you want to learn about sleep disorders.
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
Read this if you want to learn about sleep and why it’s so important. However, if you’re already prone to feeling anxious about your sleep or health, you might want to pass.
Self help
Hello Sleep
Jade Wu
Read this if you have insomnia
Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep
Colleen Carney & Rachel Manber
…or read this
The Sleep Fix
Diane Macedo
…or read this
End the Insomnia Struggle
Colleen Ehrnstrom & Alisha Brosse
…or read this
The Insomnia Workbook
Stephanie Silberman
…or read this
Goodnight Mind
Colleen Carney & Rachel Manber
This book is smaller than the rest and has helpful bite-sized nuggets of advice for dealing with insomnia. I often recommend this for people who have completed CBT-I but want something to read and refer back to as they continue to work on their sleep.
For health professionals
Treatment Plans and Interventions for Insomnia: A Case Formulation Approach
Rachel Manber & Colleen Carney
This is the book I most highly recommend for clinicians who are learning CBT-I or want a good reference to have on their shelf. The case formulation approach is my preferred approach.
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide
Michael Perlis et al.
Solid guide to CBT-I. The session-by-session format is helpful if you are earlier on in learning how to do CBT-I.
Treating Sleep Problems: A Transdiagnostic Approach
Allison Harvey & Daniel Buysse
Highly recommend this especially for people who have some behavioral sleep experience under their belt. Reading this book will enhance the way you conceptualize cases.
Adapting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Sara Nowakowski et al.
This book is a great addition to the literature and covers a wide variety of different populations for which adaptations might be needed. Highly recommend for people who have some CBT-I experience already.
Treating Post-Trauma Nightmares
Joanne Davis
Great book about trauma-related nightmares and their treatment with ERRT (Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy).
Behavioral Treatments for Sleep Disorders
Michael Perlis, Mark Aloia, & Brett Kuhn
This is a good book to have on your shelf for reference. Succinctly covers the main BSM interventions (through time of publication in 2011).
A Clinical Guide to Pediatric Sleep: Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Problems
Jodi Mindell & Judith Owens
Comprehensive overview of pediatric sleep problems. Even if you only treat adults, this book is a great reference and is very helpful for studying for the DBSM exam.