Kaia Gerber Shares Emotional Quote About Grief Coming ‘in Waves’ Following Brother Presley’s Death at 27

Latoya GayleMon, November 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM UTC

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Kaia and Presley Gerber; Kaia Gerber’s books about griefCredit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty; Kaia Gerber/Instagram -

Kaia Gerber’s current reading stack includes works by Joan Didion, Michelle Zauner and Lisa Marie Presley

Her collection of books about grief comes after the death of her brother, Presley Gerber, in September

Kaia previously honored Presley with a childhood video and emotional tribute shared on Instagram

Kaia Gerber is delving into books about grief following the death of her brother, Presley Gerber.

On Sunday, Nov. 8, the 25-year-old model shared a glimpse on Instagram of her collection of memoirs, poems and practical guides that explore mourning. The post came after her older brother, Presley, died at age 27 on Sept. 20.

Marie Howe’s What the Living Do, Joe Brainard’s I Remember, Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough’s From Here to the Great Unknown and David Kessler’s Finding Meaning were among the books in her stack. Having placed Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking on top, she shared a poignant quote from the tome.

“Grief, when it comes, is nothing we expect it to be. Grief has no distance. Grief, comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life,” the quote read.

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Kaia’s books about grief were also shared on the Library Science Instagram page. She co-founded the book club with writer and editor Alyssa Reeder to “highlight books that aren’t on the typical bestseller lists.”

“...our mission is simple: get people reading,” the Library Science website reads.

Kaia’s pile of books about grief also included Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart, Roger Housden’s Risking Everything, Sloane Crosley’s Grief Is For People, Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet and Yiyun Li’s Things in Nature Merely Grow.

(L-R) Presley Gerber, Kaia Gerber, Cindy Crawford and Rande GerberCredit: Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty

The American Horror Story actress’s must-reads come almost a month after she shared a lengthy tribute to Presley on Instagram. She opened up about her grieving process, while also sharing a book excerpt and a throwback video of her and Presley as kids.

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“I love you the bluest, to the moon and back and back again, forever big brother,” she captioned the emotional tribute post.

Kaia and Presley were close growing up and often worked together as adults.

“We’re a close family, especially me and my sister, so it’s definitely cool,” Presley told PEOPLE in February 2018. “We get to travel together half of the time, so it makes it a lot less lonely.”

Presley GerberCredit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Presley made his final public appearance in June 2026, when he was joined by his parents —  supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber — at an event raising money for mental health organizations in Malibu, Calif.

Three months later, Presley died at a rehab facility, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records obtained by PEOPLE.

His official cause and manner of death are yet to be determined by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, amid an ongoing investigation into the circumstances, although dispatch calls made to Santa Monica police and obtained by PEOPLE indicate that Presley suffered from an apparent overdose and went into cardiac arrest before his death.

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