The latest dysfunctional families books

These books are about families that do not work. Cruel or absent parents, favoritism, addiction and long silences leave their mark on the children, who spend years trying to understand or escape. Some of these stories are painfully funny and some are simply painful. All of them ring true. The newest come first.

Cover of Soul-Happy

Soul-Happy

Anette Nilsson

Published 2026

312 pages

Cover of Motherf*cked

Motherf*cked

Ashley Oerman

Published 2026

264 pages

Cover of Good Kids

Good Kids

Maggie Nick

Published 2026

334 pages

Cover of How to Heal from Emotionally Immature Parents

How to Heal from Emotionally Immature Parents

Sian Morgan-Crossley

Published 2026

240 pages

Cover of Shadow Work for Core Wounds

Shadow Work for Core Wounds

Ora North

Published 2026

192 pages

Cover of You Are Home

You Are Home

Sherrie Campbell PhD

Published 2026

192 pages

Cover of Chasing Nirvana A Story of Love, Loss, and Liberation

Chasing Nirvana A Story of Love, Loss, and Liberation

Priya Hutner

Published 2026

265 pages

Cover of The Most Wonderful Terrible Person A Memoir of Murder in the Golden State

The Most Wonderful Terrible Person A Memoir of Murder in the Golden State

Debra Miller

Published 2026

256 pages

Cover of When You Love Someone in Recovery A Hopeful Guide to Understanding Addiction

When You Love Someone in Recovery A Hopeful Guide to Understanding Addiction

Caroline Beidler MSW

Published 2026

240 pages

Cover of Like, Follow, Subscribe Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online

Like, Follow, Subscribe Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online

Fortesa Latifi

Published 2026

288 pages

Cover of Lonely AF Workbook The No-Judgment Guide to Feeling Less Alone

Lonely AF Workbook The No-Judgment Guide to Feeling Less Alone

Sylvia Kalicinski

Published 2026

176 pages

Cover of No Contact Writers on Estrangement

No Contact Writers on Estrangement

Jenny Bartoy

Published 2026

304 pages

Cover of Healing from a Dysfunctional Family A Workbook to Break the Generational Cycle, Navigate Complex Dynamics, and Move Forward

Healing from a Dysfunctional Family A Workbook to Break the Generational Cycle, Navigate Complex Dynamics, and Move Forward

Kara Lissy

Published 2026

200 pages

Cover of The Palm House

The Palm House

Gwendoline Riley

Published 2026

144 pages

Cover of Emergence A Memoir of Boyhood, Computation, and the Mysteries of Mind

Emergence A Memoir of Boyhood, Computation, and the Mysteries of Mind

David Sussillo

Published 2026

384 pages

Cover of Paper Girl

Paper Girl

Beth Macy

Published 2025

368 pages

Cover of Not Another Bloody Christmas

Not Another Bloody Christmas

Jo Middleton

2025 · 2026 edition

320 pages

Cover of Not My Child

Not My Child

Kitty Neale

Published 2025

320 pages

Cover of Don't Try This Alone

Don't Try This Alone

Toni Collier

Published 2025

240 pages

Cover of Healing Your Wounded Inner Child Overcome Your Fear of Abandonment, Identify Inherited Trauma, Break Destructive Patterns, Heal From Neglect and ... Emotionally Secure

Healing Your Wounded Inner Child Overcome Your Fear of Abandonment, Identify Inherited Trauma, Break Destructive Patterns, Heal From Neglect and ... Emotionally Secure

Chloe Vaughn

Published 2025

125 pages

Cover of The DBT Workbook to Stop Walking on Eggshells

The DBT Workbook to Stop Walking on Eggshells

Corrine Stoewsand, Randi Kreger, Carola Pechon

Published 2025

192 pages

Cover of Wife Mother Drunk

Wife Mother Drunk

Emily Redondo

Published 2025

352 pages

Cover of Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery

Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery

Janice V. Johnson Dowd

Published 2025

272 pages

Cover of The Empty Bowl

The Empty Bowl

Rikki West

Published 2025

352 pages

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