Themes

Love

• First love
• Marriage
• Infidelity
• Unrequited love
• Divorce
• Weddings

Family

• Motherhood
• Fatherhood
• Siblings
• Adoption
• Grandparents
• Orphans
• Dysfunctional families
• Family secrets

Friendship

Childhood

Coming of age

Aging

• Midlife
• Dementia

Death & grief

• Terminal illness
• Afterlife
• Suicide
• Widowhood
• Loss of a child

Health & illness

• Cancer
• Chronic illness
• Pandemics
• Caregiving
• HIV & AIDS

Mental illness

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Trauma
• Addiction
• Eating disorders
• Bipolar disorder
• Psychosis

Disability

• Deafness
• Blindness

Neurodiversity

• Autism
• ADHD
• Dyslexia

Identity & belonging

• Outsiders
• Body image

LGBTQ+

• Gay
• Lesbian
• Bisexual
• Transgender
• Queer

Race & ethnicity

• Racism
• Antisemitism
• Black experience
• Caribbean experience
• Indigenous peoples
• Latino experience
• North African experience
• Middle Eastern experience
• East Asian experience
• South Asian experience
• Pacific Islander experience
• Jewish experience
• Roma experience
• Mixed heritage

Gender

• Feminism
• Masculinity
• Womanhood
• Sexism

Class & money

• Poverty
• Wealth
• Work
• Inequality
• Homelessness
• Greed

Immigration & exile

• Refugees
• Diaspora
• Assimilation
• Homecoming

War

• World War I
• World War II
• Civil war
• Resistance
• The Holocaust
• Cold War
• Vietnam War
• American Civil War
• Spanish Civil War
• Veterans
• Prisoners of war
• Knights

Politics & power

• Revolution
• Totalitarianism
• Corruption
• Royalty
• Socialism & communism
• Fascism
• Capitalism
• Nationalism
• Anarchism
• Terrorism
• Censorship
• Surveillance
• Spies

Oppression & injustice

• Slavery
• Colonialism
• Genocide
• Segregation
• Civil rights
• Human trafficking

Crime & justice

• Murder
• Serial killers
• Organized crime
• Missing persons
• Wrongful conviction
• Fraud
• Drug trade
• Cults
• Detectives
• Assassins
• Pirates

School & education

• Teachers
• Bullying

Religion & faith

• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Atheism
• Sikhism
• Paganism
• Religious life
• Loss of faith

Schools of thought

• Stoicism
• Existentialism
• Nihilism
• Absurdism
• Humanism
• Confucianism
• Taoism

Morality

• Good & evil
• Guilt
• Forgiveness
• Revenge
• Betrayal
• Sacrifice
• Honor & duty
• Secrets & lies

Abuse & violence

• Domestic abuse
• Sexual violence
• Child abuse

Loneliness

Nature

• Climate change
• Natural disasters

Animals

• Dogs
• Cats
• Horses
• Birds

Science & technology

• Robots & artificial intelligence
• Space
• Genetics
• Aliens
• Scientists
• Social media

Art & creativity

• Books & reading
• Music & musicians
• Art & artists
• Writers & writing
• Film & Hollywood
• Dance
• Fame

Journalism

Sports

Holidays & celebrations

• Christmas
• Halloween
• Valentine's Day
• New Year
• Thanksgiving
• Easter
• Hanukkah
• Ramadan & Eid
• Diwali
• Lunar New Year

Travel & journeys

• Road trips
• Voyages
• Pilgrimage
• Expeditions
• Living abroad

Survival

Magic

Mythical & supernatural beings

• Vampires
• Zombies
• Dragons
• Witches
• Fae
• Werewolves
• Shapeshifters
• Ghosts
• Demons
• Angels
• Gods
• Mermaids
• Monsters