The most popular trauma books of 2023

Books about trauma follow people living with the aftermath of something terrible. The event may be long past, but it returns in memory, in the body and in relationships. These novels and memoirs are about survival and the slow, uneven work of healing, told with honesty and respect. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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The Pain We Carry
Cover of The Pain We Carry

The Pain We Carry

LMFT, Natalie Y. Gutiérrez

Published 2023

1 page

Stolen Moment
Cover of Stolen Moment

Stolen Moment

Dear Derrick

Published 2023

314 pages