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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For a While Longer
Cover of For a While Longer

For a While Longer

Kelsey and Brian McNeill

2023 · 2024 edition

274 pages

Trauma
Cover of Trauma

Trauma

Darby A. Strickland

Published 2023