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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body rites
Cover of body rites

body rites

Shena J. Young, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Shyma El Sayed

Published 2023

224 pages

Extinguished
Cover of Extinguished

Extinguished

Steve Serbic

Published 2023

210 pages