Trigger warning for domestic violence and rape. There is a house in Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, […]
The Record Keeper, by Agnes Gomillion
Trigger warning for physical abuse. The protagonist of Agnes Gomillion’s The Record Keeper, Arika Cobane, […]
Father of Lions, by Louise Callaghan
Trigger warning for cruelty to animals. In my country, the word zoo conjures up images […]
The Marquise of O—, by Heinrich von Kleist
Trigger warning for references to rape. The only good thing I can say about Heinrich […]
The Murder of Harriet Monckton, by Elizabeth Haynes
Trigger warning for rape. Elizabeth Haynes took her inspiration for The Murder of Harriet Monckton […]
The Sacrament, by Olaf Olafsson
Trigger warning for references to child abuse. Sister Johanna Marie is one of the most […]
The Ungrateful Refugee, by Dina Nayeri
Trigger warnings for discussion of rape and suicide. When she was eight years old, Dina […]
Cantoras, by Carolina de Robertis
Trigger warnings for rape and suicide. Five women gather on an Atlantic beach in Uruguay […]
The Lauras, by Sara Taylor
Trigger warning for sexual assault and transphobic violence. Alex is used to listening to her […]
Northern Girls, by Sheng Keyi
Trigger warning for rape. Even though Sheng Keyi’s Northern Girls (translated by Shelly Bryant) is […]