Trauma Industrial Complex
How Oversharing Became a Product in a Digital World
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Ebury Publishing
Publishing:16th Jul '26
£10.99
This title is due to be published on 16th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£22.00(9781529103892)
*The new book from the Orwell Prize-Winning author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between Us*
Today, trauma permeates media, from music and television to films and books – my own included. While the increasing openness is welcome, I’ve observed that this rise has been accompanied by a parallel explosion of disinformation and sometimes harmful guidance about how to deal with personal trauma.
In Trauma Industrial Complex, I ask the question: How did we get here? And are the stories we’re telling ourselves liberating us or keeping us trapped? In this revealing and deeply personal book, I’ll pull back the curtain, sharing the hard-won wisdom I’ve gained from the events brought on by telling my own story.
Praise for Darren McGarvey:
‘An Orwell for today's poor’ – The Times
‘The standout, authentic voice of a generation’ – Herald
‘McGarvey is a rarity: a working-class writer who has fought to make the middle-class world hear what he has to say’ – Nick Cohen, Guardian
Brilliant and thought provoking.—Nicola Sturgeon
Darren writes powerfully and poignantly about the unanticipated impact of becoming a poster boy for Scotland's social ills.—Observer
An at times brutally exposing account… McGarvey shows a maturity that belies many writers on similar topics; Trauma Industrial Complex therefore succeeds as far more than memoir.—The Scotsman
If it is taken seriously, it should have consequences… truly courageous, sincere and difficult.—The Herald
He’s a good person to write this book… uncompromising in his message.—Spectator
The standout, authentic voice of a generation—Herald
McGarvey is a rarity: a working-class writer who has fought to make the middle-class world hear what he has to say—Nick Cohen, Guardian
An Orwell for today's poor—The Times
An absolutely fascinating individual—Owen Jones
Utterly compelling—Ian Rankin, New Statesman
ISBN: 9781529103908
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm
Weight: 500g
320 pages