Hanging and lynching

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of hanging and lynching.

• See also Murder, Depression, Mental Illness, and Asphyxia.

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Aa:

• An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley
• Alex + Ada, Vols. 1-3 by Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn

Bb:

• The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes by Suzanne Collins
• Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson & Kwame Alexander
• Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert
• The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
• The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Cc:

• The Care & Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite
• Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant
• The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
• The Conductors by Nicole Glover
• City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault
• Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
• Crave by Tracy Wolff
• The Crooked Mask by Rachel Burge

Dd:

• The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
• Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
• Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
• Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

Ee:

• None.

Ff:

• The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
• The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward

Gg:

• Ghost Wood Song by Eria Waters
• The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Hh:

• The Hangman’s Revolution by Eoin Colfer
• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Ii:

• None.

Jj:

• None.

Kk:

• The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Ll:

• Lady of Shadows by Breanna Teintze
• A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris

Mm:

• The Memory Thief by Jodi Lynn Anderson
• The Mermaid, the Witch & the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
• Metal Chest by Chris Yee
• Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz

Nn:

• Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson

Oo:

• One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite

Pp:

• Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
• Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan

Qq:

• The Queen of Attolia by Meghan Whalen Turner
• Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

Rr:

• Red Rising by Pierce Brown
• Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
• Remain Silent by Susie Steiner
• Ringer by Lauren Oliver
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
• Rumble by Ellen Hopkins

Ss:

• Saga, Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
• The Shrunken Head by Lauren Oliver & H.C. Chester
• The Silence of Bones by June Hur
• Sophia’s War by Avi
• The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying to Vampires by Grady Hendrix
• The Steep & Thorny Way by Cat Winters
• Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

Tt:

• Tales From the Hinterland by Melissa Albert
• The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
• The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge

Uu:

• The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
• Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
• The Underground Railway by Colson Whitehead
• An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
• Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Vv:

• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
• A Vigil in the Mourning by Hailey Turner

Ww:

• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
• What the Woods Keep by Katya de Becerra
• Wildcard by Marie Lu
• Wilder Girls by Rory Power
• The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

Xx:

• None.

Yy:

• None.

Zz:

• None.