Trauma Industrial Complex

Name: Trauma Industrial Complex
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ISBN: 9781529103908

How Oversharing Became a Product in a Digital World

Darren McGarvey

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Ebury Press
16 July 2026

Politics & government

*The new book from the Orwell Prize-Winning author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between Us
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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

By: Darren McGarvey
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781529103908
ISBN 10: 1529103908
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 16 July 2026
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Darren McGarvey grew up in Pollok, Glasgow. He is a writer, hip-hop artist, broadcaster and campaigner. His bestselling and acclaimed first book Poverty Safari was awarded the Orwell Prize for political writing in 2018.

Reviews for Trauma Industrial Complex: How Oversharing Became a Product in a Digital World

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 Raw, insightful and provocative.—Irish Times 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