#WritersCoffeeClub 3Jun- Should books include a content warning?
Rather controversially, I don't think they should, unless you're writing for young people. As a compromise, I think they can be available in the back of the book or on a separate website (I love "Does the Dog Die?"), for those who want them. But I have the opposite response to content warnings as many people. Here is the research suggesting that it's more common than people think:
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2023-october-content-warnings-distress.html
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