Dissections of Rape Culture

Exclusive to non-fiction titles. Recommendations are more than welcome, especially from outside the mainland United States.

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created by AnnbutnotAnne

last updated September, 2026

8 books

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Rape: A South African Nightmare

Pumla Dineo Gqola

Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb

Bernard Lefkowitz

Is Rape a Crime?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto

Michelle Bowdler

At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power

Danielle L. McGuire

What We Talk About When We Talk about Rape

Sohaila Abdulali

Notes on a Silencing: A Memoir

Lacy Crawford

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

Roxane Gay

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rinrin2000

What an important topic and great list! I would love to read more about it, but unfortunately just thinking about it makes me so uncomfortable I can't even sleep, so I'll just leave my upvote here in solidarity 😢

AnnbutnotAnneOP

That's entirely fair—some of these titles carry pretty heavy trigger warnings due to the subject matter and definitely require some mental fortitude and stability beforehand!