- Source: Trigger Warning (book)
Trigger Warning is a collection of short fiction and verse by Neil Gaiman. It was first published in the United States in 2015 by William Morrow. The title is a reference to the concept of trigger warnings, originally intended to warn victims of sexual abuse or other trauma about potentially graphic content, and its recent prominence in contemporary discourse. In his introduction to the book, Neil Gaiman considers the question of whether stories should be considered "safe spaces", and, concluding that they should not, warns readers that the stories in this collection may disturb them.
Most of the stories in the book are reprints from other sources, such as magazines and anthologies, but "Black Dog", a new short story sequel to American Gods featuring its main character, Shadow, was purpose-written for this collection.
Contents
Introduction
Making a Chair
A Lunar Labyrinth
The Thing About Cassandra
Down to a Sunless Sea
"The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains"
My Last Landlady
Adventure Story
Orange
A Calendar of Tales
The Case of Death and Honey
The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
Jerusalem
Click-Clack the Rattlebag
An Invocation of Incuriosity
"And Weep, Like Alexander"
Nothing O'Clock
Diamonds and Pearls: A Fairy Tale
The Return of the Thin White Duke
Feminine Endings
Observing the Formalities
The Sleeper and the Spindle
Witch Work
In Relig Odhråin
Black Dog
References
Further reading
Docx, Edward (8 February 2015). "Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman review – sublime and ridiculous". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
Lovegrove, James (13 March 2015). "Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances, by Neil Gaiman". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
Cottrell-Boyce, Frank (24 February 2015). "Distraction techniques: Neil Gaiman's new book proves you can't read a short story online". New Statesman. Retrieved 26 July 2020.