- Joanne Harris, 59, has suggested that all books could include trigger warnings.
- The author says that from now on trigger warnings will appear in her books.
- He said introducing a new policy would make sense because people need it.
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The use of trigger warnings has become one of the most divisive issues rocking the publishing industry.
But one author who strongly agrees with their inclusion is Joanne Harris, who has said she will ensure they are added to all her future books in a bid to make readers feel “safe”.
The Chocolat author, 59, has suggested that all books could include warnings “as standard” on the copyright page so readers know what to look out for before they start reading.
He has said that introducing a new policy “would make a lot of sense” since trigger warnings are like “wheelchair ramps” in that they exist “because some people need them.”
‘So far, I haven’t included trigger warnings in my books. From now on I will,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Joanne Harris supports trigger warnings in books and says she will update hers to include them
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West End productions of Shakespeare plays have also been advertised with warnings of potentially offensive content, which has been denounced by stars including Ralph Fiennes (pictured) and Matt Smith.
‘I am currently updating my website to display content warnings for all my backordered books, and I will insist that my publishers do this for all my books in the future. As authors, we can do it.’
Harris, whose prequel to her best-selling novel will be released next year, conducted a social media poll asking her followers if they agreed with placing trigger warnings on copyright pages.
She said: ‘I think it makes a lot of sense. However, it could be more complicated for audiobooks.
“And obviously different things can trigger people, so we might have to decide which ones are most likely.”
He added that he didn’t think warnings should be for “things that people might disapprove of (e.g. bad language, etc.)” but for things that “make them feel unsafe.”
She said: ‘To me, trigger warnings are like ramps for wheelchairs. They exist because some people need them.
‘People who can’t use them anyway or climb the stairs. Your choice.
“The fact that some people don’t take the stairs doesn’t detract from my experience, nor do I stand on the wheelchair ramp making fun of those who use it, nor do I tell them that it would be much better for them to be exposed.” to the rise.’
In recent years, classic books by authors such as Virgina Woolf, Roald Dahl, Ian Fleming and PG Wodehouse have had reissued copies of their books with trigger warnings.
Several universities have also decided to include their own content warnings on the book copies given to students.
West End productions of Shakespeare plays have also been advertised with warnings of potentially offensive content, which has been denounced by stars including Ralph Fiennes and Matt Smith.
