Male survivor booklist
Books by, for and/or about male survivors of childhood sexual abuse, or addressing the
sexual abuse of boys.
Non-fiction, for survivors
Fiction
Biographies, autobiographies
Clinical books, for the professional working with male survivors
Grubman-Black, Stephen D. Broken Boys/Mending Men: Recovery from Childhood
Sexual Abuse. Bradenton, FL: Human Services Institute/TAB Books, 1990.
ISBN: 0-8306-3562-9 (ppb)
Author identifies as a survivor. Includes "portions of stories" by other
survivors. Reference listing.
Hunter, Mic. Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse. New
York: Fawcett Columbine/Ballantine, 1990. ISBN: 0-449-90629-9 (ppb)
Author has a 12-Step background. Book is in two parts. Part I, "What is Sexual
Abuse," presents psycho-education, definitions, issues, etc. Part II, "Survival
Stories," presents first-person accounts, by eighteen male survivors and one wife of
a male survivor who was herself abused, and makes up the larger part of the book. Resource
listing, bibliography.
Hunter, Mic (editor). The Sexually Abused Male, Volume I: Prevalence, Impact,
and Treatment New York: Lexington Books (MacMillan), 1990. ISBN: 0-669-21518-X (Volume
II is more clinical, addressing treatment issues and strategies.)
A variety of writers and subject matter, organized in three parts: Cultural Factors,
Prevalence and Impact, and Assessment Issues. The second chapter, "Cinematic
Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Rape of Men and Boys," by James W. Trivelpiece,
provides an exhaustive review of movies in which male sexual assault is mentioned or
addressed (rarely with sensitivity). The third part includes two chapters on female
perpetrators.
King, Neal. Speaking our Truth: Voices of Courage and Healing for Male
Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.
ISBN: 0-006-095058-7 (ppb)
Author identifies as a survivor. Compilation of personal statements, poetry, and one
section of drawings by male survivors. The author groups the writings and frames them with
brief paragraphs. Brief (two-page) listing of suggested reading.
Lew, Mike. Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual
Child Abuse. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.
ISBN: 0-06-097300-5 (ppb)
Primarily psycho-educational in content. Includes first-person accounts by eleven male
survivors. Includes a "Resources" chapter that lists organizations, newsletters,
books and articles.
Sanders, Timothy L. Male Survivors: 12-Step Recovery Program for Survivors of
Childhood Sexual Abuse. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press (1991). ISBN: 0-89594-485-5
(ppb)
Author identifies as a survivor. 12-step focus. The author concludes each chapter with
suggested exercises, checklists, etc. Short list of support groups and long list of
suggested readings, grouped by "Life Area:" psychological, spiritual, etc.
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Conroy, Pat, Prince of Tides, Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1986
I haven't read this.
Heim, Scott Mysterious Skin. New York: HarperCollins, 1995. ISBN:
0-06-017175-8
Recommended. The story follows two young men - one gay, one asexual but presumably
straight - who are linked by a shared history of having been abused the same man. Scott
does an excellent job of plausibly describing how different abuse can appear in its
effects on survivors.
Spandauer, Tom The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon. (ppb) New York:
HarperCollins, 1992. ISBN: 0-06-097497-4
Recommended.
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Keyes, Daniel. The Minds of Billy Milligan.
New York: Bantam/Random House, 1981 (out of print). ISBN: 0-553-22585-5
Billy Milligan suffered from multiple personality disorder, which was caused in part by
the extreme emotional, physical and sexual abuse and torture by his stepfather from the
age of 8. He had 24 distinct personalities at the time of his arrest in 1979 for the
abduction, rape and robbery of three female Ohio University students. He was found not
guilty by reason of insanity. The book describes the external events leading to his
arrest, his life history, including the emergence of each personality, and the political
and personal aftermath of his arrest.
Thomas, T. Men Surviving Incest: A Male Survivor Shares the Process of
Recovery. Walnut Creek, CA: Launch Press, 1989.
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Clinical books on male childhood sexual abuse
Bolton, Morris & MacEachron. Males at Risk. 1989.
Brodie, Faith. When "The Other Woman" is his Mother ... 1992.
Clinical?
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