The Mothers by Brit Bennett

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

It is the last season of high school life for Nadia Turner, a rebellious, grief-stricken, seventeen-year-old beauty. Mourning her own mother’s recent suicide, she takes up with the local pastor’s son. Luke Sheppard is twenty-one, a former football star whose injury has reduced him to waiting tables at a diner. They are young; it’s not serious. But the pregnancy that results from this teen romance—and the subsequent cover-up—will have an impact that goes far beyond their youth. As Nadia hides her secret from everyone, including Aubrey, her God-fearing best friend, the years move quickly. Soon, Nadia… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape
  • Suicide
  • Abortion
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The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. As we awaken to our own indoctrinated body shame, we feel inspired to awaken others and to interrupt the systems that perpetuate body shame and oppression against all bodies. When we act from this truth on a global scale, we usher in the transformative opportunity of radical self-love, which is the opportunity for a more just, equitable, and compassionate world–for us all.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Fatmisia & body shaming
  • Suicide of a trans woman mentioned
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All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred Taylor

All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor

Cassie Logan is a young woman now, searching for her place in the world, a journey that takes her from Toledo to California, to law school in Boston, and, ultimately, in the 60s, home to Mississippi to participate in voter registration. She is witness to the now-historic events of the century: the Great Migration north, the rise of the civil rights movement, preceded and precipitated by the racist society of America, and the often violent confrontations that brought about change.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Racism & racial slurs
  • Rape & attempted rape
  • Sexual harassment
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Murder
  • Gun violence
  • Lynchings
  • Police brutality
  • Physical assault
  • Immolation
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The Girl from the Well by HG Wells

The Girl from the Well by H.G. Wells

A dead girl walks the streets. She hunts murderers. Child killers, much like the man who threw her body down a well three hundred years ago. And when a strange boy bearing stranger tattoos moves into the neighborhood so, she discovers, does something else. And soon both will be drawn into the world of eerie doll rituals and dark Shinto exorcisms that will take them from American suburbia to the remote valleys and shrines of Aomori, Japan. Because the boy has a terrifying secret – one that would just kill to get out.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
  • Death of children
  • Murder
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Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 5 by Sui Ishida

Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 5 by Sui Ishida

The Qs Squad once again proves its worth by going undercover to collect vital Ghoul information, allowing the CCG finally move forward with a massive eradication campaign. But this strike pushes the Qs to their limits, bringing all their weaknesses to the forefront. And Haise is the hardest hit when his hidden past rushes forth to impact his future!

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cannibalism
  • Body horror
  • Torture
  • Gun violence
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Tokyo Ghoul, Volume Fourteen by Sui Ishida

Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 14 by Sui Ishida

As Kaneki and the fiercest fighter in the CCG, Arima, finally face off, several investigators launch an assault on Yoshimura, unaware of the danger that awaits them. The massive battle takes a turn for the worse when the One-Eyed Owl appears, leaving the fate of Kaneki and the CCG hanging in the balance.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cannibalism
  • Surgery for organ transplantation mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Physical assault
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Tokyo Ghoul, Volume Thirteen by Sui Ishida

Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 13 by Sui Ishida

Investigators from the 20th Ward launch an initiative to take out the Ghoul known as the One-Eyed Owl, who has possible ties to both Akira and Yoshimura. An all-out assault on the Anteiku café, where the Owl is supposedly hiding, results in full-fledged battle. 

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cannibalism
  • Surgery for organ transplantation mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Physical assault
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Tokyo Ghoul, Volume Twelve by Sui Ishida

Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 12 by Sui Ishida

The 4th Ward falls under attack by Assistant Special Investigator Arima of the Commission of Counter Ghoul. Amon finds a connection between the CCG and an underground lab seemingly designed to research turning humans into Ghouls. And an old partnership reforms that could spell trouble for the 20th Ward.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cannibalism
  • Surgery for organ transplantation mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Physical assault
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Tokyo Ghoul, Volume Eleven by Sui Ishida

Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 11 by Sui Ishida

Amid clashes between Ghouls and the Commission of Counter Ghoul investigators at Doctor Kano’s underground facility, Kaneki finds himself locked in battle with Special Class Ghoul investigator Yukinori Shinohara. When the battle subsides, the CCG discovers shocking evidence that leads them closer to discovering the truth behind Kano’s sinister plans.  

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cannibalism
  • Surgery for organ transplantation mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Physical assault
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Tokyo Ghoul, Volume Ten by Sui Ishida

Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 10 by Sui Ishida

While Kaneki and his friends tangle with the ghouls from the Aogiri Tree organization, the Commission of Counter Ghoul’s ongoing investigations bring them dangerously close to discovering Kaneki’s secret.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cannibalism
  • Surgery for organ transplantation mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Physical assault
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