#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

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29 participants (297 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read the vast canon of Black Literature  by Black Authors from A to Z.   No requirement to go in alphabetical order from A to Z, but to read all year and document the journey as you go.  

The letter can be the book title or the authors first or last name (I.e., The Street by Ann Petry could be, "A", "P" or "S").  Read intentionally while enjoying the experience of Black Literature.  

Share your books and progress here on Story Graph and use the hashtag on bookstagram. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Silver Lining: A Vacation Romance by Chassilyn Hamilton

Beach is Better

Silver Lining: A Vacation Romance

Chassilyn Hamilton

214 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

fiction romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Real Girls Get Down by T.M. Richardson

Real Girls Get Down

T.M. Richardson

53 pages • 2024 • 1 edition

user-added

fiction erotica science fiction
Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance by A'Lelia Bundles

Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance

A'Lelia Bundles

368 pages • 2025 • 2 editions

nonfiction biography history
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

King of Ashes

S.A. Cosby

13h 18m • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction crime thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Acts of Forgiveness by Maura Cheeks

Acts of Forgiveness

Maura Cheeks

308 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Narrows by Ann Petry

The Narrows

Ann Petry

560 pages • 1953 • 14 editions

fiction classics emotional sad slow-paced
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

Dragons in a Bag #1

Dragons in a Bag

Zetta Elliott

160 pages • 2018 • 6 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional fast-paced
Taming Kane by Tessa Stone

Fated Mates #1

Taming Kane

Tessa Stone

206 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

Of Mermaids and Orisa #1

Skin of the Sea

Natasha Bowen

336 pages • 2021 • 26 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Cool. Awkward. Black. by Karen Strong

Cool. Awkward. Black.

Karen Strong

336 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction short stories young adult adventurous funny inspiring medium-paced