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#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
All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson

All the Blues in the Sky

Renée Watson

2h 13m • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction childrens middle grade emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Queen's Spade by Sarah Raughley

The Queen's Spade

Sarah Raughley

416 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction historical romance thriller young adult dark tense medium-paced
A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley

A Different Drummer

William Melvin Kelley

224 pages • 1964 • 20 editions

fiction historical race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

The Dead Djinn Universe #1

A Master of Djinn

P. Djèlí Clark

392 pages • 2021 • 37 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

The Dead Djinn Universe #0.5

A Dead Djinn in Cairo

P. Djèlí Clark

47 pages • 2016 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy historical mystery short stories adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Jewel of the Blues by Monica Chenault-Kilgore

The Jewel of the Blues

Monica Chenault-Kilgore

336 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction historical adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy

What Storm, What Thunder

Myriam J.A. Chancy

336 pages • 2021 • 8 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
And So I Roar by Abi Daré

Adunni #2

And So I Roar

Abi Daré

14h 20m • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okorafor

435 pages • 2025 • 18 editions

fiction literary science fiction thriller adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Pray or Be Prey by Zita Grant

Pray or be Prey Series #1

Pray or Be Prey

Zita Grant

272 pages • 2020 • 5 editions

fiction mystery science fiction