#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
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 • 19 editions

fiction literary science fiction thriller adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Sky Full Of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Sky Full Of Elephants

Cebo Campbell

10h 24m • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction magical realism science fiction adventurous challenging hopeful slow-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
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Octavia E. Butler

240 pages • 2017 • 7 editions

fiction graphic novel science fiction dark emotional tense fast-paced
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

Blood Scion #1

Blood Scion

Deborah Falaye

432 pages • 2022 • 10 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1080 pages • 1844 • 823 editions

fiction classics literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

Les Payne, Tamara Payne

18h 6m • 2020 • 8 editions

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Second Tide's the Charm by Chandra Blumberg

Second Tide's the Charm

Chandra Blumberg

333 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Street by Ann Petry

The Street

Ann Petry

436 pages • 1946 • 34 editions

fiction classics reflective slow-paced