#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
We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado

We Came to Welcome You

Vincent Tirado

384 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
We Don't Swim Here by Vincent Tirado

We Don't Swim Here

Vincent Tirado

320 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction horror young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer

River Sing Me Home

Eleanor Shearer

322 pages • 2023 • 31 editions

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Devil Three Times by Rickey Fayne

The Devil Three Times

Rickey Fayne

416 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama

336 pages • 2022 • 45 editions

nonfiction memoir self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
1954 by Pepper Pace

1954

Pepper Pace

785 pages • 2021 • 3 editions

fiction dystopian romance dark mysterious fast-paced
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

Skyland #1

Before I Let Go

Kennedy Ryan

391 pages • 2022 • 41 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human by Cole Arthur Riley

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human

Cole Arthur Riley

8h 15m • 2024 • 5 editions

nonfiction religion challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Unexpectedly Yours by C. Chilove

Shores of Dora #2

Unexpectedly Yours

C. Chilove

352 pages • 2024 • 2 editions

fiction contemporary romance
A Lakeside Reunion by C. Chilove

Shores of Dora #1

A Lakeside Reunion

C. Chilove

320 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced