#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

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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
Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan

Skyland #3

Can't Get Enough

Kennedy Ryan

384 pages • 2025 • 14 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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
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
Stuck in the Country with You by Zuri Day

Stuck in the Country with You

Zuri Day

288 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted fast-paced
The Ancient Nine by Ian K. Smith

The Ancient Nine

Ian K. Smith

432 pages • 2018 • 6 editions

fiction mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
The Magic Border by Arlo Parks

The Magic Border

Arlo Parks

47m • 2023 • 10 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective fast-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

235 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced