#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
Will by Will Smith, Mark Manson

Will

Will Smith, Mark Manson

418 pages • 2021 • 31 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

All Her Little Secrets

Wanda M. Morris

374 pages • 2021 • 8 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

My Monticello

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

210 pages • 2021 • 14 editions

fiction literary short stories challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo

Sankofa

Chibundu Onuzo

9h 3m • 2021 • 13 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

The Attic Child

Lola Jaye

469 pages • 2022 • 19 editions

fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
Dear Vicky by Octavia Grant

Dear Vicky

Octavia Grant

1h 59m • 2023 • 4 editions

user-added

fiction mystery short stories thriller dark tense fast-paced
Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes

Tambourines to Glory

Langston Hughes

156 pages • 1958 • 4 editions

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

On the Rooftop

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

304 pages • 2022 • 14 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris

Anywhere You Run

Wanda M. Morris

385 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction historical thriller dark emotional tense medium-paced
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

384 pages • 2022 • 22 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced