#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
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
Isaac's Song by Daniel Black

Isaac's Song

Daniel Black

320 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

The House of Eve

Sadeqa Johnson

369 pages • 2023 • 19 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley

By Her Own Design

Piper Huguley

384 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

fiction historical emotional informative medium-paced
Country Place by Ann Petry

Country Place

Ann Petry

262 pages • 1947 • 8 editions

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Some Sing, Some Cry by Ifa Bayeza, Ntozake Shange

Some Sing, Some Cry

Ifa Bayeza, Ntozake Shange

26h 27m • 2010 • 4 editions

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced