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#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
One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

One Summer in Savannah

Terah Shelton Harris

464 pages • 2023 • 10 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional fast-paced
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

448 pages • 2018 • 25 editions

fiction contemporary mystery young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Queen of Exiles by Vanessa Riley

Queen of Exiles

Vanessa Riley

448 pages • 2023 • 10 editions

fiction historical emotional informative sad slow-paced
Black Girls Must Have It All by Jayne Allen

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted #3

Black Girls Must Have It All

Jayne Allen

288 pages • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley

Sister Mother Warrior

Vanessa Riley

480 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

Shauna Robinson

336 pages • 2022 • 6 editions

fiction contemporary lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

The Unsettled

Ayana Mathis

336 pages • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Light on Halsey Street by Vanessa Miller

The Light on Halsey Street

Vanessa Miller

336 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction literary emotional medium-paced
Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever by Kareem Rosser

Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever

Kareem Rosser

304 pages • 2021 • 5 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Queen of Sugar Hill by ReShonda Tate

The Queen of Sugar Hill

ReShonda Tate

420 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced