#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
A Right Worthy Woman by Ruth P. Watson

A Right Worthy Woman

Ruth P. Watson

304 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction historical hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Homeward by Angela Jackson-Brown

Homeward

Angela Jackson-Brown

400 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction historical race emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The American Queen by Vanessa Miller

The American Queen

Vanessa Miller

352 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

12h 2m • 2022 • 54 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
No Better Time by Sheila Williams

No Better Time

Sheila Williams

229 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction historical adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Pride

Ibi Zoboi

289 pages • 2018 • 18 editions

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Inheritance by Elizabeth Acevedo

Inheritance

Elizabeth Acevedo

48 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

nonfiction poetry young adult hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Bookshop Sisterhood by Michelle Lindo-Rice

The Bookshop Sisterhood

Michelle Lindo-Rice

336 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Ella by Diane Richards

Ella

Diane Richards

372 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction biography historical emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

224 pages • 1995 • 26 editions

fiction historical middle grade adventurous slow-paced