#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
Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Track #1

Ghost

Jason Reynolds

192 pages • 2016 • 25 editions

fiction middle grade sports emotional hopeful fast-paced
54 Miles by Leonard Pitts Jr.

54 Miles

Leonard Pitts Jr.

344 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
The Wonder of Stevie by Wesley Morris

The Wonder of Stevie

Wesley Morris

6h 10m • 2024 • 1 edition

nonfiction music emotional informative inspiring fast-paced
Fallen Grace by Sadeqa Johnson

Blaze Amazon Original Stories #6

Fallen Grace

Sadeqa Johnson

50 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction historical short stories emotional hopeful fast-paced
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

11h 2m • 2024 • 6 editions

nonfiction history race dark informative sad medium-paced
Native Guard: Poems by Natasha Trethewey

Native Guard: Poems

Natasha Trethewey

64 pages • 2006 • 4 editions

nonfiction history poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
A Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson

A Pair of Wings

Carole Hopson

432 pages • 2021 • 7 editions

fiction historical adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson

The Color of a Lie

Kim Johnson

336 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction historical thriller young adult medium-paced
All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore

All We Were Promised

Ashton Lattimore

357 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction historical informative inspiring medium-paced
The Unexpected Diva by Tiffany L Warren

The Unexpected Diva

Tiffany L Warren

15h 15m • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction historical music emotional informative inspiring medium-paced