#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
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

570 pages • 2023 • 14 editions

fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Earthseed #1

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • 1993 • 91 editions

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman

Noughts & Crosses #1

Noughts & Crosses

Malorie Blackman

479 pages • 2001 • 39 editions

fiction dystopian romance young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

592 pages • 2016 • 19 editions

nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Trees by Percival Everett

The Trees

Percival Everett

320 pages • 2021 • 29 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary mystery dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

Missing White Woman

Kellye Garrett

324 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction thriller mysterious tense fast-paced
Just as I Am by Cicely Tyson

Just as I Am

Cicely Tyson

432 pages • 2021 • 8 editions

nonfiction art autobiography memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Ours by Phillip B. Williams

Ours

Phillip B. Williams

580 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

Raybearer #1

Raybearer

Jordan Ifueko

368 pages • 2020 • 33 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones

Leaving Atlanta

Tayari Jones

255 pages • 2002 • 7 editions

fiction crime emotional reflective slow-paced