#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 Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards, Alyson Richman

The Thread Collectors

Shaunna J. Edwards, Alyson Richman

400 pages • 2022 • 10 editions

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James

The Book of Night Women

Marlon James

417 pages • 2009 • 14 editions

fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest

Greene Sisters #2

The Partner Plot

Kristina Forest

401 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

Harlem Rhapsody

Victoria Christopher Murray

385 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction historical literary informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger

Drew Collins #1

The Secret World of Maggie Grey

Granger

450 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced
A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining by Rachel E. Cargle

A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining

Rachel E. Cargle

238 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

nonfiction memoir hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

The Burning #1

The Rage of Dragons

Evan Winter

545 pages • 2019 • 34 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

2h 25m • 1963 • 77 editions

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias

Honeysuckle and Bone

Trisha Tobias

320 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction horror young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Sky Full of Elephants

Cebo Campbell

304 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction magical realism science fiction adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced