#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 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
Habiba by Razinat T. Mohammed

Habiba

Razinat T. Mohammed

176 pages • 2 editions

fiction literary emotional medium-paced
The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté

The Unboxing of a Black Girl

Angela Shanté

160 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

nonfiction poetry race young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

279 pages • 2022 • 33 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson

Sweetness in the Skin

Ishi Robinson

368 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Stepping to a New Day by Beverly Jenkins

Blessings #7

Stepping to a New Day

Beverly Jenkins

304 pages • 2016 • 3 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood by Jay Ellis

Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood

Jay Ellis

7h 43m • 2024 • 3 editions

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

The Poisons We Drink

Bethany Baptiste

466 pages • 2024 • 17 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

13h 38m • 2023 • 53 editions

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced