#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

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Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

Harlem Rhapsody

Victoria Christopher Murray

14h 30m • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction historical literary informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

Zora Neale Hurston

256 pages • 2018 • 29 editions

nonfiction biography history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

399 pages • 2025 • 37 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories

Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

256 pages • 2022 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral by Jessie Redmon Fauset

Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral

Jessie Redmon Fauset

408 pages • 1928 • 12 editions

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

440 pages • 2015 • 179 editions

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Firstborn Girls: A Memoir by Bernice L. McFadden

Firstborn Girls: A Memoir

Bernice L. McFadden

400 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda

Ghostroots

‘Pemi Aguda

224 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction short stories speculative fiction dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Nine Lives by Tom Barber

Sam Archer #1

Nine Lives

Tom Barber

510 pages • 2012 • 1 edition

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Casualties of Truth by Lauren Francis-Sharma

Casualties of Truth

Lauren Francis-Sharma

272 pages • 2025 • 2 editions

fiction literary challenging dark tense medium-paced