#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

booksbythecup Host

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.

#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

booksbythecup Host

29 participants (297 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 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 Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah

440 pages • hardcover • 2015 • 139 editions

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

440 pages • 2015 • 139 editions

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Firstborn Girls: A Memoir by Bernice L. McFadden

Firstborn Girls: A Memoir
Bernice L. McFadden

400 pages • digital • 2025 • 4 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective 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

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda

Ghostroots
‘Pemi Aguda

224 pages • digital • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction short stories speculative fiction dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

fiction short stories speculative fiction dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda

Ghostroots

224 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction short stories speculative fiction dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

fiction short stories speculative fiction dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Nine Lives by Tom Barber

Nine Lives
Tom Barber

510 pages • digital • 2012 • 1 edition

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Nine Lives by Tom Barber

Nine Lives

510 pages • 2012 • 1 edition

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Casualties of Truth by Lauren Francis-Sharma

Casualties of Truth
Lauren Francis-Sharma

272 pages • hardcover • 2025 • 2 editions

fiction literary challenging dark tense medium-paced

fiction literary challenging dark tense medium-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

fiction literary challenging dark tense medium-paced

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents
Octavia E. Butler

448 pages • paperback • 1998 • 42 editions

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

448 pages • 1998 • 42 editions

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

When We Were Birds
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

304 pages • hardcover • 2022 • 27 editions

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

When We Were Birds

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

304 pages • 2022 • 27 editions

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced

A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel

A Drop of Venom
Sajni Patel

416 pages • hardcover • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced

A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel

A Drop of Venom

416 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen
Chigozie Obioma

304 pages • hardcover • 2015 • 40 editions

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen

Chigozie Obioma

304 pages • 2015 • 40 editions

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced

This Is Your Mother by Erika J. Simpson

This Is Your Mother
Erika J. Simpson

224 pages • hardcover • 2025 • 2 editions

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

This Is Your Mother by Erika J. Simpson

This Is Your Mother

Erika J. Simpson

224 pages • 2025 • 2 editions

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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