#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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Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

Riot Baby

Tochi Onyebuchi

176 pages • 2020 • 9 editions

fiction dystopian fantasy science fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

What We Lose

Zinzi Clemmons

213 pages • 2017 • 14 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Camilla's Roses by Bernice L. McFadden

Camilla's Roses

Bernice L. McFadden

224 pages • 2004 • 6 editions

fiction emotional reflective fast-paced
Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black

Don't Cry for Me

Daniel Black

304 pages • 2022 • 10 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems by Danez Smith

Don't Call Us Dead: Poems

Danez Smith

96 pages • 2017 • 8 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

Tiya Miles

385 pages • 2021 • 15 editions

nonfiction history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Christmas in Spite of You by K.C. Mills

Christmas in Spite of You

K.C. Mills

288 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Nowhere Is a Place by Bernice L. McFadden

Nowhere Is a Place

Bernice L. McFadden

319 pages • 2006 • 9 editions

fiction historical reflective medium-paced
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America by Daniel Black

Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America

Daniel Black

256 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

Their Vicious Games #1

Their Vicious Games

Joelle Wellington

416 pages • 2023 • 19 editions

fiction thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced