#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
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Earthseed #2

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

448 pages • 1998 • 45 editions

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 • 2022 • 27 editions

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel

Venom #1

A Drop of Venom

Sajni Patel

416 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen

Chigozie Obioma

304 pages • 2015 • 44 editions

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad 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
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

Riot Baby

Tochi Onyebuchi

176 pages • 2020 • 15 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