#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
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 • 6 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
This Cursed House by Del Sandeen

This Cursed House

Del Sandeen

374 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction historical horror dark mysterious sad fast-paced
When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey

When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

Donovan X. Ramsey

448 pages • 2023 • 6 editions

nonfiction history sociology informative reflective sad medium-paced
What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America by Michael Eric Dyson

What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America

Michael Eric Dyson

306 pages • 2018 • 6 editions

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

296 pages • 2019 • 9 editions

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux

A Glory Broussard Mystery #1

Glory Be

Danielle Arceneaux

336 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction mystery medium-paced