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#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

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31 participants (325 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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The Ancient Nine by Ian K. Smith

The Ancient Nine

Ian K. Smith

432 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
The Magic Border by Arlo Parks

The Magic Border

Arlo Parks

47 minutes • audio • 2023

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective fast-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

235 pages • digital • 2024

nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Binti

Binti #1

Nnedi Okorafor

74 pages • digital • 2015

fiction science fiction adventurous fast-paced
The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston

The Life of Herod the Great

Zora Neale Hurston

334 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction classics historical reflective medium-paced
Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce

Wild Women and the Blues

Denny S. Bryce

384 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction historical reflective medium-paced
Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted #1

Jayne Allen

368 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

268 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen

Black Girls Must Be Magic

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted #2

Jayne Allen

261 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
There Is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset

There Is Confusion

Jessie Redmon Fauset

288 pages • paperback • 1924

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced