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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

All books added
Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore

Long Gone, Come Home

Monica Chenault-Kilgore

354 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary emotional medium-paced
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

385 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

One Summer in Savannah

Terah Shelton Harris

464 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction contemporary literary emotional fast-paced
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

448 pages • digital • 2018

fiction contemporary mystery young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Queen of Exiles by Vanessa Riley

Queen of Exiles

Vanessa Riley

448 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical emotional informative sad slow-paced
Black Girls Must Have It All by Jayne Allen

Black Girls Must Have It All

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted #3

Jayne Allen

288 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley

Sister Mother Warrior

Vanessa Riley

480 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

Shauna Robinson

336 pages • digital • 2022

fiction contemporary lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

The Unsettled

Ayana Mathis

336 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Light on Halsey Street by Vanessa Miller

The Light on Halsey Street

Vanessa Miller

336 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary emotional medium-paced