#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

booksbythecup Host

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.

#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

booksbythecup Host

31 participants (325 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 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

Love Burn: the full novel by Ashley Antoinette

Love Burn: the full novel
Ashley Antoinette

310 pages • paperback • 2018 (editions)

emotional slow-paced

emotional slow-paced

Love Burn: the full novel by Ashley Antoinette

Love Burn: the full novel

Ashley Antoinette

310 pages • paperback • 2018

emotional slow-paced

emotional slow-paced

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
Whoopi Goldberg

258 pages • hardcover • 2024 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography emotional funny reflective fast-paced

nonfiction autobiography emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

Whoopi Goldberg

258 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction autobiography emotional funny reflective fast-paced

nonfiction autobiography emotional funny reflective fast-paced

The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel of World War II by Leonard Pitts Jr

The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel of World War II
Leonard Pitts Jr

511 pages • paperback (editions)

fiction historical race emotional slow-paced

fiction historical race emotional slow-paced

The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel of World War II by Leonard Pitts Jr

The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel of World War II

Leonard Pitts Jr

511 pages • paperback

fiction historical race emotional slow-paced

fiction historical race emotional slow-paced

Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Ghost
Track #1

Jason Reynolds

192 pages • hardcover • 2016 (editions)

fiction middle grade sports emotional hopeful fast-paced

fiction middle grade sports emotional hopeful fast-paced

Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Ghost

192 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction middle grade sports emotional hopeful fast-paced

fiction middle grade sports emotional hopeful fast-paced

54 Miles by Leonard Pitts Jr.

54 Miles
Leonard Pitts Jr.

344 pages • paperback • 2024 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced

54 Miles by Leonard Pitts Jr.

54 Miles

Leonard Pitts Jr.

344 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced

The Wonder of Stevie by Wesley Morris

The Wonder of Stevie
Wesley Morris

6 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2024 (editions)

nonfiction music emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

nonfiction music emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

The Wonder of Stevie by Wesley Morris

The Wonder of Stevie

6 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction music emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

nonfiction music emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

Fallen Grace by Sadeqa Johnson

Fallen Grace
Blaze Amazon Original Stories #6

Sadeqa Johnson

50 pages • digital • 2024 (editions)

fiction historical short stories emotional hopeful fast-paced

fiction historical short stories emotional hopeful fast-paced

Fallen Grace by Sadeqa Johnson

Fallen Grace

Blaze Amazon Original Stories #6

50 pages • digital • 2024

fiction historical short stories emotional hopeful fast-paced

fiction historical short stories emotional hopeful fast-paced

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
Antonia Hylton

11 hours, 2 minutes • audio • 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history race dark informative sad medium-paced

nonfiction history race dark informative sad medium-paced

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

11 hours, 2 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction history race dark informative sad medium-paced

nonfiction history race dark informative sad medium-paced

Native Guard: Poems by Natasha Trethewey

Native Guard: Poems
Natasha Trethewey

64 pages • paperback • 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

nonfiction history poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Native Guard: Poems by Natasha Trethewey

Native Guard: Poems

Natasha Trethewey

64 pages • paperback • 2006

nonfiction history poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

nonfiction history poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

A Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson

A Pair of Wings
Carole Hopson

432 pages • hardcover • 2021 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

fiction historical adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

A Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson

A Pair of Wings

432 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction historical adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

fiction historical adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

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