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#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

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31 participants (326 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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Native Guard: Poems by Natasha Trethewey

Native Guard: Poems

Natasha Trethewey

64 pages • paperback • 2006

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

fiction historical adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore

All We Were Promised

Ashton Lattimore

357 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical informative inspiring medium-paced
The Unexpected Diva by Tiffany L Warren

The Unexpected Diva

Tiffany L Warren

15 hours, 15 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction historical music emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
House of Shades by Lianne Dillsworth

House of Shades

Lianne Dillsworth

256 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Deluge by Charmaine Wilkerson

Deluge

Good Intentions #3

Charmaine Wilkerson

37 pages • digital • 2023

fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective sad fast-paced
In a League of Her Own by Kaia Alderson

In a League of Her Own

Kaia Alderson

384 pages • paperback

fiction historical medium-paced
Grown Women: A Novel by Sarai Johnson

Grown Women: A Novel

Sarai Johnson

388 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary literary medium-paced
American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics by Kevin Hazzard

American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics

Kevin Hazzard

336 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction history race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Sunny by Jason Reynolds

Sunny

Track #3

Jason Reynolds

176 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction middle grade sports emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced