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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

All books added
This Is My America by Kim Johnson

This Is My America

Kim Johnson

416 pages • digital • 2020

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
People of Means by Nancy Johnson

People of Means

Nancy Johnson

368 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham

The Mayor of Maxwell Street

Avery Cunningham

508 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Lu by Jason Reynolds

Lu

Track #4

Jason Reynolds

4 hours, 50 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction middle grade sports emotional hopeful fast-paced
Let the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith Mazarura

Let the Games Begin

Rufaro Faith Mazarura

352 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary romance sports funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander by Denny S. Bryce

The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander

Denny S. Bryce

336 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction historical emotional informative tense medium-paced
A Piece of Mine: Stories by J. California Cooper

A Piece of Mine: Stories

J. California Cooper

144 pages • paperback • 1984

fiction short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine

Junie

Erin Crosby Eckstine

361 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours

Needy Little Things

Channelle Desamours

320 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction mystery speculative fiction young adult emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Brooklyn by Tracy Brown

Brooklyn

Tracy Brown

320 pages • digital • 2024

fiction contemporary emotional sad tense fast-paced