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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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All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

All the Lonely People

Mike Gayle

371 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

375 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Wahala by Nikki May

Wahala

Nikki May

384 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Untethered by Angela Jackson-Brown

Untethered

Angela Jackson-Brown

10 hours, 51 minutes • audio • 2024 user-added

fiction historical emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Only for the Week by Natasha Bishop

Only for the Week

Forever Falling #1

Natasha Bishop

7 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins

Wild Rain

Women Who Dare #2

Beverly Jenkins

384 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction historical romance emotional fast-paced
A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter by Nikki Giovanni

A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter

Nikki Giovanni

128 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction memoir poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

Wash Day Diaries

Jamila Rowser

192 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

304 pages • digital • 2016

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced