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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
Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias

Honeysuckle and Bone

Trisha Tobias

320 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction horror young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Sky Full of Elephants

Cebo Campbell

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction magical realism science fiction adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced
Habiba by Razinat T. Mohammed

Habiba

Razinat T. Mohammed

176 pages • paperback

fiction literary emotional medium-paced
The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté

The Unboxing of a Black Girl

Angela Shanté

160 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction poetry race young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human by Cole Arthur Riley

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human

Cole Arthur Riley

336 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction religion challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

279 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Stepping to a New Day by Beverly Jenkins

Stepping to a New Day

Blessings #7

Beverly Jenkins

304 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood by Jay Ellis

Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood

Jay Ellis

7 hours, 43 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

The Poisons We Drink

Bethany Baptiste

466 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary fantasy young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
Vicious Bonds by Shanora Williams

Vicious Bonds

The Tether Series #1

Shanora Williams

460 pages • digital • 2023

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced