#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

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31 participants (324 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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Silver Lining: A Vacation Romance by Chassilyn Hamilton

Silver Lining: A Vacation Romance

Beach is Better

Chassilyn Hamilton

214 pages • digital • 2022

fiction romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Real Girls Get Down by T.M. Richardson

Real Girls Get Down

T.M. Richardson

53 pages • digital • 2024

fiction erotica science fiction emotional tense fast-paced
Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance by A'Lelia Bundles

Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance

A'Lelia Bundles

368 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction biography history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

King of Ashes

S.A. Cosby

13 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction crime thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Acts of Forgiveness by Maura Cheeks

Acts of Forgiveness

Maura Cheeks

308 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Narrows by Ann Petry

The Narrows

Ann Petry

560 pages • paperback • 1953

fiction classics emotional sad slow-paced
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

Dragons in a Bag

Dragons in a Bag #1

Zetta Elliott

160 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional fast-paced
Taming Kane by Tessa Stone

Taming Kane

Fated Mates #1

Tessa Stone

206 pages • digital • 2024

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

Skin of the Sea

Of Mermaids and Orisa #1

Natasha Bowen

336 pages • digital • 2021

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Love Lyric by Kristina Forest

The Love Lyric

Greene Sisters #3

Kristina Forest

384 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced