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#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

All books added
Cool. Awkward. Black. by Karen Strong

Cool. Awkward. Black.

Karen Strong

336 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction short stories young adult adventurous funny inspiring medium-paced
The Streets Have No Queen by JaQuavis Coleman

The Streets Have No Queen

JaQuavis Coleman

3 hours, 39 minutes • audio • 2019

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Amina's Third Eye: A Children's Story on Manifestation Through Meditation by Dynast Amir

Amina's Third Eye: A Children's Story on Manifestation Through Meditation

Dynast Amir

56 pages • paperback

fiction
The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson

The Accidental Pinup

Buxom Boudoir #1

Danielle Jackson

304 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
I Don't Belong to You by Keke Palmer

I Don't Belong to You

Keke Palmer

missing duration info • audio • 2017

nonfiction biography memoir self help emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole

The Book of Azrael

Gods & Monsters #1

Amber V. Nicole

564 pages • digital • 2022

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Countess by Suzan Palumbo

Countess

Suzan Palumbo

163 pages • digital • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess

Everything's Fine

Cecilia Rabess

336 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Listen to Your Sister by Neena Viel

Listen to Your Sister

Neena Viel

352 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction horror thriller adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
Lethal Souls by Shanora Williams

Lethal Souls

The Tether Series #3

Shanora Williams

552 pages • digital

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced