#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

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27 participants (227 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
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okorafor

435 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction literary science fiction thriller adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Pray or Be Prey by Zita Grant

Pray or Be Prey

Pray or be Prey Series #1

Zita Grant

272 pages • digital • 2020

fiction mystery science fiction
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Octavia E. Butler

240 pages • digital • 2017

fiction graphic novel science fiction dark emotional tense fast-paced
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

Blood Scion

Blood Scion #1

Deborah Falaye

432 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1080 pages • hardcover • 1844

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

Les Payne, Tamara Payne

18 hours, 6 minutes • audio • 2020

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Second Tide's the Charm by Chandra Blumberg

Second Tide's the Charm

Chandra Blumberg

333 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Street by Ann Petry

The Street

Ann Petry

436 pages • paperback • 1946

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado

We Came to Welcome You

Vincent Tirado

384 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction horror lgbtqia+ thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
We Don't Swim Here by Vincent Tirado

We Don't Swim Here

Vincent Tirado

320 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction horror young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced