#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

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23 participants (175 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
A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley

A Different Drummer

William Melvin Kelley

224 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction historical race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

A Master of Djinn

The Dead Djinn Universe #1

P. Djèlí Clark

392 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

A Dead Djinn in Cairo

The Dead Djinn Universe #0.5

P. Djèlí Clark

47 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical mystery short stories adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Jewel of the Blues by Monica Chenault-Kilgore

The Jewel of the Blues

Monica Chenault-Kilgore

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy

What Storm, What Thunder

Myriam J.A. Chancy

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
And So I Roar by Abi Daré

And So I Roar

Adunni #2

Abi Daré

14 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okorafor

435 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction thriller adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Sky Full Of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Sky Full Of Elephants

Cebo Campbell

10 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction magical realism science fiction adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced
Pray or Be Prey by Zita Grant
Pray or Be Prey
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Zita Grant

Pray or Be Prey

Zita Grant

missing page info • missing pub info (editions) user-added

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

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Octavia E. Butler

240 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction graphic novel science fiction dark emotional tense fast-paced