Black Coffee discussion

The super big challenge. Can you read 26 books where either the Authors first or last name, or the title starts with each letter of the alphabet.

Example:
A- A nother Country by James baldwin
B-Sugar by B ernice Mcfadden
C-Your Blues Ain't Like Mine by Bebe Moore C ambell
Ect...

Here's the catch...At least HALF should be African-American fiction.
Who thinks they can finish the whole alphabet? Sign up below.

Of course you can log your progress and the books you plan to read here. But here is the widget where you can also track your progress. Just remember to name your "shelf" and put your books under the shelf as you read them so that it will count towards your goal.

a. The Handmaid's Tale (by Margaret Atwood
b. Fahrenheit 451 (by Ray Bradbury)

c. The Almond Tree by (Michelle Cohen Corasanti
d. Divergent by Veronica Roth
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g. The Giver by lois lowry
h. Half of a Yellow Sun
i. Invisible Man
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k. The Kite Runner
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m. The Warmest December by (Bernice Mcfadden)
n. Native Son by Richard Wright
o. Fledgling by (Octavia E. Butler)
p The Darkest Child by (Deloris Phillips)
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s. Strange Fruit by Lillian E. Smith
t. Twilight by Stephanie Myers
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v. Lady Jasmine by (Victoria Christopher Murray
w. Hold Me in Contempt: A Romance by (Wendy Williams)
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Lol I'm curious to see what you end up thinking of Twilight, Kisha.

I'll give it a whirl :)
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2/26
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e. Exodus: A memoir by Deborah Feldman (Jan 2016)
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g. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (Jan 2016)
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j. Jim Shepard, The Book of Aron (Jan 2016)
k. Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale (Jan 2016)
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I'm gonna try this challenge as well...

25/26 (13/13 - AA)

a. Atwood, Margaret -- The Handmaid's Tale (Apr 2016)
b. Berry, Steve -- The Jefferson Key (Jan 2016)
c. Coelho, Paulo -- The Alchemist (Jul 2016)
d. Daniels, Blu -- Bad Habit (Mar 2016 -- AA)
e. Emecheta, Buchi -- The Joys of Motherhood (Sep 2016 -- AA)
f. Flournoy, Angela -- The Turner House ( Nov 2016 -- AA)
g. Giovanni, Nikki --The Collected Poetry, 1968-1998 (May 2016 -- AA)
h. Harris-Perry, Melissa -- Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (Mar 2016 --AA)
i. Ile, Jowhor -- And After Many Days (Dec 2016)
j. Jefferson, Margo -- Negroland: A Memoir (Sep 2016 -- AA Nonfiction)
k. Kelton, Elmer -- Manhunters (May 2016)
l. Lalami, Laila -- The Moor's Account (Aug 2016)
m. Mosley, Walter -- A Little Yellow Dog (Jan 2016--AA)
n. Ng, Celeste -- Everything I Never Told You (May 2016)
o. Oswald, Ted -- Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti (Mar 2016)
p. Phillips, Delores -- The Darkest Child (Feb 2016 -AA)
q. Quinell, A.J. -- Man On Fire (Mar 2016)
r. Richardson, Kim Michele -- GodPretty in the Tobacco Field (Mar 2016)
s. Schyuler, George -- Black No More (Jan 2016--AA)
t. Truth, Sojourner -- Narrative of Sojourner Truth (May 2016 -- AA)
u. Unigwe, Chika -- On Black Sisters Street (Jul 2016 -- AA)
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w. Waldfogel, Sabra -- Sister of Mine: A Novel (Jun 2016)
x. X, Malcolm -- Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements (Dec 2016 --AA)
y. Youngblood, Shay -- Black Girl in Paris (Dec 2016 -- AA)
z. Zusak, Markus -- I Am the Messenger (Dec 2016)

This is my plan (All black authors) :

A: Abeng (Michelle Cliff)
B. Black Gold (Anita Richmond Bunkley)
C. Cutting Season (Attica Locke)
D. (Davis, Thulani) 1959: A Novel
E. Elysium (Jennifer Marie Brissett)
F. Free Man of Color (Barbara Hambly)
G. Getting Some of Her Own (Gwynne Forster)
H. (Hunt, Marsha) Joy
I. Itch (Benilde Little)
J. Justus Girls (Slim Lambright)
K. (Koomson, Dorothy) The Rose Petal Beach
L. (Lee, Helen Elaine) Serpent's Gift
M. (McLarin, Kim) Jump at the Sun
N. Narrows (Ann Petry)
O. (Okorafor, Nnedi) Who Fears Death
P. Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Q. Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
R. Rattlebone (Maxine Clair)
S. Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
T. Topaz (Beverly Jenkins)
U. Untamed State (Roxane Gay)
V. Virgin of the Flames (Chris Abani)
W. Who Asked You (Terry McMillan)
X. (X, Malcolm) Autobiography of Malcolm X
Y. (Youngblood, Shay) Black Girl in Paris
Z. (Zee Edgell) Beka Lamb

If any of you are reading half of a yellow sun with us remember to shelf this with your challenge so that you get credit on your widget for reading this.

How has everyone been doing on this challenge

I just found this challenge - don't know how I missed it earlier - and I'm in!

A. Into Oblivion (Arnaldur Indriðason)
B. :The Warmest December (Bernice L. McFadden) - African-American fiction
C. The Real Cool Killers by Chester Himes - African-American fiction
D. Disco For The Departed (Colin Cotterill
E. 32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter) - African-American fiction
F. The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
G. Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
H. Salvation of a Saint (Keigo Higashino)
I. The Ice Twins (S.K. Tremayne)
J. Jade Dragon Mountain (Elsa Hart)
K. The Kindness of Enemies (Leila Aboulela)
L. In the Language of Miracles by Rajia Hassib
M. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
N. Nocturne of Remembrance by Shichiri Nakayama
O. Others of My Kind by James Sallis
P. The Camel of Destruction by Michael Pearce
R. A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes - African-American fiction
S. Siracusa by Delia Ephron
T. Brooklyn (Colm Tóibín)
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W. Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson) - African-American fiction
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Y. I remember you (Yrsa Sigurðardóttir)
Z. TBR: Zahrah the Windseeker (Nnedi Okorafor (African-American fiction)

You have some good books on your list!

Has anyone cracked open any of these books on your list?

I'm filling mine in as I go. lol

Lulu me too and I keep changing it around lol