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Black Literature

Readers tell us about your favorite and not-so-favorite books. Authors and Publishers share information about your books. This forum is open to everyone interested in discussing anything related to books by, or about, Black people.

  1. BLK Bestsellers List: America’s Bestselling Books Written by Black Writers

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  2. 2Leaf Press - Needs Your Support

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  3. Jacqueline Woodson makes 2014 National Book Awards Long List

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 6.1k views
    Troy

  4. CHOSEN EXILE///ALLYSON HOBBS

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  5. Max Rodriguez launched Extra Mile Books, an imprint of Akashic Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  6. Diaspora: Return to Africa

    Guest K.A. Gendo,
    • 0 replies
    • 805 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Caledonia's Daughters Afro-futuristic womanistic sci fi short short stories

    Guest V.S. Chochezi,
    • 0 replies
    • 735 views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. MY AUTOBIO: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 806 views
    Gibran

  9. Prolific AALBC Contributor Kam Williams Passes

    Troy,
    • 17 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Mel Hopkins

  10. Accessibility in AALBC

    richardmurray,
    • 2 replies
    • 891 views
    richardmurray

  11. The. Deep

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 423 views
    harry brown

  12. Identity of artist, the USA, and a website

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 202 views
    richardmurray

  13. FOOTBALL PLAYERS KISSING.

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  14. Our Bestselling Books for 2013

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  15. Who are the Prominent African American Authors?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  16. Black VP at Random House Answers Questions

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  17. Bestselling Books, 100+ Events, and More in our September eNewsletter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  18. Black Women, Forgotten Asset.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 873 views
    harry brown

  19. "Contagious" - A Nipsey recommendation

    Guest Splat 154,
    • 0 replies
    • 783 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. i was born beside a volcano

    jamesmatheson,
    • 1 reply
    • 666 views
    Rodney campbell

  21. Reflections on Nature Literary Contest Submission

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 416 views
    richardmurray

  22. Thumper's Review of Dolen Perkins-Valdez Debut Novel Wench

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 5.7k views
    Troy

  23. A mini-review of "From Cape Town With Love"

    Cynique,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  24. Ratchet Woman – Free limited Time – Four Star

    hen81,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  25. Oscar Brown Jr.

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Book Review request: VALLEY OF THE KINGS: The 18th Dynasty

    Terry Coffey,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Where is E. LYNN HARRIS on this list? He outsold just about every black author in america. You seem to never give him any props.

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  28. Join AALBC.com at the Kingston Book Festival March 4-11, 2018

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  29. Song. For. You. Robin. Crawford.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    harry brown

  30. More Than. Love.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 764 views
    harry brown

  31. New Book New Author (Book about racism and how one racist act separated my family for over 100 years)

    Shanelljss,
    • 0 replies
    • 932 views
    Shanelljss

  32. Character name suggestions for historical science fiction setting

    Guest Fenwryn,
    • 0 replies
    • 739 views
    Guest
    Guest

  33. Experience Fulfillment with Short Stories

    Lauren Wilson,
    • 0 replies
    • 986 views
    Lauren Wilson

  34. Parable of the Talents Conversations

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 722 views
    Troy

  35. Queer authors opportunity

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 456 views
    richardmurray

  36. The Janidogo

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 139 views
    richardmurray

  37. Hill Harper, Tananarive Due- episode 3 of The Book Look

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    TheBookLook

  38. BOOKS ON BLACK SOLDIERS OF WARS.

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    boitumelo

  39. Highlights from the U.S. Book Consumer Annual Review

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 6.5k views
    Troy

  40. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES STEPHANIE MILLS FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    HICKSON

  41. Praedamus Let Us Prey Selling Heaven: It's All An Illusion

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Cynique

  42. Ethereal Voices

    Guest Shona Jabang,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Book Promotion Special Only $99 Today until December 21, 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 703 views
    Troy

  44. THE COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 906 views
    Troy

  45. Book Review Request for The Kool Kids & The Land Of The Giants

    Guest James Tate,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. Requesting Book Reviews

    Guest Charles E. Brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 615 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  48. Amber and the Enchanted Sword

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  49. Welcome to the 43rd edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 410 views
    richardmurray

  50. Generational Shift in Black Christianity Comes to Harvard

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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