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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. College Life of a Retired Senior: A Memoir of Perseverance, Faith, and Finding the Way

    Yvonne Blackwood,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    josephinabazan

  2. The 42nd edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 505 views
    richardmurray

  3. For book review: Blues Highway, a work of historical fiction

    cdwilliams,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.6k views
    cdwilliams

  4. The whileBlack Chronicles' When Strong Black Families Encounter Powerful Whites What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    aMhayes,
    • 0 replies
    • 745 views
    aMhayes

  5. The 41st edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 718 views
    richardmurray

  6. Movies that move we, review Grey MAtter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 505 views
    richardmurray

  7. GILDA Stories

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 472 views
    harry brown

  8. Our first eBook is only Available from Amazon

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 491 views
    Troy

  9. The 40th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 493 views
    richardmurray

  10. Who. Are. Your. People. ..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 440 views
    harry brown

  11. BROWN GIRLS BOOKS- shades of brilliance

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 807 views
    richardmurray

  12. TEN SECRETS OF HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITERS from Tananarive Due side Steven Barnes of Lifewriting

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 754 views
    richardmurray

  13. The 39th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 614 views
    richardmurray

  14. NDIMA NDIMA Book Review Request--Motherhood & war in a new Zimbabwe

    SarahBelle Selig,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    SarahBelle Selig

  15. The 38th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
    richardmurray

  16. All. Sinners. Bleed.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 455 views
    harry brown

  17. The Fall That Saved Us Cover Reveal in Thistle and Verse, author Tamara Jeree

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 802 views
    richardmurray

  18. A Discussion on Book contracts

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 525 views
    richardmurray

  19. 100. Thousand. Kingdoms.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 833 views
    Dee Miller

  20. Firedance from Tananarive Due side Steven Barnes of Lifewriting 09/16/2023

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 674 views
    richardmurray

  21. Standing

    Greg Thomas,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Greg Thomas

  22. Ma'am 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 441 views
    richardmurray

  23. The 37th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 985 views
    richardmurray

  24. Nigger Career. Of. A. Troublesome. Word..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    harry brown

  25. The Newlyweds - blood at the altar

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 998 views
    richardmurray

  26. Searching For. Whitopia Rich. Benjamin

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 786 views
    Troy

  27. LifeWriting Podcast Episode 87 - Writing Horror

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 640 views
    richardmurray

  28. AALBC at the 19th Annual Tulisoma South Dallas Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.8k views
    richardmurray

  29. Accessibility in AALBC

    richardmurray,
    • 2 replies
    • 888 views
    richardmurray

  30. Video: Troy Johnson at the Dock Bookshop in Ft. Worth Texas

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 927 views
    Troy

  31. The 35th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 527 views
    richardmurray

  32. Queer authors opportunity

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 453 views
    richardmurray

  33. Erasure by Percival Everett the First Great Manifesto for Literature by African Americans in the 21st Century

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 575 views
    Troy

  34. TEN WRITER’S SECRETS TO BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD from Tananarive Due + Steven Barnes

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    richardmurray

  35. How AI-Generated Books Could Hurt Self-Publishing Authors

    richardmurray,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.4k views
    richardmurray

  36. ISO Advance readers for The Delany Bennets

    Desiree,
    • 0 replies
    • 827 views
    Desiree

  37. Request for a review of my debut novel The Well - the quest for eternal life

    R. Chapman Wesley,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    R. Chapman Wesley

  38. As I Listened to KWL episode 323 - the self publishing show

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 805 views
    richardmurray

  39. The 34th edition of the Richard Murray Newsletter in 2023

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 584 views
    richardmurray

  40. Brave. Black..First.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 417 views
    harry brown

  41. For photographers

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 484 views
    richardmurray

  42. Trilingual Haitian Creole Children's Book + Request for Review

    The Black Diaspora,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  43. The 33rd edition of the 2023 RMNewsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 998 views
    richardmurray

  44. The 32nd edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 609 views
    richardmurray

  45. Chain. Gang. All. Stars

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 448 views
    harry brown

  46. The 31st edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 564 views
    richardmurray

  47. FINALLY A CURE FOR INCELS from Steven Barnes of Lifewriting

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
    richardmurray

  48. More Black Children’s Books Than Ever!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 703 views
    Troy

  49. History. Of Rap. Hip. Hop. Music. ,Chuck. D ...

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 775 views
    harry brown

  50. Request for review

    Biff Barnes,
    • 0 replies
    • 674 views
    Biff Barnes

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