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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. Standing

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

  2. Ma'am 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 506 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    richardmurray

  4. Nigger Career. Of. A. Troublesome. Word..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 976 views
    harry brown

  5. The Newlyweds - blood at the altar

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    richardmurray

  6. Searching For. Whitopia Rich. Benjamin

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 857 views
    Troy

  7. LifeWriting Podcast Episode 87 - Writing Horror

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 708 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.9k views
    richardmurray

  9. Accessibility in AALBC

    richardmurray,
    • 2 replies
    • 965 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 965 views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 568 views
    richardmurray

  12. Queer authors opportunity

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 494 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 624 views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 7 replies
    • 3k views
    richardmurray

  16. ISO Advance readers for The Delany Bennets

    Desiree,
    • 0 replies
    • 913 views
    Desiree

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

    R. Chapman Wesley,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    R. Chapman Wesley

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 855 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 642 views
    richardmurray

  20. Brave. Black..First.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 464 views
    harry brown

  21. For photographers

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 546 views
    richardmurray

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

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

  23. The 33rd edition of the 2023 RMNewsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 652 views
    richardmurray

  25. Chain. Gang. All. Stars

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 485 views
    harry brown

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 599 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 783 views
    richardmurray

  28. More Black Children’s Books Than Ever!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 756 views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 847 views
    harry brown

  30. Request for review

    Biff Barnes,
    • 0 replies
    • 728 views
    Biff Barnes

  31. Would love to be consider for a book review

    The Black Magician,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    The Black Magician

  32. For science fiction writers

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 664 views
    richardmurray

  33. Earliest Secondphase AfricanFuturism

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 591 views
    richardmurray

  34. The 30th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 578 views
    richardmurray

  35. The Pros and cons of glueless lace wigs

    rellyisee,
    • 0 replies
    • 617 views
    rellyisee

  36. Lee & Low 2023 Titles for Review Consideration

    Lee and Low Books,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  37. RMNewsletter issue 29

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 454 views
    richardmurray

  38. Working on my 2nd book, Trauma Mama

    elonawashington,
    • 5 replies
    • 10.9k views
    AJ Sam

  39. RMNewsletter issue 28

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 513 views
    richardmurray

  40. Incomplete Labors of Judasa

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 556 views
    richardmurray

  41. My name is AJ Sam, author and publisher of A Journey Far: Ibere (Beginnings). I am requesting consideration for the African American Literature Book Club to review my novel.

    AJ Sam,
    • 0 replies
    • 656 views
    AJ Sam

  42. Harriet. Tubman Books

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 560 views
    harry brown

  43. test

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 570 views
    Troy

  44. 27th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 622 views
    richardmurray

  45. Firedance in Lifewriting with Steven Barnes

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 460 views
    richardmurray

  46. Does Mixed Race Marriage Produce Better Babies?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 876 views
    richardmurray

  47. All About Audio books

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 563 views
    richardmurray

  48. The 26th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    richardmurray

  49. INSIDE JOB WRITING INSTITUTE WORKSHOPS

    msafrikaa,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Monica

  50. Black. Father. Books !

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 809 views
    harry brown

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