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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. Romance writers, tomorrow a roundtable on romance

    richardmurray,
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    • 424 views
    richardmurray

  2. Chloe of Thistle and Verse, Off Time Jive cover reveal and author interview

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    richardmurray

  3. Do you have Due's The Wishing Pool?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 647 views
    richardmurray

  4. Promoting Positivity

    richardmurray,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.5k views
    richardmurray

  5. The. Conductor. Nichol. Glover

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 394 views
    harry brown

  6. Who Hears Here? On Black Music, Past & Present by Guthrie Ramsey (requesting book review)

    Nanda Dyssou,
    • 0 replies
    • 563 views
    Nanda Dyssou

  7. Requesting a review of my book

    Dr. Eric D Wiliams,
    • 1 reply
    • 895 views
    Dr. Eric D Wiliams

  8. Crooklyn film review from movies that move we

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 495 views
    richardmurray

  9. 01/29/2023 edition of the RMNewsletter 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 367 views
    richardmurray

  10. My 2022 Art Summary

    richardmurray,
    • 2 replies
    • 846 views
    richardmurray

  11. Thistle and Verse reviews

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 412 views
    richardmurray

  12. What do you think of AALBC's New (Proposed) Logo?

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  13. Date of Birth: Poems by Shawn R. Jones [For Book Review Consideration]

    Persea Books,
    • 0 replies
    • 700 views
    Persea Books

  14. New Book Cover Forum Game - The Wishing Pool by Tananarive Due

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
    richardmurray

  15. Running to Fall: A Novel by Kalisha Buckhanon Audio Book Excerpt

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 814 views
    Troy

  16. The Alchemists of Kush by Minister Faust

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 829 views
    richardmurray

  17. i was born beside a volcano

    jamesmatheson,
    • 1 reply
    • 658 views
    Rodney campbell

  18. COVID-19 Corona Virus

    Rodney campbell,
    • 4 replies
    • 858 views
    Rodney campbell

  19. 200 Important Black Books Coming Out in 2023

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 654 views
    Troy

  20. My reply to the biggest mistake even expert writers make

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 649 views
    richardmurray

  21. ART SUMMARY 2022

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 493 views
    richardmurray

  22. Octavia E. Butler's KINDRED Adapted to a TV Series

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views
    richardmurray

  23. 12,,Days. Of. Christmas. Soul. Food.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 762 views
    harry brown

  24. AALBC Raffle: Win a Deluxe Signed Edition of President Obama’s A Promised Land

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  25. Buy Our Book, Running to Fall for only 99¢ (offer ends in 16 hours)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 543 views
    Troy

  26. For Book Review Consideration - Best of Isele Anthology, edited by Ukamaka Olisakwe and Tracy Haught.

    Rebekah David,
    • 1 reply
    • 922 views
    Dr. Eric D Wiliams

  27. Jacinda Townsend Wins 16th Annual Ernest Gaines Book Award for Mother Country

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    richardmurray

  28. Writers who can't draw, come forth

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 507 views
    richardmurray

  29. Hebrews To Negroes

    harry brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Pioneer1

  30. For book review consideration—EYE BROTHER HORN, new South African historical fiction

    SarahBelle Selig,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.7k views
    SarahBelle Selig

  31. AALBC Publishes Their First Book; RUNNING TO FALL

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views
    richardmurray

  32. Writing a screenplay for hollywood?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 610 views
    richardmurray

  33. The Lurking Place: A Novel by Clarence Major

    Guest Fania,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  34. Black. No. More. !. George. Schuyler !

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 568 views
    harry brown

  35. Requesting a review for my autobiography!

    Battle Tested,
    • 0 replies
    • 862 views
    Battle Tested

  36. My entry to All Hallows Tales 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 707 views
    richardmurray

  37. Muscadine Wine. A Collection of South Georgia short stories by Milton Davis

    Milton,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views
    richardmurray

  38. Luke cage meets Star Trek Deep Space nine, a fan fiction

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 495 views
    richardmurray

  39. Who. Fears. Death. Nnedi Okorafor

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 470 views
    harry brown

  40. CREATE A BEAST

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 585 views
    richardmurray

  41. Nigger. Strange. Career Of. A. Troublesome Word .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 664 views
    harry brown

  42. Clarence BAteman is an illustrator of the futue winner

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 543 views
    richardmurray

  43. Witchtember 2022

    richardmurray,
    • 25 replies
    • 2.2k views
    richardmurray

  44. LUKE CAGE ON DEEP SPACE NINE chapter 1

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 756 views
    richardmurray

  45. We Real Cool

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 608 views
    Troy

  46. THIRD WORLD PRESS 55th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 792 views
    Troy

  47. Wolf Hustle, describes a Black Woman's rise from Bronx Housing Projects to Wall Street

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 648 views
    Troy

  48. The Holy Bible - Disciples of Christ version

    Worlds,
    • 0 replies
    • 542 views
    Worlds

  49. If you are interested in works written by black people who speak french

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 594 views
    richardmurray

  50. Experience Fulfillment with Short Stories

    Lauren Wilson,
    • 0 replies
    • 977 views
    Lauren Wilson

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