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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. Award-winning novel for review- Louis Philippe Dalembert

    Scott Manning,
    • 0 replies
    • 707 views
    Scott Manning

  2. How. America. Made. Me. Black!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 536 views
    harry brown

  3. The power of that Four-letter word

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 461 views
    Dee Miller

  4. Novella, Vanilla, Cinnamon and Dark Chocolate, The Color of Love

    Edwina Louise Dorch,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Dee Miller

  5. New Book Series - Everything

    LaShelle Turner,
    • 0 replies
    • 474 views
    LaShelle Turner

  6. Romance writers, tomorrow a roundtable on romance

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 426 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 652 views
    richardmurray

  9. Promoting Positivity

    richardmurray,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.5k views
    richardmurray

  10. The. Conductor. Nichol. Glover

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 399 views
    harry brown

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

    Nanda Dyssou,
    • 0 replies
    • 567 views
    Nanda Dyssou

  12. Requesting a review of my book

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

  13. Crooklyn film review from movies that move we

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 499 views
    richardmurray

  14. 01/29/2023 edition of the RMNewsletter 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 371 views
    richardmurray

  15. My 2022 Art Summary

    richardmurray,
    • 2 replies
    • 848 views
    richardmurray

  16. Thistle and Verse reviews

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 415 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

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

    Persea Books,
    • 0 replies
    • 705 views
    Persea Books

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 730 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 821 views
    Troy

  21. The Alchemists of Kush by Minister Faust

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 834 views
    richardmurray

  22. i was born beside a volcano

    jamesmatheson,
    • 1 reply
    • 664 views
    Rodney campbell

  23. COVID-19 Corona Virus

    Rodney campbell,
    • 4 replies
    • 867 views
    Rodney campbell

  24. 200 Important Black Books Coming Out in 2023

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 658 views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 657 views
    richardmurray

  26. ART SUMMARY 2022

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 496 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views
    richardmurray

  28. 12,,Days. Of. Christmas. Soul. Food.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 770 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 546 views
    Troy

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    richardmurray

  33. Writers who can't draw, come forth

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 513 views
    richardmurray

  34. Hebrews To Negroes

    harry brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Pioneer1

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

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

  36. AALBC Publishes Their First Book; RUNNING TO FALL

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views
    richardmurray

  37. Writing a screenplay for hollywood?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 615 views
    richardmurray

  38. The Lurking Place: A Novel by Clarence Major

    Guest Fania,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  39. Black. No. More. !. George. Schuyler !

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 570 views
    harry brown

  40. Requesting a review for my autobiography!

    Battle Tested,
    • 0 replies
    • 870 views
    Battle Tested

  41. My entry to All Hallows Tales 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 711 views
    richardmurray

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

    Milton,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 498 views
    richardmurray

  44. Who. Fears. Death. Nnedi Okorafor

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 473 views
    harry brown

  45. CREATE A BEAST

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 589 views
    richardmurray

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 669 views
    harry brown

  47. Clarence BAteman is an illustrator of the futue winner

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 545 views
    richardmurray

  48. Witchtember 2022

    richardmurray,
    • 25 replies
    • 2.3k views
    richardmurray

  49. LUKE CAGE ON DEEP SPACE NINE chapter 1

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 759 views
    richardmurray

  50. We Real Cool

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 613 views
    Troy

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