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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. The RISE of Kola Boof

    Kola Boof,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Kola Boof

  2. Gunman's Peace - A post apocalyptic adventure

    Milton,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Milton

  3. VOICE FROM THE PAST

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 920 views
    Troy

  4. I Am a Triathlete - A new book changing the narrative ! * Please support*

    Guest Nia Obotette,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  5. Sisters of the Spear!

    Milton,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    richardmurray

  6. Eda Blessed - A Ki Khanga Adventure

    Milton,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Milton

  7. HAPPY... Conjuring up African Good Vibes...

    Chevdove,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Chevdove

  8. Acclaimed Poet, Author bell hooks Passes December 15, 2021

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  9. AALBC.com's best selling eBooks list for 2011

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  10. Remembering Slavery

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. The Secret Life of Bees 2008 reviewed by Movies That Move We

    richardmurray,
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
    richardmurray

  12. 59th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Nella Larsen Died March 30, 1964

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  13. Book Review Request: "Daddy's Bedtime Adventures"

    Guest Kida Brino,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    KIDA BRINO

  14. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS: STUBBS

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.9k views
    HICKSON

  15. Body and Soul; a New Novel

    David doc Robertson,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    David doc Robertson

  16. Lee & Low Spring 2024 Titles for Review Consideration

    Lee and Low Books,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    richardmurray

  17. GHETTOHEAT® IS 10!!!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 4.4k views
    HICKSON

  18. O.W. Showe

    Slaise,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Slaise

  19. OCCUPY GHETTOHEAT®!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 5.1k views
    HICKSON

  20. Stories About 80-Year-Old Bridge Players In The Washington Bridge Unit

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  21. Becoming,Michelle. Obama

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  22. Nfasu's Braid. A Ki Khanga Adventure

    Milton,
    • 2 replies
    • 406 views
    Milton

  23. Book Review Request - Comes to The Light: Learning About the Entangled Families of Edgefield, South Carolina

    Donya,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Donya

  24. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  25. Self-Publishing Platforms Are Distributors Not Publishers 

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Whine menu

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Cynique

  27. How Scifi/Afrofuturism can help us survive( the next four years) from Tananarive Due + Steven Barnes

    richardmurray,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    richardmurray

  28. DEFINE GHETTOHEAT®: JAY BEY

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
    HICKSON

  29. BEFORE COLUMBUS, AFRICANS IN THE AMERICAS/

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  30. Iconic Poet & Author Mari Evans Turns 95!

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 4.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  31. The Highest Concentration of Black Owned Bookstores in the United States

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  32. Beyond. Uhura And. Other. Memoirs. Michelle. Nichols.

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  33. THE CROSS AND THE LYNCHING TREE/

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Pioneer1

  34. This might sound bigoted, racist, and homophobic but...

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  35. NY Times Article on Nat'l Black Writers' Conf

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Erzulie_Danto

  36. If You are who I think you are, it should scare all of us

    aMhayes,
    • 2 replies
    • 955 views
    richardmurray

  37. **Book Review Request for Picture Book, "At the Edge of a Leaf"

    Vince_Poet,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    richardmurray

  38. eBooks now cost more than paperback books?!

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  39. Relevant but Not Black Literature

    umbrarchist,
    • 2 replies
    • 755 views
    umbrarchist

  40. Claude McKay Novel Manuscript Discovered

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  41. Fifty Shades of Plaid – The Elder Erotica Series - Free Limited Time

    hen81,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  42. BOOKS BY DR. BEN CARSON, BLACK TEA PARTY//

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Cynique

  43. Answers to Book Industry Questions Posed 17 Years Ago

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
    CDBurns

  44. Gotta Story to Tell Book Signing Launch

    Guest Authors of Gotta Story to,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. RE: reality check for carey carey

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Chrishayden

  46. Book Review Request: Lalibela (Poetry Collection)

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 2 replies
    • 879 views
    Regina Shepherd

  47. AALBC Review request

    Rosey Lee,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Rosey Lee

  48. Book Review Request: Made specifically for black children!

    Alexis,
    • 2 replies
    • 945 views
    Alexis

  49. Wendy Jones: "I will do my best to deal with the objections to a boycott [Amazon].

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  50. Black-Unity! Terrance Amen.

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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