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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. Book Review Request: Gettin' Down to the "Real" Nitty-Gritty, Life: American Dream or American Nightmare

    Guest Georgia Madison,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
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  2. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST: House of Rougeaux

    Guest Erica Barbara,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. Book Review Request: I AM YOU by Osamase Ekhator

    Osamase Ekhator,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Osamase Ekhator

  4. Book Review Request: Lalibela (Poetry Collection)

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 2 replies
    • 758 views
    Regina Shepherd

  5. Book Review Request: Liberty's Civil Rights Road Trip

    Guest Kerri Daly,
    • 0 replies
    • 912 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. Book Review Request: Love Is Not Black or White (Author Mary Rodwell)

    Guest Mary Rodwell,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Alexis,
    • 2 replies
    • 850 views
    Alexis

  8. Book Review Request: Mixtape: The Book

    Guest Ashton,
    • 0 replies
    • 675 views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Book review request: MOTOWN MAN

    Guest Bob Campbell,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  10. Book Review Request: Nightmare Detective by Monk Inyang

    Monk,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Monk

  11. Book Review Request: Of Captivity & Kings

    E.Y. Laster,
    • 0 replies
    • 984 views
    E.Y. Laster

  12. Book Review request: Punk Azz Cancer, How Dare You!

    Guest Brianne Joseph, LPI,
    • 0 replies
    • 863 views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Book Review Request: Residue: Surviving and Overcoming the Stains of Generational Curses and Soul Ties

    Guest Debbie L. London,
    • 0 replies
    • 832 views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. Book Review Request: Rise - Poetry for Lovers and Thinkers (Pre-Release)

    HenryLT,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HenryLT

  15. Book Review Request: Sloppy (Pre-Release)

    Guest Jasmine Farrell,
    • 0 replies
    • 736 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Book Review Request: THE BLACK RUSSIAN & THE SERPENT'S STING by Vladimir Alexandrov

    Vladimir,
    • 3 replies
    • 873 views
    richardmurray

  17. Book Review Request: The Enemy's Territory

    Guest Kem Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 871 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. Book Review Request: The Eve of Our September

    Guest Sharee Barlow,
    • 0 replies
    • 699 views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. Book Review Request: The True Story of Vanilla

    Kaedra Becker,
    • 0 replies
    • 355 views
    Kaedra Becker

  20. Book Review Request: The Twisted Crown by Anita Bunkley

    JBoard,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  21. Book Review request: VALLEY OF THE KINGS: The 18th Dynasty

    Terry Coffey,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  22. Book Review Request: White Minority by Talia Clay

    tccbutterfly,
    • 2 replies
    • 766 views
    tccbutterfly

  23. Book Review Requested

    Guest Mingie Song,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    Guest
    Guest

  24. Book Review Requested

    Verdelle Lambert,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  25. Book Review Requested

    Guest Louie T. McClain II,
    • 0 replies
    • 907 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Book review requested on novel What Does It Profit

    G. A. Blakely,
    • 0 replies
    • 793 views
    G. A. Blakely

  27. BOOK REVIEW: Black in Blue: Lessons on Leadership, Breaking Barriers, and Racial Reconciliation

    Guest Meredith LeJeune,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
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  28. BOOK REVIEW: MILES OF STYLE: EUNICE W. JOHNSON & THE EBONY FASHION SHOW from Lisa D. Brathwaite

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 109 views
    richardmurray

  29. Book Review: Telling It Like It Is: The Remarkable Life Experiences of My Aunt Edna

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  30. Book Review: The Gardins of Edin

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 397 views
    richardmurray

  31. Book Reviews

    Jean2021,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Jean2021

  32. Book Reviews-Questions

    Guest Natonne Elaine Kemp,
    • 0 replies
    • 974 views
    Guest
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  33. Book Sale

    Ann Bray Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 921 views
    Ann Bray Smith

  34. Book Suggestions

    Guest Jessica Vaughan,
    • 0 replies
    • 658 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. BOOK TO READ-THE BIBLE.

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    boitumelo

  36. BOOK TO READ ,ANIMAL FARM

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    boitumelo

  37. Book Trailer: Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism by Jelani M. Favors

    Guest Gina Mahalek,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
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  38. BOOK- THE STREET BY ANN PETRY

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  39. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  40. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  41. BOOK-DESERT ROSE,LIFE AND LEGACY OF CORETTA SCOTT KING..

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 921 views
    boitumelo

  42. BOOK, BLACK MAN GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE BLACK WOMAN..

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views
    Pioneer1

  43. BOOK, HOUSE OF DIES DREAR

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 980 views
    boitumelo

  44. BOOK, THE RICH AND THE REST OF US.//

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 954 views
    boitumelo

  45. BOOK,LETS PLAY WHITE/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  46. BOOK/20 MILLION DOLLAR SLAVES BY BILL RHODEN.

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  47. BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    boitumelo

  48. Books and the Movies

    Thumper,
    • 10 replies
    • 8.9k views
    Xeon

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

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Cynique

  50. BOOKS BY ZANE, QUEEN OF EROTIC TALES.

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    boitumelo

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