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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: Forbidden Fruit by Stanley Gazemba

    Guest Shaun Randol,
    • 1 reply
    • 974 views
    Troy

  2. 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
    Guest

  3. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST: House of Rougeaux

    Guest Erica Barbara,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Osamase Ekhator,
    • 0 replies
    • 911 views
    Osamase Ekhator

  5. Book Review Request: Lalibela (Poetry Collection)

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 2 replies
    • 851 views
    Regina Shepherd

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

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

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

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

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

    Alexis,
    • 2 replies
    • 924 views
    Alexis

  9. Book Review Request: Mixtape: The Book

    Guest Ashton,
    • 0 replies
    • 711 views
    Guest
    Guest

  10. Book review request: MOTOWN MAN

    Guest Bob Campbell,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. Book Review Request: Nightmare Detective by Monk Inyang

    Monk,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Monk

  12. Book Review Request: Of Captivity & Kings

    E.Y. Laster,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    E.Y. Laster

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

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

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

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

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

    HenryLT,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    HenryLT

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

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

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

    Vladimir,
    • 3 replies
    • 975 views
    richardmurray

  18. Book Review Request: The Enemy's Territory

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

  19. Book Review Request: The Eve of Our September

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

  20. Book Review Request: The True Story of Vanilla

    Kaedra Becker,
    • 0 replies
    • 430 views
    Kaedra Becker

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

    JBoard,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Terry Coffey,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. Book Review Request: White Minority by Talia Clay

    tccbutterfly,
    • 2 replies
    • 850 views
    tccbutterfly

  24. Book Review Requested

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

  25. Book Review Requested

    Verdelle Lambert,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  26. Book Review Requested

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

  27. Book review requested on novel What Does It Profit

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

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

    Guest Meredith LeJeune,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. BOOK REVIEW: MILES OF STYLE: EUNICE W. JOHNSON & THE EBONY FASHION SHOW from Lisa D. Brathwaite

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 200 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  31. Book Review: The Gardins of Edin

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 478 views
    richardmurray

  32. Book Reviews

    Jean2021,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Jean2021

  33. Book Reviews-Questions

    Guest Natonne Elaine Kemp,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. Book Sale

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

  35. Book Suggestions

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

  36. BOOK TO READ-THE BIBLE.

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    boitumelo

  37. BOOK TO READ ,ANIMAL FARM

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    boitumelo

  38. 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
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. BOOK- THE STREET BY ANN PETRY

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    harry brown

  40. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  41. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    HICKSON

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

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 987 views
    boitumelo

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

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.2k views
    Pioneer1

  44. BOOK, HOUSE OF DIES DREAR

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    boitumelo

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

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    boitumelo

  46. BOOK,LETS PLAY WHITE/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  48. BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    boitumelo

  49. Books and the Movies

    Thumper,
    • 10 replies
    • 9.1k views
    Xeon

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

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Cynique

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