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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. Author Endorsements

    Tales from Zeal,
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    • 993 views
    Tales from Zeal

  2. I have not read a book in 3 months!

    Troy,
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    • 2.5k views
    Anonymous

  3. BOOK SINGLE HUSBANDS BY AUTHOR HONEY B/

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Pioneer1

  4. Request for a review of my debut novel The Well - the quest for eternal life

    R. Chapman Wesley,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    R. Chapman Wesley

  5. What Are You Reading Now?

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  6. GHETTOHEAT EATS!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
    HICKSON

  7. SKELETONS OF THE SAHARA/

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Cynique

  8. eBook Sales Are Down - Paper Books Enjoy Growth

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

  9. Controversial YA Topics

    Walkman93,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Walkman93

  10. Max Rodriguez launched Extra Mile Books, an imprint of Akashic Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  11. FOOTBALL PLAYERS KISSING.

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 3k views
    Troy

  12. Who are the Prominent African American Authors?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  13. i was born beside a volcano

    jamesmatheson,
    • 1 reply
    • 720 views
    Rodney campbell

  14. Join AALBC.com at the Kingston Book Festival March 4-11, 2018

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  15. Book Review Request for The Kool Kids & The Land Of The Giants

    Guest James Tate,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Amber and the Enchanted Sword

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  17. AALBC mourns the passing of J. California Cooper

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    knightauthor

  18. What Are Your Reading Now?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    CDBurns

  19. Angela Flournoy is a National Book Foundation Honorees

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    JBoard,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Troy

  21. Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal–Winning Illustrator, 1939–2021

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Mzuri

  22. ZONE. Colson Whitehead

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 821 views
    Troy

  23. Rachet Woman - Launch - Thanks

    hen81,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  24. Request Book Review: The Seven Year Wait

    Guest Carla Brice-Talley,
    • 1 reply
    • 996 views
    Word Lovers

  25. The Canopy Keepers

    Veronica G. Henry,
    • 1 reply
    • 932 views
    Troy

  26. Check out Life Changing Books (LCB) a successful Indy Book Publisher

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  27. Review Requested For Vicenary: A Collection of Black and African Culture Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories

    Guest George Blacken,
    • 1 reply
    • 980 views
    Milton

  28. Good Old Word Of Mouth Sells Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  29. The Alchemists of Kush by Minister Faust

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 854 views
    Guest
    Guest

  30. INSIDE JOB WRITING INSTITUTE WORKSHOPS

    msafrikaa,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Monica

  31. Lena Horne is dead at 92!

    Thumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Xeon

  32. The Best Black Book Search Engine

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.2k views
    Troy

  33. Book review Request: LOL...You Can't make this stuff UP!!

    Dee Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. White Man Listen,Richard Wright

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  35. Children's Book Review Request: Little Miss is Destined for Greatness

    Guest Amber T. Bogan,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Word Lovers

  36. I'm about to go on one of my flights of fancies.

    Thumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.5k views
    Xeon

  37. New Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction from Kaaronica

    Chantal,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  38. Children's literature - more book lists with descriptions

    Guest Meg,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  39. Amber and the Hidden City Kickstarter

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Valjeanne Jeffers

  40. Get a Free Audiobook of Their Eyes Were Watching God -- Today Only

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 986 views
    daniellegfny

  41. On. Juneteenth

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 891 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Children's Book Festival 2017

    Melica Niccole,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.5k views
    Melica Niccole

  43. Another MLK Day, with nothing to do

    Thumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    Xeon

  44. YODO - You Only Die Once - Then You Understand Life – Free Limited Time

    hen81,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  45. The Black Arts Movement a Conversation: June 13, Washington DC

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    harry brown

  46. What is Afrofuturism?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    Pioneer1

  47. Kimberla Lawson Roby at the South West Florida Reading Festival

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.2k views
    Pioneer1

  49. Why not try writing courses from 2 National Best Selling Authors

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  50. Requesting That My Children's Book Be Reviewed

    Guest Jennifer Miller-Joseph,
    • 1 reply
    • 803 views
    Guest
    Guest

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