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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 FOOD BOOK

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.9k views
    Troy

  2. Openinng a book cafe

    Guest Nichole,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  3. Together. For. Kwanzaa

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 479 views
    richardmurray

  4. MIKA MILLER: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  5. Kobo December Audiobook Promos

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 542 views
    richardmurray

  6. GHETTOHEAT® IN BLEU MAGAZINE

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 4k views
    HICKSON

  7. Book Publisher Seeks Submissions From Veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan Wars

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Cynique

  8. 25 African Women Writers You Should Read

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.6k views
    Troy

  9. 100. Thousand. Kingdoms.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 898 views
    Dee Miller

  10. New Published Book

    Guest luvlife,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  11. Book Review Request For My Children's Book

    Guest Elizabeth Bailey,
    • 1 reply
    • 870 views
    daniellegfny

  12. Required Reading with Patrik Henry Bass

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  13. EXCERPT FROM HICKSONBELIKE...: A GHETTOHEAT PRODUCTION!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  14. Marcus Books the oldest continuously running bookstore in the country on the brink of closure

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  15. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2016!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    HICKSON

  16. Submissions to the OverDrive Black History Sale and the OverDrive Romance Sale are now open!

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 799 views
    richardmurray

  17. Eating the Forbidden Fruit

    Guest Roland Sato Page,
    • 1 reply
    • 931 views
    Troy

  18. Fledgling -Octavia Butler .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 894 views
    Troy

  19. GHETTOHEAT.COM (OCT '09 - JAN '10 PREVIEW)

    Guest HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  20. What Happened to the Best African American Literary Magazines?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    HICKSON

  21. Where are all the Publishers of Color

    Guest Lucinda Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Milton

  22. Open. Season , Ben. Crump!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  23. The making of a stand up guy - Charlie Murphy

    MAFOOMBAY,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  24. The first Africans Americans: 1619

    Guest Louise,
    • 1 reply
    • 881 views
    Troy

  25. Toni Morrison, an American Writer Explains Racism

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    CDBurns

  26. The Only Black-Owned Bookstore in Manhattan

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Dontavious

  27. 4th Annual African American Children's Book Fair

    Guest Reginald F. Lewis Museum,
    • 1 reply
    • 948 views
    Troy

  28. OPPORTUNITY YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF

    Falabaleem,
    • 1 reply
    • 723 views
    Troy

  29. NBAF Blacklisted! Banned Book Fair

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    richardmurray

  30. We Write, Publish, and Read for Freedom

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Gibran

  31. Vote for Your Favorite Black Author of the 21st Century

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 962 views
    Troy

  32. HICKSON & FLOW: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.6k views
    HICKSON

  33. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: FOXY BROWN

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 40.5k views
    HICKSON

  34. The Top 10 Books of Erotica

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Neale Sourna

  35. The New Breed Reparations Sanctuary

    Guest Garland Gregory,
    • 1 reply
    • 892 views
    daniellegfny

  36. Jackie Robinson ,Beyond Home Plate.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  37. Life. Upon These. Shores.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 872 views
    Troy

  38. Writer Beware: 2020 in Review

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    daniellegfny

  39. 32nd Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair

    Guest Eric Mayer,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  40. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST: "The Green Green Book: The Traveler's Guide to Black-Owned Homesteads, Farms, Orchards, Vineyards, Foraging Forests, Apiaries, Ranches, and Markets"

    Rain,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    richardmurray

  41. Now Available – Steep: A Black Neurosurgeon's Journey by Craig Yorke

    PRbytheBook,
    • 1 reply
    • 486 views
    Troy

  42. Despite the decline of the mega-bookstore chains, indie bookstores are enjoying a renaissance!

    elonawashington,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  43. The 6th Annual Black Pack Party!

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  44. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SOIREE: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  45. Upcoming Event: Fall into Romance 2016

    Guest Kianna Alexander,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  46. Book Review Request - Condition Red by Yusef Komunyakaa

    Guest Sam Killian,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  47. EXPOSED. Et tu, MUCKRACK .com?

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  48. Reading and Writing Science Fiction: The Challenge to Minorities

    Eugene Allen Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.7k views
    CDBurns

  49. Black Religious Studies

    Guest Katie Gee,
    • 1 reply
    • 877 views
    Troy

  50. Begin Again, James Baldwin

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 772 views
    Maurice

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