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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. MIKA MILLER: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    HICKSON

  2. Kobo December Audiobook Promos

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 518 views
    richardmurray

  3. GHETTOHEAT® IN BLEU MAGAZINE

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 4k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Cynique

  5. 25 African Women Writers You Should Read

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.5k views
    Troy

  6. 100. Thousand. Kingdoms.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 883 views
    Dee Miller

  7. New Published Book

    Guest luvlife,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  8. Book Review Request For My Children's Book

    Guest Elizabeth Bailey,
    • 1 reply
    • 840 views
    daniellegfny

  9. Required Reading with Patrik Henry Bass

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  12. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2016!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    HICKSON

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

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 763 views
    richardmurray

  14. Eating the Forbidden Fruit

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

  15. Fledgling -Octavia Butler .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 873 views
    Troy

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

    Guest HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    HICKSON

  18. Where are all the Publishers of Color

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

  19. Open. Season , Ben. Crump!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 985 views
    Troy

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

    MAFOOMBAY,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  21. The first Africans Americans: 1619

    Guest Louise,
    • 1 reply
    • 855 views
    Troy

  22. Toni Morrison, an American Writer Explains Racism

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    CDBurns

  23. The Only Black-Owned Bookstore in Manhattan

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Dontavious

  24. 4th Annual African American Children's Book Fair

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

  25. OPPORTUNITY YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF

    Falabaleem,
    • 1 reply
    • 702 views
    Troy

  26. NBAF Blacklisted! Banned Book Fair

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    richardmurray

  27. We Write, Publish, and Read for Freedom

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 928 views
    Troy

  29. HICKSON & FLOW: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.5k views
    HICKSON

  30. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: FOXY BROWN

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 40.5k views
    HICKSON

  31. The Top 10 Books of Erotica

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Neale Sourna

  32. The New Breed Reparations Sanctuary

    Guest Garland Gregory,
    • 1 reply
    • 865 views
    daniellegfny

  33. Jackie Robinson ,Beyond Home Plate.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 993 views
    Troy

  34. Life. Upon These. Shores.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 854 views
    Troy

  35. Writer Beware: 2020 in Review

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    daniellegfny

  36. 32nd Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair

    Guest Eric Mayer,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  37. 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

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

    PRbytheBook,
    • 1 reply
    • 421 views
    Troy

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

    elonawashington,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  40. The 6th Annual Black Pack Party!

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  41. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SOIREE: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  42. Upcoming Event: Fall into Romance 2016

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

  43. Book Review Request - Condition Red by Yusef Komunyakaa

    Guest Sam Killian,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  44. EXPOSED. Et tu, MUCKRACK .com?

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

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

  46. Black Religious Studies

    Guest Katie Gee,
    • 1 reply
    • 858 views
    Troy

  47. Begin Again, James Baldwin

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 750 views
    Maurice

  48. February 2024’s Best Black Books ❤️

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 968 views
    richardmurray

  49. Earn Commissions with AALBC.com's Premium Ad Sales

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  50. Tanzania: A Journey Within — A bit too much for me

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

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