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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. Kobo December Audiobook Promos

    richardmurray,
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    • 492 views
    richardmurray

  2. GHETTOHEAT® IN BLEU MAGAZINE

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.9k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Cynique

  4. 25 African Women Writers You Should Read

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.4k views
    Troy

  5. 100. Thousand. Kingdoms.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 850 views
    Dee Miller

  6. New Published Book

    Guest luvlife,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  7. Book Review Request For My Children's Book

    Guest Elizabeth Bailey,
    • 1 reply
    • 819 views
    daniellegfny

  8. Required Reading with Patrik Henry Bass

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  11. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2016!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.5k views
    HICKSON

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

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 723 views
    richardmurray

  13. Eating the Forbidden Fruit

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

  14. Fledgling -Octavia Butler .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 848 views
    Troy

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

    Guest HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    HICKSON

  17. Where are all the Publishers of Color

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

  18. Open. Season , Ben. Crump!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 950 views
    Troy

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

    MAFOOMBAY,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Troy

  20. The first Africans Americans: 1619

    Guest Louise,
    • 1 reply
    • 827 views
    Troy

  21. Toni Morrison, an American Writer Explains Racism

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    CDBurns

  22. The Only Black-Owned Bookstore in Manhattan

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Dontavious

  23. 4th Annual African American Children's Book Fair

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

  24. OPPORTUNITY YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF

    Falabaleem,
    • 1 reply
    • 680 views
    Troy

  25. NBAF Blacklisted! Banned Book Fair

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    richardmurray

  26. We Write, Publish, and Read for Freedom

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 901 views
    Troy

  28. HICKSON & FLOW: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.5k views
    HICKSON

  29. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: FOXY BROWN

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 40.5k views
    HICKSON

  30. The Top 10 Books of Erotica

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Neale Sourna

  31. The New Breed Reparations Sanctuary

    Guest Garland Gregory,
    • 1 reply
    • 835 views
    daniellegfny

  32. Jackie Robinson ,Beyond Home Plate.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 959 views
    Troy

  33. Life. Upon These. Shores.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 831 views
    Troy

  34. Writer Beware: 2020 in Review

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    daniellegfny

  35. 32nd Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair

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

  36. 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
    • 1k views
    richardmurray

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

    PRbytheBook,
    • 1 reply
    • 370 views
    Troy

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

    elonawashington,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  39. The 6th Annual Black Pack Party!

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  40. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SOIREE: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  41. Upcoming Event: Fall into Romance 2016

    Guest Kianna Alexander,
    • 1 reply
    • 980 views
    Troy

  42. Book Review Request - Condition Red by Yusef Komunyakaa

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

  43. EXPOSED. Et tu, MUCKRACK .com?

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Eugene Allen Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    CDBurns

  45. Black Religious Studies

    Guest Katie Gee,
    • 1 reply
    • 829 views
    Troy

  46. Begin Again, James Baldwin

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 719 views
    Maurice

  47. February 2024’s Best Black Books ❤️

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 923 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  50. The 9th Annual Black Pack Party - May 27, 2015

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Marc Polite

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