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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. Feedback From My Last eNewsletter - the Good and the Bad

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  2. AALBC mourns the passing of J. California Cooper

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    knightauthor

  3. What Are Your Reading Now?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    CDBurns

  4. Angela Flournoy is a National Book Foundation Honorees

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  5. Book Festivals I Plan to attend

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Dr T

  6. Orea (1974) the only book written by Fran Ross

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Troy

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

    JBoard,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  8. Motown,The. Musical. Songbook,Berry. Gordy.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 750 views
    harry brown

  9. For Your Review: CeCe & Roxy Books

    Pascha Adamo,
    • 0 replies
    • 863 views
    Pascha Adamo

  10. Catherine Latimer

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    Maurice

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Mzuri

  12. A “Random Penguin”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  13. “I am a fan of reality as opposed to hypocritism”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 3k views
    Troy

  14. Black Hollywood Unchained

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  15. Stripper's Twitter Tale turned Feature Flick

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views
    CDBurns

  16. Lowell Hawthorne, President of Golden Crust, takes his own life.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  17. MVmedia, LLC: The Best of the Black Fantastic!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 818 views
    Milton

  18. Book review requested on novel What Does It Profit

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

  19. The Durbar’s Apprentice by Remington Blackstaff - Book Review Request

    Remington,
    • 0 replies
    • 805 views
    Remington

  20. The 35th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 529 views
    richardmurray

  21. ZONE. Colson Whitehead

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 748 views
    Troy

  22. The Book Reviewer's Regret

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  23. Oprah -- Queen of All Marketing

    bookfan,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
    bookfan

  24. KINGS AND QUEEN OF URBAN LIT: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.2k views
    HICKSON

  25. BOOKS BY ZANE, QUEEN OF EROTIC TALES.

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    boitumelo

  26. Self-Published Authors 4 Ways to Get Your Book Reviewed

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 8.1k views
    Cynique

  27. Rachet Woman - Launch - Thanks

    hen81,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  28. Writer's Pro Workshops:Digital Workshops for Aspiring, New, and Veteran Authors

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 875 views
    Troy

  29. 7th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth The QBR 100 Essential Black Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 963 views
    Troy

  30. The All-Time Top 10 Black Panther Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 823 views
    Troy

  31. Request Book Review: Tara's Touch

    Guest Carla Brice-Talley,
    • 0 replies
    • 788 views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. SEESAW (A MEMOIR)

    Oneness4Real,
    • 0 replies
    • 797 views
    Oneness4Real

  33. Book review

    Guest Rolanda,
    • 0 replies
    • 771 views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. For Review - "What's That? My First Numbers in Twi and English

    Guest Alikobooks,
    • 0 replies
    • 835 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. “Barack X” Obama Appropriates Malcolm X’s Iconic Imagery

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Cyber Monday Special at MVmedia!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 569 views
    Milton

  37. Babel - 17

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 995 views
    harry brown

  38. Completed Commission - the Aevemor

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 417 views
    richardmurray

  39. The 20th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 449 views
    richardmurray

  40. Hue-Man Bookstore's October Events

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  41. Write On Girl!: A fun guided journal/ activity coloring book for preteen girls

    Guest Jillian Bradfield,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Request Book Review: The Seven Year Wait

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

  43. The Other Madisons: The Lost History of A President's Black Family

    Guest Bettye Kearse (Author),
    • 0 replies
    • 884 views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. All Black. Lives,,. Matters. -Part One !

    harry brown,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Maurice

  45. Novelist Eric Jerome Dickey Passes January 3, 2021

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 785 views
    Troy

  46. The Canopy Keepers

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

  47. RMNewsletter 4th Version March 9th

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 340 views
    richardmurray

  48. STUBBS WRITES & TYPES GHETTOHEAT BOOKS WIT' 1 HAND

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.8k views
    HICKSON

  49. Death of the Black Owned, Independent, Bookstore

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 7.4k views
    Troy

  50. GHETTOHEAT®: LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY PRE-ORDERS!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 3k views
    HICKSON

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