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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. Essays from the Only Black Woman in the Room

    Guest Dawn Downey,
    • 1 reply
    • 839 views
    Gibran

  2. Requesting a book review.

    Guest Dawn Downey,
    • 0 replies
    • 700 views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. A GOOD BOOK

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 760 views
    Gibran

  4. When Writing A History Book...

    Walkman93,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Gibran

  5. Los Angeles Has Three Black Owned Bookstores

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 912 views
    Troy

  6. Who might support Black Reparations? Biden or Trump?

    Guest Garland Gregory,
    • 0 replies
    • 647 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. AALBC Bestselling Books October 2020

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 767 views
    Troy

  8. We. Cast. A. Shadow !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  9. How do you prepare for the holiday

    Ann Bray Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 711 views
    Ann Bray Smith

  10. Tituba The Intentional Witch of Salem

    Guest Dave Tamanini,
    • 0 replies
    • 639 views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. The 2020 National Black Writers Conference Has Gone Virtual!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 720 views
    Troy

  12. Lets Play. White !

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 642 views
    harry brown

  13. What It’s Like to Be Black in Publishing?

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Troy

  14. Who Marries More Outside Their Race Black Men or Black Women?

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Pioneer1

  15. How do you choose your keywords for your book

    daniellegfny,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  16. The Way of the Righteous

    Guest Dayciaa Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. New novel, Something in Madness: "a timely tale for these troubled times."

    Guest Ed Protzel, Author,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. The New Breed Reparations Sanctuary

    Guest Garland Gregory,
    • 1 reply
    • 811 views
    daniellegfny

  19. Who has had Experience With The Black Writers Collective

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 841 views
    daniellegfny

  20. EXPOSED. Et tu, MUCKRACK .com?

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  21. Review Request

    Guest Amy Watkins,
    • 2 replies
    • 942 views
    MissKorang

  22. How. Sweet. It. Is. Lamont. Dozier.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 663 views
    harry brown

  23. Issa Rae's Favorite Black Owned Bookstore

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Walkman93

  24. Are Black Americans Missing Book Selling Opportunities In Africa

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 714 views
    daniellegfny

  25. Spicy Christian fiction with strong social topics

    Guest Amy Watkins,
    • 0 replies
    • 703 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. The Dead Are Arising

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  27. ...Talking About Good Music, Check out I Called Him Morgan

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 886 views
    Troy

  28. The Sunset Rule

    Guest Beverly,
    • 0 replies
    • 759 views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. Black people, in American today, are the luckiest Black people to have ever lived.

    Troy,
    • 18 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Pioneer1

  30. Black author seeking review

    Guest Anton Morris,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  31. Troy on Black Authors Matter TV

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 751 views
    Troy

  32. The Roadmap Out of Our Dystopian State . . .

    artGriot,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    artGriot

  33. Black Writers Nominated for National Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  34. Book Suggestions

    Guest Jessica Vaughan,
    • 0 replies
    • 662 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. Behind the Ink

    Guest Me Time Book Club,
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. What Does It Profit

    Guest G. A. Blakely,
    • 1 reply
    • 797 views
    G. A. Blakely

  37. Book review requested on novel What Does It Profit

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

  38. Request for Children's Lit Review: Abba & Zeke: Every child has a Heavenly Father who loves them

    Guest Chandra Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 703 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. The Harlem Story

    Guest Danny Holst,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. An Example of Amazon Inflating the Price of a New Book

    Troy,
    • 14 replies
    • 3.8k views
    Nnamdi Azikiwe

  41. Sex, Race, and Robots - New Audiobook

    Guest Dr. H,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  42. Win a free copy of Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads by Al Sharpton

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    Troy

  43. The Voice of a Black Independent Author

    Neal Owens,
    • 1 reply
    • 814 views
    Troy

  44. Price of Past Sins

    Guest LaShelle L. Turner,
    • 0 replies
    • 683 views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Tituba The Intentional Witch of Salem

    Guest Dave Tamanini,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Bev

  46. Galleys or Advance Review Copies

    daniellegfny,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Bev

  47. : BLACK AMERICANS CANNOT JUST BLAME WHITE AMERICANS FOR ALLEGED RACISTS ACTS OF VIOLENCE THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL PEOPLE INVOLVED

    Guest FreedomJournal,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Bev

  48. Dr. Sebi Speaks of Dembali: Crossing Over from Dis-Ease to Ease in Matters of Health, Race, Family, and Culture

    Bev,
    • 0 replies
    • 909 views
    Bev

  49. This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed by Charles E. Cobb Jr.

    Walkman93,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Bev

  50. Meet The Twin Team Behind Our Storyboard

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 762 views
    daniellegfny

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