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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. Indie Love in the Atl 2017

    Indie Love,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  2. Ruby. Bridges. Books

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 919 views
    Troy

  3. ADVERTISE WITH GHETTOHEAT®: THE NEW ONLINE & PRINT MAGAZINE!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 9.3k views
    HICKSON

  4. Ladies Who Lunch & Love

    Guest By Nathan Hale Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  5. Hidden Gem

    Guest Evelyn Burns,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  6. BEN CARSON'S SMILING FACE/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  7. Gwendolyn Brooks,Religious Allusion .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  8. We. Cast. A. Shadow !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  9. African Americans in Publishing

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    CDBurns

  10. Black Books Direct - Final Liquidation Sale, Save up to 80%

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Mel Hopkins

  11. Jada. Smith. Book

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  12. Black Writers Weekend

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    richardmurray

  13. The Family Business By Carl Weber (Book Trailer)

    CarlWeber,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.9k views
    Troy

  14. BLACK MAN'S RELIGION/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Aminoqwer

  15. Black Girl Dreaming.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  16. An. Intellectual Portrait, Maulana Karenga !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 995 views
    Troy

  17. Black Writers , your thoughts?

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Troy

  18. James Baldwin - The Cross of Redemption

    Thumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  19. New Release: Psychoactive Poetry Review Requested

    DWash,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  20. Jeff Johnson, Ni-Ni Simone, Go On Girl Book Awards, Black Comix on The Book Look

    TheBookLook,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  21. The Ancestral Tree- a Juneteenth poem

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 951 views
    richardmurray

  22. Authors & Publishers: Nat'l Conf. of African American Librarians

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    harry brown

  23. Book review request: Forbidden Fruit by Stanley Gazemba

    Guest Shaun Randol,
    • 1 reply
    • 984 views
    Troy

  24. Wrongfully Accused - YA book featuring the IN-Justice System

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  25. Nikki Giovanni

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 527 views
    richardmurray

  26. WATCH: Two Transgenders Blow Out Girls In State Meet

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Mel Hopkins

  27. HOT NEW RELEASE: COOCHIE 3

    alidawriter,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  28. Chronicles' Review: I have read quite a few books on the Civil War but none that told the daily life & appalling conditions that slaves had to endure. I see this is the first book in a series & I cannot wait to get the next book. Well done, Mr. Hayes!

    aMhayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    richardmurray

  29. THEIR EYES ARE WATCHING GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 11.8k views
    HICKSON

  30. Why Black Publishing Proffesionals MUST Go to Book Expo America

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Brian W. Smith

  31. Essays from the Only Black Woman in the Room

    Guest Dawn Downey,
    • 1 reply
    • 905 views
    Gibran

  32. The power of that Four-letter word

    Dee Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 749 views
    Lee Vining

  33. READ MY LIPS: SHA--GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.7k views
    HICKSON

  34. AALBC.com's Bestselling eBooks for 2012

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  35. Maya Angelou Transitioned This Morning

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    sahana

  36. Troy Johnson of AALBC.com in The Black Writer's Studio

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 819 views
    richardmurray

  37. BOOK OF LUKE,LUTHER CAMPBELL

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 978 views
    CDBurns

  38. Other Side. Of The Pillow .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  39. Review Consideration Request — My Voice: A Guide to Mastering Life, Truth, and Purpose

    Ralph Clotaire Jean,
    • 1 reply
    • 362 views
    Troy

  40. The First Recovered Memoir Written in Prison by an African-American

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    Cynique

  41. NEWS FLASH!

    Gibran,
    • 1 reply
    • 986 views
    Troy

  42. RELIGION AND POLITICS

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Tansoba

  43. 2016 Phillis Wheatley Award Finalists Announced

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  44. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Black Writers Sweep $50,000 Kirkus Prize for 2nd Year Straight!

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 920 views
    Gibran

  46. John A. Williams, A Remarkable Writer Passes

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  47. BOOK BY IDIOT REPUBLICAN MICHAEL STEELE

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Cynique

  48. Our Forum Cited in the Book Total Chaos by Jeff Chang

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 956 views
    Cynique

  49. Our. Time. Has. Come !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 825 views
    Troy

  50. RACIAL AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION IN BIBLICAL STORYTELLING - The Caribbean Experience

    JenanFR,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    richardmurray

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