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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. Hidden Gem

    Guest Evelyn Burns,
    • 1 reply
    • 999 views
    Troy

  2. BEN CARSON'S SMILING FACE/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  3. Gwendolyn Brooks,Religious Allusion .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  4. We. Cast. A. Shadow !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  5. African Americans in Publishing

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    CDBurns

  6. Literary Reviews

    Guest Ray Hollar-Gregory,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    Mel Hopkins

  8. Jada. Smith. Book

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  9. Black Writers Weekend

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    richardmurray

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

    CarlWeber,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.7k views
    Troy

  11. BLACK MAN'S RELIGION/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Aminoqwer

  12. Black Girl Dreaming.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  13. An. Intellectual Portrait, Maulana Karenga !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 902 views
    Troy

  14. Black Writers , your thoughts?

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  15. James Baldwin - The Cross of Redemption

    Thumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  16. New Release: Psychoactive Poetry Review Requested

    DWash,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    TheBookLook,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  18. The Ancestral Tree- a Juneteenth poem

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 865 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    harry brown

  20. Book review request: Forbidden Fruit by Stanley Gazemba

    Guest Shaun Randol,
    • 1 reply
    • 906 views
    Troy

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

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  22. Nikki Giovanni

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 407 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Mel Hopkins

  24. HOT NEW RELEASE: COOCHIE 3

    alidawriter,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  25. 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
    • 1k views
    richardmurray

  26. THEIR EYES ARE WATCHING GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 11.7k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Brian W. Smith

  28. Essays from the Only Black Woman in the Room

    Guest Dawn Downey,
    • 1 reply
    • 834 views
    Gibran

  29. The power of that Four-letter word

    Dee Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 643 views
    Lee Vining

  30. READ MY LIPS: SHA--GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    HICKSON

  31. AALBC.com's Bestselling eBooks for 2012

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  32. Maya Angelou Transitioned This Morning

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    sahana

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 691 views
    richardmurray

  34. BOOK OF LUKE,LUTHER CAMPBELL

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 895 views
    CDBurns

  35. Other Side. Of The Pillow .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Cynique

  37. NEWS FLASH!

    Gibran,
    • 1 reply
    • 901 views
    Troy

  38. RELIGION AND POLITICS

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Tansoba

  39. 2016 Phillis Wheatley Award Finalists Announced

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  40. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 854 views
    Gibran

  42. John A. Williams, A Remarkable Writer Passes

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  43. BOOK BY IDIOT REPUBLICAN MICHAEL STEELE

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 879 views
    Cynique

  45. Our. Time. Has. Come !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 760 views
    Troy

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

    JenanFR,
    • 1 reply
    • 898 views
    richardmurray

  47. Death of the Novel on Terry Gross' Fresh Air

    Chrishayden,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  48. The. Mamba Mentality .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 838 views
    Troy

  49. Does Mixed Race Marriage Produce Better Babies?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 785 views
    richardmurray

  50. GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS: CHARLES D. ELLISON

    Guest HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

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