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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. Darker. Than. Night!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    harry brown

  2. Date of Birth: Poems by Shawn R. Jones [For Book Review Consideration]

    Persea Books,
    • 0 replies
    • 705 views
    Persea Books

  3. Daughter of City Sun Publisher starts journalist training program

    Delano,
    • 3 replies
    • 878 views
    Troy

  4. David Henderson

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  5. Dear Mary, Dear Luther: A Courtship in Letters

    Guest Jill Snyder,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Chasitie

  6. Death of the Black Owned, Independent, Bookstore

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 7.4k views
    Troy

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

    Chrishayden,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  8. Debut Novel for Review Consideration

    Guest Deborah L King,
    • 1 reply
    • 887 views
    Word Lovers

  9. Debut Novel: Glory Bishop by Deborah King

    Guest Deborah L King,
    • 0 replies
    • 786 views
    Guest
    Guest

  10. December 2015 eNewsletter

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 5.6k views
    Troy

  11. December 2016 Newsletter – Great New Books, Articles, and More

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  12. Decisions by Caillen Fort

    Guest Caillen Fort,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. DEFINE GHETTOHEAT®: JAY BEY

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
    HICKSON

  14. Derrick Bell has died; a true AA Icon

    Kola Boof,
    • 3 replies
    • 4.3k views
    Kola Boof

  15. DESPERATE BLACK WOMEN/STUPID BLACK MEN//

    harry brown,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Pioneer1

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

    elonawashington,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  17. Destini: The Lost Princess

    Guest Raynisha Bragg-McDonald,
    • 0 replies
    • 620 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. Detroit Book City’s 2nd Annual African-American Family Book Expo 2018

    Guest Janeice R. Haynes,
    • 1 reply
    • 998 views
    Troy

  19. Diaspora: Return to Africa

    Guest K.A. Gendo,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. Dick Gregory books

    Maurice,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Maurice

  21. Did you hear what the Judges had to say

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 691 views
    daniellegfny

  22. Diesel Heart: An Autobiography by Melvin Whitfield Carter Jr.

    Guest Alison Aten,
    • 0 replies
    • 683 views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. Digital Assassins Book cover Voting

    DanielleSpencer,
    • 1 reply
    • 657 views
    richardmurray

  24. Digital Book World to Launch Publishing Hall of Fame

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  25. Discord , Der Tchrumpfs, Kobo Audio Book sale and Book Reviews RMNewsletter 4th Version August 31st 2025

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 669 views
    richardmurray

  26. Discover a Good Book or Interesting Author

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  27. Discover the SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE bookstore in Newark

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  28. Discovery,Black People In. The Bible.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 777 views
    harry brown

  29. Discuss literature, literacy, marketing and strategies with Troy Johnson

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 550 views
    Troy

  30. Discussing...Loyalty Has No Gray Areas

    Grown Man Publishing, LLC,
    • 0 replies
    • 913 views
    Grown Man Publishing, LLC

  31. Discussion Board Upgrade Coming Soon

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  32. Discussion of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi on the Black Syllabus

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    Troy

  33. Diversity - Does it apply to the AA reading audience?

    Thumper,
    • 10 replies
    • 3k views
    daniellegfny

  34. Do Book Awards Matter? by Ishmael Reed

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  35. Do you have a favorite Al Jarreau lyric?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 125 views
    richardmurray

  36. Do you have a sotry for mace windu

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 742 views
    richardmurray

  37. Do you have Due's The Wishing Pool?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 652 views
    richardmurray

  38. Do You Judge a Book by its Cover? Should You?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 972 views
    Troy

  39. Do you see it?

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 853 views
    Troy

  40. Documentary Film on Black writers of fantasy, horror and science fiction

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    Troy

  41. Documentary: About black authors and the publishing business

    Troy,
    • 52 replies
    • 13.6k views
    Troy

  42. Does Black Man's Burden Qualify as Black Lit

    Guest umbrarchist,
    • 0 replies
    • 981 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Does Mixed Race Marriage Produce Better Babies?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 787 views
    richardmurray

  44. Does Race Exist?

    Pioneer1,
    • 28 replies
    • 8.3k views
    Troy

  45. Domain Name Registration, Web Hosting an More

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  46. Dominion: written 26 years ago, now an audiobook

    Guest raf_publisher,
    • 0 replies
    • 773 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Don't know Your Enemy , You don't know Yourself"

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Delano

  48. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    Gibran

  49. Don’t Call Me Crazy! I’m Just in Love Paperback from Swiyyah Nadirah Woodard

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 131 views
    richardmurray

  50. DOROTHY HEIGHT, OPEN WIDE THE FREEDOM GATE

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
    Cynique

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