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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. New Book Published by AALBC.com featured in ESSENCE Magazine

    Troy,
    • 11 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Pioneer1

  2. Book Four Of the whileBlack Chronicles' "If Chicago Could Talk"

    aMhayes,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Lynette Jackson Love

  3. Nonviolent forks in the road, by land or sea  : RMNewsletter 4th Version January 25th 2026

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 168 views
    richardmurray

  4. The Lenoid McGill mysteries by Walter Mosley

    Thumper,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Chrishayden

  5. A GHETTOHEAT® NEW YEAR!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    HICKSON

  6. Terrance McKnight introduces Troy Johnson of AALBC.com

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  7. Live from the National Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  8. The Best Selling African American Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 969 views
    Troy

  9. Queen Bessie

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Cynique

  10. The Jamie Reynolds Chronicles

    Guest Casandra Charles,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. Anybody Else Think the Movie Was Better?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 767 views
    Troy

  12. Black Writers Sweep the 2019 Kirkus Prize Winning $50K Each!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  13. The Enemy Within

    Guest Michelle Rhnea Yisrael,
    • 0 replies
    • 901 views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. Enjoy poetry in Cento 88

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 177 views
    richardmurray

  15. Outstanding books for children and young adults.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  16. Frustrated with typos...

    Anonymous,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.8k views
    Anonymous

  17. RODNEY KING'S NEW BOOK ,RIOT WITHIN

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  18. Book Look Xtra: Author/Poet Kwame Alexander releases He Said, She Said!

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    TheBookLook

  19. Good books, Good films, Events, Articles & More

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    FOB_mongrel

  20. Black American Talk and Chat Show

    Guest BlackeazyG,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  21. Book Review Request -"An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones"

    Guest Wendy Jones,
    • 0 replies
    • 968 views
    Guest
    Guest

  22. 37th annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair

    Guest Florida Antiquarian Book F,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  23. "W-A-T-ER" children's picture book

    Guest Ronald Fontenot,
    • 0 replies
    • 849 views
    Guest
    Guest

  24. New AudibleBook

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 670 views
    Neal Owens

  25. Submitting for Review Consideration

    Guest Kyra Ann,
    • 0 replies
    • 841 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Owning and Controlling Our Images and Spaces: Video Conference -- NOW!

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  27. Who Hears Here? On Black Music, Past & Present by Guthrie Ramsey (requesting book review)

    Nanda Dyssou,
    • 0 replies
    • 594 views
    Nanda Dyssou

  28. Story Pitch Contest entry

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 159 views
    richardmurray

  29. The Vernal Rose

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 138 views
    richardmurray

  30. Three Days Before the Shooting by Ralph Ellison

    Thumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Linda Chavis

  31. Book Express Introduces New Genre – Microwave Fiction – Quick Hot Done

    hen81,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  32. Obama's Legacy: What He Accomplished

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  33. White Privilege dispelled

    Guest Daren Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 997 views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. The ISIS Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing, is Back in Stock!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  35. Have any of you been published through, at least, one university press?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    richardmurray

  36. The 40th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 512 views
    richardmurray

  37. Do you have a sotry for mace windu

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 773 views
    richardmurray

  38. Philly: The Capital of Black Indie Komix Artist Walk and Talk Tour

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 421 views
    richardmurray

  39. Welcome to the 48th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 637 views
    richardmurray

  40. Here's an article to contemplate - a return to slow reading

    Thumper,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.2k views
    Kola Boof

  41. From AALBC.com Founder: Thank you ALL for your support over the years

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  42. Nat'l Black Writers Conference on BookTV (Cspan-2) - This weekend

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  43. Writers Demand Recognition for Toni Morrison (1988)

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 26.6k views
    Milton

  44. 40 MILLION DOLLAR SLAVES/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

  45. Cynique's Book

    Cynique,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Delano

  46. MEMORIAL DAY, BLACK SOLDIERS/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 991 views
    harry brown

  47. Paula Edwards

    Guest Victoria Chis,
    • 0 replies
    • 657 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. PRINCE OSIRIS: A GHETTOHEAT PRINCE!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 787 views
    HICKSON

  49. GHETTOHEAT: BOOK-BANG-BOOM!

    HICKSON,
    • 23 replies
    • 6.6k views
    HICKSON

  50. Beyond the Hurt - Book Review Request

    Guest Akilah Trinay,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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