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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. Power List Best-Selling Books - Spring 2015

    Troy,
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    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  2. Author of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Opens a Bookstore

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    CDBurns

  3. Black Chess Master Extraordinaire... International Master Emory Tate

    Guest Daaim Shabazz,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. Living,While Black In Amerikkka.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 840 views
    harry brown

  5. Great. American. Read,Black. Author. Books.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 927 views
    harry brown

  6. Tonight at 8:00 p.m. A F.R.E.S.H. Conversation with Troy Johnson. Join us.

    Troy,
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    • 703 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 11 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Pioneer1

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

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

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 202 views
    richardmurray

  10. The Lenoid McGill mysteries by Walter Mosley

    Thumper,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Chrishayden

  11. A GHETTOHEAT® NEW YEAR!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    HICKSON

  12. Terrance McKnight introduces Troy Johnson of AALBC.com

    Troy,
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    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  13. Live from the National Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Troy

  14. The Best Selling African American Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 989 views
    Troy

  15. Queen Bessie

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Cynique

  16. The Jamie Reynolds Chronicles

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

  17. Anybody Else Think the Movie Was Better?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 787 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  19. The Enemy Within

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

  20. Enjoy poetry in Cento 88

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 204 views
    richardmurray

  21. RMNewsletter 5th format 08302026

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 76 views
    richardmurray

  22. Outstanding books for children and young adults.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  23. Frustrated with typos...

    Anonymous,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.9k views
    Anonymous

  24. RODNEY KING'S NEW BOOK ,RIOT WITHIN

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    TheBookLook

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    FOB_mongrel

  27. Black American Talk and Chat Show

    Guest BlackeazyG,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

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

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

  29. 37th annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair

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

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

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

  31. New AudibleBook

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 689 views
    Neal Owens

  32. Submitting for Review Consideration

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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Nanda Dyssou,
    • 0 replies
    • 615 views
    Nanda Dyssou

  35. Story Pitch Contest entry

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 194 views
    richardmurray

  36. The Vernal Rose

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 191 views
    richardmurray

  37. New Tuskegee Airmen Novel

    Aquarius Press/Willow Book,
    • 2 replies
    • 158 views
    Aquarius Press/Willow Book

  38. Three Days Before the Shooting by Ralph Ellison

    Thumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Linda Chavis

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

    hen81,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  40. Obama's Legacy: What He Accomplished

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  41. White Privilege dispelled

    Guest Daren Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 530 views
    richardmurray

  45. Do you have a sotry for mace windu

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 816 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 471 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 693 views
    richardmurray

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

    Thumper,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.3k views
    Kola Boof

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

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

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