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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. Live from the National Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.4k views
    Troy

  2. The Best Selling African American Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    Troy

  3. Queen Bessie

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Cynique

  4. The Jamie Reynolds Chronicles

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

  5. Anybody Else Think the Movie Was Better?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 733 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  7. The Enemy Within

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

  8. Enjoy poetry in Cento 88

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 143 views
    richardmurray

  9. Outstanding books for children and young adults.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  10. Frustrated with typos...

    Anonymous,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.7k views
    Anonymous

  11. RODNEY KING'S NEW BOOK ,RIOT WITHIN

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    TheBookLook

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 990 views
    FOB_mongrel

  14. Black American Talk and Chat Show

    Guest BlackeazyG,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

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

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

  16. 37th annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair

    Guest Florida Antiquarian Book F,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

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

  18. New AudibleBook

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 632 views
    Neal Owens

  19. Submitting for Review Consideration

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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 991 views
    Troy

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

    Nanda Dyssou,
    • 0 replies
    • 557 views
    Nanda Dyssou

  22. Story Pitch Contest entry

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 126 views
    richardmurray

  23. The Vernal Rose

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 37 views
    richardmurray

  24. Three Days Before the Shooting by Ralph Ellison

    Thumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Linda Chavis

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

    hen81,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  26. Obama's Legacy: What He Accomplished

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  27. White Privilege dispelled

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 986 views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 485 views
    richardmurray

  31. Do you have a sotry for mace windu

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 726 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 377 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 540 views
    richardmurray

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

    Thumper,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Kola Boof

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

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 4.4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  37. Writers Demand Recognition for Toni Morrison (1988)

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 26.3k views
    Milton

  38. 40 MILLION DOLLAR SLAVES/

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

  39. Cynique's Book

    Cynique,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Delano

  40. MEMORIAL DAY, BLACK SOLDIERS/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 952 views
    harry brown

  41. Paula Edwards

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

  42. PRINCE OSIRIS: A GHETTOHEAT PRINCE!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 735 views
    HICKSON

  43. GHETTOHEAT: BOOK-BANG-BOOM!

    HICKSON,
    • 23 replies
    • 6.3k views
    HICKSON

  44. Beyond the Hurt - Book Review Request

    Guest Akilah Trinay,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  45. Legacy and truth

    Floyd Collins,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Floyd Collins

  46. 'I Bet She Called Me Sugar Plum'-children's book

    Guest Jessea Gabbin,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  47. The Importance of the “Literary Chitlin' Circuit”

    Troy,
    • 16 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Yvonne

  48. Young, Black, Talented, and Alone

    Guest Nathan Alexander,
    • 1 reply
    • 841 views
    Troy

  49. Afro-Native Poetry and Rhymes

    Guest AfroN8V,
    • 1 reply
    • 657 views
    Troy

  50. November Literature 2024

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 347 views
    richardmurray

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