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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. Legacy and truth

    Floyd Collins,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Floyd Collins

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

    Guest Jessea Gabbin,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 16 replies
    • 5k views
    Yvonne

  4. Young, Black, Talented, and Alone

    Guest Nathan Alexander,
    • 1 reply
    • 875 views
    Troy

  5. Afro-Native Poetry and Rhymes

    Guest AfroN8V,
    • 1 reply
    • 711 views
    Troy

  6. November Literature 2024

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 432 views
    richardmurray

  7. WATN: Charlie Brown poll:please vote

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 184 views
    richardmurray

  8. Lucille Clifton is dead!

    Thumper,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Thumper

  9. Reading Challenge

    Linda Chavis,
    • 19 replies
    • 6.5k views
    Linda Chavis

  10. ...looking for a light humorous read by a new author. Any suggestions?

    Anonymous,
    • 3 replies
    • 4.9k views
    Troy

  11. The latest African American Literature Book Club eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  12. More than 2,400 Authors Profiled

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 776 views
    Troy

  13. PRINCE OSIRIS: A GHETTOHEAT PRINCE!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 994 views
    HICKSON

  14. 50 Best Places to Meet Other Book Lovers Online

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 999 views
    Troy

  15. NAACP Image Awards for Literature Announced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 769 views
    Troy

  16. Robert Johnson's Freewheeling Jazz Funeral

    Guest Whit Frazier,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  17. David Henderson

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  18. A Debut Picture Book About Dance

    Guest Valerie Bolling,
    • 1 reply
    • 884 views
    Slaise

  19. Winners and Finalists of the 2021 Legacy Awards

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  20. Book Review Request: The True Story of Vanilla

    Kaedra Becker,
    • 0 replies
    • 391 views
    Kaedra Becker

  21. PLAN B BY CHESTER HIMES/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

  22. Shortlist for 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing Announced April 22, 2014

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 6k views
    Troy

  23. MELODIC MONDAY MELODIOUS MEDLEY: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    HICKSON

  24. 33rd Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: From Columbus To Castro: The History Of The Caribbean 1492-1969

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 770 views
    Troy

  25. "Rising Above Statistics: Success Against All Odds". A Book for anyone determined to succeed.

    Guest LaWann Moses,
    • 0 replies
    • 909 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Kimberla Lawson Roby Ends Her 15 book Reverend Curtis Black Series after 18 Years

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.8k views
    Troy

  27. A Balm in Gilead

    Guest R. C. Webber,
    • 0 replies
    • 910 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. What's Your Advice For Aspiring Writers

    Guest O.W. Showe,
    • 0 replies
    • 831 views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. The. Conductor. Nichol. Glover

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 418 views
    harry brown

  30. A Palmetto Christmas by Milton J. Davis Press Release

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 482 views
    Milton

  31. Week 1 of Kobo sale, Free Norma Rae challenge , I need your help on discord for my Birthday Challenge, Bois Caiman, and The Whispers RMNewsletter 4th Version September 7th 2025

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 281 views
    richardmurray

  32. Obama, Race and Palin Prompters

    hen81,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    hen81

  33. New York Times article on "NBT"

    Kola Boof,
    • 7 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Kola Boof

  34. The publishing industry, as it relates to Black books, is at a crossroads

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  35. Virtual Blog Tour new ebook INSIGNIFICANT OTHERS with bestselling authors Pynk and Carol Taylor

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  36. Adichie's novel Half of a Yellow Sun a Motion Picture!

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  37. CHRISTMAS IN THE BIG HOUSE,CHRISTMAS IN THE QUARTERS./

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  38. 34th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 839 views
    Troy

  39. White. Folks. Who .Teach. In The. Hood.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  40. The Presumptive Democratic Nominee for POTUS, Oprah's New Book Club Selection

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  41. Black. Anglo-Saxon.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 905 views
    harry brown

  42. The. Black Women,An. Anthology .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 990 views
    Troy

  43. Powerful "Quotes"

    Guest Mary Sims/Harold Toliver,
    • 0 replies
    • 693 views
    Guest
    Guest

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    Guest nadula,
    • 6 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  45. Who. Fears. Death. Nnedi Okorafor

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 490 views
    harry brown

  46. False Promises: The Struggle for Black Voting Rights in 1800s Ohio

    Ohio University Press,
    • 2 replies
    • 595 views
    Troy

  47. Black writers in a ghetto of the publishing industry's making

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 3.3k views
    bookfan

  48. Videos from the Harlem Book Fair - Newark (April 28, 2012)

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 47.6k views
    Troy

  49. Writers' World: A Resource for Self-published and Established Authors

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.1k views
    Troy

  50. Do Book Awards Matter? by Ishmael Reed

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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