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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. My. Vanishing Country.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 993 views
    harry brown

  2. Reading dialect aloud

    Guest Linda B.,
    • 1 reply
    • 856 views
    Troy

  3. Black or African-American

    Guest Madinah S.,
    • 12 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Kiran H. J. Dellimore

  4. FOR REVIEW: 3 nonfiction books about Black history from Black authors

    Guest Joe Walters,
    • 1 reply
    • 844 views
    Troy

  5. Yesterday I sold more books than ever before!

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. Stage a “Takeover” to Promote Your Book!

    Guest Madinah S.,
    • 0 replies
    • 993 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Social. World. Of Inner. City. Girls!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 686 views
    harry brown

  8. Readers & REEL Folk - Episode 6

    Amari,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Writing & Producing During The Lockdown

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 793 views
    Slaise

  10. Shattering Black Male Stereotypes

    Coach Michael Taylor,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Coach Michael Taylor

  11. When A Black Woman Is The C.E.Oh.

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 808 views
    Slaise

  12. Matches Tells The Story of Plasticity

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 775 views
    Slaise

  13. CHOKE-HOLD,Policing. Black.Men !!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 747 views
    harry brown

  14. Four of Dr. Claud Anderson’s Most Popular Books no Available on AALBC!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  15. Buy 100+ of the Best Books about Black Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 886 views
    Troy

  16. Fire. Next. Time.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 846 views
    Maurice

  17. A Book To Escape Reality of Racism/Police Brutality (review request)

    Guest Janee' Thompson,
    • 0 replies
    • 672 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. Booksellers Can't Agree to Cease Doing Business with Amazon ... WTF?!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 768 views
    Troy

  19. Malcolm X. Diary

    harry brown,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Maurice

  20. The Clan of the Cave Bear

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Chevdove

  21. Fresh Ereba: A Collection of Caribbean Bedtime Stories for Children

    Guest Kiran Dellimore,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Kiran H. J. Dellimore

  22. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 731 views
    Troy

  23. Voiceover Auditions - Interested?

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 740 views
    Slaise

  24. Let Old Projects Gooooo 🎶

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 731 views
    Slaise

  25. The Black Pack Party Will Celebrate its 20 Anniversary Next Year

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 697 views
    Troy

  26. Prolific Book To Challenge Africans and Friends Of Africa

    Guest Osei Badu-Nkansah,
    • 0 replies
    • 806 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. What are YOU working on right now?!? 🤔

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 679 views
    Slaise

  28. Readers & REEL Folk - Episode 3; Amerie

    Amari,
    • 0 replies
    • 869 views
    Amari

  29. Satire in cotemporary fiction

    Guest Fatima Shaik,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Fatima Shaik

  30. Mirrors of Life: What is your life in the mirror?

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 993 views
    Neal Owens

  31. Wrongfully Accused - YA book featuring the IN-Justice System

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  32. Marcus Books fundraiser

    Guest Erika,
    • 0 replies
    • 736 views
    Guest
    Guest

  33. Excerpt entitled "Black America"

    Guest Roy McElroy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    wc.edwards

  34. The Harlem Book Fair 2000 and Events from 20 Years Ago

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Slaise

  35. O.W.'s iPad mini Sweepstakes (NO PURCHASE REQ)

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 733 views
    Slaise

  36. Ouch! A One Star Review

    Slaise,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  37. Readers & REEL Folk - EPISODE 2 Run with Maud

    Amari,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Amari

  38. Bringing Your Audience Outside of the Book

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 828 views
    Slaise

  39. Sisters. Of. The. Yam

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    harry brown

  40. 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winnering Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 838 views
    Troy

  41. What exactly is an immersive novel?

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    Slaise

  42. Sista. Vegan

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views
    harry brown

  43. A Debut Picture Book About Dance

    Guest Valerie Bolling,
    • 1 reply
    • 860 views
    Slaise

  44. What's Your Advice For Aspiring Writers

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

  45. Young, Black, Talented, and Alone

    Guest Nathan Alexander,
    • 1 reply
    • 852 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 996 views
    Troy

  47. Readers & REEL Folk - EPISODE 1 IT'S TIME 4 SOME R&R!

    Amari,
    • 0 replies
    • 746 views
    Amari

  48. 200 Letters, book recommendation

    Guest Amy Watkins,
    • 0 replies
    • 842 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. Burning Desire.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 708 views
    harry brown

  50. Burning Desire.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 677 views
    harry brown

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