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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.

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    • 991 views
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  2. Social. World. Of Inner. City. Girls!

    harry brown,
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    • 684 views
    harry brown

  3. Readers & REEL Folk - Episode 6

    Amari,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
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  4. Writing & Producing During The Lockdown

    Slaise,
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    • 791 views
    Slaise

  5. Shattering Black Male Stereotypes

    Coach Michael Taylor,
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    • 1k views
    Coach Michael Taylor

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

    Slaise,
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    • 806 views
    Slaise

  7. Matches Tells The Story of Plasticity

    Slaise,
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    • 773 views
    Slaise

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

    harry brown,
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    • 744 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
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    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 881 views
    Troy

  11. Fire. Next. Time.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 844 views
    Maurice

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 766 views
    Troy

  14. Malcolm X. Diary

    harry brown,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Maurice

  15. The Clan of the Cave Bear

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Chevdove

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

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

  17. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
    Troy

  18. Voiceover Auditions - Interested?

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 737 views
    Slaise

  19. Let Old Projects Gooooo 🎶

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 728 views
    Slaise

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 694 views
    Troy

  21. Prolific Book To Challenge Africans and Friends Of Africa

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

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

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 678 views
    Slaise

  23. Readers & REEL Folk - Episode 3; Amerie

    Amari,
    • 0 replies
    • 866 views
    Amari

  24. Satire in cotemporary fiction

    Guest Fatima Shaik,
    • 2 replies
    • 998 views
    Fatima Shaik

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

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 992 views
    Neal Owens

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

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  27. Marcus Books fundraiser

    Guest Erika,
    • 0 replies
    • 734 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. Excerpt entitled "Black America"

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

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Slaise

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

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 729 views
    Slaise

  31. Ouch! A One Star Review

    Slaise,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

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

    Amari,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Amari

  33. Bringing Your Audience Outside of the Book

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 824 views
    Slaise

  34. Sisters. Of. The. Yam

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

  35. 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winnering Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 836 views
    Troy

  36. What exactly is an immersive novel?

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Slaise

  37. Sista. Vegan

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 884 views
    harry brown

  38. A Debut Picture Book About Dance

    Guest Valerie Bolling,
    • 1 reply
    • 856 views
    Slaise

  39. What's Your Advice For Aspiring Writers

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

  40. Young, Black, Talented, and Alone

    Guest Nathan Alexander,
    • 1 reply
    • 850 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 993 views
    Troy

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

    Amari,
    • 0 replies
    • 745 views
    Amari

  43. 200 Letters, book recommendation

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

  44. Burning Desire.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 706 views
    harry brown

  45. Burning Desire.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 675 views
    harry brown

  46. Life. Upon These. Shores.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 820 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 16 replies
    • 4.7k views
    Yvonne

  48. Book recommendation for 2020 Reading List

    Guest Veronica A. Davis, Author,
    • 0 replies
    • 708 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. Join the Black Writers Facebook Group

    Michelle D. Jackson,
    • 0 replies
    • 676 views
    Michelle D. Jackson

  50. An Improbably Journey from Compton to Oxford

    Guest Shea Nolan,
    • 0 replies
    • 720 views
    Guest
    Guest

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