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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. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Guest Marea D. Cole,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    Guest
    Guest

  2. Discussion of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi on the Black Syllabus

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 934 views
    Troy

  3. Requesting That My Children's Book Be Reviewed

    Guest Jennifer Miller-Joseph,
    • 1 reply
    • 761 views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. INTERESTED IN HAVING MY BOOK REVIEWED

    Guest VANESSA "FLUFFY" MURRAY,
    • 0 replies
    • 699 views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. New black author

    Guest Dajon Powell,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. The Other Madisons: The Lost History of A President's Black Family

    Guest Bettye Kearse (Author),
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Book review

    Guest Rolanda,
    • 0 replies
    • 768 views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. Catherine Latimer

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 806 views
    Maurice

  9. More Than. Love.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 756 views
    harry brown

  10. BLACK SUPERNATURAL HORROR/

    harry brown,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views
    Jaws R.

  11. Controversial YA Topics

    Walkman93,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Walkman93

  12. Uplifting Reads During The Time of COVID-19

    Marion Hill,
    • 0 replies
    • 945 views
    Marion Hill

  13. Asante Tales

    Guest Patrick Dua,
    • 0 replies
    • 696 views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. Book Review Request - African American History: The Untold Stories

    YLong,
    • 0 replies
    • 885 views
    YLong

  15. Book Review Request

    Guest Tonya Duncan Ellis,
    • 0 replies
    • 781 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Hood. Supreme .

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

  17. A Very Brief History of These Discussion Forums

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  18. The Dark Universe

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 815 views
    Milton

  19. Amber and The Hidden City Novel Study Guide

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 899 views
    Milton

  20. Book Review Request for Just Before Too Late

    Mel-Robert,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    Mel-Robert

  21. Soul trilogy

    Maurice,
    • 29 replies
    • 4.7k views
    Maurice

  22. Black Self-Published works

    Guest Sean Allen,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  23. Miles' Stuffy Nose (board book) - BOOK REVIEW REQUEST

    Guest Janice Robinson-Celeste,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    Guest
    Guest

  24. Cape Town Curios available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 900 views
    Milton

  25. Life through the Eyes of a Woman

    Guest Eyquionette Latin,
    • 0 replies
    • 780 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. AALBC's Book Database is Down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 808 views
    Troy

  27. Black America's Guide to: Financial Peace of Mind Yo!

    Guest Jay Jay Jones,
    • 0 replies
    • 955 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. Is this what Dr. Frances Cress Welsing would want?

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  29. National Black Writers Conference: November 11 – 14, 2020

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  30. Mamba Mentality ,How. I Play! Kobe Bryant!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  31. Tonya Bolden Three Book Deal

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  32. AALBC Mourns the Passing of B. Smith

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  33. FRONTLINE: Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 870 views
    Troy

  34. Have you read THE MIS-EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  35. STUBBS: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  36. HICKSON: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 962 views
    HICKSON

  37. A. Hitta Valentine.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 959 views
    harry brown

  38. EXCERPT FROM MR. GHETTOHEAT, A MEMOIR BY HICKSON!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    HICKSON

  39. Decisions by Caillen Fort

    Guest Caillen Fort,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. THE ADVENTURES OF HICKSON: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 132 replies
    • 28.3k views
    HICKSON

  41. Cape Town Curios available for pre-order!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 999 views
    Milton

  42. Book Review Request

    Guest Shinita Kimbrough Miles,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

    Guest Candid Brandon,
    • 0 replies
    • 918 views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. The Introduction of Body and Soul

    David doc Robertson,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    David doc Robertson

  45. Black Man. Preferred.

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

  46. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

    Brenda Frazier,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Brenda Frazier

  47. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 924 views
    Troy

  48. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  49. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    Troy

  50. Looking for New Releases by Indie Authors

    Word Lovers,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Word Lovers

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