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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. More Than. Love.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 781 views
    harry brown

  2. Uplifting Reads During The Time of COVID-19

    Marion Hill,
    • 0 replies
    • 971 views
    Marion Hill

  3. Controversial YA Topics

    Walkman93,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Walkman93

  4. Asante Tales

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

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

    YLong,
    • 0 replies
    • 920 views
    YLong

  6. Book Review Request

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

  7. Hood. Supreme .

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

  8. The Dark Universe

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    Milton

  9. Amber and The Hidden City Novel Study Guide

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 934 views
    Milton

  10. Book Review Request for Just Before Too Late

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

  11. A Very Brief History of These Discussion Forums

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  12. Black Self-Published works

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

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

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

  14. Cape Town Curios available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 925 views
    Milton

  15. Life through the Eyes of a Woman

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

  16. AALBC's Book Database is Down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 835 views
    Troy

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  20. Tonya Bolden Three Book Deal

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  21. AALBC Mourns the Passing of B. Smith

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 913 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  24. STUBBS: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  25. THE ADVENTURES OF HICKSON, SERIES 2: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 25 replies
    • 4.9k views
    HICKSON

  26. HICKSON: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 986 views
    HICKSON

  27. A. Hitta Valentine.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 988 views
    harry brown

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

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  29. Cape Town Curios available for pre-order!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Milton

  30. Decisions by Caillen Fort

    Guest Caillen Fort,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  31. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

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

  32. The Introduction of Body and Soul

    David doc Robertson,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    David doc Robertson

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  34. Black Man. Preferred.

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

  35. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

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

  36. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 944 views
    Troy

  37. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  38. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 959 views
    Troy

  39. Review Request: Horse of a Different Color: The Tallest Kid in the Class

    Guest Toshia Stelivan,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. New Book--BLACK CYANIDE/white pill

    Anonymous,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  41. Review Request: A Black Women's History of the United States

    Guest Beacon Press Publicity,
    • 0 replies
    • 883 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Blacks,Blues,Black

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  43. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

    Lashonda B,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Lashonda B

  44. Taste For Change: The Girl, The Snake And The One Who Returned

    Guest Kenechukwu Obi,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Review Request

    Guest R.S. Basi,
    • 0 replies
    • 864 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. Review request of Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story

    EA Luetkemeyer,
    • 0 replies
    • 918 views
    EA Luetkemeyer

  47. The NAACP Image Awards for Literature Have Been Announced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    Troy

  48. Review Request: Sydney's First Piggy Bank series

    Guest Ithream Auntie I Blackmon,
    • 0 replies
    • 726 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. Review Request; a family tree, Taking Root

    David doc Robertson,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    David doc Robertson

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