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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
    • 893 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 974 views
    Troy

  3. Requesting That My Children's Book Be Reviewed

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

  4. INTERESTED IN HAVING MY BOOK REVIEWED

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

  5. Excerpt entitled "Black America"

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

  6. New black author

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

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

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

  8. Book review

    Guest Rolanda,
    • 0 replies
    • 802 views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Catherine Latimer

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 871 views
    Maurice

  10. More Than. Love.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    harry brown

  11. Uplifting Reads During The Time of COVID-19

    Marion Hill,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Marion Hill

  12. Controversial YA Topics

    Walkman93,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Walkman93

  13. Asante Tales

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

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

    YLong,
    • 0 replies
    • 951 views
    YLong

  15. Book Review Request

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

  16. Hood. Supreme .

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

  17. The Dark Universe

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 876 views
    Milton

  18. Amber and The Hidden City Novel Study Guide

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 957 views
    Milton

  19. Book Review Request for Just Before Too Late

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

  20. A Very Brief History of These Discussion Forums

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  21. Black Self-Published works

    Guest Sean Allen,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

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

  23. Cape Town Curios available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 952 views
    Milton

  24. Life through the Eyes of a Woman

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

  25. AALBC's Book Database is Down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 858 views
    Troy

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  29. Tonya Bolden Three Book Deal

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  30. AALBC Mourns the Passing of B. Smith

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 949 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  33. STUBBS: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  34. THE ADVENTURES OF HICKSON, SERIES 2: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 25 replies
    • 5.1k views
    HICKSON

  35. HICKSON: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    HICKSON

  36. A. Hitta Valentine.

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

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

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  38. Cape Town Curios available for pre-order!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Milton

  39. Decisions by Caillen Fort

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

  40. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

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

  41. The Introduction of Body and Soul

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

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  43. Black Man. Preferred.

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

  44. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

    Brenda Frazier,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Brenda Frazier

  45. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    Troy

  46. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  47. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 985 views
    Troy

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

    Guest Toshia Stelivan,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. New Book--BLACK CYANIDE/white pill

    Anonymous,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

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

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