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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. Soul trilogy

    Maurice,
    • 29 replies
    • 5.1k views
    Maurice

  2. Black Self-Published works

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

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

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

  4. Cape Town Curios available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 951 views
    Milton

  5. Life through the Eyes of a Woman

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

  6. AALBC's Book Database is Down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 857 views
    Troy

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  11. Tonya Bolden Three Book Deal

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  12. AALBC Mourns the Passing of B. Smith

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  15. STUBBS: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  16. HICKSON: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    HICKSON

  17. A. Hitta Valentine.

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

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

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  19. Decisions by Caillen Fort

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

  20. THE ADVENTURES OF HICKSON: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 132 replies
    • 30.2k views
    HICKSON

  21. Cape Town Curios available for pre-order!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Milton

  22. Book Review Request

    Guest Shinita Kimbrough Miles,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

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

  24. The Introduction of Body and Soul

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

  25. Black Man. Preferred.

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

  26. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

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

  27. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    Troy

  28. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  29. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 985 views
    Troy

  30. Looking for New Releases by Indie Authors

    Word Lovers,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Word Lovers

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

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

  32. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  33. New Book--BLACK CYANIDE/white pill

    Anonymous,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. Blacks,Blues,Black

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Maurice

  35. Review Request; a family tree, Taking Root

    David doc Robertson,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    David doc Robertson

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

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

  37. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

    Lashonda B,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Lashonda B

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

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

  39. Review Request

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

  40. Review request of Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story

    EA Luetkemeyer,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    EA Luetkemeyer

  41. The NAACP Image Awards for Literature Have Been Announced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 997 views
    Troy

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

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

  43. Other Side. Of The Pillow .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  44. How Mary Walker Learned to Read at the age of 116!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    Troy

  45. AALBC Bestselling Books December 2019

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 879 views
    Troy

  46. For review WICKED ENCHANTMENT: Selected Poems by Wanda Coleman

    Joshua Bodwell,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Joshua Bodwell

  47. Troy Johnson Interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  48. Today Only: Free eBook of Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  49. The Relentless Promotion of Amazon Is Bad for Everyone

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Maurice

  50. Look for Books Dealing with Colorism

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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