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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. Controversial YA Topics

    Walkman93,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Walkman93

  2. Uplifting Reads During The Time of COVID-19

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

  3. Asante Tales

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

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

    YLong,
    • 0 replies
    • 977 views
    YLong

  5. Book Review Request

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

  6. Hood. Supreme .

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

  7. A Very Brief History of These Discussion Forums

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  8. The Dark Universe

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 904 views
    Milton

  9. Amber and The Hidden City Novel Study Guide

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 985 views
    Milton

  10. Book Review Request for Just Before Too Late

    Mel-Robert,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Mel-Robert

  11. Soul trilogy

    Maurice,
    • 29 replies
    • 5.3k views
    Maurice

  12. Black Self-Published works

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

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

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

  14. Cape Town Curios available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 976 views
    Milton

  15. Life through the Eyes of a Woman

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

  16. AALBC's Book Database is Down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 877 views
    Troy

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

    Guest Jay Jay Jones,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  21. Tonya Bolden Three Book Deal

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  22. AALBC Mourns the Passing of B. Smith

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 975 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  25. STUBBS: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  26. HICKSON: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    HICKSON

  27. A. Hitta Valentine.

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

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

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  29. Decisions by Caillen Fort

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

  30. THE ADVENTURES OF HICKSON: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 132 replies
    • 30.9k views
    HICKSON

  31. Cape Town Curios available for pre-order!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Milton

  32. Book Review Request

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

  33. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

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

  34. The Introduction of Body and Soul

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

  35. Black Man. Preferred.

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

  36. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

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

  37. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    Troy

  38. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  39. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  40. Looking for New Releases by Indie Authors

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

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

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

  42. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. New Book--BLACK CYANIDE/white pill

    Anonymous,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. Blacks,Blues,Black

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Maurice

  45. Review Request; a family tree, Taking Root

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

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

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

  47. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

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

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

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

  49. Review Request

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

  50. Review request of Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story

    EA Luetkemeyer,
    • 0 replies
    • 961 views
    EA Luetkemeyer

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