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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. Tonya Bolden Three Book Deal

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    Troy

  2. AALBC Mourns the Passing of B. Smith

    Troy,
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    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 917 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    Troy

  5. STUBBS: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
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    HICKSON

  6. HICKSON: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
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    • 991 views
    HICKSON

  7. A. Hitta Valentine.

    harry brown,
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    harry brown

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

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    HICKSON

  9. Decisions by Caillen Fort

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    Guest
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  10. THE ADVENTURES OF HICKSON: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
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    • 29.2k views
    HICKSON

  11. Cape Town Curios available for pre-order!

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    Milton

  12. Book Review Request

    Guest Shinita Kimbrough Miles,
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    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

    Guest Candid Brandon,
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    • 950 views
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  14. The Introduction of Body and Soul

    David doc Robertson,
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    David doc Robertson

  15. Black Man. Preferred.

    harry brown,
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    harry brown

  16. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

    Brenda Frazier,
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    Brenda Frazier

  17. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
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    • 949 views
    Troy

  18. Read My Blog

    Ken,
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    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  19. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
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    • 961 views
    Troy

  20. Looking for New Releases by Indie Authors

    Word Lovers,
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    Word Lovers

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

    Guest Toshia Stelivan,
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  22. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
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    Guest
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  23. New Book--BLACK CYANIDE/white pill

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    Guest
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  24. Blacks,Blues,Black

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  25. Review Request; a family tree, Taking Root

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

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

    Guest Beacon Press Publicity,
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    • 884 views
    Guest
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  27. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

    Lashonda B,
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    • 1k views
    Lashonda B

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

    Guest Kenechukwu Obi,
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  29. Review Request

    Guest R.S. Basi,
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    • 868 views
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  30. Review request of Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story

    EA Luetkemeyer,
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    • 922 views
    EA Luetkemeyer

  31. The NAACP Image Awards for Literature Have Been Announced

    Troy,
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    Troy

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

    Guest Ithream Auntie I Blackmon,
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    • 728 views
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  33. Other Side. Of The Pillow .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 907 views
    Troy

  35. AALBC Bestselling Books December 2019

    Troy,
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    • 866 views
    Troy

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

    Joshua Bodwell,
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    Joshua Bodwell

  37. Troy Johnson Interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller

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    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    Troy

  39. The Relentless Promotion of Amazon Is Bad for Everyone

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.4k views
    Maurice

  40. Look for Books Dealing with Colorism

    Troy,
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    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  41. Merry Christmas folks and a very prosperous new year

    Maurice,
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    Maurice

  42. New Book Available "Brotherhood of Secrets & Lies"

    Guest LashondaB,
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  43. An. Intellectual Portrait, Maulana Karenga !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 933 views
    Troy

  44. The Magic March

    Guest Christie Sever,
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    • 732 views
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  45. Celebrating. Kwanzaa .

    harry brown,
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    harry brown

  46. My. Christmas. Bae In. Atlanta.

    harry brown,
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    harry brown

  47. Made homeless for a wind up clock

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  48. The. Black Women,An. Anthology .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 980 views
    Troy

  49. Discover the SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE bookstore in Newark

    Troy,
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    Troy

  50. A Book Review Request-Narrative Journeys of Young Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Hidden Community among Us

    Guest Stephanie Hawthorne,
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