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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. Black People in Prison Requesting Books

    Guest tqcovington@gmail.com,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Milton

  2. Bid on AALBC.com Homepage Ad on eBay!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  3. BOOK-DESERT ROSE,LIFE AND LEGACY OF CORETTA SCOTT KING..

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 910 views
    boitumelo

  4. Things You Can’t Tell Mama – Her Blonde Best Friend – Free Limited Time

    hen81,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    hen81

  5. Troy at the Kingston Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  6. Snatching Joy

    Guest Mary,
    • 0 replies
    • 615 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Black In America.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 951 views
    harry brown

  8. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 5

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    HICKSON

  9. Google is Merciless and Does Not Play

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  10. Buy 4 Classic Books by John A. Williams Directly From AALBC!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 785 views
    Troy

  11. My. Christmas. Bae In. Atlanta.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 977 views
    harry brown

  12. Fresh Ereba: A Collection of Caribbean Bedtime Stories for Children

    Guest Kiran Dellimore,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Kiran H. J. Dellimore

  13. Submitting for Review Consideration

    Guest gchard,
    • 0 replies
    • 865 views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. Motown. Books

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 689 views
    harry brown

  15. The 49th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 523 views
    richardmurray

  16. Week 2 of Kobo sale, Heavy Metal Magazine vote, Free Norma Rae challenge , Angelique Noire little booties matter, Free film watch Night and the City RMNewsletter 4th Version September 14th 2025

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 600 views
    richardmurray

  17. In Memoriam, Lucille Clifton

    Guest Ruth-Miriam Garnett,
    • 3 replies
    • 5k views
    Crystal

  18. Africa's Top Ten Crime Novels list by Michael Stanley

    Thumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views
    bookfan

  19. BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    boitumelo

  20. Self Published Authors Get Ready, You’re Being Dumped

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  21. GHETTOHEAT TV PRESENTS: A GHETTOHEAT CHRISTMAS 2015!

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  22. Book Review - Lizzie & McKenzie's Fabulous Adventures

    dinactate,
    • 0 replies
    • 808 views
    dinactate

  23. Harlem World Talks: The Importance of Funding Cultural Arts

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  24. AYE, YO, SON: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 955 views
    HICKSON

  25. Larry Lee, President of The Sacramento Observer

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Kalexander2

  26. "Frankie Finds the Blues" (Foreword by Taj Mahal)

    Guest Joel Harper,
    • 1 reply
    • 819 views
    Troy

  27. Readers & REEL Folk - EPISODE 2 Run with Maud

    Amari,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Amari

  28. Tituba The Intentional Witch of Salem

    Guest Dave Tamanini,
    • 0 replies
    • 624 views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. The #BlackWallStreet #Bookstore is Open for Business

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 875 views
    Milton

  30. The whileBlack Chronicles' When Strong Black Families Encounter Powerful Whites What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    aMhayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 637 views
    Troy

  31. April Fools 2026

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 84 views
    richardmurray

  32. We've got the cure... Hill Harper and "The Wealth Cure" on episode 6 of TBL

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    TheBookLook

  33. Black Authors and Publishers Consider This.......

    Pioneer1,
    • 20 replies
    • 4.8k views
    Pioneer1

  34. Regine L. Sawyer Creator of Black Comics

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  35. Where is the Participation via Input, comments, suggestions?

    Shirley Gale,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  36. BLACK PRESENCE IN THE BIBLE

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

  37. Book Review

    Yasheca LaSha,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Yasheca LaSha

  38. Discovery,Black People In. The Bible.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 763 views
    harry brown

  39. Announcing our New Audiobook Voice

    daniellegfny,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Slaise

  40. How do you prepare for the holiday

    Ann Bray Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 698 views
    Ann Bray Smith

  41. How. Sweet. It. Is. Lamont. Dozier.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 744 views
    harry brown

  42. My entry to All Hallows Tales 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 699 views
    richardmurray

  43. [Book Review Request]—TWELVE STORIES HIGH by Actress-Author Bever-leigh Banfield

    Twinkle,
    • 0 replies
    • 761 views
    Twinkle

  44. Connecting Writers To Agents of Color from Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary Agency

    richardmurray,
    • 4 replies
    • 2k views
    richardmurray

  45. RMNewsletter 4th Version May 4th

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 328 views
    richardmurray

  46. LET'S GO: GHETTOHEAT POWER!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 512 views
    HICKSON

  47. GHETTOHEAT® BLAZES AT THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR 2010

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    HICKSON

  48. Gay Mega Church Scandal Makes Bestsellers Holiday List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 927 views
    Troy

  49. Why I keep Asking You Not to Buy Books from Amazon

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    CDBurns

  50. CITIZEN, POET CLAUDIA RANKIN

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views
    harry brown

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