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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. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

    Brenda Frazier,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Brenda Frazier

  2. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Troy

  3. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  4. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 938 views
    Troy

  5. Looking for New Releases by Indie Authors

    Word Lovers,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Word Lovers

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

    Guest Toshia Stelivan,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. New Book--BLACK CYANIDE/white pill

    Anonymous,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Blacks,Blues,Black

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  10. Review Request; a family tree, Taking Root

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

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

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

  12. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

    Lashonda B,
    • 0 replies
    • 975 views
    Lashonda B

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

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

  14. Review Request

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

  15. Review request of Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story

    EA Luetkemeyer,
    • 0 replies
    • 896 views
    EA Luetkemeyer

  16. The NAACP Image Awards for Literature Have Been Announced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 944 views
    Troy

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

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

  18. Other Side. Of The Pillow .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 877 views
    Troy

  20. AALBC Bestselling Books December 2019

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 840 views
    Troy

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

    Joshua Bodwell,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Joshua Bodwell

  22. Troy Johnson Interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  24. The Relentless Promotion of Amazon Is Bad for Everyone

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Maurice

  25. Look for Books Dealing with Colorism

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  26. Merry Christmas folks and a very prosperous new year

    Maurice,
    • 2 replies
    • 961 views
    Maurice

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

    Guest LashondaB,
    • 0 replies
    • 739 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. An. Intellectual Portrait, Maulana Karenga !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 904 views
    Troy

  29. The Magic March

    Guest Christie Sever,
    • 0 replies
    • 714 views
    Guest
    Guest

  30. Celebrating. Kwanzaa .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    harry brown

  31. My. Christmas. Bae In. Atlanta.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 995 views
    harry brown

  32. Made homeless for a wind up clock

    Guest James Matheson,
    • 0 replies
    • 600 views
    Guest
    Guest

  33. The. Black Women,An. Anthology .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 939 views
    Troy

  34. Discover the SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE bookstore in Newark

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Guest Stephanie Hawthorne,
    • 0 replies
    • 601 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. A Balm in Gilead

    Guest R. C. Webber,
    • 0 replies
    • 887 views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. David Henderson

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  38. Black Writers Sweep the 2019 Kirkus Prize Winning $50K Each!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  39. A is for Afrika, S is for Sovereignty

    Guest Baoku Duduyemi,
    • 0 replies
    • 936 views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. First African American to win the RITA Award

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 5 replies
    • 2k views
    Mel Hopkins

  41. MVmedia Books Available as EPUB!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 867 views
    Milton

  42. Between Magic and Dreams

    Guest Bryan D. Covington,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. The Cure For Onlyness - A Black Man's Guide To Joy, Passion & Purpose

    Coach Michael Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Coach Michael Taylor

  44. Thanksgiving Freedom - The 1841 Creole Rebellion

    Kareem,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Kareem

  45. Unsung. Heroes Of WW2!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 929 views
    harry brown

  46. Gorillaz In The Bay Book Series

    Guest Author De'Kari,
    • 0 replies
    • 971 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Open. Season , Ben. Crump!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 931 views
    Troy

  48. Eating the Forbidden Fruit

    Guest Roland Sato Page,
    • 1 reply
    • 857 views
    Troy

  49. Call for Literary Submission - 51st NAACP Image Awards

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  50. Grandma's Hands

    Guest Rolanda Pyle,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Word Lovers

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