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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. Blacks,Blues,Black

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Maurice

  2. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

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

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

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

  4. Review Request

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

  5. Review request of Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story

    EA Luetkemeyer,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    EA Luetkemeyer

  6. The NAACP Image Awards for Literature Have Been Announced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 997 views
    Troy

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

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

  8. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Review Request; a family tree, Taking Root

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

  10. Other Side. Of The Pillow .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    Troy

  12. AALBC Bestselling Books December 2019

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 879 views
    Troy

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

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

  14. Troy Johnson Interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  16. Look for Books Dealing with Colorism

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    Guest LashondaB,
    • 0 replies
    • 762 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. An. Intellectual Portrait, Maulana Karenga !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 964 views
    Troy

  19. The Magic March

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

  20. Looking for New Releases by Indie Authors

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

  21. Celebrating. Kwanzaa .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    harry brown

  22. My. Christmas. Bae In. Atlanta.

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

  23. Made homeless for a wind up clock

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

  24. Merry Christmas folks and a very prosperous new year

    Maurice,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  25. Discover the SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE bookstore in Newark

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

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

  27. The. Black Women,An. Anthology .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  28. A Balm in Gilead

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

  29. David Henderson

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  30. The Importance of the “Literary Chitlin' Circuit”

    Troy,
    • 16 replies
    • 5.1k views
    Yvonne

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  32. A is for Afrika, S is for Sovereignty

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

  33. MVmedia Books Available as EPUB!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 914 views
    Milton

  34. First African American to win the RITA Award

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Mel Hopkins

  35. Between Magic and Dreams

    Guest Bryan D. Covington,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Unsung. Heroes Of WW2!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 987 views
    harry brown

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

    Coach Michael Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Coach Michael Taylor

  38. Gorillaz In The Bay Book Series

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

  39. The Relentless Promotion of Amazon Is Bad for Everyone

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Maurice

  40. Open. Season , Ben. Crump!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 985 views
    Troy

  41. Eating the Forbidden Fruit

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

  42. Author of Children's Books

    Guest Jamil McGhee,
    • 0 replies
    • 825 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Thanksgiving Freedom - The 1841 Creole Rebellion

    Kareem,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Kareem

  44. AFRICAN MARABOUT AFRICAN SERIOUS MARABOUT AFRICAN

    Guest azael,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. For your consideration: Book Review

    Guest Yvette Reid G.,
    • 0 replies
    • 904 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. Book Review Request

    Guest Judy Fambrough Billingsley,
    • 0 replies
    • 845 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Debut Novel: Glory Bishop by Deborah King

    Guest Deborah L King,
    • 0 replies
    • 834 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. New Book! MY NAME IS PRINCE, Photos of Prince Rogers Nelson

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  49. Grandma's Hands

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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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