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

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  2. Cape Town Curios available for pre-order!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Milton

  3. Decisions by Caillen Fort

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

  4. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

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

  5. The Introduction of Body and Soul

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

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  7. Black Man. Preferred.

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

  8. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

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

  9. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 992 views
    Troy

  10. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  11. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

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

  13. New Book--BLACK CYANIDE/white pill

    Anonymous,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

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

  15. Blacks,Blues,Black

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Maurice

  16. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

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

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

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

  18. Review Request

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

  19. Review request of Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story

    EA Luetkemeyer,
    • 0 replies
    • 967 views
    EA Luetkemeyer

  20. The NAACP Image Awards for Literature Have Been Announced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

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

  22. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. Review Request; a family tree, Taking Root

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

  24. Other Side. Of The Pillow .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 955 views
    Troy

  26. AALBC Bestselling Books December 2019

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 899 views
    Troy

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

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

  28. Troy Johnson Interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  30. Look for Books Dealing with Colorism

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Guest LashondaB,
    • 0 replies
    • 782 views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. An. Intellectual Portrait, Maulana Karenga !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 995 views
    Troy

  33. The Magic March

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

  34. Looking for New Releases by Indie Authors

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

  35. Celebrating. Kwanzaa .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 870 views
    harry brown

  36. My. Christmas. Bae In. Atlanta.

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

  37. Made homeless for a wind up clock

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

  38. Merry Christmas folks and a very prosperous new year

    Maurice,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Maurice

  39. Discover the SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE bookstore in Newark

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

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

  41. The. Black Women,An. Anthology .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  42. A Balm in Gilead

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

  43. David Henderson

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Maurice

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

    Troy,
    • 16 replies
    • 5.3k views
    Yvonne

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  46. A is for Afrika, S is for Sovereignty

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

  47. MVmedia Books Available as EPUB!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 939 views
    Milton

  48. First African American to win the RITA Award

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Mel Hopkins

  49. Between Magic and Dreams

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

  50. Unsung. Heroes Of WW2!

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

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