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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. For review WICKED ENCHANTMENT: Selected Poems by Wanda Coleman

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

  2. Troy Johnson Interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  4. The Relentless Promotion of Amazon Is Bad for Everyone

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Maurice

  5. Look for Books Dealing with Colorism

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  6. Merry Christmas folks and a very prosperous new year

    Maurice,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Maurice

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

    Guest LashondaB,
    • 0 replies
    • 772 views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. An. Intellectual Portrait, Maulana Karenga !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 984 views
    Troy

  9. The Magic March

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

  10. Celebrating. Kwanzaa .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    harry brown

  11. My. Christmas. Bae In. Atlanta.

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

  12. Made homeless for a wind up clock

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

  13. The. Black Women,An. Anthology .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  14. Discover the SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE bookstore in Newark

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

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

  16. A Balm in Gilead

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

  17. David Henderson

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Maurice

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  19. A is for Afrika, S is for Sovereignty

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

  20. First African American to win the RITA Award

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

  21. MVmedia Books Available as EPUB!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 928 views
    Milton

  22. Between Magic and Dreams

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

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

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

  24. Thanksgiving Freedom - The 1841 Creole Rebellion

    Kareem,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Kareem

  25. Unsung. Heroes Of WW2!

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

  26. Gorillaz In The Bay Book Series

    Guest Author De'Kari,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Open. Season , Ben. Crump!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 999 views
    Troy

  28. Eating the Forbidden Fruit

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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  30. Grandma's Hands

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

  31. Author of Children's Books

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

  32. AFRICAN MARABOUT AFRICAN SERIOUS MARABOUT AFRICAN

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

  33. For your consideration: Book Review

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

  34. Book Review Request

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

  35. Dick Gregory books

    Maurice,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Maurice

  36. Debut Novel: Glory Bishop by Deborah King

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  38. Big Monty and The Lunatic Lunch Lady

    Guest Vanessa S,
    • 0 replies
    • 790 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. Book Review request

    Guest JoAnn Fastoff,
    • 0 replies
    • 795 views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. The Israelites Were Black!

    Guest Karen Sloan-Brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  41. Harriet. Tubman ,Demon. Slayer!

    harry brown,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  42. Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 838 views
    Milton

  43. SEESAW (A MEMOIR)

    Oneness4Real,
    • 0 replies
    • 837 views
    Oneness4Real

  44. MVmedia, LLC: The Best of the Black Fantastic!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 884 views
    Milton

  45. Looking for Self-Published Books by African-American Authors

    Word Lovers,
    • 19 replies
    • 7k views
    Milton

  46. For Your Review: CeCe & Roxy Books

    Pascha Adamo,
    • 0 replies
    • 911 views
    Pascha Adamo

  47. Song. For. You. Robin. Crawford.

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

  48. The Black Hand of God

    Guest Andi,
    • 0 replies
    • 726 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. O'Shay & Sanaa: Suspense Thriller

    J. Brinkley,
    • 1 reply
    • 994 views
    Troy

  50. Renowned Author Ernest J. Gaines Dies - November 5, 2019

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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