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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. RMNewsletter 4th Version May 4th

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    • 368 views
    richardmurray

  2. LET'S GO: GHETTOHEAT POWER!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 550 views
    HICKSON

  3. GHETTOHEAT® BLAZES AT THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR 2010

    HICKSON,
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    • 2.3k views
    HICKSON

  4. Gay Mega Church Scandal Makes Bestsellers Holiday List

    Troy,
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    • 961 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    CDBurns

  6. CITIZEN, POET CLAUDIA RANKIN

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    • 933 views
    harry brown

  7. Review Request: Men Don't Like Ugly, Women Don't Like Broke

    Guest Angela Benson,
    • 11 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Cynique

  8. Single mama, with dating drama? This book is for you.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Troy

  9. Indie Love in the Atl 2017

    Indie Love,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  10. The Shrine of the Black Madonna's Black Children's Book Festival

    Guest Jinaki Tumpe,
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    • 733 views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. GHETTOHEAT: WHO THE HELL IS STUBBS?

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  12. Secrets End

    Guest Ryan,
    • 0 replies
    • 810 views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Ouch! A One Star Review

    Slaise,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  14. Raleigh Mom Opening N.C.'s First Black-Owned Children's Bookstore

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  15. The 28th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
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    • 418 views
    richardmurray

  16. GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS FALL TOUR 2010

    HICKSON,
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    • 2.1k views
    HICKSON

  17. “Foot Wash” & Fair Hope Christian Benevolent Society

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 15.7k views
    Troy

  18. The Journey to Get the Love You Desire Begins with YOU!

    Guest Willie Muhammad,
    • 0 replies
    • 601 views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. Interested In A Book Review

    Guest Ms. Johnnie,
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    • 791 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. What do we have to lose

    Guest RoRRFaith,
    • 0 replies
    • 721 views
    Guest
    Guest

  21. Darker. Than. Night!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 838 views
    harry brown

  22. Diesel Heart: An Autobiography by Melvin Whitfield Carter Jr.

    Guest Alison Aten,
    • 0 replies
    • 704 views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. Celebrating. Kwanzaa .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 837 views
    harry brown

  24. White British Author Writing the African-American Experience

    Debz Hobbs-Wyatt,
    • 0 replies
    • 455 views
    Debz Hobbs-Wyatt

  25. Ruby. Bridges. Books

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 872 views
    Troy

  26. ADVERTISE WITH GHETTOHEAT®: THE NEW ONLINE & PRINT MAGAZINE!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 9.2k views
    HICKSON

  27. Quentin Tarantino & Naked Sheba or Google+ Better than Facebook

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  28. 2013 Harlem Book Fair - Schedule of Events

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 6k views
    Troy

  29. WORLDWIDE GHETTOHEAT® BOOK CLUB ON FACEBOOK!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    HICKSON

  30. “What is AALBC like as far as pricing and visitors to their site actually making purchases?”

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Cynique

  31. Black Children's Picture Book About Fear

    Guest Starr T. Balmer,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.7k views
    CDBurns

  32. Ladies Who Lunch & Love

    Guest By Nathan Hale Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  33. Four Formerly Incarcerated Women Collaborate on a New Novel

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  34. Is “Shithole” Really Such a Profoundly Obscene Word?

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.9k views
    Cynique

  35. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.3k views
    HICKSON

  36. Love's Journal

    Guest Kathy Forbes,
    • 0 replies
    • 784 views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. O.W. Showe

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 865 views
    Slaise

  38. Self-Publishing Tips from Gloria Mallette, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Richard Jeanty, Relentless Aaron, and Others

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 979 views
    Troy

  39. Dr. Marvellus Djinn's Odd Scholars: A YA Historical Fantasy Adventure!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 688 views
    Milton

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

    aMhayes,
    • 0 replies
    • 793 views
    aMhayes

  41. 2010 Harlem Book Fair Program Guide

    Troy,
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    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  42. Looking To Start 2012 With A "Life-Changing" Book. Suggestions?

    BiauncaWilliams,
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    • 1.6k views
    BiauncaWilliams

  43. BOOK LOOK XTRA: Caroline Jhingory - How I Ate to Lose 150 lbs!

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    TheBookLook

  44. Report: Dramatic Drop in Reading Among Teens

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 12.6k views
    Troy

  45. Party with us during the 2017 Black Pack Party

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 906 views
    Troy

  46. Not Far From The Tree

    Guest Eric Simmons,
    • 0 replies
    • 857 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Hidden Gem

    Guest Evelyn Burns,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  48. Remembering Grandma's Tales-A boy and his hyena

    MissKorang,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    MissKorang

  49. ***Book Review Request for Debut Picture Book: Freedom at Dawn

    Leah Schanke,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
    richardmurray

  50. Book Five whileBlack Chronicles' "If Courage Could Talk"

    alvinMhaye,
    • 0 replies
    • 464 views
    alvinMhaye

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