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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. Review of When I Fly With Papa - a new Christian book featuring a black girl character

    Guest Claudia May,
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
    Guest
    Guest

  2. Love's Journal

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

  3. "Frankie Finds the Blues" (Foreword by Taj Mahal)

    Guest Joel Harper,
    • 1 reply
    • 884 views
    Troy

  4. Buy 4 Classic Books by John A. Williams Directly From AALBC!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Troy

  5. Amazon is a Radically New Kind of Monopoly

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  6. Robert Johnson's Freewheeling Jazz Funeral

    Guest Whit Frazier,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  7. Entrepreneurs Wanted to Review New Book

    Guest thatwritingchic,
    • 2 replies
    • 905 views
    thatwritingchic

  8. James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni in Conversation

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 6.3k views
    Maurice

  9. Black. Anglo-Saxon.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 920 views
    harry brown

  10. 'I Bet She Called Me Sugar Plum'-children's book

    Guest Jessea Gabbin,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  11. "W-A-T-ER" children's picture book

    Guest Ronald Fontenot,
    • 0 replies
    • 852 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. Anybody Else Think the Movie Was Better?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 773 views
    Troy

  13. Request for review

    Guest David Steinman,
    • 0 replies
    • 659 views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. "Henry's Going to an HBCU"

    Guest Kyle McMurtry,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  15. Sable Book Club

    Guest Rogue Scholar,
    • 0 replies
    • 839 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. FIVE-CARAT SOUL, a New Book by James McBride--Did You About it.

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  17. Despite the decline of the mega-bookstore chains, indie bookstores are enjoying a renaissance!

    elonawashington,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  18. Review for The Truth About Gretchen

    Guest Alretha Thomas,
    • 0 replies
    • 630 views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. Back. Family Reunion. Cookbook.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 800 views
    harry brown

  20. The first Africans Americans: 1619

    Guest Louise,
    • 1 reply
    • 855 views
    Troy

  21. Race Rules,Eric. Dyson

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 797 views
    harry brown

  22. Amazon Sells Bootleg Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    Troy

  23. Shitolian

    Guest OPersaud,
    • 0 replies
    • 844 views
    Guest
    Guest

  24. Book Review Request-Christian Fiction

    SHERABIM JOY,
    • 0 replies
    • 812 views
    SHERABIM JOY

  25. Prolific AALBC Contributor Kam Williams Passes

    Troy,
    • 17 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Mel Hopkins

  26. We're Accepting Book Review Requests

    Word Lovers,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  27. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am - New Documentary Film

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 3.7k views
    Troy

  28. “A Year to Exhale” - BOOK ALERT

    Guest Kia Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Word Lovers

  29. Debut Novel for Review Consideration

    Guest Deborah L King,
    • 1 reply
    • 938 views
    Word Lovers

  30. Request Book Review: The Seven Year Wait

    Guest Carla Brice-Talley,
    • 1 reply
    • 996 views
    Word Lovers

  31. Children's Book Review Request: Little Miss is Destined for Greatness

    Guest Amber T. Bogan,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Word Lovers

  32. Austin African-American Book Festival celebrates activism, empowerment

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    Troy

  33. New Historic Book

    Guest Collins Kwaku Boahen,
    • 0 replies
    • 630 views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. Book Review Request - Understanding the Far-Reaching Global Impact of the World Racial Order

    Guest Sterlin Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 929 views
    Troy

  35. Nurse Anesthetist Writes a Magical Book to Help Kids Overcome Their Fear of Surgery

    Guest Sydluv,
    • 0 replies
    • 751 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Book Review Request - Understanding the Far-Reaching Global Impact of the World Racial Order

    Guest Sterlin Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 667 views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. Kindness Matters: Sharing Bees

    Guest JKS Communications,
    • 0 replies
    • 801 views
    Guest
    Guest

  38. Dominion: written 26 years ago, now an audiobook

    Guest raf_publisher,
    • 0 replies
    • 828 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. Black. Fatherhood. Guide. For. Male Parenting.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 959 views
    harry brown

  40. Black Speculative Authors At Blerdcon?

    Guest Charlie J. Eskew,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views
    Guest
    Guest

  41. Amazon Giveaway: The Seven Year Wait

    Guest Carla Brice-Talley,
    • 0 replies
    • 759 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Request Book Review: Tara's Touch

    Guest Carla Brice-Talley,
    • 0 replies
    • 811 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Motown,The. Musical. Songbook,Berry. Gordy.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 798 views
    harry brown

  44. Our Bestselling Books for April 2019

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 883 views
    Delano

  45. John. Carlos. Story,.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 816 views
    harry brown

  46. Share Our Books Festival Calendar Your Website/Blog

    Troy,
    • 20 replies
    • 9.2k views
    Troy

  47. E-Mail Solicitation

    CDBurns,
    • 3 replies
    • 5.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Black. Warriors-Buffalo. Soldiers

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 973 views
    Troy

  49. Black From the Future: A Collection of Black Speculative Writing

    Guest Stephanie Andrea Allen,
    • 0 replies
    • 678 views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. Gayl Jones “The Tumultuous Life of a Brilliant Writer”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 760 views
    Troy

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