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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. 2019 Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 822 views
    Troy

  2. Looking for a Review for Diondray's Roundabout

    Marion Hill,
    • 0 replies
    • 943 views
    Marion Hill

  3. Powerful marketing generates a powerful ghostwriter

    Rob Stinson,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  4. Black Authors and Readers Rock Weekend

    Guest Sharon Lucas,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. Robby

    Guest MartyR,
    • 0 replies
    • 893 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. African American Literature Starts With the Slave Narrative

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 973 views
    Troy

  7. Free. Minds. Book. Club!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 749 views
    harry brown

  8. Ellen Craft Escaped Enslavement by Disguising as a White Man!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 808 views
    Troy

  9. Recommend a credible romance ghostwriter

    Rob Stinson,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  10. Testament. Of Hope. Dr. Martin. Luther. King.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 745 views
    harry brown

  11. The Easiest Way to Find Books on AALBC's Website

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Troy

  12. AALBC's First Newsletter of 2019 – Great Books and More

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  13. Where are the Novels That Speak to Middle Aged Black Men?

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 7.5k views
    Mel Hopkins

  14. New Additions to AALBC’s Top-100-Selling Authors List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  15. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

    Gibran,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Gibran

  16. X-A. Novel.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 965 views
    harry brown

  17. Black Men Read

    Guest Dana Bello,
    • 0 replies
    • 759 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. MY AUTOBIO: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 837 views
    Gibran

  19. THE GIBRALTAR WRITING METHOD

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 969 views
    Gibran

  20. American Dream. Achieved. ,From. Negro Expense?

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 901 views
    harry brown

  21. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 847 views
    Gibran

  22. EXCERPT: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Gibran

  23. EXCERPT: THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 768 views
    Gibran

  24. EXCERPT; THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    Gibran

  25. The Best New Books in Black Romance

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 994 views
    Troy

  26. EXCERPT: The Unmaking Of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  27. Together For. Kwanzaaa!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 806 views
    harry brown

  28. FEAR

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  29. Black on black crime: The genesis

    Gibran,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Gibran

  30. EXCERPT~The Unmaking of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

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

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  32. Is superstition holding Africa back?

    Guest Samy,
    • 0 replies
    • 705 views
    Guest
    Guest

  33. Lets. Celebrate. Kwanzaa.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 781 views
    harry brown

  34. Singing,Swinging Merry. Like. Christmas.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 751 views
    harry brown

  35. I. Got. The Christmas. Spirit!!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 774 views
    harry brown

  36. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Tales of the Astonishing B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ Spark

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

  37. Naughtier. Than. Nice.Eric. Dickey.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 700 views
    harry brown

  38. The Children’s Africana Book Awards for 2018!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 764 views
    Troy

  39. Walter Mosley Recommends AALBC's Self-Publishing Services

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Marcus Dee

  40. Book Trailer: Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism by Jelani M. Favors

    Guest Gina Mahalek,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  41. African. American. Christmas Stories.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 807 views
    harry brown

  42. Maybe Coates, Okorafor, and Gay Can Bring Blackness to the Black Panther Universe

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 832 views
    Troy

  43. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Guest Marcus Dee,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  44. HICKSON IS SO GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    HICKSON

  45. Media Must Educate and Inform on Things that Matter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Troy

  46. Book Review Request

    Guest William Carter, Jr.,
    • 0 replies
    • 953 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Are Black-Owned Bookstores Are Making a Comeback?

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  48. Christmas In. The. Hood. Nikki Turner

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 968 views
    harry brown

  49. Black Male Writers for Our Time - The NY Times Gets it right!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  50. The Mississippi Book Festival — “Where are my people at?”

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

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