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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. Black Authors and Readers Rock Weekend

    Guest Sharon Lucas,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  2. Robby

    Guest MartyR,
    • 0 replies
    • 884 views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. African American Literature Starts With the Slave Narrative

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 960 views
    Troy

  4. Free. Minds. Book. Club!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 742 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 800 views
    Troy

  6. Recommend a credible romance ghostwriter

    Rob Stinson,
    • 1 reply
    • 993 views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 741 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 7.4k views
    Mel Hopkins

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  12. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

    Gibran,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Gibran

  13. X-A. Novel.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 959 views
    harry brown

  14. Black Men Read

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

  15. MY AUTOBIO: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Gibran

  16. THE GIBRALTAR WRITING METHOD

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 956 views
    Gibran

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 896 views
    harry brown

  18. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 833 views
    Gibran

  19. EXCERPT: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 863 views
    Gibran

  20. EXCERPT: THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 749 views
    Gibran

  21. EXCERPT; THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 912 views
    Gibran

  22. The Best New Books in Black Romance

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    Troy

  23. EXCERPT: The Unmaking Of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  24. Together For. Kwanzaaa!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 790 views
    harry brown

  25. FEAR

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  26. Black on black crime: The genesis

    Gibran,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Gibran

  27. EXCERPT~The Unmaking of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

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

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  29. Is superstition holding Africa back?

    Guest Samy,
    • 0 replies
    • 703 views
    Guest
    Guest

  30. Lets. Celebrate. Kwanzaa.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 778 views
    harry brown

  31. Singing,Swinging Merry. Like. Christmas.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 748 views
    harry brown

  32. I. Got. The Christmas. Spirit!!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 771 views
    harry brown

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

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

  34. Naughtier. Than. Nice.Eric. Dickey.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 698 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 758 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Marcus Dee

  37. 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

  38. African. American. Christmas Stories.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 799 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Troy

  40. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Guest Marcus Dee,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  41. HICKSON IS SO GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    HICKSON

  42. Media Must Educate and Inform on Things that Matter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 864 views
    Troy

  43. Book Review Request

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

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  45. Christmas In. The. Hood. Nikki Turner

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 963 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Rich For A Few Hours

    Willie J Moye,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.4k views
    NubianFellow

  49. Video: Bestselling Author Tarkisha Wallace's Book, Little Girl Arise

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 972 views
    Troy

  50. Would like a book review for Upright Bass: The Musical Life & Legacy of Jamil Nasser

    Guest Muneer Nasser,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

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