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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. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

    Gibran,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Gibran

  2. X-A. Novel.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 949 views
    harry brown

  3. Black Men Read

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

  4. MY AUTOBIO: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 805 views
    Gibran

  5. THE GIBRALTAR WRITING METHOD

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    Gibran

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 884 views
    harry brown

  7. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    Gibran

  8. EXCERPT: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 849 views
    Gibran

  9. EXCERPT: THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 735 views
    Gibran

  10. EXCERPT; THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 894 views
    Gibran

  11. The Best New Books in Black Romance

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 974 views
    Troy

  12. EXCERPT: The Unmaking Of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  13. Together For. Kwanzaaa!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 774 views
    harry brown

  14. FEAR

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  15. Black on black crime: The genesis

    Gibran,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Gibran

  16. EXCERPT~The Unmaking of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Gibran

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

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  18. Is superstition holding Africa back?

    Guest Samy,
    • 0 replies
    • 690 views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. Lets. Celebrate. Kwanzaa.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 758 views
    harry brown

  20. Singing,Swinging Merry. Like. Christmas.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 736 views
    harry brown

  21. I. Got. The Christmas. Spirit!!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 761 views
    harry brown

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

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

  23. Naughtier. Than. Nice.Eric. Dickey.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 686 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 741 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Marcus Dee

  26. 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

  27. African. American. Christmas Stories.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 779 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 796 views
    Troy

  29. Their Eyes Were Watching God

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

  30. HICKSON IS SO GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    HICKSON

  31. Media Must Educate and Inform on Things that Matter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Troy

  32. Book Review Request

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

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  34. Christmas In. The. Hood. Nikki Turner

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. Rich For A Few Hours

    Willie J Moye,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.3k views
    NubianFellow

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 953 views
    Troy

  39. 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

  40. Michelle. Obama,Becoming!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  41. Video - Literary Agent Manie Barron talks about the author's responsibilitiy

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  42. The 35 Most Popular Book Categories on AALBC

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  43. Book Review Request - No Tears for Dead Men

    Guest Dilsa Saunders Bailey,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    simplydilsa

  44. Dark Universe: The Bright Empire

    Milton,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  45. Can I Be Ernest?

    Guest Ernest K. Aning,
    • 14 replies
    • 3k views
    Troy

  46. The. Mamba Mentality .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 839 views
    Troy

  47. WENDY WILLIAMS: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  48. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trust

    Guest Mindy Kuhn,
    • 0 replies
    • 868 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. Videos from the 2018 Texas Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  50. Fledgling.Octavia. Butler.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 776 views
    harry brown

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