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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 859 views
    Troy

  2. Recommend a credible romance ghostwriter

    Rob Stinson,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 791 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  7. X-A. Novel.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

  8. Black Men Read

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

  9. MY AUTOBIO: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 892 views
    Gibran

  10. THE GIBRALTAR WRITING METHOD

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Gibran

  11. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

    Gibran,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Gibran

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 936 views
    harry brown

  13. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 898 views
    Gibran

  14. EXCERPT: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 910 views
    Gibran

  15. EXCERPT: THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 827 views
    Gibran

  16. EXCERPT; THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 983 views
    Gibran

  17. The Best New Books in Black Romance

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  18. Together For. Kwanzaaa!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 871 views
    harry brown

  19. FEAR

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  20. EXCERPT: The Unmaking Of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  21. EXCERPT~The Unmaking of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  22. Black on black crime: The genesis

    Gibran,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Gibran

  23. Is superstition holding Africa back?

    Guest Samy,
    • 0 replies
    • 724 views
    Guest
    Guest

  24. Lets. Celebrate. Kwanzaa.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 822 views
    harry brown

  25. Singing,Swinging Merry. Like. Christmas.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 824 views
    harry brown

  26. I. Got. The Christmas. Spirit!!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 802 views
    harry brown

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

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

  28. Naughtier. Than. Nice.Eric. Dickey.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 730 views
    harry brown

  29. "Black People Don't Read"

    Troy,
    • 21 replies
    • 7.6k views
    Phil Lamar

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 834 views
    Troy

  31. 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
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. African. American. Christmas Stories.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 859 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 906 views
    Troy

  34. Their Eyes Were Watching God

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

  35. Media Must Educate and Inform on Things that Matter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 927 views
    Troy

  36. Book Review Request

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

  37. Christmas In. The. Hood. Nikki Turner

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Guest Muneer Nasser,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Michelle. Obama,Becoming!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  43. Dark Universe: The Bright Empire

    Milton,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  44. The. Mamba Mentality .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 931 views
    Troy

  45. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trust

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

  46. Videos from the 2018 Texas Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  47. WENDY WILLIAMS: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  48. Rich For A Few Hours

    Willie J Moye,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views
    NubianFellow

  49. The 35 Most Popular Book Categories on AALBC

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Troy

  50. Fledgling.Octavia. Butler.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 839 views
    harry brown

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