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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. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Tales of the Astonishing B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ Spark

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

  2. Naughtier. Than. Nice.Eric. Dickey.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 722 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 808 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Marcus Dee

  5. 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

  6. African. American. Christmas Stories.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 853 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 883 views
    Troy

  8. Their Eyes Were Watching God

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

  9. HICKSON IS SO GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3k views
    HICKSON

  10. Media Must Educate and Inform on Things that Matter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 903 views
    Troy

  11. Book Review Request

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

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  13. Christmas In. The. Hood. Nikki Turner

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 999 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Rich For A Few Hours

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  18. 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

  19. Michelle. Obama,Becoming!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  21. The 35 Most Popular Book Categories on AALBC

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.4k views
    Troy

  22. Book Review Request - No Tears for Dead Men

    Guest Dilsa Saunders Bailey,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
    simplydilsa

  23. Dark Universe: The Bright Empire

    Milton,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  24. The. Mamba Mentality .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 921 views
    Troy

  25. WENDY WILLIAMS: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  26. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trust

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

  27. Videos from the 2018 Texas Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  28. Fledgling.Octavia. Butler.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 830 views
    harry brown

  29. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: ANPU!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 6.5k views
    HICKSON

  30. Ntozake Shange Passes

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  31. Meji Special Edition is Available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Milton

  32. Books N Brunch Gala 2019

    Guest Darryl Harvey,
    • 0 replies
    • 800 views
    Guest
    Guest

  33. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  34. Ebony. Exodus,Black. Women Leaving,Religion!!!!

    harry brown,
    • 18 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Mel Hopkins

  35. Darker. Than. Night!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 876 views
    harry brown

  36. GHETTOHEAT: WHO THE HELL IS STUBBS?

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  37. Amber and the Hidden City Kickstarter

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Valjeanne Jeffers

  38. The City: A Cyberfunk Anthology

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Valjeanne Jeffers

  39. Review Request

    Guest C.Dean,
    • 0 replies
    • 763 views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. Legacy and truth

    Floyd Collins,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Floyd Collins

  41. The Jamie Reynolds Chronicles

    Guest Casandra Charles,
    • 0 replies
    • 906 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Can't Get It Right But Trying

    Guest M.L.Ginn,
    • 1 reply
    • 915 views
    Mel Hopkins

  43. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS: STUBBS

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.9k views
    HICKSON

  44. African-American Literary Agents/Agencies

    Guest,
    • 18 replies
    • 18k views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Mashonda new book: Blend about Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats

    Guest BlackPressRadio,
    • 0 replies
    • 769 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. THEIR EYES ARE WATCHING GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 11.8k views
    HICKSON

  47. Win a copy of Mary Monroe’s New Book, REMEMBRANCE

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 815 views
    Troy

  48. Black Speculative Fiction Month!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 889 views
    Milton

  49. You inspire me

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 891 views
    Dee Miller

  50. When nutrition meets Hip Hop!

    Guest MC Veggie Fresh,
    • 0 replies
    • 771 views
    Guest
    Guest

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