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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 Euphoria’s 2019 Weekend Block Party

    Book Euphoria 15,
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    Book Euphoria 15

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

    Troy,
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    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. Video: T.R. Simon talks about her new young adult novel, Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground

    Troy,
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    • 946 views
    Troy

  4. New Orleans African American Book Festival

    Guest Tanisca,
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    • 727 views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. Kat WIlliams Drops Knowledge

    Troy,
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    • 857 views
    Troy

  6. AALBC Prints Books Too!

    Troy,
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    • 853 views
    Troy

  7. Dark Universe: An Afrocentric Space Opera

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  8. Digital Book World to Launch Publishing Hall of Fame

    Troy,
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    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  9. N. K. Jemisin the Only Writer to Win 3 Best Novel Hugo Awards in Consecutive Years

    Troy,
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    • 1k views
    Troy

  10. Book Review Request: Nightmare Detective by Monk Inyang

    Monk,
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    • 1.2k views
    Monk

  11. Faces of Foster Care

    Guest Lisa Aguirre,
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    • 775 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. black man where's your key ?

    Guest cristy n'bkl,
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    • 686 views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Amber and the Hidden City Kickstarter

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Valjeanne Jeffers

  14. Children's literature - more book lists with descriptions

    Guest Meg,
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    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  15. Book Review Request: The Twisted Crown by Anita Bunkley

    JBoard,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  17. Our Bestselling Books for Period Ending August 2018 -- No Poerty

    Troy,
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    • 707 views
    Troy

  18. Omarosa's UNHINGED #1 NY Times Bestseller

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 979 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 7.5k views
    Mel Hopkins

  20. On Sale This Week at MVmedia!

    Milton,
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    • 1k views
    Milton

  21. Spirit. Of A. Man ,Iyanla Vanzant.!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  22. Julius Bernard Lester (January 27, 1939 – January 18, 2018)

    Troy,
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    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  23. The EVO Universe picks up TWO 5 Star Reviews from Readers' Favorite!

    EVO Universe,
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    • 913 views
    EVO Universe

  24. Aretha! From. The. Roots.

    harry brown,
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    • 863 views
    harry brown

  25. Unhinged! Omarosa Newman.

    harry brown,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  26. Torches. On. The. Road. Of. Passage.

    harry brown,
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    • 762 views
    harry brown

  27. how. Not. To Get. Shot.D. L. Hughly!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  28. DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS INTERVIEW: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    HICKSON

  29. Soul. Fires. Daniel Wilderman.

    harry brown,
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    • 758 views
    harry brown

  30. GHETTOHEAT: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
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    • 977 views
    HICKSON

  31. Beta readers for Brit Restoration / Glorious Revolution period?

    Neale Sourna,
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    • 789 views
    Neale Sourna

  32. Pool Hustlers The Legend of English Dan

    Guest Ramel Self,
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    • 975 views
    Guest
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  33. Book Review Request - No Tears for Dead Men

    Guest Dilsa Saunders Bailey,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
    simplydilsa

  34. Google is Beating Me Like A Runaway Slave

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Neale Sourna

  35. Book Review Request

    Guest Marion Hill,
    • 0 replies
    • 887 views
    Guest
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  36. Book Review Request

    Bare Bones Press,
    • 0 replies
    • 928 views
    Bare Bones Press

  37. Book Review Request

    Guest Michael,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  38. Gotta Story to Tell Book Signing Launch

    Guest Authors of Gotta Story to,
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    • 1.1k views
    Guest
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  39. President Barack Obama's Reading List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views
    Troy

  40. Miss Titta Nurse Chloe

    Guest Regena Hoye,
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    • 702 views
    Guest
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  41. AALBC Bestselling Books for May/June - 2018

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Chevdove

  42. When The Vows Break

    Guest Janie De Coster,
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    • 763 views
    Guest
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  43. Summer Savings - Christmas in July

    Guest Michelle Mitchell,
    • 0 replies
    • 726 views
    Guest
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  44. KIN FOLKS (new novel)

    Guest Monica Y. Perryman,
    • 0 replies
    • 721 views
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  45. Joy Comes in the Morning: Book Review

    Guest Monet,
    • 0 replies
    • 809 views
    Guest
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  46. Ghetto Nation ,Cora. Daniels

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  47. Touching Video of Ronald McNair, the astronaut who perished in the space shuttle explosion

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Becoming,Michelle. Obama

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  49. HAPPY... Conjuring up African Good Vibes...

    Chevdove,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Chevdove

  50. Chicken Chronicles,Alice. Walker.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 778 views
    harry brown

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