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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. Ntozake Shange Passes

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. Meji Special Edition is Available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Milton

  3. Books N Brunch Gala 2019

    Guest Darryl Harvey,
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    • 812 views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. Can I Be Ernest?

    Guest Ernest K. Aning,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.4k views
    Troy

  5. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  6. Darker. Than. Night!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 892 views
    harry brown

  7. GHETTOHEAT: WHO THE HELL IS STUBBS?

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.6k views
    HICKSON

  8. Review Request

    Guest C.Dean,
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    • 768 views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Legacy and truth

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

  10. The Jamie Reynolds Chronicles

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

  11. Can't Get It Right But Trying

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

  12. The City: A Cyberfunk Anthology

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Valjeanne Jeffers

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

    Guest BlackPressRadio,
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    • 777 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 826 views
    Troy

  15. Black Speculative Fiction Month!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 901 views
    Milton

  16. You inspire me

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 895 views
    Dee Miller

  17. When nutrition meets Hip Hop!

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

  18. New Author

    Guest Shelly Lee,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. Stacey Abrams, the Democratic Candidate for Governor for Georgia is a Romance Novelist.

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Mel Hopkins

  20. Newsletter Reader Says I should research and verify OR How this of forum makes you tough

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 18 replies
    • 3k views
    Mel Hopkins

  22. MIKA MILLER: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  23. Openinng a book cafe

    Guest Nichole,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  24. Book Euphoria’s 2019 Weekend Block Party

    Book Euphoria 15,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Book Euphoria 15

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 984 views
    Troy

  27. New Orleans African American Book Festival

    Guest Tanisca,
    • 0 replies
    • 784 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. Kat WIlliams Drops Knowledge

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 911 views
    Troy

  29. AALBC Prints Books Too!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views
    Troy

  30. Dark Universe: An Afrocentric Space Opera

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  31. Digital Book World to Launch Publishing Hall of Fame

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  33. Book Review Request: Nightmare Detective by Monk Inyang

    Monk,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Monk

  34. Faces of Foster Care

    Guest Lisa Aguirre,
    • 0 replies
    • 799 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. black man where's your key ?

    Guest cristy n'bkl,
    • 0 replies
    • 714 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Amber and the Hidden City Kickstarter

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Valjeanne Jeffers

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

    Guest Meg,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    JBoard,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 748 views
    Troy

  41. Omarosa's UNHINGED #1 NY Times Bestseller

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 8.1k views
    Mel Hopkins

  43. On Sale This Week at MVmedia!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Milton

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

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

    EVO Universe,
    • 0 replies
    • 967 views
    EVO Universe

  47. Aretha! From. The. Roots.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    harry brown

  48. Unhinged! Omarosa Newman.

    harry brown,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  49. Torches. On. The. Road. Of. Passage.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 805 views
    harry brown

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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