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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. Dark Universe: An Afrocentric Space Opera

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  2. Book Euphoria’s 2019 Weekend Block Party

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 971 views
    Troy

  4. New Orleans African American Book Festival

    Guest Tanisca,
    • 0 replies
    • 755 views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. Gotta Story to Tell Book Signing Launch

    Guest Authors of Gotta Story to,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. Kat WIlliams Drops Knowledge

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 886 views
    Troy

  7. AALBC Prints Books Too!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Troy

  8. A.C. BRITT: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.3k views
    HICKSON

  9. Digital Book World to Launch Publishing Hall of Fame

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  10. Book Review Request: Nightmare Detective by Monk Inyang

    Monk,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Monk

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  12. Faces of Foster Care

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

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

    Guest Meg,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  14. black man where's your key ?

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

  15. HICKSON: THE PAPERBOY AT GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    HICKSON

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

    JBoard,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 732 views
    Troy

  18. Omarosa's UNHINGED #1 NY Times Bestseller

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  19. Unhinged! Omarosa Newman.

    harry brown,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  20. On Sale This Week at MVmedia!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k 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,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

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

    EVO Universe,
    • 0 replies
    • 937 views
    EVO Universe

  24. Aretha! From. The. Roots.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 895 views
    harry brown

  25. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.3k views
    HICKSON

  26. DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS INTERVIEW: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    HICKSON

  27. Torches. On. The. Road. Of. Passage.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 788 views
    harry brown

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  29. Soul. Fires. Daniel Wilderman.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 787 views
    harry brown

  30. GHETTOHEAT: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    HICKSON

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

    Neale Sourna,
    • 0 replies
    • 811 views
    Neale Sourna

  32. Authors, of African descent, who've made the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2017

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Neale Sourna

  33. The Top 10 Books of Erotica

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Neale Sourna

  34. Google is Beating Me Like A Runaway Slave

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.7k views
    Neale Sourna

  35. Pool Hustlers The Legend of English Dan

    Guest Ramel Self,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Book Review Request

    Guest Marion Hill,
    • 0 replies
    • 919 views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. Book Review Request

    Guest Michael,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  38. Book Review Request

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

  39. AALBC Bestselling Books for May/June - 2018

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Chevdove

  40. President Barack Obama's Reading List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 971 views
    Troy

  41. Miss Titta Nurse Chloe

    Guest Regena Hoye,
    • 0 replies
    • 713 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. When The Vows Break

    Guest Janie De Coster,
    • 0 replies
    • 782 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. STUBBS WRITES & TYPES GHETTOHEAT BOOKS WIT' 1 HAND

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.9k views
    HICKSON

  44. Summer Savings - Christmas in July

    Guest Michelle Mitchell,
    • 0 replies
    • 739 views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Ghetto Nation ,Cora. Daniels

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  46. KIN FOLKS (new novel)

    Guest Monica Y. Perryman,
    • 0 replies
    • 733 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Joy Comes in the Morning: Book Review

    Guest Monet,
    • 0 replies
    • 825 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Chevdove,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Chevdove

  50. Chicken Chronicles,Alice. Walker.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 796 views
    harry brown

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