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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

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    SymoneSmith

  2. Book endorsement

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    Antoine bluford

  3. Enjoy some poetry and more

    richardmurray,
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    • 212 views
    richardmurray

  4. Keli Goff, Walter Mosley, Bernice King - THE BOOK LOOK IS BACK!

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    BrandNu

  5. GREAT BOOK: FREE

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    alidawriter

  6. Things you Can’t Tell Mama – The Pastor’s Wife 3 – Free Limited Time

    hen81,
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    hen81

  7. Bestselling Books for May/June 2016 Nice Mix of Indie, New, and Classic Titles

    Troy,
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    • 669 views
    Troy

  8. Read AALBC.com's September 27, 2017 eNewsletter​​​​​​​

    Troy,
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    Troy

  9. Positive. Images,Discipline. Of. Black. Children.

    harry brown,
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    • 787 views
    harry brown

  10. Book Euphoria's 2020 Carnivale

    Guest Book Euphoria,
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    Guest
    Guest

  11. Review Request: Sydney's First Piggy Bank series

    Guest Ithream Auntie I Blackmon,
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    • 735 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. Hyperlinks to Amazon are Forbidden on AALBC

    Troy,
    • 14 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Mel Hopkins

  13. O.W. Showe

    Slaise,
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    • 1k views
    Slaise

  14. Black Writers Sweep $50,000 Kirkus Prize for 2nd Year Straight!

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 886 views
    Gibran

  15. It’s Time To Call Out White Supremacists Attacks On Black Governor Candidate

    daniellegfny,
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    • 784 views
    daniellegfny

  16. Eastside Story: African American Young Adult Novel

    New World Press, In.,
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    • 1.1k views
    New World Press, In.

  17. How. Long. To Black. Future. Month..

    harry brown,
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    • 473 views
    harry brown

  18. A question and questions and a question

    richardmurray,
    • 5 replies
    • 996 views
    Troy

  19. The 30th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
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    • 385 views
    richardmurray

  20. I don't want fireworks, I want a slowburn. - munasheabson

    richardmurray,
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    • 451 views
    richardmurray

  21. GREAT BOOK: FREE

    alidawriter,
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    alidawriter

  22. Q & A WITH HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT® & READ, WRITE, REVIEW, DISCUSS BOOK GROUP!

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  23. John A. Williams, A Remarkable Writer Passes

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Troy

  24. 1,810 Authors Profiled on AALBC.com

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  25. An Afternoon With Tracy Chiles McGhee

    Sankofa Books,
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    • 1k views
    Sankofa Books

  26. Sophfronia Scott presents "The Art of Memoir"

    Guest Writing for Your Life,
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    • 728 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Videos Pitching New Books Worth Reading

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 947 views
    Troy

  28. Rich For A Few Hours

    Willie J Moye,
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    • 2.4k views
    NubianFellow

  29. Book Euphoria's 2020 Carnivale Weekend

    Book Euphoria 15,
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    • 987 views
    Book Euphoria 15

  30. What are YOU working on right now?!? 🤔

    Slaise,
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    • 702 views
    Slaise

  31. Book Review Request: Sloppy (Pre-Release)

    Guest Jasmine Farrell,
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    • 754 views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. Kwansabas & Other Poems

    New World Press, In.,
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    • 1.3k views
    New World Press, In.

  33. Buy all Three Books in bell hooks’ Love Song to the Nation Triology

    Troy,
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    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  34. The 10th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 645 views
    richardmurray

  35. Story preferences

    Guest TC Publishing,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Linda Chavis

  36. BOOK BY IDIOT REPUBLICAN MICHAEL STEELE

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Cynique

  37. Why Black Children Need to Read and Write Science Fiction

    Milton,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Pioneer1

  38. Our Bestselling Books for all of 2014

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  39. Forum traffic is up 45%, but participation is down

    Troy,
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    Troy

  40. Henry Freedom Box

    harry brown,
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    • 696 views
    harry brown

  41. WENDY WILLIAMS: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  42. Our Forum Cited in the Book Total Chaos by Jeff Chang

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 915 views
    Cynique

  43. Prolific Book To Challenge Africans and Friends Of Africa

    Guest Osei Badu-Nkansah,
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    • 827 views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. I desire a review of my book (Ribbon Upon a Dream)

    Guest BGibborim1,
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    Guest
    Guest

  45. Clothesline Blues by B. Berry

    Guest B. Berry,
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    Guest
    Guest

  46. A. Blade. So. Black

    harry brown,
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    • 538 views
    harry brown

  47. For fans of AI use

    richardmurray,
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    • 379 views
    richardmurray

  48. Kwanzaa. Celebration. Of. Family. Heritage. Culture.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 187 views
    harry brown

  49. Documentary: About black authors and the publishing business

    Troy,
    • 52 replies
    • 14.1k views
    Troy

  50. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2013!

    HICKSON,
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    HICKSON

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