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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. Kimberla Lawson Roby Ends Her 15 book Reverend Curtis Black Series after 18 Years

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.9k views
    Troy

  2. Beyond the Hurt - Book Review Request

    Guest Akilah Trinay,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  3. Great. American. Read,Black. Author. Books.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    harry brown

  4. Harlem Mosaics -- Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes

    Guest Whit Frazier,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    whitfrazier

  5. Interested in Book review

    Guest Cassandra Durham,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. The Perfect Black

    Guest Chase Green,
    • 0 replies
    • 927 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Black Religious Studies

    Guest Katie Gee,
    • 1 reply
    • 878 views
    Troy

  8. Review for my book By The Next Pause

    Guest G. Barton-Sinkia,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Bringing back the Black Fantastci

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Milton

  11. The Top 10 Books of Erotica

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Neale Sourna

  12. Bestselling Fiction Books for April - 2018

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 808 views
    Troy

  13. Forget Facebook, Google is The Biggest Threat to the World Wide Web

    Troy,
    • 22 replies
    • 4k views
    Troy

  14. Mother-A. Cradle. To. Hold. Me. Maya Angelou.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    harry brown

  15. Raising. Black. Boys,To. Men.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 898 views
    harry brown

  16. Tactical and strategic dimensions of Trump's Iran decision is playing out here in the middle east.

    Kalexander2,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Kalexander2

  17. Giving Voice to Poems

    Guest Verdelle Lambert,
    • 0 replies
    • 914 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. The Ultimate Top 10 Books Lists, Great New Books, Black Classic Press Celebrates 40 Years, and More!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  19. Request for Book Review

    Guest Felicia Brookins,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. AWARD-WINNING FOOD BOOK

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.9k views
    Troy

  21. Passions Ignite

    Guest Clayton E. Corley, Sr,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Marcus Dee

  23. Javaka Steptoe Reads from Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  24. Book Review Requested

    Verdelle Lambert,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  25. Colored. Cadet. At. West. Point.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 895 views
    harry brown

  26. Book Review Requested

    Guest Mingie Song,
    • 0 replies
    • 913 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Book Review Request - Trazer

    Guest Joseph O. Adegboyega-Edun,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. MY NEW BOOK IS FREE ON AMAZON 4/19-4/21! REVIEW REQUEST

    Lashonda B,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Lashonda B

  29. The Talking Books Radio Program

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 853 views
    Troy

  30. Paul Coates Discusses Black Classic Press (one of the oldest indie publishers) on C-SPAN

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  31. Talon. Of. God. Wesley. Snipers .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 859 views
    harry brown

  32. The All-Time Top 10 Black Panther Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 893 views
    Troy

  33. After the Storm by Nisia Skyy Book Review Requested

    Guest Dynamic Image Publications,
    • 0 replies
    • 813 views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. Why. We. Can't. Wait. Dr. King.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 743 views
    harry brown

  35. A Compelling Novella Set in the South- "The Tannell's Family Secret"

    Lashonda B,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Lashonda B

  36. New Young Black Male Author

    Guest G.K Logan,
    • 0 replies
    • 816 views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. Blacks Versus,Niggers!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  38. I'm Creating More Top 10 Book Lists -- Which list would you like to see?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.4k views
    Troy

  39. Enter the EVO Universe

    EVO Universe,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  40. Les Payne Pulitzer Prize winner passes away

    Del,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  41. Zaji Here is a Photo of us from Back in the Day

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    zaji

  42. Wildflowers

    Guest Delores Lowe Friedman,
    • 0 replies
    • 994 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Louis H. Michaux Our Greatest Bookseller

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 9.5k views
    Troy

  44. The Voice of Black Authors on Black Women, Trials & TRIUMPH

    Guest N-Spired Productions,
    • 0 replies
    • 974 views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. My. Song,Harry. Belafonte.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 800 views
    harry brown

  46. The Cost of it ALL

    D.E. Eliot,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  47. Carole Boston Weatherford's Beautiful Books for Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  48. What. Makes. White. People. Uncomfortable.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 806 views
    harry brown

  49. Almost 1,000 book reviews have been published by AALBC.com.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  50. Solution. For. Black. America,Emmanuel Barbee..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 825 views
    harry brown

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