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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. REAL RAP: Q & A WITH HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT & DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 6.4k views
    HICKSON

  2. REAL RAP: Q & A WITH HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT & JASON POOLE

    HICKSON,
    • 9 replies
    • 6.2k views
    HICKSON

  3. Book Reviews-Questions

    Guest Natonne Elaine Kemp,
    • 0 replies
    • 994 views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. Grooming A Generation.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  5. Zora Neale Hurston Has a New Book...

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    Troy

  6. Go On Girl! Unpublished Writers Award and Aspiring Writer Scholarship Available

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 5.8k views
    Troy

  7. You, Me, Us, Them - The Swinger Chronicles

    Nah'Sun,
    • 9 replies
    • 3k views
    Troy

  8. A Deeper Love Inside.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  9. Enjoy 2018 Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books for Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  10. Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business 2018 Conference

    Guest Joylynn M. Ross,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. Nonfiction Book- There Is Something About Edgefield Shining a Light on the Black Community through History, Genealogy & Genetic DNA

    Guest Natonne Elaine Kemp,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. New Children's Book Author

    Guest Derrick Washington,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Oprah Picks Tayari Jones Latest, An American Marriage

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  14. Violence In The Lives Of Black Women!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    harry brown

  15. Authors publisher and budding author conference

    Guest Violetta Joseph,
    • 0 replies
    • 822 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Help! This Website Redesign is Kicking my Butt

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    zaji

  17. Videos Pitching New Books Worth Reading

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 939 views
    Troy

  18. Subscribe to AALBC.com's YouTube Channel Discover Authors & Events

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Cynique

  19. Is “Shithole” Really Such a Profoundly Obscene Word?

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.8k views
    Cynique

  20. Black Hebrew Awakening.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 971 views
    harry brown

  21. Conversation with the Author of The Divine Butterfly: Inspiration For The Journey To Your Purpose

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  22. Nation of Flame

    A.J. Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    A.J. Williams

  23. The Top 50 Black Authors of the 21st Century

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 13.1k views
    Troy

  24. New Novel

    Guest A.J. Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 974 views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. The Lion of Magdella

    Guest Ben T. Mel,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Contemporary Black Romance

    Guest Taylor Love,
    • 0 replies
    • 831 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. The Shrine of the Black Madonna's Black Children's Book Festival

    Guest Jinaki Tumpe,
    • 0 replies
    • 754 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. Crazy Christians!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 934 views
    harry brown

  29. The Shrine of the Black Madonna's Black Children's Book Festival

    Guest Jinaki Tumpe,
    • 0 replies
    • 729 views
    Guest
    Guest

  30. Uncertain Resurrection.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 838 views
    harry brown

  31. COMING SOON: New Historical Romance Novella

    Guest Suzette D. Harrison,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. Some Really Cool Children's Books Coming Out Soon

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  33. The Presumptive Democratic Nominee for POTUS, Oprah's New Book Club Selection

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  34. "Rising Above Statistics: Success Against All Odds". A Book for anyone determined to succeed.

    Guest LaWann Moses,
    • 0 replies
    • 904 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. 37th annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair

    Guest Florida Antiquarian Book F,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  36. Living,While Black In Amerikkka.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    harry brown

  37. Looking for a great book for Boys? Enter to Win a Free Copy.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 882 views
    Troy

  38. New to the Forum

    Guest Anita Wills,
    • 0 replies
    • 915 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. Practicing Kwanzaa Year Round.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 837 views
    harry brown

  40. Review Request

    Guest Cal Lewis,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  41. When I Think Of Christmas..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    harry brown

  42. Sunday Spotlight: Highlighting 5 New Books #readingblack

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  43. GHETTOHEAT: BOOK-BANG-BOOM!

    HICKSON,
    • 23 replies
    • 6.5k views
    HICKSON

  44. Baby Jesus,Like My Brother.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 916 views
    harry brown

  45. Join the #ReadingBlack Movement

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  46. Illusions of Paradise

    Guest Pat McKanic,
    • 0 replies
    • 975 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. I Met Two Sexual Predators One Evening (or Power Corrupts)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 860 views
    Troy

  48. Video: Amazon's Effect on the Black Book Ecosystem

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  49. A wonderful interview with a terrific writer, Elizabeth Nunez

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  50. Detroit Book City’s 2nd Annual African-American Family Book Expo 2018

    Guest Janeice R. Haynes,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

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