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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. Grooming A Generation.

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Troy

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 Unpublished Writers Award and Aspiring Writer Scholarship Available

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 5.8k views
    Troy

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

    Nah'Sun,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  5. A Deeper Love Inside.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

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

    Guest Joylynn M. Ross,
    • 0 replies
    • 993 views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. 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

  9. New Children's Book Author

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

  10. Oprah Picks Tayari Jones Latest, An American Marriage

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  11. Violence In The Lives Of Black Women!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 959 views
    harry brown

  12. Authors publisher and budding author conference

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

  13. Help! This Website Redesign is Kicking my Butt

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    zaji

  14. Videos Pitching New Books Worth Reading

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.8k views
    Cynique

  17. Black Hebrew Awakening.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 964 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  19. Nation of Flame

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

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 13k views
    Troy

  21. New Novel

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

  22. The Lion of Magdella

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

  23. Contemporary Black Romance

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

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

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

  25. Crazy Christians!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    harry brown

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

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

  27. Uncertain Resurrection.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 834 views
    harry brown

  28. COMING SOON: New Historical Romance Novella

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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

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

  32. 37th annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair

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

  33. Living,While Black In Amerikkka.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 810 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 877 views
    Troy

  35. New to the Forum

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

  36. Practicing Kwanzaa Year Round.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 828 views
    harry brown

  37. Review Request

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

  38. When I Think Of Christmas..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    harry brown

  39. Sunday Spotlight: Highlighting 5 New Books #readingblack

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  40. GHETTOHEAT: BOOK-BANG-BOOM!

    HICKSON,
    • 23 replies
    • 6.5k views
    HICKSON

  41. Baby Jesus,Like My Brother.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 911 views
    harry brown

  42. Join the #ReadingBlack Movement

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  43. Illusions of Paradise

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

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

  48. Shattering Black Male Stereotypes

    Coach Michael Taylor,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  49. The Secret Lives of the Four Wives: A Novel by Lola Shoneyin Read an Excerpt

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    Troy

  50. Black Soldiers,Unsung Heroes,Fighting For America.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 778 views
    harry brown

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