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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. Join AALBC.com at the Kingston Book Festival March 4-11, 2018

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  2. Caledonia's Daughters Afro-futuristic womanistic sci fi short short stories

    Guest V.S. Chochezi,
    • 0 replies
    • 762 views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. Caledonia's Daughters Afro-futuristic womanistic sci fi short short stories

    Guest V.S. Chochezi,
    • 0 replies
    • 764 views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. Wine & Words ATL Event

    Guest Heather Butler,
    • 0 replies
    • 684 views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. Help me find this book I read in 7th grade

    Guest Julia,
    • 0 replies
    • 779 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. Falling Into Faith: The Source Of My Power, a Memoir

    DeAngelo Griggs,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    DeAngelo Griggs

  7. Books N Brunch Gala

    Guest Books N Brunch Gala 2018,
    • 0 replies
    • 957 views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST: House of Rougeaux

    Guest Erica Barbara,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Little Leaders,Bold Black Women.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 815 views
    Troy

  10. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SOIREE: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 774 views
    HICKSON

  11. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SOIREE: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    HICKSON

  12. Help me find a book

    Guest Lisa,
    • 0 replies
    • 618 views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. New Black Owned Bookstore coming to DC

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  15. Soul Food Cook Books.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    harry brown

  16. The Annual Harlem Fete is December 4, 2017

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.8k views
    Troy

  17. And Still I Cook.-Leah Chase..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 780 views
    harry brown

  18. Hebrews To Negroes

    harry brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Pioneer1

  19. LITTLE MAN, LITTLE MAN is James Baldwin's Only Book for Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 824 views
    Troy

  20. The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Wins 2017 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 956 views
    Troy

  21. The Power Of The Black Writer Today

    Antonio Ingram,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  22. Sidechicks and Mistresses. What happened to our culture?

    S.R. Chase,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    S.R. Chase

  23. Hack! Donna Brazile .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Pioneer1

  24. At the dark end of the street - book review

    MAFOOMBAY,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    MAFOOMBAY

  25. NORTH JERSEY LITERARY FESTIVAL

    Guest CHANELLE ALEXANDRIA,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    njlitfestival

  26. Book review request

    Guest William Davis,
    • 0 replies
    • 878 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Author of the DORK DIARIES bestselling Children's Books is a Sister

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Troy

  28. “If I am so much of a slut, why don’t you keep your husband out of my bed?”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  29. Speaking about Amazon Reviews...

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  30. Wendy Jones: "I will do my best to deal with the objections to a boycott [Amazon].

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  31. How Filter Bubbles are Created on Facebook (or Boycotting Amazon's Bookstore is a Religious War)

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Wendy Jones

  32. The Ancestors.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Mel Hopkins

  33. Book Review request

    Guest Dori Hightower,
    • 0 replies
    • 832 views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. The Writers' Block - FREEDOM FAIR

    Creative Artist Yvonne,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Creative Artist Yvonne

  35. Seeking Book Review: Trusting the Currents

    Guest Lynnda Pollio,
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Black Girl Passion Chicago Experience

    Guest Book Euphoria,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. Colin Kaepernick Signs a $1 Million+ Book Deal

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  38. Nas Shout Outs AALBC Bestseller, Harlem Godfather

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 883 views
    Troy

  39. My Breast Cancer Journey is Only a Small Part of My Story

    Darlene Pryor,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  40. Search Past Silence. Dr. David Kirkland.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 829 views
    harry brown

  41. For Review Consideration: TRIGGER

    Faith U,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Faith U

  42. Book Review

    Guest Lorine S. Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Lorine

  43. Preparing Black Youth.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  44. Support the Black Documents: Exhibition & Conference

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    mosaicbooks

  45. Book Review Request - Comes to The Light: Learning About the Entangled Families of Edgefield, South Carolina

    Donya,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Donya

  46. LOL...You can't make this stuff UP!!

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 950 views
    Dee Miller

  47. Traveling Soul- Life Of Curtis Mayfield.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 908 views
    harry brown

  48. THE TEA Book Club

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  49. Memoirs Of A Public Servant,Charleston Hartfield.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  50. FIVE-CARAT SOUL, a New Book by James McBride--Did You About it.

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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