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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. Sunday Spotlight: Highlighting 5 New Books #readingblack

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  2. GHETTOHEAT: BOOK-BANG-BOOM!

    HICKSON,
    • 23 replies
    • 6.7k views
    HICKSON

  3. Baby Jesus,Like My Brother.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    harry brown

  4. Join the #ReadingBlack Movement

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  5. Illusions of Paradise

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 878 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

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

  10. Shattering Black Male Stereotypes

    Coach Michael Taylor,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    harry brown

  13. The Annual Harlem Fete is December 4, 2017

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.8k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  15. Write On Girl!: A fun guided journal/ activity coloring book for preteen girls

    Guest Jillian Bradfield,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Lowell Hawthorne, President of Golden Crust, takes his own life.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  17. Orea (1974) the only book written by Fran Ross

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
    Troy

  18. Requesting Book Reviews

    Guest Charles E. Brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 646 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

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

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

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

  21. Wine & Words ATL Event

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

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

    Guest Julia,
    • 0 replies
    • 779 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    DeAngelo Griggs,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    DeAngelo Griggs

  24. Books N Brunch Gala

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

  25. Little Leaders,Bold Black Women.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 814 views
    Troy

  26. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST: House of Rougeaux

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

  27. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SOIREE: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 774 views
    HICKSON

  28. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SOIREE: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    HICKSON

  29. Help me find a book

    Guest Lisa,
    • 0 replies
    • 618 views
    Guest
    Guest

  30. New Black Owned Bookstore coming to DC

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  31. Soul Food Cook Books.

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

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 780 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 823 views
    Troy

  34. Black Writers Dominate the 67th National Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 15 replies
    • 24k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 955 views
    Troy

  36. The Power Of The Black Writer Today

    Antonio Ingram,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Troy

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

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

  39. Hack! Donna Brazile .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Pioneer1

  40. Latest Salvo in the War Against Amazon Books Retailing

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 5.6k views
    Troy

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

    MAFOOMBAY,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    MAFOOMBAY

  42. NORTH JERSEY LITERARY FESTIVAL

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

  43. Book review request

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

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Wendy Jones

  45. Book Review Request- Rules of Engagement: Mending Citizen/Police Interactions

    B.L. Brown,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.2k views
    B.L. Brown

  46. “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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  48. Speaking about Amazon Reviews...

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  49. The Ancestors.

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

  50. Book Review request

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

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