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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. Help me find a book

    Guest Lisa,
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    • 586 views
    Guest
    Guest

  2. New Black Owned Bookstore coming to DC

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  3. Soul Food Cook Books.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 746 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 788 views
    Troy

  6. Black Writers Dominate the 67th National Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 15 replies
    • 23.4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 916 views
    Troy

  8. The Power Of The Black Writer Today

    Antonio Ingram,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.2k views
    Troy

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

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

  11. Hack! Donna Brazile .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Pioneer1

  12. Latest Salvo in the War Against Amazon Books Retailing

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 5.4k views
    Troy

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

    MAFOOMBAY,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    MAFOOMBAY

  14. NORTH JERSEY LITERARY FESTIVAL

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

  15. Book review request

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

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Wendy Jones

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

    B.L. Brown,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.9k views
    B.L. Brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  20. Speaking about Amazon Reviews...

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  21. The Ancestors.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 996 views
    Mel Hopkins

  22. Book Review request

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

  23. The Writers' Block - FREEDOM FAIR

    Creative Artist Yvonne,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Creative Artist Yvonne

  24. Seeking Book Review: Trusting the Currents

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

  25. Black Girl Passion Chicago Experience

    Guest Book Euphoria,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  27. Nas Shout Outs AALBC Bestseller, Harlem Godfather

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 841 views
    Troy

  28. Support the Black Documents: Exhibition & Conference

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    mosaicbooks

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

    Darlene Pryor,
    • 1 reply
    • 972 views
    Troy

  30. Search Past Silence. Dr. David Kirkland.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 789 views
    harry brown

  31. Third World Press Foundation 50th Anniversary

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  32. Book Review

    Guest Lorine S. Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Lorine

  33. For Review Consideration: TRIGGER

    Faith U,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Faith U

  34. Preparing Black Youth.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 998 views
    Troy

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

    Donya,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Donya

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

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 898 views
    Dee Miller

  37. Traveling Soul- Life Of Curtis Mayfield.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    harry brown

  38. AALBC.com Website Upgrade - What Would You like to see?

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 6k views
    Delano

  39. THE TEA Book Club

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  40. Memoirs Of A Public Servant,Charleston Hartfield.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  41. Book Review Request- A Life of Turmoil: The Short Stories of Ana Franken, 08150017

    Guest by Johanna Sparrow,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  42. Unpublished

    Guest,
    • 0 replies
    • 884 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trampling of the Weeds

    Guest Lajuanda Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. Book review request—THE HOUSE OF ERZULIE by Kirsten Imani Kasai

    Guest Rosalie Morales Kearns,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Read AALBC.com's September 27, 2017 eNewsletter​​​​​​​

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 991 views
    Troy

  46. Running Scared

    Guest Robert Leon Davis,
    • 0 replies
    • 631 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Image Award Call for Literary Submissions - Deadline Oct. 6, 2017

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  48. Two Fascinating Books Explore Ugandan history and culture

    Guest Christopher Conte,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. Actual Solutions to Black Problems - New Book

    TSegal,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    TSegal

  50. A B C'S Of Blackness.,Neeta Black.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 764 views
    harry brown

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