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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. “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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  3. Speaking about Amazon Reviews...

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  4. The Ancestors.

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

  5. Book Review request

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

  6. The Writers' Block - FREEDOM FAIR

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

  7. Seeking Book Review: Trusting the Currents

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

  8. Black Girl Passion Chicago Experience

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  10. Nas Shout Outs AALBC Bestseller, Harlem Godfather

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 890 views
    Troy

  11. Support the Black Documents: Exhibition & Conference

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    mosaicbooks

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

    Darlene Pryor,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  13. Search Past Silence. Dr. David Kirkland.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 849 views
    harry brown

  14. Third World Press Foundation 50th Anniversary

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  15. Book Review

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

  16. For Review Consideration: TRIGGER

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

  17. Preparing Black Youth.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Donya,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Donya

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

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 956 views
    Dee Miller

  20. Traveling Soul- Life Of Curtis Mayfield.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 925 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 6.6k views
    Delano

  22. THE TEA Book Club

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  23. Memoirs Of A Public Servant,Charleston Hartfield.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Guest by Johanna Sparrow,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  25. Unpublished

    Guest,
    • 0 replies
    • 922 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trampling of the Weeds

    Guest Lajuanda Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  29. Running Scared

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  31. Two Fascinating Books Explore Ugandan history and culture

    Guest Christopher Conte,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. Actual Solutions to Black Problems - New Book

    TSegal,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    TSegal

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 804 views
    harry brown

  34. Gwendolyn Brooks,Religious Allusion .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  35. What happens when honeysuckles fall?

    Guest Carmen Hendrix,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Four Formerly Incarcerated Women Collaborate on a New Novel

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  37. Bestseller Seal has a typo....argh!

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.1k views
    MAFOOMBAY

  38. AYE, YO, SON: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    HICKSON

  39. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 5

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  40. Children’s Africana Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 840 views
    Troy

  41. J. Tremble's novel Secrets of a Housewife, is no a Movie on BET

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 3.4k views
    Troy

  42. Children's Book Festival 2017

    Melica Niccole,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.5k views
    Melica Niccole

  43. White Privilege dispelled

    Guest Daren Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. Book Review Request -"An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones"

    Guest Wendy Jones,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Donya,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Donya

  46. Please Review Bold, Brave and Courageous: A NO FEAR Success Guide for Teen Girls

    Guest Wyjuana Montgomery,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Idris Elba will Direct a film Based upon the novel Yardie

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  48. The Black Russian: Vladimir Alexandrov

    MAFOOMBAY,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  49. Beyoncé’s New 600+ Book. Did you know about it?

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  50. Check out a Great Video From the Last Black Pack Party

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 833 views
    Troy

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