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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. Sharing News About My Book/Interviews

    Elva D. Green,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Elva D. Green

  2. July Newsletter Showcases the Best of the Black Literature

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.2k views
    B.L. Brown

  3. Sisters In The Wilderness.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 887 views
    harry brown

  4. Book Review Request - Yet I Still Stand

    Guest D. Grace Jackson,
    • 0 replies
    • 745 views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. Book Review Request for The Kool Kids & The Land Of The Giants

    Guest James Tate,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. Where is E. LYNN HARRIS on this list? He outsold just about every black author in america. You seem to never give him any props.

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  7. Black Women, Forgotten Asset.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 915 views
    harry brown

  8. Diaspora: Return to Africa

    Guest K.A. Gendo,
    • 0 replies
    • 864 views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. What do you think the state of African American Literature is today?

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.7k views
    HICKSON

  10. Recovering The Black Female Body.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 835 views
    harry brown

  11. GHETTOHEAT EATS!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
    HICKSON

  12. Book Review Request

    Guest Bianca Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 797 views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Book Review Request - Silicon Valley Girl: My Adolescent Life and Times, and an Ode to Generation X

    Maya Morrow,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Maya Morrow

  14. 26 Bestselling Children’s Book Authors You'll Definitely Love ♥

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  15. Guess Which National Bookstore Chain I'm In?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 845 views
    Troy

  16. Review request: New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo's debut book A MOONLESS, STARLESS SKY

    Guest Odette Fleming,
    • 0 replies
    • 863 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. Looking for a good book on the Reconstruction period in America

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  18. 2017 Phillis Wheatley Award Winning Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 919 views
    Troy

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

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

  20. Videos: Saluting Go on Girl Book Club, Harlem Book Fair and More!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 957 views
    Troy

  21. GHETTOHEAT: AND GOD CREATED WOMAN

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    HICKSON

  22. Hi All I'm new to this forum.. My name is Mercy

    Guest Mercy,
    • 0 replies
    • 681 views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. Black Unity From Fantasy To Reality.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 923 views
    Troy

  24. Wisconsin's Last Black-owned Bookstore Closed

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  25. Book Review Request: Of Captivity & Kings

    E.Y. Laster,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    E.Y. Laster

  26. GHETTOHEAT: LONDON REIGN

    HICKSON,
    • 8 replies
    • 3k views
    HICKSON

  27. Interesting Photos of Black Authors from Events Over the Years

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  28. Phillis Wheatley Award Finalist-White Man's Disease

    Dr T,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  29. GHETTOHEAT: TANTRUM

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  30. W.E.B. Dubois,The Talented Tenth.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 996 views
    harry brown

  31. Get on Your Large Book Cover on Every AALBC.com Page

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 748 views
    Troy

  32. GHETTOHEAT: HARDER

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.6k views
    HICKSON

  33. GHETTOHEAT: SONZ OF DARKNESS

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views
    HICKSON

  34. Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo

    Guest Alicia Wiggins,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views
    admin

  35. Selling my First Book Directly in Many Years

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 769 views
    Troy

  36. Tupac Shakur .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 957 views
    harry brown

  37. GHETTOHEAT: CONVICT'S CANDY

    HICKSON,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.1k views
    HICKSON

  38. AALBC mourns the loss of “Prodigy” of Mobb Deep

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  39. Interested in a Book Review

    L. Cox,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    L. Cox

  40. GHETTOHEAT PRODUCTIONS

    HICKSON,
    • 4 replies
    • 2k views
    HICKSON

  41. Black Book Websites Need Love More Than Ever

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  42. I request to have a book review

    Guest Eric F Wortham,
    • 0 replies
    • 771 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Librarian of Congress Names Tracy K. Smith U.S. Poet Laureate for 2017-2018

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  44. Community Book Center, New Orleans, LA, Fighting to Stay Open

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Submissions Deadline: 2017 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  46. 2 for 1 Summer Book Promotion Special

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  47. "TURN ON, TUNE OUT" REVIEW REQUEST

    Guest CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD,
    • 0 replies
    • 987 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Eddie Green The Rise of an Early 1900s Black American Entertainment Pioneer

    Guest Elva D. Green,
    • 1 reply
    • 948 views
    Troy

  49. Would you Sacrifice to Support an Indie Bookseller?

    Troy,
    • 22 replies
    • 5.8k views
    Troy

  50. Black-Unity! Terrance Amen.

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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