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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. Children's Book Festival 2017

    Melica Niccole,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    Melica Niccole

  2. White Privilege dispelled

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

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

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

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

    Donya,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Donya

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  7. The Black Russian: Vladimir Alexandrov

    MAFOOMBAY,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 838 views
    Troy

  10. Sharing News About My Book/Interviews

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

  11. Book Review Request: Love Is Not Black or White (Author Mary Rodwell)

    Guest Mary Rodwell,
    • 0 replies
    • 858 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. Book Review Request- Hidden Commonalities: Identifying Cultural Similarities Among Africans and African Descendants

    Guest Saye Carrie,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Kimberla Lawson Roby at the South West Florida Reading Festival

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. “How to Talk to Your Kids About Charlottesville”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  15. Conversation with Internationally Renowned Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Guest Gail Norris,
    • 0 replies
    • 771 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Connie "Cynique" Divers with the You Go Girl Bookclub

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

  17. Book Review Request: The Eve of Our September

    Guest Sharee Barlow,
    • 0 replies
    • 746 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. “Uninformed men make unsafe leaders.”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  19. July Newsletter Showcases the Best of the Black Literature

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

  20. She Turned Tricks at Age 11...

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  21. GHETTOHEAT EATS!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
    HICKSON

  22. Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo

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

  23. Sisters In The Wilderness.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 887 views
    harry brown

  24. Book Review Request - Yet I Still Stand

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

  25. AALBC.com's Last MIllion Visitors Came From....

    Troy,
    • 11 replies
    • 5.2k views
    Troy

  26. 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

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

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

  28. Black Women, Forgotten Asset.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 915 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.7k views
    HICKSON

  30. Diaspora: Return to Africa

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

  31. Recovering The Black Female Body.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 835 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  33. Book Review Request

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

  34. 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

  35. 26 Bestselling Children’s Book Authors You'll Definitely Love ♥

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 845 views
    Troy

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

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

  38. 2017 Phillis Wheatley Award Winning Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 919 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 957 views
    Troy

  40. Black Unity From Fantasy To Reality.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 923 views
    Troy

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

    Guest Mercy,
    • 0 replies
    • 681 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Wisconsin's Last Black-owned Bookstore Closed

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  43. Book Review Request: Of Captivity & Kings

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Dr T,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 996 views
    harry brown

  47. Would you Sacrifice to Support an Indie Bookseller?

    Troy,
    • 22 replies
    • 5.8k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 748 views
    Troy

  49. Book Review Request: Brownie Bear Teaches Gun Safety

    Guest B.L. Brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
    B.L. Brown

  50. Interested in a Book Review

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

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