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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. 50% off Upcoming Titles from TD Jakes & Kimberla Lawson Roby

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. 50th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: March 21, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama, 19-year-old Michael Donald was Lynched

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    Troy

  3. 51st Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Chinua Achebe Passed March 21, 2013

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  4. 54th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Writer, Feminist,Toni Cade Bambara March 25, 1939

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  5. 59th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Nella Larsen Died March 30, 1964

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    Troy

  6. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    Guest,
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    Troy

  7. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

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    HICKSON

  8. 6 Cans of Happiness is soon to be Released

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    Troy

  9. 61 Bestselling Books for July/August 2020

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    Slaise

  10. 61 Bestselling Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s, and Poetry Books for January/February 2021

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    Troy

  11. 62nd Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Carolyn M. Rodgers passed April 2, 2010.

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    Troy

  12. 69th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Paule Marshall was born April 9, 1929.  

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    Troy

  13. 7 Books Win NAACP Image Awards

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    Troy

  14. 7 of 20 finalists for National Book Awards are Black

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    Troy

  15. 7th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth The QBR 100 Essential Black Books

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  16. 8 Ways to Be Published and Not Exploited

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    Troy

  17. A “Random Penguin”

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    Troy

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

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    harry brown

  19. A Balm in Gilead

    Guest R. C. Webber,
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    Guest
    Guest

  20. A Black, Gay, Christian Dwarf chronicles his life’s journey

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    Troy

  21. A Book Review Request-Narrative Journeys of Young Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Hidden Community among Us

    Guest Stephanie Hawthorne,
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    • 639 views
    Guest
    Guest

  22. A Book To Escape Reality of Racism/Police Brutality (review request)

    Guest Janee' Thompson,
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    • 713 views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. A Classic Example of Book Industry NONSENSE!!!

    Nah'Sun,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.3k views
    LookAgainPress

  24. A Compelling Novella Set in the South- "The Tannell's Family Secret"

    Lashonda B,
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    Lashonda B

  25. A Comprehensive List of Independent Book Stores

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    Troy

  26. A Day of Christian Books, Fellowship & Praise

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    Guest
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  27. A Debut Picture Book About Dance

    Guest Valerie Bolling,
    • 1 reply
    • 905 views
    Slaise

  28. A Deeper Love Inside.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  29. A Discussion on Book contracts

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    richardmurray

  30. A Few Great Independent Bookstores

    Troy,
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    Troy

  31. A few nominees for 2011 National Book Awards

    Troy,
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    Troy

  32. A few recently published non-fiction book reviews

    Troy,
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    Cynique

  33. A Fortune for Your Disaster

    Guest Will,
    • 1 reply
    • 871 views
    Troy

  34. A free eBook from an really good writer

    Troy,
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    Troy

  35. A Free Full Day Writing Workshop, February 23rd at Chicago State

    Troy,
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    Troy

  36. A Gardin Wedding: A Gardins of Edin Novel

    richardmurray,
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    • 947 views
    richardmurray

  37. A GHETTOHEAT® NEW YEAR!

    HICKSON,
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    HICKSON

  38. A GHETTOHEAT® WAVE IS RISIN…

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    HICKSON

  39. A GOOD BOOK

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    Gibran

  40. A great ad position available in next AALBC.com eNewsletter

    Troy,
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    Troy

  41. A Great Piece of Harlem Renaissance Literature Comes to Netflix

    anonymous50,
    • 3 replies
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    Troy

  42. A Great Read for the Man in Your Life...

    Troy,
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    Troy

  43. A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation

    Troy,
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    Troy

  44. A is for Afrika, S is for Sovereignty

    Guest Baoku Duduyemi,
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  45. A Juneteenth crossing 250 years of USA aalbc project : Literary Verite

    richardmurray,
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    richardmurray

  46. A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT, BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING/

    harry brown,
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    harry brown

  47. A List of Black Owned Indepedent Magazines

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
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    Troy

  48. A Long Stroll - For Review

    Guest Ab Mbiaasu,
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    • 812 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. A Map of Independent Bookstores That Serve the Black Community

    Troy,
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    Troy

  50. A MARCUS PREACHER mystery , free to read, enjoy

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 172 views
    richardmurray

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