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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. Netflix Releases Luke Cage (of Marvel Comics) Movie Trailer

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 999 views
    Troy

  2. F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival 2020

    Guest Donna M. Gray-Banks,
    • 0 replies
    • 689 views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. Review Request: Horse of a Different Color: The Tallest Kid in the Class

    Guest Toshia Stelivan,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. Harriet. Tubman Books

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 561 views
    harry brown

  5. Kobo Indie Book Cover contest

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 748 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 11.1k views
    Troy

  7. Traveling Soul- Life Of Curtis Mayfield.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 925 views
    harry brown

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

    Guest Janee' Thompson,
    • 0 replies
    • 714 views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. What Libro.fm are you listening to?

    daniellegfny,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    daniellegfny

  10. The Untold Story Of The "Wildman of the Wynooche"

    John Tornow Legend,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    John Tornow Legend

  11. Question for Black Authors- What are your thoughts on interpretations to your work?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 646 views
    richardmurray

  12. Jacinda Townsend Wins 16th Annual Ernest Gaines Book Award for Mother Country

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    richardmurray

  13. My name is AJ Sam, author and publisher of A Journey Far: Ibere (Beginnings). I am requesting consideration for the African American Literature Book Club to review my novel.

    AJ Sam,
    • 0 replies
    • 658 views
    AJ Sam

  14. Tananarive Due question on Aliens

    richardmurray,
    • 3 replies
    • 738 views
    Troy

  15. Request for Book Review: “Smashing Obstacles and Building Legacies” - Laing School and Freedmen’s Schools

    Lynette Jackson Love,
    • 1 reply
    • 572 views
    richardmurray

  16. Juneteenth Books.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 465 views
    Troy

  17. Writer - A producer for Skydance said they want to find Sisqo in the new show Star Trek Starfleet Academy, what say you?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 195 views
    richardmurray

  18. Ky-Mani Marley's "Dear Dad"

    Waterstar,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Waterstar

  19. Twitter has a lot of nerve!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  20. A Study of Numbers: A Guide to the Constant Creation of the Universe by R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Delano

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

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 956 views
    Dee Miller

  22. Nonfiction Book- There Is Something About Edgefield Shining a Light on the Black Community through History, Genealogy & Genetic DNA

    Guest Natonne Elaine Kemp,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. O.W. Showe

    Slaise,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Slaise

  24. For Immediate Release: Production of Clarence the Cabbie Confidential Begins

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 887 views
    daniellegfny

  25. The Blue Shadow

    Guest Anansi Jones,
    • 0 replies
    • 829 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Requesting a review of my book

    Dr. Eric D Wiliams,
    • 1 reply
    • 987 views
    Dr. Eric D Wiliams

  27. Mardi Gras fiction

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 186 views
    richardmurray

  28. Bowker's New Book Title Statistics

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  29. African American Bizarro Writer Andre Duza

    Chrishayden,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Chrishayden

  30. GHETTOHEAT STANDS STRONG

    HICKSON,
    • 5 replies
    • 5.6k views
    HICKSON

  31. OCCUPY GHETTOHEAT®!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 5.1k views
    HICKSON

  32. Call for Submissions: Fall/Winter 2015 Killens Review of Arts & Letters

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  33. Stories About 80-Year-Old Bridge Players In The Washington Bridge Unit

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  34. Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business 2018 Conference

    Guest Joylynn M. Ross,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. Becoming,Michelle. Obama

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  36. Would like a book review for Upright Bass: The Musical Life & Legacy of Jamil Nasser

    Guest Muneer Nasser,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. Who would like an Advanced Review Copy of 6 Magic Cans of Happiness

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 772 views
    daniellegfny

  38. An enlightening look at Black UK and Black Londoners historic literature I find fascinating, you may too:

    Lee Vining,
    • 1 reply
    • 612 views
    Dee Miller

  39. The Painkillers. A medical mystery by Glenn Parris.

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 392 views
    Milton

  40. Self-Publishing, Author Services Open Floodgates for Writers

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.5k views
    careycarey

  41. Camille Yarbrough: Author/Activist, "the foremother of hip hop"

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  42. What A Morning,Christmas With Black Sprituals.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 848 views
    Troy

  43. In Depth Opinions & Feedback

    Guest My Sister's Keeper,
    • 1 reply
    • 836 views
    Troy

  44. Enjoy 2018 Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books for Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  45. Video: Bestselling Author Tarkisha Wallace's Book, Little Girl Arise

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  46. Amber and the Hidden City: A Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Milton

  47. Artist Talk with Quincy Troupe

    Guest Tara@MSPC,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Maurice

  48. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  49. Don't know Your Enemy , You don't know Yourself"

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Delano

  50. Behind the Ink

    Guest Me Time Book Club,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

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