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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. Now Available: White Man's Disease

    Dr T,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Dr T

  2. Win Free Books from AALBC.com

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 665 views
    Troy

  3. Moses,When Harriet Tubman Led Her People.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 808 views
    harry brown

  4. Black Study Bible.

    harry brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Mel Hopkins

  5. Celebrating Gwendolyn Brooks and June Jordan - March 25, 2017

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  6. THE COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 906 views
    Troy

  7. Book It Chicago 2017 March Literary Event

    The Author A.D.,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  8. There Is No Black Male Crisis

    Coach Michael Taylor,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  9. Youngest Bestselling Author in AALBC.com History!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  10. March 1, 2017 Newsletter — Book Award Announcements, New Books, and More

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Mel Hopkins

  11. Killer Nashville Internations Writers' Conference

    Guest Liz Gatterer,
    • 0 replies
    • 775 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. Book Review request: Punk Azz Cancer, How Dare You!

    Guest Brianne Joseph, LPI,
    • 0 replies
    • 863 views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Alex Haley's Roots.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 780 views
    harry brown

  14. Request for a Book Review

    Dr_APearson,
    • 0 replies
    • 749 views
    Dr_APearson

  15. Lessons From A Gathering Of Men ~ How Mens Work Is Redefining Masculinity And Improving Mens Lives

    Guest Michael Taylor,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Coach Michael Taylor

  16. Salvation Song

    LydiaE,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    LydiaE

  17. Rquest for Book Review

    Guest Mandla,
    • 0 replies
    • 725 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. Book Cover Collages

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  19. A Terrific Bookstore in Tampa's Ybor City, Best Books Rich Treasures 

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. Book Review Request: The Enemy's Territory

    Guest Kem Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 871 views
    Guest
    Guest

  21. Ohio Authors 1st Annual Kickback

    Guest Chanique J,
    • 1 reply
    • 931 views
    Troy

  22. Lola Leroy. Frances Harper.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    harry brown

  23. Video and Images from the 2017 Harlem Literary Brunch

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  24. 7 Books Win NAACP Image Awards

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 823 views
    Troy

  25. Book Review request

    Guest Co Kane,
    • 0 replies
    • 705 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Children Black Book Fair,Baltimore.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    harry brown

  27. Good Old Fashioned Common Sense: Books by J. California Cooper

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  28. Book Review Request: Bulletproof Faith

    Guest NereusMcnair,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. Victoria Christopher Murray Celebrates a Writing Career Spanning 20 Years and 27 Novels!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 724 views
    Troy

  30. Bestselling Books for November/December 2016

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 908 views
    Guest
    Guest

  31. It's not a question of bookselling…It's the raising of consciousness

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  32. Book Review Request: Black Power, Gender and the Black Panther Party in Oakland

    Guest Robyn C. Spencer,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  33. "Growing titties takes focus."

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Mel Hopkins

  34. Wreath For Emit Till. Marilyn Nelson.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  35. Agent needed

    Guest Cherese Thomas,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  36. “Daddy and Roger and ’em shot ’em a nigger.”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  37. Widening the Path: The Importance of Publishing Black Writers

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  38. Fiction by Black Writers: Who are the Readers?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 802 views
    Troy

  39. The Best Black Books Coming out February 2017

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  40. Three Black writers have won the Nobel Prize for Literature; do you know them?

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  41. Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival - Author Village

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  42. Black Women are Always so angry - Truth, Excuse or Somthing else

    Guest Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Answers to Book Industry Questions Posed 17 Years Ago

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views
    CDBurns

  44. 8 Ways to Be Published and Not Exploited

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  45. Book It Chicago 2017 March Literary Event

    Guest A.D.,
    • 0 replies
    • 649 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. Can You Identify These Black Writers?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  47. This might sound bigoted, racist, and homophobic but...

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  48. Book Review Request: Gettin' Down to the "Real" Nitty-Gritty, Life: American Dream or American Nightmare

    Guest Georgia Madison,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. The Highest Concentration of Black Owned Bookstores in the United States

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  50. Book Review Request for 1980s based book entitled "There and Now"

    Guest Abu Amina Salam,
    • 0 replies
    • 819 views
    Guest
    Guest

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