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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. Book It Chicago 2017 March Literary Event

    Guest Book It Chicago,
    • 0 replies
    • 798 views
    Guest
    Guest

  2. Rare Radio Interview with Thumper!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 966 views
    Troy

  3. Radio Interviews with Authors from 1998

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  4. What A Morning,Christmas With Black Sprituals.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 761 views
    Troy

  5. Amazon's Stranglehold: Stifling Competition, Eroding Jobs, and Threatening Communities

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 5.4k views
    mzmina

  6. 3rd Annual Harlem Renaissance Holiday Fete 2016

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

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

    Guest Elva D. Green,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  8. December 2016 Newsletter – Great New Books, Articles, and More

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  9. There is a GREAT New 100% Black Owned Message Board

    Guest The Black Board,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  10. Our November 2016 eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  11. An Afternoon With Tracy Chiles McGhee

    Sankofa Books,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Sankofa Books

  12. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: CONVICT'S CANDY!

    HICKSON,
    • 6 replies
    • 2.7k views
    HICKSON

  13. The Breakthrough.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 833 views
    harry brown

  14. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  15. PRINCE OSIRIS: A GHETTOHEAT PRINCE!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 950 views
    HICKSON

  16. No Where Girl

    Guest Charles Davis,
    • 0 replies
    • 660 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. Book Review Request

    Guest Whit Frazier,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
    whitfrazier

  18. Celebrating Authors Who Use Their Platforms to Support Indie Booksellers

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views
    Cerece Rennie Murphy

  19. 2017 Reading List for Go On Girl! Book Club Annouced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  20. Hurston/Wright 2016 Legacy Award Winners Announced

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  21. Cozy up to this thrillingly romantic book series!

    Guest AuthorTHill,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Guest
    Guest

  22. Robert J. Williams reading "Strivers and Other Stories"

    Guest Sankofa Books,
    • 0 replies
    • 914 views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. One Easy Way to Support Black Literature - Amazon.com

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    Troy

  24. What do we have to lose

    Guest RoRRFaith,
    • 0 replies
    • 698 views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. Single mama, with dating drama? This book is for you.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    Troy

  26. Book Review

    Yasheca LaSha,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Yasheca LaSha

  27. Book Review - Lizzie & McKenzie's Fabulous Adventures

    dinactate,
    • 0 replies
    • 820 views
    dinactate

  28. My Own Worst Enemy: A Black Man's American Story

    Guest Ismael Brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. The Children's Bestsellers List for Oct/Sep 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 789 views
    Troy

  30. Our Bestselling Books for Sept and Oct 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 627 views
    Troy

  31. Why Read Mystery Novels

    Guest Kris Allis,
    • 0 replies
    • 982 views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. Oprah Really Can Sell a Book!

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  33. #4 Top All-Time Bestselling Author: Wahida Clark

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 973 views
    Troy

  34. The Black Literacy Forum #1

    Guest david rambeau,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. Author of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Opens a Bookstore

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    CDBurns

  36. PRINCE OSIRIS: A GHETTOHEAT PRINCE!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 746 views
    HICKSON

  37. Obama's Legacy: What He Accomplished

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  38. The Sellout by Paul Beatty shortlisted for Man Booker Prize

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  39. Good2go Publishing - Over 1 Million Books Sold!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Troy

  40. Resurgence in Interest in the Survival of Indie Bookstores

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  41. Lol...you can't make this stuff up!!

    Guest Dee Miller,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize for Literature?!

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  43. Blue Mafia: New Book explores police brutality & federal reform in OH

    Guest Timtolka,
    • 0 replies
    • 938 views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. Walter Mosley Traveling in the Spirit of Carter G. Woodson

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Terry Coffey

  45. Call To The Fire!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 645 views
    harry brown

  46. Do You Judge a Book by its Cover? Should You?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 972 views
    Troy

  47. Book Review Request For New Release - To Find You

    Guest Cerece Rennie Murphy,
    • 0 replies
    • 955 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. AALBC.com Starts Its 19 Year This Month

    Troy,
    • 22 replies
    • 4.7k views
    Troy

  49. "A Child Raising A Child"

    Guest Odessa White,
    • 0 replies
    • 830 views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. Seeking Tastemakers for review of debut novel

    Guest Courtney CLOVE Wheeler,
    • 0 replies
    • 666 views
    Guest
    Guest

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