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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. National African American Read-In

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 939 views
    daniellegfny

  2. ISO Advance readers for The Delany Bennets

    Desiree,
    • 0 replies
    • 939 views
    Desiree

  3. FOR REVIEW: 3 nonfiction books about Black history from Black authors

    Guest Joe Walters,
    • 1 reply
    • 938 views
    Troy

  4. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trust

    Guest Mindy Kuhn,
    • 0 replies
    • 937 views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. Book Review Request

    Guest Marion Hill,
    • 0 replies
    • 937 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. American Dream. Achieved. ,From. Negro Expense?

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 936 views
    harry brown

  7. Introducing Our First Judge - Joy Monique

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 935 views
    daniellegfny

  8. Kimberla Lawson Roby -- What A Career!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 935 views
    Troy

  9. One Lost Boy: A Memoir of a Missing Childhood

    Guest Deborah Elum,
    • 0 replies
    • 935 views
    Guest
    Guest

  10. Do you see it?

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 934 views
    Troy

  11. Book Review Request: I AM YOU by Osamase Ekhator

    Osamase Ekhator,
    • 0 replies
    • 934 views
    Osamase Ekhator

  12. Black. Anglo-Saxon.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 934 views
    harry brown

  13. Children of the Quicksands from Efua Traore

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 934 views
    richardmurray

  14. Traveling Soul- Life Of Curtis Mayfield.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 934 views
    harry brown

  15. Mother-A. Cradle. To. Hold. Me. Maya Angelou.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    harry brown

  16. A Balm in Gilead

    Guest R. C. Webber,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. What exactly is an immersive novel?

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    Slaise

  18. Documentary Film on Black writers of fantasy, horror and science fiction

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    Troy

  19. Ship of Fools, Legend to be

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views
    richardmurray

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

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

  21. Great. American. Read,Black. Author. Books.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 932 views
    harry brown

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

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

  23. ...Talking About Good Music, Check out I Called Him Morgan

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    Troy

  24. What Did Jesus Really Say

    Guest JohnnywaH,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. Eating the Forbidden Fruit

    Guest Roland Sato Page,
    • 1 reply
    • 931 views
    Troy

  26. Review Request: A Black Women's History of the United States

    Guest Beacon Press Publicity,
    • 0 replies
    • 931 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. For Your Review: CeCe & Roxy Books

    Pascha Adamo,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    Pascha Adamo

  28. Robby

    Guest MartyR,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. NOW STREAMING: “Guest Who?!” Ep 01 - It’s A Jungle Out There

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    Slaise

  30. Genre Book Tag from thistle and verse

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    richardmurray

  31. Your Book on two of AALBC.com's most popular pages for 50 Days

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    Troy

  32. Requesting a review for my autobiography!

    Battle Tested,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    Battle Tested

  33. The. Mamba Mentality .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 930 views
    Troy

  34. T. Geronimo Johnson Wins 9th Annual Gaines Award

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 929 views
    Troy

  35. My Story-Despite My Odds

    Guest Denise Monique,
    • 0 replies
    • 929 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    dinactate,
    • 0 replies
    • 928 views
    dinactate

  37. What Are YOU Willing to Do?

    Guest,
    • 0 replies
    • 928 views
    Guest
    Guest

  38. On. Juneteenth

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 927 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. Surviving, Healing and Evolving: Essays of Love, Healing, Compassion, and Affirmation for Black People

    Guest Dr. Rhonda Sherrod,
    • 0 replies
    • 927 views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. For Review - Mirrors of Life: What is your life in the mirror?

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 927 views
    Neal Owens

  41. Request for Book Review

    Guest Felicia Brookins,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. The Perfect Black

    Guest Chase Green,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. 3rd Seattle Urban Book Expo in Seattle, WA

    Guest Jeffrey Cheatham II,
    • 1 reply
    • 926 views
    Troy

  44. Unpublished

    Guest,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Media Must Educate and Inform on Things that Matter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Troy

  46. Aretha! From. The. Roots.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    harry brown

  47. Gathering the Waters

    Guest,
    • 2 replies
    • 924 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Readers & REEL Folk - Episode 3; Amerie

    Amari,
    • 0 replies
    • 924 views
    Amari

  49. Can't Get It Right But Trying

    Guest M.L.Ginn,
    • 1 reply
    • 922 views
    Mel Hopkins

  50. The Enemy Within

    Guest Michelle Rhnea Yisrael,
    • 0 replies
    • 922 views
    Guest
    Guest

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