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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 Review Request: "All the Good Things Around Us" and "May Their Shadows Never Shrink"

    Guest CasemateIPM,
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    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  2. The Bennu Project (Book Review Request)

    Guest Aha Mena,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.9k views
    Aha Mena

  3. Book Review Request - THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR by Yewande Omotoso

    Guest Marlena Brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 883 views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. The Best Selling Books on AALBC.com for July/August 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  5. Online Marketing Services for Authors

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. AALBC.com is Expanding

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    VL Towler

  7. White Man's Disease Labor Day Special

    Dr T,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    Dr T

  8. CHANGE OF HEART: NEVER SAY NEVER..., a powerful new novel examines the damage done to families

    NRM,
    • 1 reply
    • 952 views
    Troy

  9. Review Request: Men Don't Like Ugly, Women Don't Like Broke

    Guest Angela Benson,
    • 11 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Cynique

  10. Book Review Request -- "On Top of the World (Until the Bell Chimes)"

    Guest Chelsea Apple,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. Finding Jet Magazines

    Guest Ben Shelley,
    • 0 replies
    • 756 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. Underground Railroad,Colson Whitehead.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  13. Links are Better Than "Likes" Thanks Grant Harper Reid

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Grant Harper Reid

  14. Are Book Festivals Becoming a Thing of the Past?

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    CDBurns

  15. Book It Literary Event Fall/Winter 2016

    Guest Anita Davis aka A.D.,
    • 1 reply
    • 862 views
    Troy

  16. Crime fiction book released

    Guest Nick Knardirell,
    • 0 replies
    • 722 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Places In My Heart

    Sheryl,
    • 0 replies
    • 687 views
    Sheryl

  18. Book Review Request: "Nervous Conditions"

    Guest CasemateIPM,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Moody Blue

  19. Seeking a Review of Short Story Collection

    Guest Moody Blue,
    • 0 replies
    • 570 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. August eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 689 views
    Troy

  21. #BlackGirlMagic and Intersectional Feminism in Debut Slave Revolution Novel

    Guest Brooke Obie,
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
    Guest
    Guest

  22. Christoper D. Burns a Two Time Bestselling Author!

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Troy

  23. Seeking book review for my children's book

    ARTBooks4Kids,
    • 0 replies
    • 731 views
    ARTBooks4Kids

  24. Oprah's Latest Book Club Pick

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  25. Children's Book Good Touch Bad Touch: How to Tell the Difference

    Guest Simone Blanchard,
    • 0 replies
    • 828 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. The Independent Author Expo

    Guest Nick Knardirell,
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 770 views
    Troy

  28. Book Review Request

    Guest JB Smiley Jr.,
    • 1 reply
    • 882 views
    SmileySpeaks

  29. Book Review Request: "Daddy's Bedtime Adventures"

    Guest Kida Brino,
    • 2 replies
    • 986 views
    KIDA BRINO

  30. The March Trilogy, Great Graphic Novels Will Definitely Appeal to Young Men

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 729 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 981 views
    Troy

  32. Black Lives Matter

    Ray Hollar-Gregory,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Cynique

  33. The Top 100 Publisher Imprints Selling Black Books

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  34. 2016 Phillis Wheatley Award Finalists Announced

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  35. Secrets on Tobacco Road (Historical Fiction)

    Guest Danielle Siler,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  36. U.S. book Publishing Generated $27.78B in Revenue

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 912 views
    Troy

  37. The Power List Bestsellers Can't Replace Essence's List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  38. Henry Freedom Box

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
    harry brown

  39. Bestselling Books for May/June 2016 Nice Mix of Indie, New, and Classic Titles

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 685 views
    Troy

  40. Review Request: Yellow Tulips & Red Buses

    Adia Kamaria,
    • 0 replies
    • 700 views
    Adia Kamaria

  41. Review Request: Ana's Magic

    Adia Kamaria,
    • 0 replies
    • 689 views
    Adia Kamaria

  42. Death of the Black Owned, Independent, Bookstore

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 7.6k views
    Troy

  43. The Truth,The Lie,The Bible.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 753 views
    harry brown

  44. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: DANA DANE! Q & A WITH HICKSON!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  45. Get Your Book on the AALBC.com Homepage for Less than $1 Per Day

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 993 views
    Troy

  46. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2016!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    HICKSON

  47. Interested In A Book Review

    Guest Ms. Johnnie,
    • 0 replies
    • 801 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Snatching Joy

    Guest Mary,
    • 0 replies
    • 645 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    Troy

  50. Mystery Writers of America Announce the Winners of the 2016 Edgar Allan Poe Awards

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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