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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. Harriet Tubman_ A Biography.

    harry brown,
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    • 719 views
    harry brown

  2. Video of DANIEL BLACK (If you don't enjoy this reading something must be wrong with you)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 800 views
    Troy

  3. Why is Black Literary Fiction Languishing?

    Chrishayden,
    • 41 replies
    • 14.4k views
    Cynique

  4. The 2016 Brooklyn Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  5. Troy at the Kingston Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  6. Book Promotion Special Only $99 Today until December 21, 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 759 views
    Troy

  7. Bestselling Books, 100+ Events, and More in our September eNewsletter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  8. FINDING HEAVEN IN THE DARK

    Guest William L. Ingram,
    • 0 replies
    • 882 views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Education Advocate Kevin Chavous Has a New Book Out

    Guest mwaizer,
    • 0 replies
    • 709 views
    Guest
    Guest

  10. 10 Books Written by Black Writers Longlisted for 2016 National Book Award

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 968 views
    Troy

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

    Guest CasemateIPM,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. The Bennu Project (Book Review Request)

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

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  15. Online Marketing Services for Authors

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. AALBC.com is Expanding

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    VL Towler

  17. White Man's Disease Labor Day Special

    Dr T,
    • 0 replies
    • 886 views
    Dr T

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

    NRM,
    • 1 reply
    • 983 views
    Troy

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

    Guest Angela Benson,
    • 11 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Cynique

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

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

  21. Finding Jet Magazines

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

  22. Underground Railroad,Colson Whitehead.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views
    CDBurns

  25. Book It Literary Event Fall/Winter 2016

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

  26. Crime fiction book released

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

  27. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Places In My Heart

    Sheryl,
    • 0 replies
    • 706 views
    Sheryl

  28. Book Review Request: "Nervous Conditions"

    Guest CasemateIPM,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Moody Blue

  29. Seeking a Review of Short Story Collection

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

  30. August eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 701 views
    Troy

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

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

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

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Troy

  33. Seeking book review for my children's book

    ARTBooks4Kids,
    • 0 replies
    • 745 views
    ARTBooks4Kids

  34. Oprah's Latest Book Club Pick

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

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

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

  36. The Independent Author Expo

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 789 views
    Troy

  38. Book Review Request

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

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

    Guest Kida Brino,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    KIDA BRINO

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 753 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  42. Black Lives Matter

    Ray Hollar-Gregory,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Cynique

  43. The Top 100 Publisher Imprints Selling Black Books

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  44. 2016 Phillis Wheatley Award Finalists Announced

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  45. Secrets on Tobacco Road (Historical Fiction)

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 940 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  48. Henry Freedom Box

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 736 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 705 views
    Troy

  50. Review Request: Yellow Tulips & Red Buses

    Adia Kamaria,
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
    Adia Kamaria

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