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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. GHETTOHEAT.COM: JAN '10 - APR '10 PREVIEW

    HICKSON,
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    HICKSON

  2. A few recently published non-fiction book reviews

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
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    Cynique

  3. GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS TOUR 3, SPRING 2012

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    HICKSON

  4. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES 9 YEARS OF HOTNESS!!!

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    HICKSON

  5. San Francisco Resolution passes; Save Marcus Books!

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    TheBookLook

  6. Why readers have it more difficult today (writers too)

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
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    Troy

  7. Uncle tom or New Negro?

    ashthereader,
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    • 4.3k views
    CDBurns

  8. Limited edition of 500 copies of Walter Mosley New Book!

    Troy,
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    • 860 views
    Troy

  9. BYWORD "A NATIONAL IDENTITY GUIDE FOR THE SO-CALLED NEGROES!"

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    • 5 replies
    • 5.4k views
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    Guest

  10. Book review request of The Weeping Time:Memory and the Largest Slave Auction In American History

    Guest Anne C. Bailey,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  11. The FBI's War on Black-Owned Bookstores

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  12. The first Book to display the AALBC Bestseller Seal in Print

    Troy,
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    • 766 views
    Troy

  13. The Republic of New Afrika

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Pioneer1

  14. MVmedia 2021 Best Sellers!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 638 views
    Milton

  15. What do you think of AALBC's New (Proposed) Logo?

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  16. Richard Murray's Public Literary Challenge Listing #RMPLCL 

    richardmurray,
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    • 193 views
    richardmurray

  17. CENTO Series episode 90 

    richardmurray,
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    • 233 views
    richardmurray

  18. WHAT BLACK RELIGIOUS SHOULD BE READING..

    boitumelo,
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    • 1.4k views
    boitumelo

  19. SOULFIRE BOOKS

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    alidawriter

  20. Black & Write - A documentary on black authors and the publishing business

    Troy,
    • 90 replies
    • 19.4k views
    Cynique

  21. SHA, MIKA MILLER & A.C. BRITT: THE WOMEN OF GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
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    • 5k views
    HICKSON

  22. Ratchet Woman 2 – Tameka’s Turmoil – Free Limited Time

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    • 1.7k views
    hen81

  23. Bestselling Books for November/December 2016

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 940 views
    Guest
    Guest

  24. Colin Kaepernick Signs a $1 Million+ Book Deal

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  25. Zora Neale Hurston Has a New Book...

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 857 views
    Troy

  26. Joy Comes in the Morning: Book Review

    Guest Monet,
    • 0 replies
    • 813 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Go On Girl! Book Club Co-Founder Lynda M. Johnson Passes

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  28. The 34th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 425 views
    richardmurray

  29. The End of the Cento series and the beginning of the RMPLCL : RMNewsletter 4th Version October 5th 2025

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 351 views
    richardmurray

  30. WHY HICKSON TYPES IN ALL CAPS?

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    HICKSON

  31. THE CROSS AND THE LYNCHING TREE/

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Pioneer1

  32. 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

  33. KIN FOLKS (new novel)

    Guest Monica Y. Perryman,
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. Spend 99 Cents for 20 Books for a Chance to Win $100

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    Troy

  35. Sneak Peek At Mommy Be So Mean She Takes My Money

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    daniellegfny

  36. Ahmenfree's Magic

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 864 views
    harry brown

  37. Kobo plus has expanded

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 514 views
    richardmurray

  38. New Books Coming April 2024 & More ❤️

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    josephinabazan

  39. RMNewsletter 4th Version 01/19/2025

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 322 views
    richardmurray

  40. Amazon book sales metrics

    bookfan,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  41. "2236" Review of the best novel by an African American I've read in years...

    Escritor19145,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    writerjohnb

  42. eBook Sales Level off Book Sales Dip 19%

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 6.6k views
    Troy

  43. Marlon James Wins the 2015 Man Booker Prize!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 656 views
    Troy

  44. Book Review Request

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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  46. Grooming A Generation.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  47. Before the Safari: A Changa's Safari Prequel

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 938 views
    Milton

  48. Book Reviews

    Jean2021,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Jean2021

  49. Juneteenth Poetry- The Freeman's Complaint

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 484 views
    richardmurray

  50. Flash Fictions a series 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 207 views
    richardmurray

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