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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. Videos From the 2016 Nat'l Black Writers Conf

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  2. The Highest Concentration of Black Owned Bookstores in the United States

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  3. Nas Shout Outs AALBC Bestseller, Harlem Godfather

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    Troy

  4. Ghetto Nation ,Cora. Daniels

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  5. Menopause vs Puberty

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  6. A Pot to Piss In: Intergenerational Wealth Planning for Black People

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  7. What is the Objective of a Book Review?

    Troy,
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    Guest

  8. Beyond. Uhura And. Other. Memoirs. Michelle. Nichols.

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    • 1.6k views
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  9. Ryan Coogler's Sinners questions

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  10. "Death of the Author"

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    Erzulie_Danto

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

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    HICKSON

  12. A few recently published non-fiction book reviews

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    Cynique

  13. GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS TOUR 3, SPRING 2012

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    HICKSON

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

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    HICKSON

  15. San Francisco Resolution passes; Save Marcus Books!

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    TheBookLook

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

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    Troy

  17. Uncle tom or New Negro?

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    • 9 replies
    • 4.4k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
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    • 874 views
    Troy

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

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    • 5 replies
    • 5.5k views
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  20. 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
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  21. The FBI's War on Black-Owned Bookstores

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

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    • 788 views
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  23. The Republic of New Afrika

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Pioneer1

  24. MVmedia 2021 Best Sellers!

    Milton,
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    • 662 views
    Milton

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

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
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    • 243 views
    richardmurray

  27. CENTO Series episode 90 

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    • 269 views
    richardmurray

  28. WHAT BLACK RELIGIOUS SHOULD BE READING..

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    boitumelo

  29. SOULFIRE BOOKS

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    alidawriter

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

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    • 90 replies
    • 20.2k views
    Cynique

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

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    HICKSON

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

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  33. Bestselling Books for November/December 2016

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    • 965 views
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  34. Colin Kaepernick Signs a $1 Million+ Book Deal

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

    Troy,
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    • 874 views
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  36. Joy Comes in the Morning: Book Review

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

    Troy,
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  38. The 34th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

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

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  40. WHY HICKSON TYPES IN ALL CAPS?

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    HICKSON

  41. THE CROSS AND THE LYNCHING TREE/

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    • 2 replies
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  42. Book Review Request: Gettin' Down to the "Real" Nitty-Gritty, Life: American Dream or American Nightmare

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  43. KIN FOLKS (new novel)

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

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

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  46. Ahmenfree's Magic

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    • 901 views
    harry brown

  47. Kobo plus has expanded

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    • 536 views
    richardmurray

  48. New Books Coming April 2024 & More ❤️

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    josephinabazan

  49. RMNewsletter 4th Version 01/19/2025

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    • 362 views
    richardmurray

  50. Amazon book sales metrics

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    • 3 replies
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