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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. Our Bestselling Books for all of 2014

    Troy,
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    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  2. Our Bestselling Books for April 2019

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 898 views
    Delano

  3. Our Bestselling Books for Period Ending August 2018 -- No Poerty

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 740 views
    Troy

  4. Our Bestselling Books for Sept and Oct 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 665 views
    Troy

  5. Our December 31st eNewsletter - Plus a Rant

    Troy,
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    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  6. Our first eBook is only Available from Amazon

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 522 views
    Troy

  7. Our Forum Cited in the Book Total Chaos by Jeff Chang

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 948 views
    Cynique

  8. Our January 2014 eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 956 views
    Troy

  9. Our Kam Williams in Book on Johnson & Johnson Dynasty

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Cynique

  10. Our November 2016 eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  11. Our September Newsletter has Published - Book, Author info and More!

    Troy,
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    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  12. Our Top 100 Bestselling Authors: How Many Do You Know?

    Troy,
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    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  13. Our. Time. Has. Come !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 817 views
    Troy

  14. Outstanding Black Women of Yalobusha

    Guest Dottie Chapman Reed,
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    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  15. Outstanding books for children and young adults.

    Troy,
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    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  16. OVERCOMING SPEECHLESSNESS,,ALICE WALKER

    harry brown,
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    • 932 views
    harry brown

  17. Owning and Controlling Our Images and Spaces: Video Conference -- NOW!

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  18. Pam Grier's Memoir comes out next week

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  19. Paperbooks Make a Comeback as People Put Down eBooks...

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  20. Parable of the Talents Conversations

    Troy,
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    • 796 views
    Troy

  21. Part One: Diversity is not Racism, I Just Wanted Them to Look like Me

    Shirley Gale,
    • 20 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Shirley Gale

  22. Part Three: Diversity is Not Racism, The Difficult Road through Publication for Three Mermaid Sisters

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 902 views
    Shirley Gale

  23. Part Two: Diversity is not Racism--Producing Three Beautiful Black Sea Sisters

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 998 views
    Shirley Gale

  24. Party with us during the 2017 Black Pack Party

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 935 views
    Troy

  25. Passion The Art Of Making Love and War

    Guest Kendal-Valentino,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Passions Ignite

    Guest Clayton E. Corley, Sr,
    • 0 replies
    • 867 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Paul Beatty

    Delano,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Delano

  28. Paul Coates Discusses Black Classic Press (one of the oldest indie publishers) on C-SPAN

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  29. Paula Edwards

    Guest Victoria Chis,
    • 0 replies
    • 677 views
    Guest
    Guest

  30. Pay for words

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 653 views
    richardmurray

  31. Pay the Writer

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  32. PBS NewsHour story: “Anti-racist reading drove business to Black bookstores”

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Chevdove

  33. PEACHES: Book Review Request for new picture book

    Gabriele Davis,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views
    richardmurray

  34. PEN World Voices Festival, NYC May 4-10, 2015 - focus on Africa

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  35. Peppy's Cafe just before

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 459 views
    richardmurray

  36. Phillis Wheatley Award Finalist-White Man's Disease

    Dr T,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  37. Philly: The Capital of Black Indie Komix Artist Walk and Talk Tour

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 471 views
    richardmurray

  38. Phoebe Beasley collaboration with Maya Angelou on several serigraphs from poems by Langston Hughes

    admin,
    • 0 replies
    • 3.2k views
    admin

  39. Photos from the 2012 Black Pack Party

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  40. Photos from the 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  41. Photos from the 2013 the Harlem Book Fair

    Troy,
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    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  42. Pick one of these themes you want me to draw? #heavymetal #loctober

    richardmurray,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
    richardmurray

  43. Pick Troy Johnson as "Literary Activist of the Year." 

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  44. Picturing Freedom: African Americans & Their Cars, A Photographic History - For Review

    LizB,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    LizB

  45. Place of Privilege

    Guest Mark Robinson,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. PLAN B BY CHESTER HIMES/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

  47. Playing the odds- written by aalbc member Milton J Davis

    richardmurray,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Milton

  48. Please checkout my first Novel

    Guest L. Harrison,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. Please consider reviewing Civil Rights Baby

    Guest Nita Wiggins,
    • 0 replies
    • 912 views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. Please do me a quick favor Subscribe to my YouTube Channel

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Troy

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