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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 CELEBRATES BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2016!

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    HICKSON

  2. Interested In A Book Review

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    • 813 views
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  3. Snatching Joy

    Guest Mary,
    • 0 replies
    • 650 views
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  4. Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

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    Troy

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

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    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  6. Leimert Park Village Book Fair Gears Up For 10th Anniversary

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    Troy

  7. More than 2,400 Authors Profiled

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    • 820 views
    Troy

  8. Paula Edwards

    Guest Victoria Chis,
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    • 677 views
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  9. Horizontal Banner on All AALBC.com Pages--Just $5 a Day

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  10. Juneteenth,Celebrating.

    harry brown,
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    • 702 views
    harry brown

  11. Upcoming Event: Fall into Romance 2016

    Guest Kianna Alexander,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  12. 32nd Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair

    Guest Eric Mayer,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  13. In Search of a Book Buyer: African American Women Top the List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  14. All the Carter G Woodson Award Winning Books Since 1974

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 795 views
    Troy

  15. so excited!

    Guest Irene Stephney,
    • 0 replies
    • 770 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Saving The. Native. Son.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 729 views
    harry brown

  17. Celebrating the Best in Black Literature (May 31, 2016 Newsletter)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 679 views
    Troy

  18. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES 13 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.8k views
    HICKSON

  19. Challenges Facing African American Youth

    Guest Karen Wicker,
    • 0 replies
    • 695 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. Walter Mosley Fans, I can use your help...

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Troy

  22. Is Black Literature And the Arts Going Through a Whole New Renassaince?

    TheroneShellman,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  23. KLEPTOMANIAC: Who's Really Robbing God Anyway?

    Guest Frank Chase Jr,
    • 0 replies
    • 946 views
    Guest
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  24. Muhammad Ali

    Dr T,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  25. Great New Books, Bestsellers and More! (newsletter 5/31/16)

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 861 views
    Cynique

  26. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES 13 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    HICKSON

  27. Ex Colored Man,James Weldon Johnson

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 723 views
    harry brown

  28. Globes Disease book review request

    Guest Lance Oliver Keeble,
    • 0 replies
    • 660 views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. Beyond Black Boy and Native Son

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Cynique

  30. Fanita Pendleton Author and Owner of Urban Moon Books bookstore:

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  31. New Novel About First Black Woman to Graduate from Vassar

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  32. The Black Arts Movement a Conversation: June 13, Washington DC

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views
    harry brown

  33. White Man's Disease

    Dr T,
    • 18 replies
    • 4k views
    Dr T

  34. Oscar Brown Jr.

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. New Mercies

    Guest Jacqueline McEwan,
    • 0 replies
    • 752 views
    Guest
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  36. Good Old Word Of Mouth Sells Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  37. White Man Listen,Richard Wright

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  38. Black VP at Random House Answers Questions

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  39. Element-ary

    M. Haynes,
    • 0 replies
    • 834 views
    M. Haynes

  40. Accomplished Playwrights Attend Black Pack Party 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  41. Hopeful book review/exposure.

    Guest Ralph Jennings Jr.,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  42. Is Black Success Possible without White Infrastructure?

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Pioneer1

  43. Black Pilots in German Air Force (Lufwaffe) During WWII

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  44. Black Pack Party in the Chicago Defender

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  45. Schools out! Why spend quality time w/your kids?(Book review request)

    Guest Christopher R. Kaden,
    • 0 replies
    • 637 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. Brown Girl Books Dominated April's Bestsellers List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  47. Are Self-Help Sellers Similar to Weight Loss Pushers

    Creative Artist Yvonne,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
    CDBurns

  48. Black Author Secrets: How I Make $2,500+ in Book Sale Every Month

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Mel Hopkins

  49. One World's publisher Chris Jackson Acquires Two Ta-Nehisi Coates Titles

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  50. 13th National Black Writers Conference Airs on C-SPAN Book TV

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
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