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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. Globes Disease book review request

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

  2. Beyond Black Boy and Native Son

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    harry brown

  6. White Man's Disease

    Dr T,
    • 18 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Dr T

  7. Oscar Brown Jr.

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. New Mercies

    Guest Jacqueline McEwan,
    • 0 replies
    • 706 views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Good Old Word Of Mouth Sells Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 980 views
    Troy

  10. White Man Listen,Richard Wright

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  11. Black VP at Random House Answers Questions

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  12. Element-ary

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

  13. Accomplished Playwrights Attend Black Pack Party 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  14. Hopeful book review/exposure.

    Guest Ralph Jennings Jr.,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  15. Is Black Success Possible without White Infrastructure?

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Pioneer1

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 966 views
    Troy

  17. Black Pack Party in the Chicago Defender

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

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

  19. Brown Girl Books Dominated April's Bestsellers List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Creative Artist Yvonne,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Mel Hopkins

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 989 views
    Troy

  23. 13th National Black Writers Conference Airs on C-SPAN Book TV

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  24. Huffington Post STILL Exploiting Writers!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  25. Why Critical Review is Important

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 5k views
    Mel Hopkins

  26. Thinking Outside the Box to Promote Literacy

    Shirley Gale,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Shirley Gale

  27. Terrific Books Coming in May, Beyond Adichie, and More!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 739 views
    Troy

  28. Black Pack Party 10th Anniversary Celebration (May 2016)

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 876 views
    Troy

  29. BLACK MESSIAH

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 673 views
    harry brown

  30. Book Review Requested

    Guest Louie T. McClain II,
    • 0 replies
    • 907 views
    Guest
    Guest

  31. Cassava Republic Press: A Bright Star in the World of Black Books

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  32. Promoting Diversity In Children's Literature

    Shirley Gale,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Shirley Gale

  33. Under One Roof: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor’s Battle to Integrate Spring Training

    Guest Adam Henig,
    • 0 replies
    • 553 views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. HOW TO SOLVE 99 PERCENT OF LIFES PROBLEMS BY DONALD R MCKENNEY

    Guest DONALD R MCKENNEY,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. OVERCOMING SPEECHLESSNESS,,ALICE WALKER

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    harry brown

  36. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Her Kind of Man

    Guest Elle Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 951 views
    Troy

  37. BEFORE COLUMBUS, AFRICANS IN THE AMERICAS/

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  38. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST

    Sheryl,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Sheryl

  39. Sambos Double Shuffle: A Nigger Dance

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.9k views
    Troy

  40. 69th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Paule Marshall was born April 9, 1929.  

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 736 views
    Troy

  41. Videos From the 2016 Nat'l Black Writers Conf

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 742 views
    Troy

  42. MORNING GLORY INSPIRATIONS

    Guest WILLEST WASHINGTON,
    • 0 replies
    • 668 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Self-Publishing Platforms Are Distributors Not Publishers 

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. What Are You Reading Now?

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Dr T

  45. 62nd Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Carolyn M. Rodgers passed April 2, 2010.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 735 views
    Troy

  46. Zane is a 213 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Author!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  47. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: AND GOD CREATED WOMAN!

    HICKSON,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.5k views
    HICKSON

  48. 59th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Nella Larsen Died March 30, 1964

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  49. New book

    Guest Cynthia Amis Dickerson,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. Romance author Brenda Jackson has written more than 100 Novels

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 997 views
    Troy

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