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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. "Frankie Finds the Blues" (Foreword by Taj Mahal)

    Guest Joel Harper,
    • 1 reply
    • 910 views
    Troy

  2. The Gospel According to a Black Woman

    Guest Ebony Adedayo,
    • 0 replies
    • 910 views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. Illustrated Bible

    Guest Ugo Eboh,
    • 0 replies
    • 910 views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. EXCERPT: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 910 views
    Gibran

  5. Ayana Gray. Books

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 909 views
    Troy

  6. Book Review Request: Residue: Surviving and Overcoming the Stains of Generational Curses and Soul Ties

    Guest Debbie L. London,
    • 0 replies
    • 909 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Review Request

    Guest R.S. Basi,
    • 0 replies
    • 909 views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. Does Mixed Race Marriage Produce Better Babies?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 908 views
    richardmurray

  9. Ahmenfree's Magic

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 908 views
    harry brown

  10. The Long Walk Steamfunk E-Book Special

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 908 views
    Milton

  11. The Durbar’s Apprentice by Remington Blackstaff - Book Review Request

    Remington,
    • 0 replies
    • 907 views
    Remington

  12. The Hidden Gem in the film MA 2019

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 907 views
    richardmurray

  13. Book Review Request

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

  14. Come to The Twelfth National Black Writers Conference

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 905 views
    Troy

  15. 3 Captivating Novels- "The Rain Will Tell" "STORM: Sequel to: The Rain Will Tell" "Dangerous Last Name Games"

    Guest Myra Towner-Rankin,
    • 0 replies
    • 905 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Essays from the Only Black Woman in the Room

    Guest Dawn Downey,
    • 1 reply
    • 905 views
    Gibran

  17. Maybe Coates, Okorafor, and Gay Can Bring Blackness to the Black Panther Universe

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 905 views
    Troy

  18. Writing & Producing During The Lockdown

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 904 views
    Slaise

  19. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Guest Marea D. Cole,
    • 0 replies
    • 903 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. Listening Landyn: Second Grader Walk & Roll (Book Review Request for Early Reader)

    New World Press, In.,
    • 2 replies
    • 903 views
    richardmurray

  21. Avid Reader Looking for the Title of Book

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 903 views
    Troy

  22. Falling Into Faith: The Source Of My Power, a Memoir

    DeAngelo Griggs,
    • 0 replies
    • 903 views
    DeAngelo Griggs

  23. TODAY at 1 p.m. A Conversation on the History of the AABLC!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 902 views
    Troy

  24. Book Review Request: A CONCOCTION OF LIES by Patsy Robertson

    MLB Publicity,
    • 1 reply
    • 902 views
    richardmurray

  25. I Met Two Sexual Predators One Evening (or Power Corrupts)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 902 views
    Troy

  26. Press Release/Book Review Consideration

    P. Nagual,
    • 0 replies
    • 902 views
    P. Nagual

  27. John S. Mbiti Book Provides an African Centered Understanding of Religion

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 902 views
    Troy

  28. Two of My Favorite Publishers (and one is not Black owned)

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 902 views
    CDBurns

  29. The Breakthrough.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 901 views
    harry brown

  30. Book Review Request for 1980s based book entitled "There and Now"

    Guest Abu Amina Salam,
    • 0 replies
    • 901 views
    Guest
    Guest

  31. Looking for Judges

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 900 views
    daniellegfny

  32. My life's challenges and how I'm overcoming them

    Swiyyah,
    • 0 replies
    • 900 views
    Swiyyah

  33. The 2015 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winning Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 900 views
    Troy

  34. Black Speculative Fiction Month!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 900 views
    Milton

  35. Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 900 views
    Milton

  36. My New Book Cover For 6 Magic Cans of Happiness

    daniellegfny,
    • 1 reply
    • 900 views
    daniellegfny

  37. Black Speculative Authors At Blerdcon?

    Guest Charlie J. Eskew,
    • 0 replies
    • 899 views
    Guest
    Guest

  38. 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winnering Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 899 views
    Troy

  39. An Afternoon of Black Books with two Black Book Pioneers - Harlem Event

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 899 views
    Troy

  40. AALBC Bestselling Books December 2019

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 899 views
    Troy

  41. Ghetto. Christmas. With. You.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 899 views
    harry brown

  42. 100. Thousand. Kingdoms.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 898 views
    Dee Miller

  43. Raising. Black. Boys,To. Men.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 898 views
    harry brown

  44. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 898 views
    Gibran

  45. Check Out The Mosaic Literary Conference

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    Troy

  46. O.W. Showe

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    Slaise

  47. GHETTOHEAT: MAMAGHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    HICKSON

  48. From Here to Timbuktu: A Steamfunk Adventure!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    Milton

  49. Nas Shout Outs AALBC Bestseller, Harlem Godfather

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    Troy

  50. 'The Lamentations of Willie McElroy

    Guest Roy McElroy,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    Guest
    Guest

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