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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. Nine Coretta Scott King Award Winning and Honored Books for 2021

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 857 views
    Troy

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

    Guest Joel Harper,
    • 1 reply
    • 857 views
    Troy

  3. For Review - Mirrors of Life Part 2: The Fight for Political Power

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 857 views
    Neal Owens

  4. Ghetto. Christmas. With. You.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 857 views
    harry brown

  5. O.W. Showe

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    Slaise

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 856 views
    CDBurns

  7. Looking for Judges

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 855 views
    daniellegfny

  8. Ayana Gray. Books

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 855 views
    Troy

  9. Kira the Artist -coloring pages

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 855 views
    richardmurray

  10. Learning. While. Black Janice. E. Hale.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 855 views
    harry brown

  11. Book Review For What I'd Do For Love New Release

    Guest K.F. Johnson,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. Check Out The Mosaic Literary Conference

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    Troy

  13. No Greater Love Book Review Request

    IshaJohnson,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    IshaJohnson

  14. Who has had Experience With The Black Writers Collective

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    daniellegfny

  15. 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winnering Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    Troy

  16. VOICE FROM THE PAST

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 854 views
    Troy

  17. Segments of an Interview with William Shatner

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    richardmurray

  18. For review: Lucky John, a novel

    Desiree,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    Desiree

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 853 views
    Troy

  20. AALBC Prints Books Too!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 853 views
    Troy

  21. Essays from the Only Black Woman in the Room

    Guest Dawn Downey,
    • 1 reply
    • 853 views
    Gibran

  22. For Immediate Release: Production of Clarence the Cabbie Confidential Begins

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 853 views
    daniellegfny

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 853 views
    Troy

  24. Jacob's Rite of Passage Family Series Review Request

    Guest Jamie Leigh,
    • 0 replies
    • 852 views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. GHETTOHEAT® IS ROCKIN' ON THE R-A-D-I-O-! #10

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 852 views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 852 views
    Troy

  27. For Review - "What's That? My First Numbers in Twi and English

    Guest Alikobooks,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Swiyyah,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    Swiyyah

  29. You inspire me

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    Dee Miller

  30. Not Far From The Tree

    Guest Eric Simmons,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    Guest
    Guest

  31. Brown. Girl. In. The. Ring. Nalo Hopkinson

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    harry brown

  32. NEW MOVIE ABOUT [PRESIDENT OBAMA/

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    boitumelo

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    Troy

  34. Raising. Black. Boys,To. Men.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    harry brown

  35. New Self-Publishing Literary Award to Promote Diverse Books in Libraries

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    Troy

  36. Book Review Request

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

  37. Book Review Request

    Guest Tylor Carr,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    Guest
    Guest

  38. The Dark Universe

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    Milton

  39. Sisters In The Wilderness.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 849 views
    harry brown

  40. 100. Thousand. Kingdoms.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 849 views
    Dee Miller

  41. Can anyone identify a story for me?

    Guest 10-K,
    • 0 replies
    • 849 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. The Breakthrough.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 849 views
    harry brown

  43. Richard Wright’s Estate Calls Google Book Settlement ‘Grievously Flawed’

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 849 views
    Troy

  44. Fledgling -Octavia Butler .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 848 views
    Troy

  45. 200 Letters, book recommendation

    Guest Amy Watkins,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. GHETTOHEAT: MAMAGHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    HICKSON

  47. Book Review request

    Guest Sabin Prentis,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Shirley Gale

  49. Book Review

    RAKuykendall,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    RAKuykendall

  50. The All-Time Top 10 Black Panther Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 847 views
    Troy

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