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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.

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    Troy

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  3. Ethereal Voices

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    • 605 views
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    Guest

  4. Dear Mary, Dear Luther: A Courtship in Letters

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    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
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  5. Book celebrating 1st Black President

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  6. 7th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth The QBR 100 Essential Black Books

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    • 981 views
    Troy

  7. Stripper's Twitter Tale turned Feature Flick

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  8. Ethereal Voices

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    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views
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  9. Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  10. Amazon to Open Hundreds of Physical Book Stores!

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  11. Racist Book About a White Teacher and Black Students

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  12. CHAOS OR COMMUNITY/

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    • 0 replies
    • 840 views
    harry brown

  13. Another Racist Book for Children Published #whatelseisnew

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.9k views
    CDBurns

  14. Mrs.

    Guest Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 951 views
    Troy

  15. Black Comic Book Festival in Harlem, NY Jan 16, 2016

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Rochelle Spencer

  16. An Even Better Book Promotion Deal - the Large Book Cover

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  17. The Impact of Prior Knowledge or Lack thereof on Writing

    Shirley Gale,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Shirley Gale

  18. Writers of colour pander to the white woman

    Troy,
    • 28 replies
    • 6.9k views
    Cynique

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Shirley Gale

  20. African American Literary Tea--THE WRITE STUFF

    Guest Sheila Morris,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  21. National Black Writers Conference Call for Papers & Poetry Cafe Auditions

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  22. Promote Your Book on AALBC.com for 50 Days!

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3k views
    Troy

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 949 views
    Shirley Gale

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 20 replies
    • 3.8k views
    Shirley Gale

  25. Buy/Sell your used books with 1-click

    Bookscan,
    • 1 reply
    • 916 views
    Troy

  26. To .99 cents or not .99 cents?

    CDBurns,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  27. Nkiru Books is Online

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.4k views
    CDBurns

  28. 2015 Year End Thank You From Troy

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

  29. HALLEUJAH, CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 804 views
    harry brown

  30. My first urban book

    Guest Tevin Lynn,
    • 1 reply
    • 900 views
    Troy

  31. Marlon James Wins the 2015 Man Booker Prize!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 647 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 852 views
    Troy

  33. Iyanla Vanzant is Disliked by Some -- Who Knew?

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 4.5k views
    CDBurns

  34. The Book Club Portion of AALBC.com is Growing

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 823 views
    Troy

  35. E-Mail Solicitation

    CDBurns,
    • 3 replies
    • 5.6k views
    Guest
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  36. Stories About 80-Year-Old Bridge Players In The Washington Bridge Unit

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  37. Kimberla Lawson Roby -- What A Career!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views
    Troy

  38. December 2015 eNewsletter

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 5.6k views
    Troy

  39. Your Book on Our Homepage $1 Per Day!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 911 views
    Troy

  40. Whoopi Goldberg Partners With Book 0f the Month

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  41. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.3k views
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  42. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: GHETTOHEAT!

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    • 755 views
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    Guest

  43. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: CONVICT'S CANDY!

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    • 6 replies
    • 2.8k views
    HICKSON

  44. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: CONVICT'S CANDY!

    Guest HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 710 views
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  45. 2nd Annual Harlem Renaissance Holiday Fete

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
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  46. A Moment of Silence: Midnight III by Sister Souljah

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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  47. 1,810 Authors Profiled on AALBC.com

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 4.4k views
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  49. BOOK OF LUKE,LUTHER CAMPBELL

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 915 views
    CDBurns

  50. Sentenced to 40 Years for Crime She Didn't Commit

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
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