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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. Brown Girls Books Celebrates Two Years

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Chasitie

  2. Writing Workshop Coming to Ohio March 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  3. RELATIONSHIPS,WHY MEN CHEAT/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 773 views
    harry brown

  4. 15th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Black Issues Book Review

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 965 views
    Troy

  5. Looking for feedback on Events Listing

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 756 views
    CDBurns

  6. Ethereal Voices

    Guest Shona Jabang,
    • 0 replies
    • 597 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Ethereal Voices

    Guest Shona Jabang,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. Stripper's Twitter Tale turned Feature Flick

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views
    CDBurns

  9. Writers of colour pander to the white woman

    Troy,
    • 28 replies
    • 6.7k views
    Cynique

  10. 7th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth The QBR 100 Essential Black Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 963 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  12. Amazon to Open Hundreds of Physical Book Stores!

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Rochelle Spencer

  14. Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  15. Another Racist Book for Children Published #whatelseisnew

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 4.8k views
    CDBurns

  16. Racist Book About a White Teacher and Black Students

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  17. CHAOS OR COMMUNITY/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 828 views
    harry brown

  18. Mrs.

    Guest Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 922 views
    Troy

  19. CONVICT'S CANDY: A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!

    HICKSON,
    • 19 replies
    • 7.9k views
    HICKSON

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Shirley Gale

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 833 views
    Shirley Gale

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 20 replies
    • 3.7k views
    Shirley Gale

  23. Submissions for the 2014 Ernest J. Gaines $10,000 Award for Literary Excellence Being Accepted

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  24. African American Literary Tea--THE WRITE STUFF

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 921 views
    Shirley Gale

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

    Bookscan,
    • 1 reply
    • 898 views
    Troy

  28. To .99 cents or not .99 cents?

    CDBurns,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  29. Nkiru Books is Online

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views
    CDBurns

  30. 2015 Year End Thank You From Troy

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    CDBurns

  31. HALLEUJAH, CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 789 views
    harry brown

  32. GHETTOHEAT TV PRESENTS: A GHETTOHEAT CHRISTMAS 2015!

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  33. A Selfie of Hickson of Ghettoheat and Troy

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  34. My first urban book

    Guest Tevin Lynn,
    • 1 reply
    • 881 views
    Troy

  35. Marlon James Wins the 2015 Man Booker Prize!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 633 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 4.5k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 844 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 809 views
    Troy

  39. Stories About 80-Year-Old Bridge Players In The Washington Bridge Unit

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  40. Video from The Go On Girl! Book Club 22nd Annual Author Awards

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.7k views
    Troy

  41. Kimberla Lawson Roby -- What A Career!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 864 views
    Troy

  42. December 2015 eNewsletter

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 5.6k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views
    Troy

  44. New Black Panther Documentary Film

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 4.3k views
    Troy

  45. Black Women Writers Score $Million+ Book Deals

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Cynique

  46. 2nd Annual Harlem Renaissance Holiday Fete

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  47. New Homepage Layout

    Troy,
    • 17 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  48. Whoopi Goldberg Partners With Book 0f the Month

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  49. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    HICKSON

  50. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: GHETTOHEAT!

    Guest,
    • 0 replies
    • 748 views
    Guest
    Guest

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