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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. Miles' Stuffy Nose (board book) - BOOK REVIEW REQUEST

    Guest Janice Robinson-Celeste,
    • 0 replies
    • 886 views
    Guest
    Guest

  2. The Alchemists of Kush by Minister Faust

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 885 views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. The whileBlack Chronicles' When Strong Black Families Encounter Powerful Whites What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    aMhayes,
    • 0 replies
    • 885 views
    aMhayes

  4. New book

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 885 views
    Troy

  6. Book Review

    RAKuykendall,
    • 0 replies
    • 884 views
    RAKuykendall

  7. FINDING HEAVEN IN THE DARK

    Guest William L. Ingram,
    • 0 replies
    • 884 views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. Can anyone identify a story for me?

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

  9. Moses,When Harriet Tubman Led Her People.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 882 views
    harry brown

  10. Book Review request

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 882 views
    Troy

  12. The first Africans Americans: 1619

    Guest Louise,
    • 1 reply
    • 881 views
    Troy

  13. FREE BOOK: SNAPSHOTS

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views
    Gibran

  14. Bringing Your Audience Outside of the Book

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views
    Slaise

  15. 48th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. Ben Passed March 19, 2015

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views
    Troy

  17. Jemele Hill article in The Atlantic about black athletes leaving white schools plagiarized?

    Kareem,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views
    Kareem

  18. Dr. Marvellus Djinn's Odd Scholars

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views
    Milton

  19. Love,Peace,Soul-Soul. Train!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    harry brown

  20. Submitting for Review Consideration

    Guest Kyra Ann,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    Guest
    Guest

  21. 34th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    Troy

  22. O.W. Showe

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    Slaise

  23. AALBC's Book Database is Down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    Troy

  24. The Little Girl With the Big Voice

    Guest Adam Reingold,
    • 0 replies
    • 879 views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. Troy Johnson of AALBC on LoveBabz LoveTalk WNHH 103.5 FM 2/8/2021

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 879 views
    Troy

  26. Book Review Request: Lalibela (Poetry Collection)

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 2 replies
    • 879 views
    Regina Shepherd

  27. A Fortune for Your Disaster

    Guest Will,
    • 1 reply
    • 879 views
    Troy

  28. Black Religious Studies

    Guest Katie Gee,
    • 1 reply
    • 877 views
    Troy

  29. Black. Fathers,Are. Real,We. Do. Exist.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 877 views
    harry brown

  30. Muscadine Wine: Magic Realism and More from the Deep South

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 876 views
    Kathleen

  31. Searching For. Whitopia Rich. Benjamin

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 876 views
    Troy

  32. The Fall That Saved Us Cover Reveal in Thistle and Verse, author Tamara Jeree

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 876 views
    richardmurray

  33. Not Far From The Tree

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

  34. A Really Cool Children's Book Series: “Little People, Big Dreams”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 876 views
    Troy

  35. AALBC Mourns the passing of “Literary Lion” Paule Marshall

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 876 views
    Troy

  36. Book It Literary Event Fall/Winter 2016

    Guest Anita Davis aka A.D.,
    • 1 reply
    • 876 views
    Troy

  37. The Long Walk: A Rite of Passage Story

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 875 views
    Milton

  38. BROWN GIRLS BOOKS- shades of brilliance

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
    richardmurray

  39. Win a Copy of Prisoners on Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital Download!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
    Troy

  40. When A Black Woman Is The C.E.Oh.

    Slaise,
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
    Slaise

  41. 200 Letters, book recommendation

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

  42. One of My Favorite Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 873 views
    Troy

  43. Alex Haley's Roots.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 873 views
    harry brown

  44. As I Listened to KWL episode 323 - the self publishing show

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 873 views
    richardmurray

  45. Passions Ignite

    Guest Clayton E. Corley, Sr,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. Life. Upon These. Shores.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 872 views
    Troy

  47. 2014: the Best Year for Black Literature in Decades

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Troy

  48. Ali

    Tony Lindsay,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Tony Lindsay

  49. Uncertain Resurrection.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 871 views
    harry brown

  50. Together For. Kwanzaaa!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 871 views
    harry brown

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