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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. MELODIC MONDAY MELODIOUS MEDLEY: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    HICKSON

  2. Ta-Nehisi Coates is an AALBC.com Supporter

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  3. Black Children's Picture Book About Fear

    Guest Starr T. Balmer,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views
    CDBurns

  4. T. Geronimo Johnson Wins 9th Annual Gaines Award

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 859 views
    Troy

  5. CITIZEN, POET CLAUDIA RANKIN

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    harry brown

  6. The sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever is Out ...for a while

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 7.7k views
    Troy

  7. Good 2 Go Publishing - Making A Serious Impact in Publishing

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  8. 20 Finalists for the 2015 National Book Awards!

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  9. T. Geronimo Johnson Wins 9th Annual Gaines Award 

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 873 views
    Shirley Gale

  10. Great Ways to Promote Your Books On AALBC.com!

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views
    Shirley Gale

  11. Black American Talk and Chat Show

    Guest BlackeazyG,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  12. New Afr Am novel on Black women & the Jonestown massacre

    blackskeptics,
    • 0 replies
    • 981 views
    blackskeptics

  13. The Only Black-Owned Bookstore in Manhattan

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Dontavious

  14. The 2015 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winning Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 847 views
    Troy

  15. The Hurston/Wright Foundation is accepting submissions for the 2016 Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 901 views
    Troy

  16. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 4

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  17. Grand Re-Opening of Revolution Books on November 15!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 974 views
    Troy

  18. Cracked Glass, Part One: The Whole Damned Family

    Guest,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 3

    HICKSON,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.1k views
    HICKSON

  20. Memphis Noir Launch Event

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  21. Introducing Author Chris Burns

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 3.8k views
    Troy

  22. B.O.S.S. Book Launch - Atlanta, GA Nov 15th

    The Righteous Sin Novel,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views
    The Righteous Sin Novel

  23. Hello

    Donia Moore Gonzales Phd,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    CDBurns

  24. Series success!

    Chicki Brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 975 views
    CDBurns

  25. Black Arts Movement, writer and actress S. Pearl Sharp

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.1k views
    CDBurns

  26. Paperbooks Make a Comeback as People Put Down eBooks...

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  27. Gathering the Waters

    Guest,
    • 2 replies
    • 803 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. Great Book of Photographs from Eli Reed

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    CDBurns

  29. Check Out The Mosaic Literary Conference

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 833 views
    Troy

  30. Why not try writing courses from 2 National Best Selling Authors

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 982 views
    Troy

  31. Funk & Soul Covers

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 749 views
    Troy

  32. Quvenzhane Wallis Signs 6-figure Children's Book Deal

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 886 views
    Troy

  33. Jacqueline Jones LaMon Elected President of Cave Canem Foundation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 951 views
    Troy

  34. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GHETTOHEAT TV!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  35. Hue-Man Bookstore's October Events

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  36. Writer's Pro Workshops:Digital Workshops for Aspiring, New, and Veteran Authors

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    Troy

  37. Black Hollywood Unchained

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  38. Angela Flournoy is a National Book Foundation Honorees

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  39. Baldwin's Heir to Write Black Panther comic for Marvel

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  40. New List! Best-Selling Children’s Books on AALBC.com

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 5k views
    Troy

  41. Big Name Authors Headline the National Black Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  42. Wil Haygood’s new book, Showdown, on Thurgood Marshall and racial segregation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.4k views
    Troy

  43. Authors interview

    Guest,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. eBook Sales Are Down - Paper Books Enjoy Growth

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    CDBurns

  45. Welcome to Death Row

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 844 views
    Troy

  46. African American Publishing Directories?

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 732 views
    Troy

  47. THE FIRE NEXT TIME,JAMES BALDWIN/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 734 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 833 views
    CDBurns

  49. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

    harry brown,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  50. ...And Amazon Is Now A Book Agent/Publisher/Distributor...again

    CDBurns,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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