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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. 378 Excellent Books, 77 Important Events & More

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    Troy

  2. Author

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    J M Smith

  3. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

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    • 973 views
    Lashonda B

  4. Books that mention India Arie

    Guest Angel,
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    • 548 views
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  5. New Black Anthology

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    Aquarius Press/Willow Book

  6. AALBC in the National News

    BrandNu,
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    • 1.7k views
    BrandNu

  7. GHETTOHEAT® IS ROCKIN' ON THE R-A-D-I-O! #3

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  8. What Are YOU Willing to Do?

    Guest,
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    • 873 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
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    • 880 views
    Troy

  10. Unpublished

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    • 886 views
    Guest
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  11. 2019 Queen City Book Fair

    Guest Quisha Dynae,
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    • 762 views
    Guest
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  12. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

    Troy,
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    • 726 views
    Troy

  13. Firedance in Lifewriting with Steven Barnes

    richardmurray,
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    • 415 views
    richardmurray

  14. Write your Blade Movie pitch?

    richardmurray,
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    • 384 views
    richardmurray

  15. Book Express Offers 50% Off Titles During Read An Ebook Week March 7-13

    hen81,
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    • 1.6k views
    hen81

  16. BLACK PEARL. An Erotic Mystery

    alidawriter,
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    • 1.9k views
    alidawriter

  17. Let Us Create Your Book Trailer

    Troy,
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    • 991 views
    Troy

  18. 2 for 2 - Book Promotion Special! Over two months less than $100

    Troy,
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    • 1k views
    Troy

  19. Ian Randle Publishers from Kingston Jamaica

    Troy,
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    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  20. SUMMER READING 2017: GHETTOHEAT STYLE!

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.3k views
    HICKSON

  21. Chicken Chronicles,Alice. Walker.

    harry brown,
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    • 762 views
    harry brown

  22. Fallen - An African Fantasy Short Story Collection

    Milton,
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    • 747 views
    Milton

  23. Eric Jerome Dickey’s final novel, THE SON OF MR. SULEMAN

    Troy,
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    • 903 views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
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    • 834 views
    harry brown

  25. The Art of Illegal Tender (Illegal Tender Comic)

    richardmurray,
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    • 478 views
    richardmurray

  26. Kobo sale ends September 30th , Assata Shakur, Where are they now : RMNewsletter 4th Version September 28th 2025

    richardmurray,
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    • 687 views
    richardmurray

  27. Spring 2013 Symposium Honoring the Work of Patricia Williams (NYC)

    Troy,
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    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  28. BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2017: GHETTOHEAT STYLE!

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.3k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
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    • 808 views
    Troy

  30. Review Request: A Black Women's History of the United States

    Guest Beacon Press Publicity,
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    • 857 views
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  31. The 11th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
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    • 647 views
    richardmurray

  32. The Book Look is Coming!

    BrandNu,
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    • 1.7k views
    BrandNu

  33. Interview: How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why Hedge Funds Get Away with Siphoning Off America's Wealth by Les Leopold

    Troy,
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    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  34. CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER///

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    harry brown

  35. "The House that God Built" ($23.95) and "Handfuls of Purpose" ($19.95) - $24

    Guest Handfuls of Purpose,
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    Guest

  36. GAY PRIDE MONTH 2017: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.4k views
    HICKSON

  37. Authors publisher and budding author conference

    Guest Violetta Joseph,
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    • 807 views
    Guest
    Guest

  38. Pre-Order Walter Mosley or Peace Adzo Medie Next Book and Get a Free Audiobook

    Troy,
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    • 812 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 825 views
    Troy

  40. 27th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

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    • 584 views
    richardmurray

  41. I hate to see authors leave money on the table!

    Troy,
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    Troy

  42. SOMETHING BLACK FOLKS SHOULD READ

    boitumelo,
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    boitumelo

  43. Go Set a Watchman sells 1.1 Million Copies in Less Than Two Weeks.

    Troy,
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    • 853 views
    Troy

  44. HICKSONHOTNESS SHOW!

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  45. Violence In The Lives Of Black Women!

    harry brown,
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    • 944 views
    harry brown

  46. Maximum Journey by Ish Eli

    Guest Jasmine Woods,
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    • 670 views
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  47. The 32nd edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
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    • 400 views
    richardmurray

  48. Questions of identity, real or unreal : RMNewsletter 4th Version February 1st 2026

    richardmurray,
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    • 161 views
    richardmurray

  49. The House at Sugar Beach: Helene Cooper

    Troy,
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    Troy

  50. Ghetto Tony And White Trash Tina – Free For Christmas

    hen81,
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    hen81

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