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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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  3. 20 Finalists for the 2015 National Book Awards!

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  4. Funk & Soul Covers

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

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  6. Jacqueline Jones LaMon Elected President of Cave Canem Foundation

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  7. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GHETTOHEAT TV!

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  8. Hue-Man Bookstore's October Events

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

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  10. Black Hollywood Unchained

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  11. Angela Flournoy is a National Book Foundation Honorees

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    • 1 reply
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  12. New List! Best-Selling Children’s Books on AALBC.com

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  13. Big Name Authors Headline the National Black Book Festival

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    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 4.5k views
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  15. eBook Sales Are Down - Paper Books Enjoy Growth

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    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

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

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    • 3.3k views
    Troy

  17. Welcome to Death Row

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    • 0 replies
    • 902 views
    Troy

  18. African American Publishing Directories?

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    • 1 reply
    • 762 views
    Troy

  19. THE FIRE NEXT TIME,JAMES BALDWIN/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 778 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 879 views
    CDBurns

  21. Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  22. The 40 Most Popular Books Read by African Americans this Summer

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views
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  23. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 2

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  24. SOUL FOOD COOKING

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  25. Authors interview

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  26. Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream--is Bull Crap!

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    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
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  27. New Black Panther Documentary Film

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  28. Avid Reader Looking for the Title of Book

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 889 views
    Troy

  29. Black Women Booted off a Train for Laughing

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
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  30. ...And Amazon Is Now A Book Agent/Publisher/Distributor...again

    CDBurns,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
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  31. Remember: When people tell you something's wrong...

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 920 views
    Troy

  32. TEAM GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 981 views
    HICKSON

  33. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 965 views
    HICKSON

  34. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

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    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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  35. How Can Bloggers Support Each Other?

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    • 15 replies
    • 4.3k views
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  36. 2015 Phillis Wheatley Awards -- Harlem Book Fair

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    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
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  37. Eric Jerome Dickey's Book One Night

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    • 10 replies
    • 3.1k views
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  38. A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  39. African-American Philosophers: 17 Conversations

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 4.9k views
    Dee Miller

  40. Power List Summer 2015 Best-Selling Books

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    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
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  41. New International Pavilion at the Library of Congress 2015 National Book Festival

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    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  42. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

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    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  43. Uncle tom or New Negro?

    ashthereader,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.3k views
    CDBurns

  44. Read This to Discover Great Authors, Books, Events & More

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 752 views
    Troy

  45. Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me debuts at #1 on the New York Time Best Sellers List

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  46. The Program for the Black Caucus of the American Library Association 9th Conference

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
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  47. Plukka presents Pamela Newkirk

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    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
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  48. One man's view of the 2015 Harlem Book Fair

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
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  49. Call for Submissions: Fall/Winter 2015 Killens Review of Arts & Letters

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    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
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  50. Go Set a Watchman sells 1.1 Million Copies in Less Than Two Weeks.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 900 views
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