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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. What's Your Advice For Aspiring Writers

    Guest O.W. Showe,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Guest
    Guest

  2. Review Request: Véronique’s Journey (19K-word Historical novella)

    Pafllinn,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    Pafllinn

  3. Children Black Book Fair,Baltimore.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 821 views
    harry brown

  4. BROWN GIRLS BOOKS- shades of brilliance

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 820 views
    richardmurray

  5. Authors publisher and budding author conference

    Guest Violetta Joseph,
    • 0 replies
    • 820 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Tales of the Astonishing B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ Spark

    Guest Charlie J. Eskew,
    • 0 replies
    • 820 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. The next Two Countdown 2021 Guest

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 820 views
    daniellegfny

  8. Falling Into Faith: The Source Of My Power, a Memoir

    DeAngelo Griggs,
    • 0 replies
    • 820 views
    DeAngelo Griggs

  9. The Talking Books Radio Program

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 819 views
    Troy

  10. The Art of Overstanding

    Guest Cornelius,
    • 0 replies
    • 819 views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. Book Review Request For My Children's Book

    Guest Elizabeth Bailey,
    • 1 reply
    • 819 views
    daniellegfny

  12. 2019 Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 819 views
    Troy

  13. Interested in Book review

    Guest Cassandra Durham,
    • 0 replies
    • 819 views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. Does Mixed Race Marriage Produce Better Babies?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 819 views
    richardmurray

  15. The Durbar’s Apprentice by Remington Blackstaff - Book Review Request

    Remington,
    • 0 replies
    • 818 views
    Remington

  16. Prolific Book To Challenge Africans and Friends Of Africa

    Guest Osei Badu-Nkansah,
    • 0 replies
    • 818 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. The Long Walk: A Rite of Passage Story

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 818 views
    Milton

  18. The Shearing of Willie McElroy

    Guest Roy McElroy,
    • 0 replies
    • 818 views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. Diaspora: Return to Africa

    Guest K.A. Gendo,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. Book Review Request: A CONCOCTION OF LIES by Patsy Robertson

    MLB Publicity,
    • 1 reply
    • 817 views
    richardmurray

  21. Read. Until. You. Understand.

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 817 views
    Troy

  22. My Black is Beautiful

    Guest Shondra M. Quarles,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Guest
    Guest

  23. Win a free copy of Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads by Al Sharpton

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 816 views
    richardmurray

  25. The Way of the Righteous

    Guest Dayciaa Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 816 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Book review requested on novel What Does It Profit

    G. A. Blakely,
    • 0 replies
    • 815 views
    G. A. Blakely

  27. Review requested for novel - Just My Luck

    Roz Seay,
    • 0 replies
    • 815 views
    Roz Seay

  28. Sable Book Club

    Guest Rogue Scholar,
    • 0 replies
    • 815 views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. BLACK SOLDIERS, MEMORIAL DAY

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 815 views
    harry brown

  30. Fiction by Black Writers: Who are the Readers?

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 815 views
    Troy

  31. Boston Globe journalist turns to fiction

    Hiawatha Bray,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    Hiawatha Bray

  32. Children’s Africana Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    Troy

  33. Single mama, with dating drama? This book is for you.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 814 views
    Troy

  34. Living,While Black In Amerikkka.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 812 views
    harry brown

  35. Event

    Guest Quisha Dynae,
    • 1 reply
    • 812 views
    Troy

  36. Ali

    Tony Lindsay,
    • 0 replies
    • 812 views
    Tony Lindsay

  37. SEESAW (A MEMOIR)

    Oneness4Real,
    • 0 replies
    • 811 views
    Oneness4Real

  38. Author of Children's Books

    Guest Jamil McGhee,
    • 0 replies
    • 811 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. Search Past Silence. Dr. David Kirkland.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 811 views
    harry brown

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

    Kareem,
    • 0 replies
    • 811 views
    Kareem

  41. Alex Haley's Roots.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 811 views
    harry brown

  42. Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 810 views
    Milton

  43. #1 College Planning Book for Black Families

    Guest Dr. Sonya Shuler Okoli,
    • 0 replies
    • 810 views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. Here are two of our Contestants are You One

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 810 views
    daniellegfny

  45. Book It Chicago 2017 March Literary Event

    Guest Book It Chicago,
    • 0 replies
    • 810 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. WIN A FREE SPOT ON KETURAH KENDRICK BOOK TOUR!!!!

    Dr. Kim,
    • 0 replies
    • 810 views
    Dr. Kim

  47. Talon. Of. God. Wesley. Snipers .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 809 views
    harry brown

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

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 809 views
    Kathleen

  49. 2014: the Best Year for Black Literature in Decades

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 809 views
    Troy

  50. Joy Comes in the Morning: Book Review

    Guest Monet,
    • 0 replies
    • 809 views
    Guest
    Guest

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