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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. Big Name Authors Headline the National Black Book Festival

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    Troy

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

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    • 4.4k views
    Troy

  3. Authors interview

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    • 9 replies
    • 3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. eBook Sales Are Down - Paper Books Enjoy Growth

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    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    CDBurns

  5. Welcome to Death Row

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    • 850 views
    Troy

  6. African American Publishing Directories?

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 735 views
    Troy

  7. THE FIRE NEXT TIME,JAMES BALDWIN/

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    • 739 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 835 views
    CDBurns

  9. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

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    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

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    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  11. Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line

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    • 1k views
    Troy

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

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    • 7 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  13. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 2

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    • 1k views
    HICKSON

  14. SOUL FOOD COOKING

    harry brown,
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    • 733 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Cynique

  16. Avid Reader Looking for the Title of Book

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 855 views
    Troy

  17. Black Women Booted off a Train for Laughing

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

  18. Remember: When people tell you something's wrong...

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 867 views
    Troy

  19. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    Guest,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  20. TEAM GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 932 views
    HICKSON

  21. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 925 views
    HICKSON

  22. How Can Bloggers Support Each Other?

    Troy,
    • 15 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Troy

  23. Who has filled the intellectual void after James Baldwin?

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 11.5k views
    Troy

  24. 2015 Phillis Wheatley Awards -- Harlem Book Fair

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    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    CDBurns

  25. Eric Jerome Dickey's Book One Night

    Janice,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  26. A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  27. Power List Summer 2015 Best-Selling Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

  28. New International Pavilion at the Library of Congress 2015 National Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  29. Uncle tom or New Negro?

    ashthereader,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.2k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 721 views
    Troy

  31. 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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  33. Plukka presents Pamela Newkirk

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  34. One man's view of the 2015 Harlem Book Fair

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Akia

  35. Call for Submissions: Fall/Winter 2015 Killens Review of Arts & Letters

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 855 views
    Troy

  37. HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT® IS ON INSTAGRAM!

    HICKSON,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.6k views
    HICKSON

  38. GHETTOHEATHOTNESS BOOK CLUB MEETS 2/13 ON FACEBOOK!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  39. What Are YOU Willing to Do?

    Guest,
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. Wings God Almighty

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  41. New Self-Publishing Literary Award to Promote Diverse Books in Libraries

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 834 views
    Troy

  42. Forum traffic is up 45%, but participation is down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 700 views
    Troy

  43. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES 12 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  44. African Americans in Publishing

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    CDBurns

  45. BEN CARSON'S SMILING FACE/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  46. “What is AALBC like as far as pricing and visitors to their site actually making purchases?”

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.4k views
    Cynique

  47. Why I keep Asking You Not to Buy Books from Amazon

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    CDBurns

  48. "A Lively BEA" Reported by Publishers Weekly

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 4.7k views
    Troy

  49. Regine L. Sawyer Creator of Black Comics

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  50. Waiting to Exhale is on President Obama’s Bookshelf

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 7.4k views
    CDBurns

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