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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. Memphis Noir Launch Event

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. Introducing Author Chris Burns

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 4k views
    Troy

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

    The Righteous Sin Novel,
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    • 1.7k views
    The Righteous Sin Novel

  4. Hello

    Donia Moore Gonzales Phd,
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    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

  5. Series success!

    Chicki Brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
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    • 3.2k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  8. Gathering the Waters

    Guest,
    • 2 replies
    • 898 views
    Guest
    Guest

  9. Great Book of Photographs from Eli Reed

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    CDBurns

  10. Check Out The Mosaic Literary Conference

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    Troy

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

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  12. Funk & Soul Covers

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 797 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 932 views
    Troy

  14. Jacqueline Jones LaMon Elected President of Cave Canem Foundation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  15. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GHETTOHEAT TV!

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.2k views
    HICKSON

  16. Hue-Man Bookstore's October Events

    Troy,
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    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 939 views
    Troy

  18. Black Hollywood Unchained

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  19. Angela Flournoy is a National Book Foundation Honorees

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 5k views
    Troy

  22. Big Name Authors Headline the National Black Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  24. Authors interview

    Guest,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. eBook Sales Are Down - Paper Books Enjoy Growth

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

  26. Welcome to Death Row

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 908 views
    Troy

  27. African American Publishing Directories?

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 769 views
    Troy

  28. THE FIRE NEXT TIME,JAMES BALDWIN/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 789 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 888 views
    CDBurns

  30. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

    harry brown,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    CDBurns,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  32. Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  34. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 2

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  35. SOUL FOOD COOKING

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 776 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Cynique

  37. Avid Reader Looking for the Title of Book

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 894 views
    Troy

  38. Black Women Booted off a Train for Laughing

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Troy

  40. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    Guest,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  41. TEAM GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    HICKSON

  42. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 967 views
    HICKSON

  43. How Can Bloggers Support Each Other?

    Troy,
    • 15 replies
    • 4.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 12.2k views
    Troy

  45. 2015 Phillis Wheatley Awards -- Harlem Book Fair

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

  46. Eric Jerome Dickey's Book One Night

    Janice,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  47. A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  48. Power List Summer 2015 Best-Selling Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  50. Uncle tom or New Negro?

    ashthereader,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.3k views
    CDBurns

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