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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. Series success!

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    CDBurns

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

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    • 3.2k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
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    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  4. Gathering the Waters

    Guest,
    • 2 replies
    • 887 views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. Great Book of Photographs from Eli Reed

    Troy,
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    • 1.6k views
    CDBurns

  6. Check Out The Mosaic Literary Conference

    Troy,
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    • 871 views
    Troy

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

    Guest,
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    Troy

  8. Funk & Soul Covers

    Troy,
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    • 788 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 928 views
    Troy

  10. Jacqueline Jones LaMon Elected President of Cave Canem Foundation

    Troy,
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    • 1k views
    Troy

  11. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GHETTOHEAT TV!

    HICKSON,
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    HICKSON

  12. Hue-Man Bookstore's October Events

    Troy,
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    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 917 views
    Troy

  14. Black Hollywood Unchained

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  15. Angela Flournoy is a National Book Foundation Honorees

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 5k views
    Troy

  18. Big Name Authors Headline the National Black Book Festival

    Troy,
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    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  20. Authors interview

    Guest,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  21. eBook Sales Are Down - Paper Books Enjoy Growth

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

  22. Welcome to Death Row

    Troy,
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    • 901 views
    Troy

  23. African American Publishing Directories?

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 761 views
    Troy

  24. THE FIRE NEXT TIME,JAMES BALDWIN/

    harry brown,
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    • 777 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 878 views
    CDBurns

  26. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

    harry brown,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    CDBurns,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  28. Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  30. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 2

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  31. SOUL FOOD COOKING

    harry brown,
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    • 768 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Cynique

  33. Avid Reader Looking for the Title of Book

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views
    Troy

  34. Black Women Booted off a Train for Laughing

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 918 views
    Troy

  36. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    Guest,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  37. TEAM GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 980 views
    HICKSON

  38. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 964 views
    HICKSON

  39. How Can Bloggers Support Each Other?

    Troy,
    • 15 replies
    • 4.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 12.1k views
    Troy

  41. 2015 Phillis Wheatley Awards -- Harlem Book Fair

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    CDBurns

  42. Eric Jerome Dickey's Book One Night

    Janice,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  43. A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  44. Power List Summer 2015 Best-Selling Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  46. Uncle tom or New Negro?

    ashthereader,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.3k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 751 views
    Troy

  48. 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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  50. Plukka presents Pamela Newkirk

    Guest,
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    Troy

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