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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. African American Publishing Directories?

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 733 views
    Troy

  2. THE FIRE NEXT TIME,JAMES BALDWIN/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 737 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 834 views
    CDBurns

  4. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

    harry brown,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    CDBurns,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  6. Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 999 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  8. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 2

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    HICKSON

  9. SOUL FOOD COOKING

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 730 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Cynique

  11. Avid Reader Looking for the Title of Book

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views
    Troy

  12. Black Women Booted off a Train for Laughing

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 862 views
    Troy

  14. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    Guest,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  15. TEAM GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 932 views
    HICKSON

  16. 5TH ANNUAL GHETTOHEAT TWEETHEAD-A-THON ON TWITTER!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 921 views
    HICKSON

  17. How Can Bloggers Support Each Other?

    Troy,
    • 15 replies
    • 4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 11.5k views
    Troy

  19. 2015 Phillis Wheatley Awards -- Harlem Book Fair

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 998 views
    CDBurns

  20. Eric Jerome Dickey's Book One Night

    Janice,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  21. A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  22. Power List Summer 2015 Best-Selling Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  24. Uncle tom or New Negro?

    ashthereader,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.2k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 720 views
    Troy

  26. 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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  28. Plukka presents Pamela Newkirk

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Akia

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 853 views
    Troy

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

    HICKSON,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.6k views
    HICKSON

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

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  34. What Are YOU Willing to Do?

    Guest,
    • 0 replies
    • 874 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. Wings God Almighty

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 833 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 698 views
    Troy

  38. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES 12 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  39. African Americans in Publishing

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    CDBurns

  40. BEN CARSON'S SMILING FACE/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.4k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    CDBurns

  43. "A Lively BEA" Reported by Publishers Weekly

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 4.7k views
    Troy

  44. Regine L. Sawyer Creator of Black Comics

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 7.4k views
    CDBurns

  46. Power List Best-Selling Books - Spring 2015

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  47. MEMORIAL DAY, BLACK SOLDIERS/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 966 views
    harry brown

  48. Queen Bessie

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Cynique

  49. The 9th Annual Black Pack Party - May 27, 2015

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Marc Polite

  50. The All-White World of Children's Books

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 12k views
    CDBurns

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