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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. Eric Jerome Dickey's Book One Night

    Janice,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  2. A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  3. African-American Philosophers: 17 Conversations

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 4.9k views
    Dee Miller

  4. Power List Summer 2015 Best-Selling Books

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  6. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

    harry brown,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  7. Uncle tom or New Negro?

    ashthereader,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.4k views
    CDBurns

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 766 views
    Troy

  9. Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me debuts at #1 on the New York Time Best Sellers List

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  11. Plukka presents Pamela Newkirk

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Akia

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 922 views
    Troy

  15. What Are YOU Willing to Do?

    Guest,
    • 0 replies
    • 928 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Latest Salvo in the War Against Amazon Books Retailing

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 5.7k views
    Troy

  17. Wings God Almighty

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 889 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 752 views
    Troy

  20. John A. Williams, A Remarkable Writer Passes

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 12.4k views
    Troy

  22. AALBC.com Website Upgrade - What Would You like to see?

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 6.7k views
    Delano

  23. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES 12 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    HICKSON

  24. African Americans in Publishing

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    CDBurns

  25. BEN CARSON'S SMILING FACE/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    CDBurns

  28. Regine L. Sawyer Creator of Black Comics

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  29. "A Lively BEA" Reported by Publishers Weekly

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 4.8k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 7.6k views
    CDBurns

  31. MEMORIAL DAY, BLACK SOLDIERS/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

  32. Queen Bessie

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Cynique

  33. Power List Best-Selling Books - Spring 2015

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Marc Polite

  35. The Killer Angels by MIchael Shaara

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  36. Bitches in Bookshops

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  37. FIRE NEXT TIME, JAMES BALDWIN

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 991 views
    harry brown

  38. Interesting Videos on African American Literature

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    CDBurns

  39. AALBC.com's Last MIllion Visitors Came From....

    Troy,
    • 11 replies
    • 5.2k views
    Troy

  40. Anne Rice The Beauty's Kingdom Interview

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  41. THE RADIAL KING,CORNEL WEST/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  42. EXCERPT FROM THICKNESS: A GHETTOHEAT PRODUCTION!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    HICKSON

  43. Calling All Bloggers Join Me Tonight (Apr 2) at 8 p.m. #bloggerweek

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    CDBurns

  44. Hi, my name is Tiffany and I'm new to AALBC.

    tiffanysimonethewriter,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  45. New to AALBC and saying hi... "Hi!"

    Christina,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Christina

  46. What Are Your Reading Now?

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    CDBurns

  47. Praedamus Let Us Prey Selling Heaven: It's All An Illusion

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Cynique

  48. CHOSEN EXILE///ALLYSON HOBBS

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    harry brown

  49. 41 Female National Book Award Nonfiction Honorees

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 3.7k views
    Troy

  50. Conversation with Bernice McFadden and Terry McMillan - Brooklyn, NY

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

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