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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. Photos from the 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. Some Interesting Titles Coming Out This Year

    Troy,
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    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  3. Taylor Made Publishing's First Children's Book Gets Rave Reviews

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    • 1.8k views
    TaylorMadePub

  4. August eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
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    Troy

  5. Eddie Green The Rise of an Early 1900s Black American Entertainment Pioneer

    Guest Elva D. Green,
    • 1 reply
    • 908 views
    Troy

  6. Ruined by D.E. Eliot (BOOK REVIEW REQUEST)

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    D.E. Eliot

  7. HICKSON: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
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    • 998 views
    HICKSON

  8. My New Book Cover For 6 Magic Cans of Happiness

    daniellegfny,
    • 1 reply
    • 856 views
    daniellegfny

  9. Amos K. Wilson. Books

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    • 426 views
    harry brown

  10. Killens Review Spring Edition: open till December 12th ; theme: environmental reckonings

    richardmurray,
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    • 276 views
    richardmurray

  11. Just saying hello

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    Troy

  12. The African American Literary Awards Show 2012

    Troy,
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    Troy

  13. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou

    Troy,
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    • 890 views
    Troy

  14. WALTER MOSLEY - for a benefit evening at Revolution Books

    Troy,
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    • 970 views
    Troy

  15. Seeking a Review of Short Story Collection

    Guest Moody Blue,
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    • 562 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival - Author Village

    Troy,
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    Troy

  17. "TURN ON, TUNE OUT" REVIEW REQUEST

    Guest CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD,
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    • 950 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. “If I am so much of a slut, why don’t you keep your husband out of my bed?”

    Troy,
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    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  19. My Ummmm “Not So Perfect” AALBC Introduction

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    • 1.1k views
    D.E. Eliot

  20. Google is Beating Me Like A Runaway Slave

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Neale Sourna

  21. Coming together Coming to Get Her

    Guest Walter I. Johnson III,
    • 2 replies
    • 950 views
    daniellegfny

  22. Requesting review of newly published children's story

    Norris,
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    • 843 views
    Norris

  23. ’Cause I know Y’all Don’t Read the Newsletter Forum

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 720 views
    Troy

  24. The role of black literature in the 21st century

    aMhayes,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
    josephinabazan

  25. Killens Review, Job Opportunity, Alledria Hurt and Videosoft RMNewsletter 4th Version October 19th 2025 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 283 views
    richardmurray

  26. Black. History. On. Plate.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 131 views
    harry brown

  27. Old Man Johnson's Drums

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 240 views
    richardmurray

  28. The Destruction of Black America Part 2

    alidawriter,
    • 7 replies
    • 4k views
    Cynique

  29. Hey , Nice e-Reader.

    Troy,
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    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  30. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou

    Troy,
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    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  31. WALTER MOSLEY - for a benefit evening at Revolution Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  32. Authors Beg Amazon for Mercy

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 4.2k views
    Troy

  33. Agent needed

    Guest Cherese Thomas,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  34. Black Built: History and Architecture in the Black Community

    Paul Wellington,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Paul Wellington

  35. UNDER COLOR OF LAW (Thomas & Mercer) -- Review Request

    Guest Aaron Philip Clark,
    • 0 replies
    • 722 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. She was one of America's greatest Daughters. She conquered herself and then her times.

    Guest Lewaro Road,
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    • 611 views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. RMNewsletter 4th Version February 2nd

    richardmurray,
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    • 342 views
    richardmurray

  38. Kassa Tome Cover image

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    • 0 replies
    • 220 views
    richardmurray

  39. COMING SOON

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    • 1.3k views
    Cynique

  40. THE WITNESS FROM BALCONY ROOM 306.

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    boitumelo

  41. Any questions for Alice Walker? We will be interviewing her this week.

    Troy,
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    Troy

  42. Part One: Diversity is not Racism, I Just Wanted Them to Look like Me

    Shirley Gale,
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    • 3.9k views
    Shirley Gale

  43. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trampling of the Weeds

    Guest Lajuanda Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Places In My Heart

    Sheryl,
    • 0 replies
    • 669 views
    Sheryl

  45. 2 for 1 Summer Book Promotion Special

    Troy,
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    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  46. Author of the DORK DIARIES bestselling Children's Books is a Sister

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  47. "Black People Don't Read"

    Troy,
    • 21 replies
    • 7k views
    Phil Lamar

  48. Jemele Hill article in The Atlantic about black athletes leaving white schools plagiarized?

    Kareem,
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    • 826 views
    Kareem

  49. Beautiful Authors!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 953 views
    Troy

  50. A new Storyboard film from me

    richardmurray,
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    • 930 views
    richardmurray

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