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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.

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  2. Shortlist for 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing Announced April 22, 2014

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  3. 40 MILLION DOLLAR SLAVES/

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  4. The Best Selling African American Books

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  5. Image Award Winners and Nominees for Literature - The Best Ever

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  6. Literary Living Video 2006 African American Pavilion at BEA

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  7. Tanzania: A Journey Within — A bit too much for me

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  8. Does Race Exist?

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  9. As The Pages Turn Book Club Literary Luncheon Fundraiser

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  10. Busboys and Poets Bookstore

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  11. An Interesting New Literary Startup

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  12. Giveaway Time and Books Review for Natural Hair Kids Coloring Book and Story Book

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  13. Liquid Memories – You Can Live Forever For A Price – Free Limited Time

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  14. A TRIP TO NYC TO DINE WITH WAHIDA CLARK!

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    Troy

  15. Fundraising for The Black Authors & Readers Rock Weekend

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  16. New Books for the Spring with Patrik Bass of Essence Magazine

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  17. A Review of David Covin's Novel, PRODIGAL

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  18. Requesting Your Support of the Twelfth National Black Writers Conference

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    Troy

  19. The Unreal Housewives of South Dallas – Things You Can’t Tell Mama

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  20. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in conversation Zadie Smith

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  21. Hot, new novel entitled Triumphant available on Amazon and Bookstores

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  22. The Obituary Of Gut Bucket Johnson – I Ain’t Dead Yet - Free Limited Time

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  23. Come to The Twelfth National Black Writers Conference

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  24. Google defeats authors in U.S. book-scanning lawsuit

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  25. The Pastor’s Lover and Wife 4 - Entangled - Things You Can’t Tell Mama – Available Now

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  26. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES STEPHANIE MILLS FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH!

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  27. African-American Booksellers Look For a Turnaround

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    • 11 replies
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  28. Our Bestselling Books for 2013

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  29. GHETTOHEAT® PRESENTS, REAL RAP: ANPU!

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  30. Pretty For A Dark Skinned Woman- Free Limited Time

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  31. I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway

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    Troy

  32. One Conscious Brother, James Patterson

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    • 3 replies
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  33. Amazon is good for customers. But is it good for books?

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    • 7 replies
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  34. Black Males at Risk

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    • 1 reply
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  35. Why You Can’t Remove Disparaging and Irrelevant Info from Wikipedia

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  36. Searching for Zion by Emily Raboteau

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  37. Goodreads and Wikipedia Diss Us by Dissing Zane

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  38. Ms Butterface – Free Limited Time

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  39. Seeking Interview Questions for Mark Obama (the President's brother)

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  40. Welcoming a Few New Clients to AALBC.com

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  41. Join Enoch Pratt Free Library in Celebration of International Women’s History Month

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  42. FLOYD ADAMS DIED,FORMER MAYOR

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  43. An Evening with Poets Honoring the Lives of Poets Jayne Cortez & Amiri Baraka

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    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
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  44. Our January 2014 eNewsletter is out!

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  45. The “Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth” Interview

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    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
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  46. eBook Sales Level off Book Sales Dip 19%

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  47. Write On! Workshop, March 22, 2014, Dayton, OH

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  48. NEGRO AND THE GUN// A BOOK/

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  49. Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books Releases Winter 2014 List

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    • 0 replies
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  50. Keisha’s Mama Is So Fine – Free Limited Time

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