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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. BLACK SOLDIERS, MEMORIAL DAY

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  3. Infamous Books Launch Party - May 28, 2014 in NYC

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  4. Report: Dramatic Drop in Reading Among Teens

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  5. Adichie's novel Half of a Yellow Sun a Motion Picture!

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  6. Good books, Good films, Events, Articles & More

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

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  8. 40 MILLION DOLLAR SLAVES/

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  9. The Best Selling African American Books

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

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  11. Literary Living Video 2006 African American Pavilion at BEA

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

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  13. Does Race Exist?

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  14. As The Pages Turn Book Club Literary Luncheon Fundraiser

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  15. Busboys and Poets Bookstore

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  16. An Interesting New Literary Startup

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

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

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

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  20. Fundraising for The Black Authors & Readers Rock Weekend

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

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

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

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

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  25. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in conversation Zadie Smith

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

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

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  28. Come to The Twelfth National Black Writers Conference

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

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

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

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  32. African-American Booksellers Look For a Turnaround

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  33. Our Bestselling Books for 2013

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  34. GHETTOHEAT® PRESENTS, REAL RAP: ANPU!

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

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

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  37. One Conscious Brother, James Patterson

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  38. Amazon is good for customers. But is it good for books?

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  39. Black Males at Risk

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  40. Why You Can’t Remove Disparaging and Irrelevant Info from Wikipedia

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  41. Searching for Zion by Emily Raboteau

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  42. Goodreads and Wikipedia Diss Us by Dissing Zane

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  43. Ms Butterface – Free Limited Time

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

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  45. Welcoming a Few New Clients to AALBC.com

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

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  47. FLOYD ADAMS DIED,FORMER MAYOR

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

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  49. Our January 2014 eNewsletter is out!

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

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