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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. GHETTOHEAT® PRESENTS, REAL RAP: ANPU!

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    HICKSON

  2. African-American Booksellers Look For a Turnaround

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    CDBurns

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

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    • 1.3k views
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  4. I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway

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    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  5. One Conscious Brother, James Patterson

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.9k views
    Troy

  6. Black Males at Risk

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    • 1 reply
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    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  8. Searching for Zion by Emily Raboteau

    Troy,
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    Troy

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

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    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

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

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    Troy

  11. Ms Butterface – Free Limited Time

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    • 1.2k views
    hen81

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

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    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  13. Goodreads and Wikipedia Diss Us by Dissing Zane

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 4.4k views
    Troy

  14. Welcoming a Few New Clients to AALBC.com

    Troy,
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    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  15. Autographed Copies of John Lewis Book Available

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  17. FLOYD ADAMS DIED,FORMER MAYOR

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    • 945 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  19. Our January 2014 eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
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    • 932 views
    Troy

  20. A Selfie of Hickson of Ghettoheat and Troy

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 3k views
    Troy

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

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    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Cynique

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

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    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  23. NEGRO AND THE GUN// A BOOK/

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    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

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

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    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  25. Keisha’s Mama Is So Fine – Free Limited Time

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    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    hen81

  26. Book Fairs & Festivals Highlighting African American Authors

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  28. Some Interesting Titles Coming Out This Year

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  29. Grandma Does It Better – The Elder Erotica Series - Free limited Time

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    • 0 replies
    • 4.5k views
    hen81

  30. "Data Processing"

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    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  31. Amiri Baraka, Poet, Activist, Author Transitioned Today

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 992 views
    Troy

  32. Fifty Shades of Plaid – The Elder Erotica Series - Free Limited Time

    hen81,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  33. Great Books For Just 1 Penny

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  34. eBook Sales Level off Book Sales Dip 19%

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 6.6k views
    Troy

  35. Why readers have it more difficult today (writers too)

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  36. Marva Allen of Hue-Man Bookstore & Jack Dorsey CEO of Square

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  37. A Few Great Independent Bookstores

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.9k views
    Troy

  38. Get Cash for Your Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  39. Camille Yarbrough: Author/Activist, "the foremother of hip hop"

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  40. Ghetto Tony And White Trash Tina – Free For Christmas

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    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    hen81

  41. 2 for 2 - Book Promotion Special! Over two months less than $100

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  42. GRUDGE MATCH starring Kevin Hart In Theaters December 25th

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 984 views
    Troy

  43. Black People Don't Read

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  44. Indie Bookstores Growing... But not in the Black Community

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  45. African Voices Holiday Mixer (Harlem) - Great Give-A-Ways Too!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 929 views
    Troy

  46. Win a Copy of Prisoners on Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital Download!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 840 views
    Troy

  47. Looking for a Book for the Man in Your Life?

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 6.7k views
    Troy

  48. Hoe Hoe Hoe – Merry Christmas – Free Very Limited Time

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    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    hen81

  49. Q & A WITH HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT® & READ, WRITE, REVIEW, DISCUSS BOOK GROUP!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  50. Things you Can’t Tell Mama – The Pastor’s Wife 3 – Free Limited Time

    hen81,
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    • 1.4k views
    hen81

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