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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. Makeda, a novel by Randall Robinson is available, TODAY ONLY for $1.99 e-book http://bit.ly/buymakeda

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  2. Power LIst - Best-Selling Books Read by African-Americans

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    Nah'Sun

  3. Terry McMillan, Jamal Joseph, Sadeqa Johnson on The Book Look!

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  4. Check out Life Changing Books (LCB) a successful Indy Book Publisher

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  5. BOOK- THE STREET BY ANN PETRY

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  6. Rachet Woman - Launch - Thanks

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  7. Ratchet Woman – Free limited Time – Four Star

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  8. Feedback From My Last eNewsletter - the Good and the Bad

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  9. THE UN BLACK YOU/

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    Cynique

  10. Highlights from the U.S. Book Consumer Annual Review

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  11. Ratchet Woman by D T Pollard

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  12. Power List, Huria Search, and Google Adwords

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  13. Danger Word a film project by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due

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  14. Check out video of ex-Black Panther Jamal Joseph

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    Cynique

  15. BOOK SINGLE HUSBANDS BY AUTHOR HONEY B/

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    Pioneer1

  16. Alice Walker - New Documentary and Books!

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  17. Kobo and the "Independent" Bookseller

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    Troy

  18. Are 50 Page Books a Good Idea?

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    • 15 replies
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    Pioneer1

  19. The 20 Most Well-Read Cities For African-Americans

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    Troy

  20. Independent Bookstore Thrive Despite the Odds

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  21. Amazon Now Owns, Goodreads, AbeBooks, Shelfari, Audible...

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  22. the futility of defining a community according to nation and race

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    Cynique

  23. NEW AUTHOR! NEW NOVEL!!

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    TyranS

  24. Ledisi, Cornel West & Keli Goff on The Book Look! NEW!

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    TheBookLook

  25. TEDx Video on Identity, Epiphany and Giving Back

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    Valaida Fullwood

  26. AALBC.com eNewsletter, March 26th 2013

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  27. AALBC.com Mourns Passing of Nigerian Novelist Chinua Achebe

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    • 3 replies
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  28. Obama Schoolmate Charisse Carney-Nunes of The Book Look featured ‏

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  29. The House by the Side of the Road: The Selma Civil Rights Movement

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    anika99

  30. The Bestselling E-books of 2012

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    • 1 reply
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    Nah'Sun

  31. AALBC.com Mourns Passing of Nigerian Novelist Chinua Achebe

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    • 0 replies
    • 980 views
    Troy

  32. My Road to Essence: Team Get Obsessed Movement

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  33. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou

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  34. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou

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    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
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  35. Michael Baisden, Eric Jerome Dickey & Malcolm X on The Book Look!

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  36. After Hours: A Collection of Erotic Writing by Black Men

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    • 3.3k views
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  37. After Hours: A Collection of Erotic Writing by Black Men

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  38. eBooks now cost more than paperback books?!

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  39. Honey Flavored Tears: A great read

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  40. 3rd annual Baltimore Urban Book Festival, July 14, 2013 at 12pm-6pm

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  41. Radical: Fighting to Put Students First by Michelle Rhee -- Book Review

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    Pioneer1

  42. Kola Boof lecturing at Emory University this Friday

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  43. TESTAMENT OF HOPE,BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING.

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    boitumelo

  44. DRM Lawsuit Filed By Independent Bookstores Against Amazon, 'Big Six' Publishers

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  45. Go On Girl! Book Club Writing Awards

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  46. Celebrating Ancient Black History with The Book Look

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  47. Timbuktu's Famous Library Set Ablaze!

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    Pioneer1

  48. Onyxcon: Sankofa! Feb. 16, 2013 - College Park, GA

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  49. The House at Sugar Beach: Helene Cooper

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  50. The House at Sugar Beach: Helene Cooper

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