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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. Q & A WITH URBAN FICTION BOOK CLUB & HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 4 replies
    • 5.8k views
    Kalexander2

  2. Leonard Pitts, Jr. - Pulitzer Prize winning commentator and novelist

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.5k views
    careycarey

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

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    TheBookLook

  4. An excerpt from my novel, "Poetry: The story of His will vs our will"

    Tyran Jr,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Tyran Jr

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  6. Book Review Requested

    Guest Louie T. McClain II,
    • 0 replies
    • 940 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. Children Black Book Fair,Baltimore.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 847 views
    harry brown

  8. GHETTOHEAT: HARDER

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
    HICKSON

  9. The Power Of The Black Writer Today

    Antonio Ingram,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  10. Your Feedback Is Requested Which Cover Is The Most Appealing

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 830 views
    daniellegfny

  11. GDBEe kickstarter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    richardmurray

  12. Ghost Gun by cc ECK — Debut Literary Novel | Review Consideration

    cc ECK,
    • 0 replies
    • 191 views
    cc ECK

  13. CONVICT'S CANDY CONQUERS...

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    HICKSON

  14. Which are Your Favorite Black Owned Bookstores?

    Troy,
    • 11 replies
    • 5.2k views
    Troy

  15. GHETTOHEAT®: THE HOTNESS IN THE STREETS!!!™ ISSUE #1

    HICKSON,
    • 5 replies
    • 10.2k views
    HICKSON

  16. Greetings from Cynique

    Cynique,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Cynique

  17. Black Classic Press partners with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  18. Get on Your Large Book Cover on Every AALBC.com Page

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 739 views
    Troy

  19. CCLS Indie Author Day 2019

    Guest ClayCo Library,
    • 2 replies
    • 958 views
    Milton

  20. AALBC's Book Database is Down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 870 views
    Troy

  21. Getting Just The Right Logo

    daniellegfny,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.2k views
    daniellegfny

  22. New Author New Book

    Guest Dollypopp,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Lisa Washington

  23. Review Request for Children's Book that Teaches Children to Love Their Skin Color All Year Long

    Tiffany,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Michel Montvert

  24. KWL Live Q&A with Kate Tilton

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 455 views
    richardmurray

  25. MVmedia Holiday Sale!

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 574 views
    richardmurray

  26. A story for AALBC part 4

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 694 views
    richardmurray

  27. Historical Fiction Title for Review Consideration: Orange Line to Forest Hills

    KevinJ914,
    • 0 replies
    • 326 views
    KevinJ914

  28. OPRAH: The Unauthorized Biography

    Chrishayden,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.5k views
    Chrishayden

  29. 1933: The year it all happened

    alidawriter,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.8k views
    alidawriter

  30. The 5 Best Black Forums On The Net

    theblackboard,
    • 31 replies
    • 42.3k views
    Troy

  31. W.E.B. Dubois,The Talented Tenth.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 987 views
    harry brown

  32. The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Wins 2017 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 967 views
    Troy

  33. Request For Book Review

    Wayne A. Bibbs,
    • 0 replies
    • 738 views
    Wayne A. Bibbs

  34. Life through the Eyes of a Woman

    Guest Eyquionette Latin,
    • 0 replies
    • 823 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. I want My Book Reviewed By Your Prestigious Organization

    Guest Chuka Nduneseokwu,
    • 0 replies
    • 709 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. My Reply to an artistic cliche

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 645 views
    richardmurray

  37. Me. And. Theo. Growing. Up. ,Malcolm. Jamal. Warner.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 581 views
    harry brown

  38. How They NYT Bestsellers List Is Manipulated

    hen81,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  39. Free eBooks – Great Reads Available for Download Now

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Troy

  40. The truth at last about why we never got our 40 acres and a mule

    alidawriter,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    alidawriter

  41. Jacob’s Cabin – Free Limited Time

    hen81,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    hen81

  42. Empire and Saturday Night Dead

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.6k views
    CDBurns

  43. Authors interview

    Guest,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. BLACK MESSIAH

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 722 views
    harry brown

  45. Finding Jet Magazines

    Guest Ben Shelley,
    • 0 replies
    • 762 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. Book Review request

    Guest Co Kane,
    • 0 replies
    • 740 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. GHETTOHEAT: TANTRUM

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  48. LITTLE MAN, LITTLE MAN is James Baldwin's Only Book for Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 832 views
    Troy

  49. Black on black crime: The genesis

    Gibran,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Gibran

  50. A Fortune for Your Disaster

    Guest Will,
    • 1 reply
    • 871 views
    Troy

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