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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 674 views
    Troy

  3. CCLS Indie Author Day 2019

    Guest ClayCo Library,
    • 2 replies
    • 905 views
    Milton

  4. AALBC's Book Database is Down

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 818 views
    Troy

  5. Getting Just The Right Logo

    daniellegfny,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.1k views
    daniellegfny

  6. New Author New Book

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

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

    Tiffany,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Michel Montvert

  8. KWL Live Q&A with Kate Tilton

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 419 views
    richardmurray

  9. MVmedia Holiday Sale!

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 520 views
    richardmurray

  10. A story for AALBC part 4

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 629 views
    richardmurray

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

    KevinJ914,
    • 0 replies
    • 111 views
    KevinJ914

  12. OPRAH: The Unauthorized Biography

    Chrishayden,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Chrishayden

  13. 1933: The year it all happened

    alidawriter,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.8k views
    alidawriter

  14. The 5 Best Black Forums On The Net

    theblackboard,
    • 31 replies
    • 41.7k views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 942 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 920 views
    Troy

  17. Request For Book Review

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

  18. Life through the Eyes of a Woman

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

  19. I want My Book Reviewed By Your Prestigious Organization

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

  20. My Reply to an artistic cliche

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 565 views
    richardmurray

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 535 views
    harry brown

  22. How They NYT Bestsellers List Is Manipulated

    hen81,
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  23. Free eBooks – Great Reads Available for Download Now

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.6k views
    Troy

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

    alidawriter,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    alidawriter

  25. Jacob’s Cabin – Free Limited Time

    hen81,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    hen81

  26. Empire and Saturday Night Dead

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.4k views
    CDBurns

  27. Authors interview

    Guest,
    • 9 replies
    • 3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. BLACK MESSIAH

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 674 views
    harry brown

  29. Finding Jet Magazines

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

  30. Book Review request

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

  31. GHETTOHEAT: TANTRUM

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 793 views
    Troy

  33. Black on black crime: The genesis

    Gibran,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Gibran

  34. A Fortune for Your Disaster

    Guest Will,
    • 1 reply
    • 826 views
    Troy

  35. African American History: The Untold Stories

    Guest Yvette Long,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. The next Two Countdown 2021 Guest

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 798 views
    daniellegfny

  37. RMNewsletter 4th Version February 16th

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 329 views
    richardmurray

  38. It takes two + think about

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 43 views
    richardmurray

  39. Just finished reading The Underground Rail Road Records...

    BiauncaWilliams,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Anonymous

  40. Autographed Copies of John Lewis Book Available

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  41. Black Comic Book Festival in Harlem, NY Jan 16, 2016

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Rochelle Spencer

  42. Book Review Request -- "On Top of the World (Until the Bell Chimes)"

    Guest Chelsea Apple,
    • 0 replies
    • 896 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. 7 Books Win NAACP Image Awards

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 824 views
    Troy

  44. Hebrews To Negroes

    harry brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Pioneer1

  45. EXCERPT~The Unmaking of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  46. “A Year to Exhale” - BOOK ALERT

    Guest Kia Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 988 views
    Word Lovers

  47. Cape Town Curios available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 907 views
    Milton

  48. Book Review Request: THE BLACK RUSSIAN & THE SERPENT'S STING by Vladimir Alexandrov

    Vladimir,
    • 3 replies
    • 878 views
    richardmurray

  49. DUPED In AMERICA

    R. E. Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    R. E. Hayes

  50. ProQuest Unlocks New Paths for Research of Key African American Writers

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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