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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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  1. 10 Books Written by Black Writers Longlisted for 2016 National Book Award

    By Troy,
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  2. 1,810 Authors Profiled on AALBC.com

    By Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 905 views

  3. 01/29/2023 edition of the RMNewsletter 

    By richardmurray,
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    • 173 views

  4. #read - twitter folks let us know what you are reading

    By Troy,
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  5. #BlackGirlMagic and Intersectional Feminism in Debut Slave Revolution Novel

    By Guest Brooke Obie,
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    • 518 views

  6. #4 Top All-Time Bestselling Author: Wahida Clark

    By Troy,
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    • 804 views

  7. #1 College Planning Book for Black Families

    By Guest Dr. Sonya Shuler Okoli,
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    • 529 views

  8. *screaming* A new Sade album is out tomorrow!!!

    By Thumper,
    • 5 replies
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  9. {Book for review consideration} Celebrating Black "Hair"itage through "Afro Fest"!

    By Javanna,
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    • 237 views

  10. [New Book] Passing Through the World, by Amin George Forji

    By amingeorge,
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    • 1.4k views

  11. [kalamu] E-DRUM - MAR 24, 2010

    By Troy,
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    • 1.7k views

  12. [For book review consideration] COLEMAN HILL by Kim Coleman Foote (SJP Lit, Sept 2023)

    By Sara Hayet,
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    • 824 views

  13. [Book Review Request]—TWELVE STORIES HIGH by Actress-Author Bever-leigh Banfield

    By Twinkle,
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    • 406 views

  14. (BUBF)BALTIMORE URBAN BOOK FESTIVAL(EARLY REGISTRATION)

    By Chris Hicks,   
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  15. “What is AALBC like as far as pricing and visitors to their site actually making purchases?”

    By Troy,
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    • 2.7k views

  16. “Uninformed men make unsafe leaders.”

    By Troy,
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  17. “The Two Foot Shelf of Negro Literature”

    By Troy,
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    • 859 views

  18. “If I am so much of a slut, why don’t you keep your husband out of my bed?”

    By Troy,
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    • 969 views

  19. “I am a fan of reality as opposed to hypocritism”

    By Troy,
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    • 2.5k views

  20. “How to Talk to Your Kids About Charlottesville”

    By Troy,
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    • 1.7k views

  21. “Foot Wash” & Fair Hope Christian Benevolent Society

    By Troy,
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    • 14.2k views

  22. “Daddy and Roger and ’em shot ’em a nigger.”

    By Troy,
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  23. “Barack X” Obama Appropriates Malcolm X’s Iconic Imagery

    By Troy,
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    • 3.2k views

  24. “A Year to Exhale” - BOOK ALERT

    By Guest Kia Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 651 views

  25. "W-A-T-ER" children's picture book

    By Guest Ronald Fontenot,
    • 0 replies
    • 565 views

  26. "TURN ON, TUNE OUT" REVIEW REQUEST

    By Guest CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD,
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    • 706 views

  27. "Triangulum" by Masande Ntshanga (Two Dollar Radio, May 2019)

    By Guest Eric Obenauf,
    • 0 replies
    • 635 views

  28. "The Little-Known Heroes: Claudette Colvin" - Bringing an Unknown Black Hero to Children

    By Guest Kaushay Ford,
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    • 821 views

  29. "The House that God Built" ($23.95) and "Handfuls of Purpose" ($19.95) - $24

    By Guest Handfuls of Purpose,
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    • 931 views

  30. "The Classroom and The Cell: Conversations on Black Life in America"

    By Waterstar,
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    • 1.7k views

  31. "Success Stories, Insights by African American Men" Released

    By Guest Reginald Grant,
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    • 856 views

  32. "Something in Madness" Novel Illuminates Reconstruction, the Roots of America's Racial Divide

    By Guest Ed Protzel,
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    • 520 views

  33. "Rising Above Statistics: Success Against All Odds". A Book for anyone determined to succeed.

    By Guest LaWann Moses,
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    • 696 views

  34. "It's the Poor Who Face the Savagery of the US 'Justice" System: The Cuban Five talk of their lives within the US working class

    By Guest Jim Altenberg,
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    • 1.2k views

  35. "Indeed, AALBC.com looks very much like a website from the late 90s"

    By Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  36. "Henry's Going to an HBCU"

    By Guest Kyle McMurtry,
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    • 831 views

  37. "Help" is on the way

    By Cynique,
    • 12 replies
    • 4.1k views

  38. "Growing titties takes focus."

    By Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 969 views

  39. "Frankie Finds the Blues" (Foreword by Taj Mahal)

    By Guest Joel Harper,
    • 1 reply
    • 572 views

  40. "Death of the Author"

    By Erzulie_Danto,
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  41. "Data Processing"

    By Cynique,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views

  42. "Contagious" - A Nipsey recommendation

    By Guest Splat 154,
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    • 554 views

  43. "Black People Don't Read"

    By Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 2.9k views

  44. "A Lively BEA" Reported by Publishers Weekly

    By Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.7k views

  45. "A Child Raising A Child"

    By Guest Odessa White,
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    • 668 views

  46. "2236" Review of the best novel by an African American I've read in years...

    By Escritor19145,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views

  47. ’Cause I know Y’all Don’t Read the Newsletter Forum

    By Troy,
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    • 483 views

  48. 'The Lamentations of Willie McElroy

    By Guest Roy McElroy,
    • 0 replies
    • 567 views

  49. 'I Bet She Called Me Sugar Plum'-children's book

    By Guest Jessea Gabbin,
    • 1 reply
    • 710 views

  50. 'FOR COLORED GIRLS', TYLER PERRY, AND STEPIN FETCHIT

    By John H,
    • 3 replies
    • 4k views
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