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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. Reading for Understanding: Monthly Virtual Book Discussions

    Guest Randee Wilding,
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  2. The 4th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
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    richardmurray

  3. My name is AJ Sam, author and publisher of A Journey Far: Ibere (Beginnings). I am requesting consideration for the African American Literature Book Club to review my novel.

    AJ Sam,
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    AJ Sam

  4. Pay for words

    richardmurray,
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    richardmurray

  5. Requesting Book Reviews

    Guest Charles E. Brown,
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  6. The 39th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
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  7. Snatching Joy

    Guest Mary,
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    • 645 views
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  8. Black Spirituality for the 21st Century

    Guest Deborah Turner-Bey,
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    • 645 views
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  9. The 32nd edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter.

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    • 645 views
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  10. The new photon comic

    richardmurray,
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    • 643 views
    richardmurray

  11. GHETTOHEAT MOVEMENT CONTINUES....

    HICKSON,
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    • 642 views
    HICKSON

  12. Made homeless for a wind up clock

    Guest James Matheson,
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    • 641 views
    Guest
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  13. How to get published

    richardmurray,
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    • 640 views
    richardmurray

  14. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BLACK ANIMATION TODAY?! RMNewsletter 4th Version August 3rd 2025

    richardmurray,
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    • 640 views
    richardmurray

  15. Name a Black Story told in magazine format that you want to see as a book?

    richardmurray,
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    • 639 views
    richardmurray

  16. The 5th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
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    • 638 views
    richardmurray

  17. MVmedia Best Sellers Spotlight: Terminus - Tales of The Black Fantastic From The ATL

    Milton,
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    • 638 views
    Milton

  18. In honor of Kang?

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 637 views
    richardmurray

  19. POSSE review from Movies That Move We

    richardmurray,
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    • 637 views
    richardmurray

  20. HICKSON IS READIN' GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
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    • 635 views
    HICKSON

  21. You like playing lotto, well write a story and you make a ticket to win $30 RMNewsletter 4th Version August 17th 2025

    richardmurray,
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    • 634 views
    richardmurray

  22. The 6th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
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    • 633 views
    richardmurray

  23. Question for Black Authors- What are your thoughts on interpretations to your work?

    richardmurray,
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    • 633 views
    richardmurray

  24. The 42nd edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
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    • 632 views
    richardmurray

  25. Chausiku: The Blood of the Clans Book Three

    Guest Pamela E. Cash,
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    • 631 views
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  26. A Book Review Request-Narrative Journeys of Young Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Hidden Community among Us

    Guest Stephanie Hawthorne,
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    • 630 views
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  27. The 49th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
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    • 630 views
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  28. New Historic Book

    Guest Collins Kwaku Boahen,
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    • 629 views
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  29. Review for The Truth About Gretchen

    Guest Alretha Thomas,
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    • 629 views
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  30. Confederate Vampires from Princess Weekes and my question to lost Black causes in fiction?

    richardmurray,
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    • 629 views
    richardmurray

  31. Globes Disease book review request

    Guest Lance Oliver Keeble,
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    • 627 views
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  32. False Promises: The Struggle for Black Voting Rights in 1800s Ohio

    Ohio University Press,
    • 2 replies
    • 627 views
    Troy

  33. The Kwanzaa Coloring Book (Games & Puzzles)

    Guest Steven C. Thedford,
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    • 627 views
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  34. Book Review Request - Historical Fiction

    Guest Cynthia D. Toliver,
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    • 626 views
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  35. The 34th edition of the Richard Murray Newsletter in 2023

    richardmurray,
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    • 625 views
    richardmurray

  36. Charity Book

    richardmurray,
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    • 625 views
    richardmurray

  37. Grandma's Community Center

    Guest Callie Willis Gaynor,
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    • 624 views
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  38. RMNewsletter 4th Version July 27th 2025

    richardmurray,
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    • 624 views
    richardmurray

  39. Schools out! Why spend quality time w/your kids?(Book review request)

    Guest Christopher R. Kaden,
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    • 624 views
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  40. My Reply to an artistic cliche

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 622 views
    richardmurray

  41. Book review request for “Know, Grow and Show Your GRIT! Self-Discovery Made Simple”

    haze schepmyer,
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    • 622 views
    haze schepmyer

  42. Three Classic AALBC Bestselling Books for Sale

    Troy,
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    • 621 views
    Troy

  43. WENDY WILLIAMS + CONVICT'S CANDY = A GHETTOHEAT PRODUCTION!

    HICKSON,
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    • 621 views
    HICKSON

  44. She was one of America's greatest Daughters. She conquered herself and then her times.

    Guest Lewaro Road,
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    • 620 views
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  45. CREATE A BEAST

    richardmurray,
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    • 617 views
    richardmurray

  46. Help me find a book

    Guest Lisa,
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    • 617 views
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  47. Ethereal Voices

    Guest Shona Jabang,
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    • 616 views
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  48. 27th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
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    • 615 views
    richardmurray

  49. Erasure by Percival Everett the First Great Manifesto for Literature by African Americans in the 21st Century

    Troy,
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    • 615 views
    Troy

  50. Affirmations. For. A. Black. Man.. Terrell Hunt

    harry brown,
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    • 613 views
    harry brown

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