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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 608 views
    richardmurray

  2. Are Bookstores Relevant? The Results

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  3. THE UN BLACK YOU/

    harry brown,
    • 19 replies
    • 6k views
    Cynique

  4. PEN World Voices Festival, NYC May 4-10, 2015 - focus on Africa

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  5. Two of My Favorite Publishers (and one is not Black owned)

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 867 views
    CDBurns

  6. Request for a Book Review

    Dr_APearson,
    • 0 replies
    • 784 views
    Dr_APearson

  7. Book Review Request- Rules of Engagement: Mending Citizen/Police Interactions

    B.L. Brown,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.1k views
    B.L. Brown

  8. New Black Owned Bookstore coming to DC

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  9. Julius Bernard Lester (January 27, 1939 – January 18, 2018)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  10. Our Bestselling Books for April 2019

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 872 views
    Delano

  11. Price of Past Sins

    Guest LaShelle L. Turner,
    • 0 replies
    • 704 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. Oprah’s Book Club Announces “Nightcrawling” by Debut Author Leila Mottley as Next Selection

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  13. Kola's Other Pen Names

    bookfan,
    • 14 replies
    • 5k views
    bookfan

  14. Enter the AALBC.com Best Book Trailer for 2010 Competition

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  15. Finalists for the 2011 National Book Awards Include:

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.4k views
    Troy

  16. GHETTOHEAT® IS ROCKIN' ON THE R-A-D-I-O-! #9

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 11 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Cynique

  18. AALBC.com's Marketing Kit

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  19. Are Self-Help Sellers Similar to Weight Loss Pushers

    Creative Artist Yvonne,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
    CDBurns

  20. 2017 Phillis Wheatley Award Winning Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 892 views
    Troy

  21. Help me find a book

    Guest Lisa,
    • 0 replies
    • 609 views
    Guest
    Guest

  22. Spirit. Of A. Man ,Iyanla Vanzant.!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  23. EXCERPT: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 879 views
    Gibran

  24. For Review - Mirrors of Life: What is your life in the mirror?

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 885 views
    Neal Owens

  25. Book Review Request - A Pinch of Salt:  On the Edge of Apprehension

    Guest AManofHisWord,
    • 0 replies
    • 718 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. New Historical Fiction: The Short Happy Life of Wyatt Outlaw

    Phil Lamar,
    • 0 replies
    • 104 views
    Phil Lamar

  27. April is National Poetry Month

    Chrishayden,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Chrishayden

  28. Prestige: Pre-Social Event for the Baltimore Urban Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  29. Aptaracorp Anual Survey of eBook Production Trends

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  30. Independent Bookstore Thrive Despite the Odds

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  31. Amazon is good for customers. But is it good for books?

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  32. 10th African American Literary Awards Show, Sept. 27th, 2014

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  33. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 852 views
    Gibran

  34. Book Review Request

    Guest Shinita Kimbrough Miles,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. For Review - Mirrors of Life Part 2: The Fight for Political Power

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Neal Owens

  36. The Voice of a Black Independent Author

    Neal Owens,
    • 1 reply
    • 844 views
    Troy

  37. What are the three most important factors to turn a book into a film?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 645 views
    richardmurray

  38. For photographers

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 506 views
    richardmurray

  39. The Settlement from Richard Murray

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 455 views
    richardmurray

  40. I entered the adult artwork world RMNewsletter 4th Version November 2nd 2025 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 229 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  42. Our Kam Williams in Book on Johnson & Johnson Dynasty

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Cynique

  43. Jamaica Kincaid, Sterling D. Plumpp, Armond White Win American Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 6.1k views
    Troy

  44. Brown Girl Books Dominated April's Bestsellers List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  45. Looking for a good book on the Reconstruction period in America

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  46. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SOIREE: GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    HICKSON

  47. The Kwanzaa Coloring Book (Games & Puzzles)

    Guest Steven C. Thedford,
    • 0 replies
    • 619 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Dr. Marvellus Djinn's Odd Scholars

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 839 views
    Milton

  49. Brave. Black..First.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 439 views
    harry brown

  50. GHETTOHEAT LOVE AFFAIR WITH HICKSON!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 540 views
    HICKSON

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