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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. The State of Blacks in Publishing a 2001 Perspective

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  2. Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  3. One World's publisher Chris Jackson Acquires Two Ta-Nehisi Coates Titles

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  4. Enter the EVO Universe

    EVO Universe,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  5. Dr. Sebi Speaks of Dembali: Crossing Over from Dis-Ease to Ease in Matters of Health, Race, Family, and Culture

    Bev,
    • 0 replies
    • 984 views
    Bev

  6. MVmedia Spotlight: Griots, A Sword and Soul Anthology

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 828 views
    Milton

  7. Best First Sentence Contest! + more

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 907 views
    richardmurray

  8. Chenayder Q and A on her new song Colors

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 531 views
    richardmurray

  9. The 41st edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 594 views
    richardmurray

  10. RMNewsletter 4th Version February 23rd

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 397 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 661 views
    richardmurray

  12. Are Bookstores Relevant? The Results

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  13. THE UN BLACK YOU/

    harry brown,
    • 19 replies
    • 6.2k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 892 views
    CDBurns

  16. Request for a Book Review

    Dr_APearson,
    • 0 replies
    • 816 views
    Dr_APearson

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

    B.L. Brown,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.2k views
    B.L. Brown

  18. New Black Owned Bookstore coming to DC

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  20. Our Bestselling Books for April 2019

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 897 views
    Delano

  21. Price of Past Sins

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  23. Kola's Other Pen Names

    bookfan,
    • 14 replies
    • 5.2k views
    bookfan

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  25. Finalists for the 2011 National Book Awards Include:

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 4.4k views
    Troy

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

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 11 replies
    • 4.2k views
    Cynique

  28. AALBC.com's Marketing Kit

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

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

  30. 2017 Phillis Wheatley Award Winning Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 910 views
    Troy

  31. Help me find a book

    Guest Lisa,
    • 0 replies
    • 620 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  33. EXCERPT: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 904 views
    Gibran

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

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 915 views
    Neal Owens

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

    Guest AManofHisWord,
    • 0 replies
    • 759 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Phil Lamar,
    • 0 replies
    • 178 views
    Phil Lamar

  37. April is National Poetry Month

    Chrishayden,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Chrishayden

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  39. Aptaracorp Anual Survey of eBook Production Trends

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  40. Independent Bookstore Thrive Despite the Odds

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  42. 10th African American Literary Awards Show, Sept. 27th, 2014

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  43. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 889 views
    Gibran

  44. Book Review Request

    Guest Shinita Kimbrough Miles,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Neal Owens,
    • 0 replies
    • 906 views
    Neal Owens

  46. The Voice of a Black Independent Author

    Neal Owens,
    • 1 reply
    • 883 views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 674 views
    richardmurray

  48. For photographers

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 546 views
    richardmurray

  49. The Settlement from Richard Murray

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 491 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 259 views
    richardmurray

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