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100-+ African-American Writers (Mostly Fiction)
Each author on this list, from the Williamsburg Regional Library, is identifed with a genre.
Mysteries
MystNoir
Provides reviews and new arrival information about mystery, suspense and thriller novels written by African-Americans.
Black Detectives: African American Mysteries
The Springfield (MA) City Library provides an annotated list of 29 mystery writing authors.
Romances
Romance in Color
Lists and reviews of the most current titles from the most popular romance writers.
Christian
Black Christian Fiction
Black Christian Fiction offers links to the official Web pages of over 50 writers.
Urban Christian Fiction
Information about Christian fiction with an urban twist.
Urban
Triple Crown Publications
The leading publisher of urban fiction. You can get e-mail alerts about Triple Crown’s newest releases if you add your name to their electronic mailing list.
Booklists
Library Booklists - Multicultural and Diverse Fiction
Links to annotated lists of books by African American authors.
Readers’ Advice - Multicultural Literature
Information on more than 10,000 authors in more than 475 genres.
Popular and Current
African American Literature Book Club
A best sellers list (scroll to the bottom) is among the many features of this site.
Baltimore County Public Library-Hot Titles
Includes an "African American" list of titles recently ordered or received.
The Online Guide to African American Books
Lists lots of new and forthcoming releases.
A Place of Our Own
Monthly lists of new titles as well as upcoming releases are included, and the new titles lists are archived for a twelve month period.
Explore Online (And Face-To-Face)Book Discussion Groups and Discussion Boards
African American Literature Book Club
Features conversation boards, plus other resources.
Go On Girl Book Club
The Go On Girl! Book Club is the largest African-American women's book club in the country. Members meet in their homes in their respective communities to discuss the club's reading selection of the month.
The GRITS.com
A virtual book club for people who love reading and discussing classic and contemporary literature, with particular emphasis on African American Literature.
MosaicBooks.com
Maintains a directory of African American book clubs meeting in almost every state, including many in the Baltimore-Washington area.
R.A.W.sistaz.com
Links to online book groups, among other resources.
Social Networking Sites
Library Thing
Connects people who own the same books, and comes up with suggestions for what to read next.
Shelfari
Makes it easy to get and give book recommendations. There are several discussion boards with African American topics (click Community, then Group Categories, then Race).
If you would like to know more about African American fiction, e-mail us through our Ask-A-Librarian service, call the African American Department at 410-361-9287, the Fiction Department at 410-396-5484, or mail your questions to:
African American Department or Fiction Department
Enoch Pratt Free Library
State Library Resource Center
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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