Audiobooks by Black Authors
Explore this collection of audiobooks by Black authors, featuring new releases and bestsellers.

The 1619 Project
By: Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman & Jake Silverstein
Narrated by: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Full Cast
Length: 18 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post ⢠NPR ⢠Marie Claire
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In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of... Read more »

The Vanishing Half
By: Brit Bennett
Narrated by: Shayna Small
Length: 11 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST *Ā NPR *Ā PEOPLE * TIME MAGAZINE*Ā VANITY FAIR * GLAMOURĀ
2021 WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST
āBennettās tone and style recalls James Baldwin and Jacqueline Woodson, but itās especially reminiscent of Toni...
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How to Be an Antiracist
By: Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠From the National Book Awardāwinning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes aĀ āgroundbreakingā (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our societyāand in ourselves.
āThe most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind.āāThe New York Times
ONE OF THE BEST... Read more »

A Promised Land
By: Barack Obama
Narrated by: Barack Obama
Length: 29 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the makingāfrom the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE ⢠NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post ⢠Jennifer... Read more »

Ain't I a Woman
By: Bell Hooks
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a mustāread for all those interested in the nature of black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, Hooks attempts to... Read more »
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Parable of the Sower
By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler paints a stunning portrait of an all-too-believable near future. As with Kindred and her other critically-acclaimed novels, Parable of the Sower skillfully combines startling visionary and socially realistic concepts. God is change. That is the central truth of the Earthseed movement, whose... Read more »
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On Juneteenth
By: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrated by: Karen Chilton
Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reedās On Juneteenth provides a historianās view of the nationās long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction... Read more »
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Honey Girl
By: Morgan Rogers
Narrated by: York Whitaker
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Named Most Anticipated of 2021 by Oprah Magazine * Marie Claire * Ms. Magazine *Ā E! * Parade Magazine *Ā Buzzfeed *Ā Cosmo *Ā The Rumpus *Ā GoodReads *Ā Autostraddle *Ā Brit & Co *Ā Refinery29 *Ā BetchesĀ * BookRiot and others!
A LibraryReads Pick
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āHONEY GIRL is an emotional, heartfelt, charming debut, and I loved every moment of it.ā
ā Jasmine... Read more »

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
By: Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Karen Chilton & Prentice Onayemi
Length: 29 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021
AN AUDIBLE, AUDIOFILE, AND WASHINGTON POST BEST AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTION
LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL ⢠LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION ⢠A FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION ⢠SHORTLISTED FOR...
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Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
By: Isabel Wilkerson
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 14 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠OPRAHāS BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠āAn instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.āāDwight Garner, The New York Times
The Pulitzer Prizeāwinning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows... Read more »

How the Word Is Passed
By: Clint Smith
Narrated by: Clint Smith
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the Stowe Prize
PEN America 2022 John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist
A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021
A Time 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021
Named a Best Book of 2021 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The...

Becoming
By: Michelle Obama
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Length: 19 hours 1 minutes
Abridged: No
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
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#1Ā NEW YORK TIMESĀ BESTSELLER ⢠WATCH THEĀ EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ⢠OPRAHāS BOOK CLUB PICK ā¢Ā NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER ⢠ONE OFĀ ESSENCEāS 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment,... Read more »

Harlem Shuffle
By: Colson Whitehead
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, this gloriously entertaining novel isĀ āfast-paced, keen-eyed and very funny ... about race, power and the history of Harlem all disguised as a thrill-ride crime novel" (San Francisco Chronicle).
"Ray Carney was only... Read more »

Get a Life, Chloe Brown
By: Talia Hibbert
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
āAbsolutely charming... a flawless balance of humor, heat, sweetness, and depth, and I loved every page.ā ā Helen Hoang,Ā USA TodayĀ bestselling author ofĀ The Bride Test
Talia Hibbert, one of contemporary romanceās brightest new stars, delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman whoās tired of being āboringā and recruits her...
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
By: Marlon James
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 23 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
One of TIMEās 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
Winner of the L.A. Times Ray Bradbury PrizeĀ
Finalist for the 2019 National Book Award
The New York Times Bestseller
Named a Best Book of 2019 by The Wall Street Journal, TIME, NPR, GQ, Vogue, and The Washington Post
"A fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made." --Neil Gaiman... Read more »

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
By: Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Jason Reynolds
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
The #1 New York Times bestseller and a USAToday bestseller!
A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America
This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.
The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep... Read more »

Seven Days in June
By: Tia Williams
Narrated by: Mela Lee
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK!Ā
AN INSTANTĀ NEW YORK TIMESĀ BESTSELLER
Named A Best Book by USA Today ⢠Harperās Bazaar ⢠Oprah Daily ⢠PopSugar ⢠Shondaland ⢠The Los Angeles Times ⢠NPR ⢠Kirkus ⢠Marie Claire ⢠New York Public LibraryĀ ā¢Ā Bustle ⢠Good Housekeeping ⢠PureWow ⢠CBS News ⢠People ⢠BuzzFeed ⢠Readerās DigestĀ
Named A Most...

I Take My Coffee Black
By: Tyler Merritt
Narrated by: Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Merritt, James Iglehart, Jerrie Elaine Merritt & Milton Merrit
Length: 11 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
As a 6'2" dreadlocked black man, Tyler Merritt knows what it feels like to be stereotyped as threatening, which can have dangerous consequences. But he also knows that proximity to people who are different from ourselves can be a cure for racism.Ā
Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the Cops" has been viewed millions of times. He's appeared on... Read more »

Such a Fun Age
By: Kiley Reid
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
A Best Book of the Year:
The Washington PostĀ ā¢Ā Chicago TribuneĀ ā¢Ā NPR ⢠VogueĀ ā¢Ā ElleĀ ā¢Ā Real SimpleĀ ā¢Ā InStyleĀ ā¢Ā Good Housekeeping ⢠Parade ⢠SlateĀ ā¢Ā Vox ā¢Ā Kirkus Reviews ā¢Ā Library Journal ā¢Ā BookPage
Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Reese's Book Club PickĀ
"The most provocative page-turner of the year."... Read more »

Hood Feminism
By: Mikki Kendall
Narrated by: Mikki Kendall
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
āThe fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.ā āIbram X. Kendi,Ā #1 New York Times-bestselling author ofĀ How to Be an Antiracist, in The... Read more »

Children of Blood and Bone
By: Tomi Adeyemi
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 17 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
*Winner of the Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year*
*This program is narrated by acclaimed reader Bahni Turpin, whose past work includes The Hate U Give and The Underground Railroad*
"Bahni Turpin's breathtaking narration of this exhilarating novel will keep listeners rooted to their seats, listening intently...an audiobook not to be missed." ā...

Memphis
By: Tara M. Stringfellow
Narrated by: Karen Murray, Adenrele Ojo & Tara Stringfellow
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY ⢠A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughterās discovery that she has the power to change her familyās legacy.
āA rhapsodic hymn to Black women.āāThe New York Times Book Review
āI fell in love with this family, from... Read more »

Take My Hand
By: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Narrated by: Lauren J. Daggett
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
āDeeply empathetic yet unflinching in its gazeā¦an unforgettable exploration of responsibility and redemption.ā āCeleste Ng
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āHighlights the horrific discrepancies in our healthcare system and illustrates their heartbreaking consequences.ā āEssence
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Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a searing and compassionate new novel about a... Read more »

The Sum of Us
By: Heather McGhee
Narrated by: Heather McGhee
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ⢠One of todayās most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyoneānot just for people of color.
WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD ⢠ONE... Read more »
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