BIPOC Authors

The Kindred

By: Alechia Dow

Narrated by: Dominique Moore & Amin El Gamal

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

“Utterly swoony…an endearing reminder that true love can change the world”
—J. Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony

To save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor…

Joy Abara knows her place. A commoner from the... Read more

Honor

By: Thrity Umrigar

Narrated by: Sneha Mathan

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

THE JANUARY 2022 REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

“In the way A Thousand Splendid Suns told of Afghanistan’s women, Thrity Umrigar tells a story of India with the intimacy of one who knows the many facets of a land both modern and ancient, awash in contradictions.” —Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours 

In this... Read more

Afterlife

By: Julia Alvarez

Narrated by: Alma Cuervo

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From the internationally bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents comes “a stunning work of art that reminds readers Alvarez is, and always has been, in a class of her own.” (Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award–winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Poet X)

Antonia Vega, the... Read more

Alien: Seventh Circle

By: Philippa Ballantine & Clara Čarija

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

As human colonies are obliterated by the dark pathogen and hideous monstrosities proliferate, a family of scavengers find an amnesiac who may hold the secrets to the forces tearing apart the galaxy.Life amongst the stars is brutal. Human colonies are being obliterated by a dark pathogen launched from mysterious ships, which turns whole... Read more

Boraleashe

By: A.E. Via

Narrated by: Troy Duran

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Boraleashe Cavalerie was the opposite of his titan brothers. He was stoic, disagreeable, and his attitude towards others was just as biting as his frost. All titans were required to gift their pure hearts to another—to fall in love—as praise to the divinities for their dominion over an element. Refusal to pledge their heart was considered an act... Read more

Rani Choudhury Must Die

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

Narrated by: Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan & Shubhangi Karmakar

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In this sapphic dual POV romance by Adiba Jaigirdar, Meghna and Rani (ex-best-friends-turned-rivals) realize they're dating the same guy, so they team up to beat and expose him at a big science competition!

"Both narrators deliver exactly the kind of authentic, well-characterized performances needed for a story of hard-won... Read more

Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Luzma Ortiz, Kevin R. Free...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.In Neil deGrasse Tyson’s delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet... Read more

Gather Me

By: Glory Edim

Narrated by: Glory Edim

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well-Read Black Girl.

“A beautiful portrait of a full life that has been buoyed by an expansive and ever-growing love for words and for language.”—Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There’s Always This... Read more

Taken by the Pikosa Warlord

By: Elizabeth Stephens

Narrated by: Tempest Mensah & James Cavenaugh

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

I'm awoken after a thousand's year sleep to a brutal world ruled by a male who may be the devil himself—Ero. Strange that, though so much has changed, language hasn't lost its roots. Because of that, I'm able to interpret his tongue—the only one who can. I plan to use my strengths to free the captive tribes from Ero's brutality or, better yet,... Read more

Dreamer

By: Nazem Kadri

Narrated by: Nazem Kadri

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

An outspoken, inspirational memoir from a charismatic athlete in the spotlight, Dreamer is the moving story of the first Muslim hockey player to win the Stanley Cup, and the impossible dreams he made a reality.

No one who knows the game is unfamiliar with the story of the NHL’s  first Muslim Stanley Cup winner, Nazem Kadri, nor does anyone... Read more

Blackness Is a Gift I Can Give Her

By: R. Renee Hess

Narrated by: R. Renee Hess

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

From the founder of Black Girl Hockey Club, a collection of deeply insightful and piercing essays shedding light on the history of Black excellence in hockey, the future of Black joy within the sport, and the ways we can all do better when it comes to recognizing—and upheaving—systemic and institutionalized racism.

Growing up, R. Renee Hess... Read more

The Beautiful Dream

By: Atiba Hutchinson

Narrated by: Odario Williams

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

“A captivating read from one of our country’s greatest athletes.”
―Christine Sinclair, former captain of the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team and National Bestselling Author of Playing the Long Game


Out of the Toronto suburb of Brampton comes an irresistible story of trials, perseverance, the limelight of international... Read more

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras

By: Odie Henderson

Narrated by: Odie Henderson

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive account of Blaxploitation cinema—the freewheeling, often shameless, and wildly influential genre—from a distinctive voice in film history and criticism



In 1971, two films grabbed the movie business, shook it up, and launched a genre that would help define the decade. Melvin Van Peebles's Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, an... Read more

Motherlands

By: Weijia Pan

Narrated by: Weijia Pan

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, this engrossing debut interrogates history, identity, and the power of poetry to elucidate both.Motherlands opens with a child drawn early to poetry. “In summer I write. Two lines at a time, two vying souls / running up the wall.” The collection follows this speaker-poet through a childhood in post-Maoist... Read more

Team Park

By: Angela Ahn

Narrated by: Tony Kim

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Evan Park has always faced obstacles in getting his father's approval, but an actual obstacle race has some surprising results. A new middle-grade novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Peter Lee's Notes from the Field.

Unlike his dad, Evan Park does not like team sports — no matter how hard he tries. And when an accident causes Evan... Read more

The Parlour Wife

By: Foluso Agbaje

Narrated by: Precious Mustapha

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war. Lagos, 1939 With the announcement of World War Two and a change that sends shockwaves through her family, Kehinde is forced to put aside her dreams of writing and become the third wife of Mr... Read more

Rebel Fire

By: Ann Sei Lin

Narrated by: Susan Momoko-Hingley

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The second book in Ann Sei Lin's Rebel Skies fantasy YA series, set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and rebel uprisings. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Lim, Kalynn Bayron and the films of Studio Ghibli.

Kurara has barely escaped the grasp of Princess Tsukimi. Reeling from her Crafter mentor's grim betrayal, Kurara and her friends are... Read more

Being Black in America's Schools

By: Brian Rashad Fuller

Narrated by: Brian Rashad Fuller

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In a polarizing and racially divided America, what do children of color learn about themselves before they even go to school? How do they see themselves and is that image only exacerbated by spending twelve years in a public education system that perpetuates negative stereotypes? Brian Rashad Fuller personally knows that the impact of low... Read more

Caring Well

By: Jeanne Porter King

Narrated by: Jeanne Porter King

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Who do you turn to when you have nothing left to give? 
 
Caregiving is a core value in the African American culture. And African American women of faith often fill that role—for elderly parents, sick children, and other members of their community. Yet no one is fully prepared for the reality of disrupted schedules, unpredictable needs, and many... Read more

The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The Truth About Dragons features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the giggles from hobgoblins and the sounds of waterfalls!

A Caldecott Honor Winner

The Truth About Dragons follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He quests into two very different forests,... Read more

Bridge Across the Sky

By: Freeman Ng

Narrated by: Eric Yang

Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A raw and honest historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family and endures mistreatment at the Angel Island Immigration Station while trying to navigate his own course in a new world.

Tai Go and his family have crossed an ocean wider than a thousand rivers, joining countless other Chinese... Read more

The Everybody Experiment

By: Lisa Moore Ramée

Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning author of A Good Kind of Trouble, Lisa Moore Ramée, comes a hilarious and heartfelt young middle grade novel, in the vein of Judy Blume, about friendship, fitting in, and the ups and downs of middle school. Sure to resonate with fans of Rebecca Stead, Meg Medina, and Kelly Yang.Eleven-year-old Kylie’s friends seem so much... Read more

Embrace

By: Mya

Narrated by: Chance Smolders & Opal Black

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

embrace /im-?br?s/ to clasp in the arms; to take up especially readily or gladly Suvi Summers never had luck in the love department. Failed relationship after failed relationship leads her to an unforgettable interview with the matchmaking service, Arranged Hearts. Blaze Snow was a ladies' man through and through. He’d never had any trouble... Read more

Passion for the Heist

By: K'wan

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A crime would bring them together, grief would bind them and love would make them famous.

Parish “Pain” Wells is a man freshly reintroduced to society, after serving time in state prison. Prior to his fall, Pain had been a heist man who showed the promise of someone who could go on to be a legend. His trajectory changed on the night he had made... Read more