BIPOC Authors

One Eighty

By: Charity Shane

Narrated by: Chance Smolders & Wesleigh Siobhan

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Two people…
Two different objectives…
One ultimate goal… Gideon “Gee” Powers has one hundred and eighty days to secure his rightful place as head of the family. Rhian Barnes has one hundred and eighty days to complete a bucket list.
One night in Sin City blurs the lines and two become one. Read more

Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

Narrated by: Weruche Opia

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A “wise, funny, irresistible” (Shelf Awareness) debut novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties, and Brazilian butt lifts, from the author of the internationally bestselling story collection Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad. In Nigerian families, none of your business is private. Not even if it's about your bumbum.Freshly out of Obafemi... Read more

The Bookshop Sisterhood

By: Michelle Lindo-Rice

Narrated by: Ariel Blake

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

“A book that will stay with the reader long after the last page. Absolutely brilliant.” —Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author

“This drama-packed page turner will warm your heart!” —Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author of The Mayfair Bookshop

When life rewrites the story, only friendship will see them through.

After years of hard... Read more

They Dream in Gold

By: Mai Sennaar

Narrated by: Julia Kwamya

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

When Bonnie and Mansour meet in New York in 1968?his piercing gaze in a downtown jazz club threatening to carry her away?their connection is undeniable. Both from fractured homes, with childhoods spent crossing the Atlantic, they quickly find peace with each other. And as Mansour’s soaring Senegalese melodies continue to break new ground,... Read more

Merc

By: B. Love

Narrated by: Winston James & Lacy Laurel

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

For a man like Merc, his reputation has always preceded him. Known for his allegiance to the criminal underworld as a protector, the gangster only shows love to his family… and his son and the woman who birthed him are at the top of that list. When Merc decides to take one last job before retiring, he doesn’t think it will include protecting a... Read more

No Funeral for Nazia

By: Taha Kehar

Narrated by: Shaheen Khan

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A witty and theatrical South Asian mystery novel set over the course of one single electrifying night, exploring the unfinished business death leaves in its wake.



Nazia Sami is a celebrated author, but perhaps her greatest plot twist is yet to be produced. In her final days, she wields a pen one last time as she fills her diary with instructions... Read more

Passion

By: Monica Walters

Narrated by: Benjamin Charles & Reina Mystique

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

passion /?pa-sh?n/: a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept Giselle King refuses to wait for time to pass her by without obtaining everything she desires. After fulfilling her goal of becoming a dental hygienist and having financial stability, she knows she’s ready for a family. Years of dating proved to be... Read more

Inheritance

By: Darrell Dennis, Daniel Arnold & Medina Hahn

Narrated by: Darrell Dennis, Daniel Arnold, Medina Hahn & Mi...

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Three people – Indigenous, immigrant, and settler – journey over dangerous terrain in a race against time, and each other, to gain control of a vast parcel of land. YOU decide how events unfold, ultimately determining how the land is stewarded, and by whom.
 
An urban couple are on a getaway to visit her father at his vast rural estate. But when... Read more

Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku

By: Randy Ribay

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From National Book Award finalist Randy Ribay comes a gripping new chapter—starring Avatar Roku—in the New York Times bestselling Chronicles of the Avatar series, set in the world of Avatar: the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.A young Avatar Roku has only just commenced his training at the Southern Air Temple when his erstwhile friend,... Read more

This Is My Story; This Is My Song

By: Dr. Willie H. Clemons

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. Willie H. Clemons's inspiring book, This Is My Story: This Is My Song: One Man's Journey To Turning Oppositions Into Opportunities And Fulfilling His Unique Gifts, shares his personal experiences and insights on growing up in Alabama. Along the way, the author weaves a beautiful and inspiring story of his journey to fulfilling his childhood... Read more

Rifts and Refrains

By: Tiye & Keisha Mennefee

Narrated by: Benjamin Charles & IiKane

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Dreamscape First: Enjoy exclusive audiobooks from Dreamscape Media—before they're available in any other format. Music
Born and raised in Atlanta by a father who blames the family rift on music, Amara Johnson’s talent for guitar and passion for poetry have always been just that: talent and passion that she channels into her work as a music... Read more

The First

By: Kipjo Ewers

Narrated by: Tyla Collier

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

After spending four years on death row for the brutal murder of her husband, Sophia Dennison takes her final walk in the Mountain View Facility in Gatesville and is put to death by lethal injection at 12:00 a.m. Several hours after Sophia's execution, FBI agent Mark Armitage is called to investigate a serious disturbance at the prison. Upon... Read more

¡Vamos! Let's Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos

By: Raúl The Third

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A Junior Library Guild Selection From New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third, ¡Vamos! Let’s Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos follows Little Lobo and friends on a Halloween and Día de los Muertos adventure in the first World of ¡Vamos! holiday book! Little Lobo is celebrating... Read more

Boo Can't Poo

By: Xiao Jing "Iris" Wang, M.D.

Narrated by: Andrea Emmes

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Get ready to giggle with Boo Can't Poo, the hilarious board book sure to get your little ones laughing and pooping! Join Boo the constipated ghost on his quest to get his bowels moving with the help of his ghostly family. With silly rhymes and cute illustrations, this book is perfect for reading aloud and sharing some laughs whenever... Read more

Loving Me After We

By: Ginger Dean

Narrated by: Ginger Dean

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

For fans of How to Do the Work by Dr. Nicole LePera and The Book of Boundaries by Melissa Urban, Loving Me After We is the audiobook that will teach you how to love yourself after you've lost yourself in a toxic relationship, and embody confidence, emotional security, and self-love.

A breakup can feel like the... Read more

Nadia & Nadir

By: Marzieh A. Ali

Narrated by: ABDO Publishing

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve books in one volume with free accompanying read-along audioNadia and Nadir are a pair of young Muslim-American siblings living in Houston, Texas, with their mom and dad. Like all kids, they enjoy staying busy. Nadia and Nadir are quick to make learning fun in their day-to-day lives. And with grandparents coming to visit and trips to... Read more

Bridges Instead of Walls

By: Mavis Staples & Carole Boston Weatherford

Narrated by: Mavis Staples & Adenrele Ojo

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Legendary singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples has teamed with an award-winning children’s poet to share her rousing life story in this spectacular picture book, adapted for audio.

At 85, Mavis Staples is still singing in front of large audiences and sharing her message of love, faith, and justice. She’s been performing since age eight... Read more

Unbecoming

By: Seema Yasmin

Narrated by: Reena Dutt & Suehyla El-Attar Young

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Two Muslim teens in Texas fight for access to abortion while one harbors a painful secret in this funny and heartfelt near-future speculative novel perfect for fans of Unpregnant.

In a not-too-distant America, abortions are prosecuted and the right to choose is no longer an option. But best friends Laylah and Noor want to change the world. After... Read more

Let the Games Begin

By: Rufaro Faith Mazarura

Narrated by: Shaniqua Okwok

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

"A delight to listen to." — AudioFile

Set against a sizzling-hot Greek summer filled with sunshine and souvlaki, Rufaro Faith Mazarura’s Let the Games Begin is a un-put-downable debut rom-com about two strangers at the top of their game.

Athens, 2024. Olivia Nkomo has always been ambitious, smart, and an overall go-getter. Now that she’s graduated... Read more

Good Boys, Bad Hombres

By: Michael V. Singh

Narrated by: Asa Siegel

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Educational research has long documented the politics of punishment for boys and young men of color in schools—but what about the politics of empowerment and inclusion? In Good Boys, Bad Hombres, Michael V. Singh focuses on this aspect of youth control in schools, asking on whose terms a positive Latino manhood gets to be envisioned.



Based on two... Read more

The Love Dare

By: Abiola Bello

Narrated by: Nneka Okoye

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Can a dare made at Notting Hill Carnival turn into true love? He’s All That meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in this trope-filled sizzling summer romance, perfect for fans of Joya Goffney and Lynn Painter.
 
Popular girl Eva Òjó is used to boys falling for her without her even trying. So when her friend dares her to dance with a random guy at... Read more

The Voyage of Sam Singh

By: Gita Ralleigh

Narrated by: Sid Sagar

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In Gita Ralleigh's second magical middle grade adventure set in a parallel colonial India, land-pirate Sam Singh sails to an isle teeming with spirits and secrets on a perilous journey to find the truth.

'We are kings of the forest,
Let them tame us if they can!'

Sam’s older brother, Moon, has been missing for three long years. Moon is a skilled... Read more

Grimwood: Party Animals

By: Nadia Shireen

Narrated by: Adam Buxton

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Return to the forest where anything can happen. An unmissable new book in Nadia Shireen’s bestselling and wildly funny illustrated comedy adventure series, Grimwood!

'Wind in the Willows (with added wind) for a new, wilder generation' – The Times

Perfect for readers age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Loki: A Bad God's Guide... Read more

Beyond the Bamboo Curtain

By: Dr. Michael Soon Lee

Narrated by: Dr. Michael Soon Lee

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This unique and informative book provides well-documented but little-known facts that will give listeners a deeper understanding of the cultural experience of Asians in America. Michael Soon Lee powerfully reveals how he overcame prejudice and discrimination to achieve success despite these obstacles. Shedding light on the diverse Asian American... Read more