BIPOC Authors

Down with the System

By: Serj Tankian

Narrated by: Serj Tankian

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band, System Of A Down, Serj Tankian. 
 
Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band, System Of A Down, was “unlikely a chart-topper as had ever existed in modern music history: a band of... Read more

The Perilous Fight

By: Ben Carson, M.D.

Narrated by: Ben Carson & Candy Carson

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by Dr. Ben Carson.Learn from one of our leading conservative voices how we can return to the biblical values our nation was founded upon, especially the vital importance of the family, in order to secure a prosperous future for generations to come.Does America no longer feel like home? Widespread divorce rates, the erosion of traditional... Read more

The Dangerous Ones

By: Lauren Blackwood

Narrated by: Angel Pean & Jay Ben Markson

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"A perfect mix of MAGIC, VAMPIRES, STAR-CROSSED LOVE, and writing as SHARP AND DEADLY a spear." - Nisha J. Tuli, author of Trial of the Sun Queen

THE THRILLING ROMANTASY FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LAUREN BLACKWOOD!

One vampire to kill. Another to love.

War doesn’t scare Jerusalem. She’s a Saint. Thanks to powerful demigod-style... Read more

The Hidden Story of Estie Noor

By: Nadine Aisha Jassat

Narrated by: Nikki Patel

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

No one wanted to hear Estie's side of the story. Now she's on a mission to make sure the truth is heard . . . A page-turning mystery novel in verse about identity, friendship and learning to use your voice, with accessible text and beautiful illustrations throughout.

When twelve-year-old Estie is expelled from school, she's sent to stay with her... Read more

If My Words Had Wings

By: Danielle Jawando

Narrated by: Kenton Thomas

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A life affirming story of rehabilitation and hope after prison. The third novel from multi-award-winning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo.
 
‘Jawando’s writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersed’ Alice Oseman, author of the Heartstopper series
 
When fifteen-year-old Tyrell Forrester... Read more

The Dead Don't Need Reminding

By: Julian Randall

Narrated by: Julian Randall

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This “inventive, poetic, vulnerable, and sincere” book from an acclaimed author and poet weaves two wrenching personal narratives of recovery and reclamation, spliced with a dazzle of pop-culture (Kirkus).

The Dead Don’t Need Reminding is a braided story of Julian Randall’s return from the cliff edge of a harrowing depression and his... Read more

Say Good

By: Ashlee Eiland

Narrated by: Ashlee Eiland

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Find your passion. Know your voice. Speak for good.

We know what it means to do good. But in today’s tense and complex world, when topics like political issues, theology, and current events so often divide us, how do we say good? God calls us to speak truth into our communities and relationships, but we all struggle to know when to speak up. We... Read more

If You Live to 100, You Might As Well Be Happy

By: Rhee Kun Hoo

Narrated by: Tim Lounibos

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

This endearing, giftable guidebook by Korean bestseller Dr. Rhee reflects on the wisdom he’s learned during his life: how to forgive, persevere, and stop the rat race, plus the joys of living simply and the power of ordinary happiness. He explores his relationships with his wife, children, and grandchildren, and how to stay whole as your body... Read more

A Run at Love

By: Toni Shiloh

Narrated by: Dioni Michelle Collins

Length: 12 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A CONTENDER RUNNING FOR THE ROSES

As a Black woman in a field with little diversity, Piper McKinney is determined to make her mark on the horse-racing world. Raised on a Thoroughbred farm in Kentucky, Piper’s dream is for her horse to win the prestigious Kentucky Derby.
With the help of her best friend and trainer, Tucker Hale, she gains national... Read more

He's My Next Mistake

By: Jahquel J.

Narrated by: Elyce Anthony & Myles Washington

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine matching on a dating app with the guy of your dreams. Tall—check. Handsome—check. Financially responsible—check check. … and he happens to live in the same city as you. That's what happens when Jru Amber matches with Crew Tims. They both know they're the perfect match on paper, but both of them are far too busy to see if the connection... Read more

Summer Is Here

By: Renée Watson

Narrated by: Renée Watson

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Summer Is Here written and read by Renée Watson.

New York Times bestselling creator Renée Watson offers a book ode to a picture-perfect summer day, from sunrise to sunset.

Summer is here!
No dark clouds in the sky,
it's a perfect day for play.
What joy will summer bring me today?

Summer is finally here, and she's bringing the... Read more

A Garden in My Hands

By: Meera Sriram

Narrated by: Mayuri Bhandari

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

There's a wedding tomorrow! And one little girl sits patiently while her mother tenderly applies intricate, delicate henna designs on her hands. As she does, she shares family stories—about weddings, monsoons, and ancestors long gone. The little girl must be careful to protect her hands as the henna dries—one smudge could ruin a story! After a... Read more

Hot Boy Summer

By: Joe Jiménez

Narrated by: Avi Roque

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Four gay teens in Texas have the summer of their lives while discovering important truths about realness, belonging, and friendship in this joyful young adult contemporary novel for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli.

Mac has never really felt like he belonged. Definitely not at home—his dad’s politics and toxic masculinity make a real... Read more

Bits and Pieces

By: Whoopi Goldberg

Narrated by: Whoopi Goldberg

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life.If it weren’t for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg. Emma gave her children the loving care and wisdom they needed to succeed in life,... Read more

The Library Thief

By: Kuchenga Shenjé

Narrated by: Cora Kirk

Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A strikingly original and absorbing mystery about a white-passing bookbinder in Victorian England and the secrets lurking on the estate where we she works, for fans of Fingersmith and The Confessions of Frannie Langton

The library is under lock and key. But its secrets can't be contained.

1896. After he brought her home from Jamaica as a baby,... Read more

Undefeated

By: Shaunie Henderson

Narrated by: Shaunie Henderson

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Shaunie Henderson—wife, mother, entrepreneur, producer, and creator of the hit TV show Basketball Wives—opens up about finding love, offers advice for raising strong, smart, grounded Black children in today’s world, and reveals how to define your career and personal life by your own terms in this inspirational memoir.

Today, Shaunie Henderson is... Read more

See Loss See Also Love

By: Yukiko Tominaga

Narrated by: Jensen Olaya

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

*Named a Best Book of Spring 2024 by Oprah Daily and a Most Anticipated Book by The Millions and PureWow*

A tender, slyly comical, and shamelessly honest debut novel following a Japanese widow raising her son between worlds with the help of her Jewish mother-in-law as she wrestles with grief, loss, and—strangest of all—joy.

Shortly after her... Read more

Their Divine Fires

By: Wendy Chen

Narrated by: Katharine Chin

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A captivating and intimate debut novel interwoven with folktale and myth, Wendy Chen’s Their Divine Fires tells the story of the love affairs of three generations of Chinese women across one hundred years of revolutions both political and personal.   In 1917, at the dawn of the Chinese Revolution, Yunhong grows up in the southern China... Read more

Relentless

By: Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Narrated by: Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Essential reading from an expert voice: Luis A. Miranda Jr.’s personal and political memoir reveals a deep understanding of Latino culture and how to build community to change our world for the better.
 
A veteran of New York and national politics, Luis Miranda embodies the relentless spirit of progress of American immigrants.

There is no one on... Read more

Blood at the Root

By: LaDarrion Williams

Narrated by: Jalyn Hall & LaDarrion Williams

Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCU for the young, Black, and magical. Enroll in this fresh fantasy debut unlike anything you've seen before.

Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously... Read more

This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

Narrated by: Kausar Mohammed

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

★ “[Ahmed] employs high stakes, increasing tensions, romantic near-misses, and adult hypocrisy to powerful effect.” –Publisher's Weekly, starred review

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. 

After her dad... Read more

Supplication

By: Nour Abi-Nakhoul

Narrated by: Natalie Liconti

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

"Astonishing." -Claudia Dey, author of Daughter.

A hallucinatory horror novel set deeply in the consciousness of a woman exploring a changed and frightening world.

Our protagonist comes to in a basement, tied to a chair, with a man looming over her. But someone has a knife. 

We follow her as she emerges from captivity into an unnamed, nightmarish... Read more

This Country Is No Longer Yours

By: Avik Jain Chatlani

Narrated by: Marcelo Arroyo, Arlen Aguayo Stewart & Michel I...

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In Avik Jain Chatlani's explosive debut novel, This Country Is No Longer Yours, a chorus of disparate voices comes together to explore how idealists and opportunists betray ordinary people in war-torn Peru.

One of our dead writers liked to say, "Peru is a beggar sleeping on a bench made of gold." It's a cute phrase, but it's not really true.... Read more

Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

Narrated by: Shala Nyx

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during World War II, Hiba Noor Khan weaves a breathtaking tale of suspense, compassion, and courage, starring an extraordinary young heroine readers will never forget. Safiyyah loathes the brutal Nazi occupation of Paris, even though her Muslim... Read more