BIPOC Authors

Root Fractures

By: Diana Khoi Nguyen

Narrated by: Diana Khoi Nguyen

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

*One of LitHub’s Poetry Books to Read in 2024*
*One of The Millions’s Must Read Poetry Books of Winter 2024*

National Book Award finalist Diana Khoi Nguyen’s second poetry collection, a haunting of a family’s past upon its present, and a frank reckoning with how loss and displacement transform mothers and daughters across generations.

In Root... Read more

Speculation

By: Nisi Shawl

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

After Winna's little sister breaks her glasses, her grandfather gives her an old-timey pair of spectacles that belonged to her great-aunt Estelle. The specs are silver and perfectly circular, with tiny stars on the bridge and earpieces that curl all the way around her ears.



Best of all, they're magic.



Because when Winna makes a wish beginning with... Read more

Kiki Finds Her Voice

By: Kierra Sheard-Kelly

Narrated by: Kierra Sheard-Kelly

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author with an audiobook-exclusive conversation between the author and her mom!When the school talent show creates an issue between her and her friends, little Kiki learns what it means to follow your heart and be a leader. Based on a true story from the life of Grammy-nominated singer and actress Kierra Sheard-Kelly, this inspiring... Read more

My Fighting Family

By: Morgan Campbell

Narrated by: Morgan Campbell

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The debut memoir from award-winning journalist Morgan Campbell: an incredible history of a family’s battles across generations, a hilarious and emotional coming-of-age story, and a powerful reckoning with what it means to be Black in Canada—particularly when you have strong American roots.

Morgan Campbell comes from “a fighting family,” a... Read more

Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?

By: Keith Boykin

Narrated by: Keith Boykin

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Fight back against misinformation and ignorance as New York Times bestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America’s racist past and present.
 
The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of... Read more

Dead in Long Beach, California

By: Venita Blackburn

Narrated by: Lynnette Freeman

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"This book rewired my brain; it's a bonafide knockout." —Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth

"You can try bracing yourself for the ride this story takes you on, but it's best to just surrender. Your wig is going to fall off no matter what you do." —Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight for Our Lives

A gut-busting and heartbreaking descent into one... Read more

Into the Sunken City

By: Dinesh Thiru

Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

""Steal-your-breath adventure."" —Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lunar ChroniclesPerfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure debut is like nothing else, featuring a unique twist on Treasure Island, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the... Read more

The Best That You Can Do

By: Amina Gautier

Narrated by: LaNecia Edmonds

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2023 Soft Skull-Kimbilio Publishing Prize, a collection of short stories that elaborate the realities of a diasporic existence, split identities, and the beautiful potency of meaningful connections



Primarily told from the perspective of women and children in the Northeast who are tethered to fathers and families in Puerto Rico,... Read more

Beasts of War

By: Ayana Gray

Narrated by: Benjamin Charles, Keylor Leigh & Alexander Cant...

Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

In this epic conclusion to her New York Times bestselling series, Ayana Gray delivers a heart-pounding fantasy adventure filled with mythos, monsters, and mortal heroes who are astoundingly human.

Once a prisoner to Fedu, the vengeful god of death, Koffi has regained her freedom, but she is far from safe. Fedu will stop at nothing to hunt her... Read more

The Morning Show Murders

By: Dick Lochte & Al Roker

Narrated by: Al Roker

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

When the celebrity chef from a popular morning news program becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation, things start to sizzle in this delightful mystery from bestselling author and legendary news personality Al Roker.Billy Blessing, owner of the popular Manhattan restaurant Blessing’s Bistro, is a regular contributor on the morning news... Read more

The MAGA Diaries

By: Tina Nguyen

Narrated by: Tina Nguyen

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This explosive “must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy” (Brian Stelter, New York Times bestselling author) chronicles the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career—and her education—on the ground levels of the conservative recruiting machine.

Her very first job was... Read more

The Life Brief

By: Bonnie Wan

Narrated by: Bonnie Wan

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Life is a creative act. Start living a meaningful life with this soul-shaking, “brilliant companion on the road to more aliveness” (Dave Evans, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Designing Your Life) to identify your core values and create the life you want.

We all have moments when we doubt the path we’re on. Am I in the right relationship?... Read more

Black Boys Like Me

By: Matthew R. Morris

Narrated by: Matthew R. Morris

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

*INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER*
*LONGLISTED FOR THE TORONTO BOOK AWARD*

“Black Boys Like Me ignited parts of me I honestly didn't believe any book could ever know. . . . Seldom do incredibly titled books earn their titles. Matthew R. Morris earns this classic title with a classic book about our insides.” —Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy


Startlingly... Read more

This Book May Save Your Life

By: Dr. Karan Rajan

Narrated by: Dr. Karan Rajan

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • A hilarious, myth-busting survival guide that explains the weird and wonderful bodily functions that keep us alive—and how to make them work better for longer—from TikTok's favorite doctor, “the go-to expert for a generation” (The Telegraph)

“Dr. Karan Rajan reveals his health hacks that may save your life. . . . In... Read more

Besaydoo

By: Yalie Saweda Kamara

Narrated by: Yalie Saweda Kamara

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Selected by Amaud Jamaul Johnson for the 2023 Jake Adam York Prize, Yalie Saweda Kamara’s Besaydoo is an elegantly wrought love song to home—as place, as people, as body, and as language.A griot is a historian, a living repository of communal legacies with “a story pulsing in every blood cell.” In Besaydoo, Kamara serves as griot for the... Read more

Red String Theory

By: Lauren Kung Jessen

Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen & Andrew Grace

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In this charming rom-com about two star-crossed lovers, a woman whose life is guided by her belief in the red-string of fate finds her perfect match—but his skepticism about true love puts a knot in their chances.

Just a date . . . or a twist of fate?

When it comes to love and art, Rooney Gao believes in signs. Most of all, she believes in the... Read more

All the Ways We Lied

By: Aida Zilelian

Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

In Queens, New York, while their father deteriorates from a terminal illness, three sisters contend with one another, their self-destructive pasts, and their indomitable mother as they face the loss of the one person holding their unstable family together. Kohar, the oldest sister, is happily married, yet grapples with fertility issues and, in... Read more

Affirmations for Manifestation

By: Candice Nikeia

Narrated by: Tyla Collier

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Focus on positivity, build self-love, and change your life with this daily devotional-style book featuring 365 affirmations from popular influencer and daily motivational speaker Candice Nikeia.

Harness the power of daily affirmations to manifest the life you’ve always dreamed of!

Affirmations for Manifestation is an inspiring collection of... Read more

Slow Down

By: Kohei Saito

Narrated by: Troy Glasgow & Kohei Saito

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"Why, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs, and are nevertheless unable to make ends meet, with no future prospects, while the planet is burning? In his international bestseller, Kohei Saito argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and... Read more

Get The F*ck Out Your Own Way

By: MJ Harris

Narrated by: MJ Harris

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

It ain’t easy getting your shit together, but this book is the solution. And Tabitha Brown says, “you can trust him.”

MJ Harris has got a lot of “best friends”—over five million to be exact. His hilarious, straightforward, raw advice has made him the go-to person across social media for everything you need to know about getting your shit... Read more

Un-Addiction

By: Nzinga Harrison, MD & Lynya Floyd

Narrated by: Nzinga Harrison, MD

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Contrary to popular belief, addiction isn't a conscious choice. It's a chronic illness, like diabetes or asthma, that responds to treatment and deserves compassion. And yet, too many people expect their loved ones to simply recover on their own without interventions. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and decades of expertise, Dr. Nzinga Harrison... Read more

No Reservations

By: Sheryl Lister

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

True friendship never ends.Best friends forever. That’s the vow Joy, Diane, Rochelle and Yvette made when they were children, and even in their mid-thirties, the friends have always been there for each other—through the highs and lows of life and love. Until forever comes up against a terminal cancer diagnosis. Nothing could have prepared them... Read more

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

By: Shubnum Khan

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE

"Rich and swoony...an ambitious delight, with rich characters and some exceptionally lovely writing...This is the start of a major career." -- The New York Times Book Review

AN INDIE NEXT PICK
A LIBRARY READS PICK

“A dark and heady dream of a book” (Alix E. Harrow) about a ruined mansion by the sea, the... Read more

Just Happy to Be Here

By: Naomi Kanakia

Narrated by: Bilal Baig

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In this YA standalone perfect for fans of Tobly McSmith and Meredith Russo, the first out trans girl at an all-girls school must choose between keeping her head down or blazing a trail.Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy.That is, judged on her merits—not on her transness. But there’s no road map for being the... Read more