BIPOC Authors

Shady Baby Feels

By: Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade

Narrated by: Gabrielle Union

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn about feelings and emotions with Shady Baby in this audiobook created by the bestselling team of Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade, and Tara Nicole Whitaker!Shady Baby is baking cupcakes, and she has some feelings about the process. From excitement or boredom, Shady Baby expresses nine common emotions. Perfect for the youngest of listeners,... Read more

The Mamas

By: Helena Andrews-Dyer

Narrated by: Helena Andrews-Dyer

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Can white moms and Black moms ever truly be friends? Not just mom friends, but like really real friends? And does it matter?

“Utterly addictive . . . Through her sharp wit and dynamic anecdotal storytelling, Helena Andrews-Dyer shines a light on the cultural differences that separate Black and white mothers.”—Tia Williams, New York Times... Read more

The Ghetto Within

By: Santiago H. Amigorena

Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

In his English language debut, Santiago H. Amigorena writes to fight the silence that “has stifled [him] since [he] was born”, weaving together fiction, biography, and memoir to distill a stirring novel of loss and unshakeable love.A critical sensation in France, The Ghetto Within is its author’s personal attempt to confront his grandfather’s... Read more

The Fame Game

By: Ramon Hervey II

Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Legendary Hollywood entertainment manager and publicist Ramon Hervey II shares insightful tales of his remarkable four-decade career plotting and overseeing fame, success, crisis and spinning for seminal talents at the top of their game, from Little Richard, Bette Midler, and the Bee Gees, to Aaliyah, Rick James, and Vanessa Williams—a juicy and... Read more

Life Starts Now

By: Chanel Dokun

Narrated by: Chanel Dokun

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

What if you had permission to stop striving and start thriving? Join Certified Life Planner and Relationship Expert Chanel Dokun as she gives you the tools you need to find profound joy and fulfillment in building a new life rooted in your unique purpose.Women are drowning in pursuit of the "good life." We chase external markers of... Read more

California Soul

By: Keith Corbin & Kevin Alexander

Narrated by: Keith Corbin

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • A sharply crafted and unflinchingly honest memoir about gangs, drugs, cooking, and living life on the line—both on the streets and in the kitchen—from one of the most exciting stars in the food world today

“Beautiful. Moving. Inspiring. Get it.”—Chris Storer, Emmy Award–winning creator of The Bear

A SALON BEST BOOK OF... Read more

Martin & Malcolm & America

By: James H. Cone

Narrated by: Sean Crisden

Length: 14 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African American leaders of the twentieth century. While Martin Luther King, Jr., saw America as "essentially a dream . . . as yet unfulfilled," Malcolm X viewed America as a realized nightmare. James Cone cuts through superficial assessments of King and Malcolm as... Read more

The Milky Way

By: Moiya McTier

Narrated by: Moiya McTier

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist details everything humans have discovered—from the Milky Way's formation to its eventual death, and what else there is to learn about the universe we call home. 

After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred... Read more

When Faith Meets Therapy

By: Anthony Evans & Stacy Kaiser

Narrated by: Anthony Evans & Stacy Kaiser

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Read by the authors.The power of faith intersects with the practicality of counseling in this unique partnership of a faith/worship leader and a therapist as they offer a pathway for readers to find help, hope, healing, and freedom while navigating life’s struggles.No one is immune from life’s difficulties, yet many people are reluctant to talk... Read more

Escape from Manus Prison

By: Jaivet Ealom

Narrated by: Yusuf Zine

Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australia's notorious offshore detention centre--and his long search for freedom.

In 2013 Jaivet Ealom fled Myanmar's brutal regime, where Rohingya like him were being persecuted and killed, and boarded a boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia. Instead of finding refuge, he... Read more

Dandelion

By: Jamie Chai Yun Liew

Narrated by: Jennifer Hui

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen or heard from again. Now a new mother herself, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Swee Hua. She recalls the spring of 1987, growing up in a small British Columbia mining town where there were only a handful of Asian... Read more

Fruit Punch

By: Kendra Allen

Narrated by: Kendra Allen

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

An arresting and one-of-a-kind memoir about the alternately exultant and harrowing trip growing up as a Black child desperate to create a clear reality for herself in this countryWritten in a distinctive voice and filled with personality, humor, and pathos, Fruit Punch is a memoir unlike any other, from a one-of-a-kind millennial talent. Growing... Read more

Running from Bondage

By: Karen Cook Bell

Narrated by: L. Malaika Cooper

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Running from Bondage tells the compelling stories of enslaved women, who comprised one-third of all runaways, and the ways in which they fled or attempted to flee bondage during and after the Revolutionary War. Karen Cook Bell's enlightening and original contribution to the study of slave resistance in eighteenth-century America explores the... Read more

Tastes So Sweet

By: Kelly Cain

Narrated by: Deanna Anthony

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

After losing her parents in high school, Ryan Landry grew up fast, solely focusing on supporting her younger twin sisters. With the twins now preparing for college, the financial stakes are raised so Ryan enters a restaurant-manager-of-the-year contest. Her chances for the grand prize are strong—after all, she’s the executive manager of... Read more

Take Back Your Power

By: Deborah Liu

Narrated by: Deborah Liu

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.You can't make the world fair, but you can take back your power. As a woman in Silicon Valley who worked her way to the top of the corporate ladder--she's a former VP at Facebook and the current president and CEO of Ancestry--Deborah Liu knows firsthand the challenges and obstacles in the workplace that keep the deck stacked... Read more

Sister Friends Forever

By: Kimberla Lawson Roby

Narrated by: Maria Howell, Mela Lee, Stacey Singleton & Inge...

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This emotional novel from a New York Times bestselling author follows four lifelong friends as each faces a crisis in family, love, and forgiveness. 

Serena, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette have been best friends since they were small children. And as sister friends forever, they have always been there for one another, through good times and bad,... Read more

Koshersoul

By: Michael W. Twitty

Narrated by: Michael W. Twitty

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The James Beard award-winning author of the acclaimed The Cooking Gene explores the cultural crossroads of Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and issues of memory, identity, and food.In Koshersoul, Michael W. Twitty considers the marriage of two of the most distinctive culinary cultures in the world today: the foods and traditions of the... Read more

America, a Redemption Story

By: Senator Tim Scott

Narrated by: Senator Tim Scott & Frances “Mama” Scott

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.The American Dream isn’t a thing of the past, but a miracle of the present.Now more than ever it’s easy to focus on the divisions that plague our nation. It may seem as if our best days are behind us, but bestselling author and senator Tim Scott believes we have yet to realize the fullness of our identity. We are in the midst... Read more

Surely Surely Marisol Rainey

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

Narrated by: Amielynn Abellera

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

“Anyone who has ever had trouble feeling brave will be empowered by Marisol.”—NBC NewsEveryone loves sports . . . except Marisol! The stand-alone companion to Newbery Medal winner and New York Times–bestselling Erin Entrada Kelly’s Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey is an irresistible and humorous story about friendship, family, and fitting in. Fans of... Read more

Bronze Drum

By: Phong Nguyen

Narrated by: Quyen Ngo

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning novel of ancient Vietnam based on the true story of two warrior sisters who raised an army of women to overthrow the Han Chinese and rule as kings over a united people, for readers of Circe and The Night Tiger.

Gather around, children of Chu Dien, and be brave.
For even to listen to the story of the Trung Sisters is,
in these troubled... Read more

The Monsters We Defy

By: Leslye Penelope

Narrated by: Shayna Small

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.

Washington D. C., 1925

Clara Johnson talks to spirits, a gift that saved her during her darkest moments in a... Read more

Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems

By: Dionne Brand

Narrated by: Dionne Brand & Christina Sharpe

Length: 13 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

An immense achievement, comprising a decades-long career—new and collected poetry from one of Canada’s most honoured and significant poets.

Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry, Winner
Toronto Book Award, Shortlist

Spanning almost four decades, Dionne Brand’s poetry has given rise to whole new grammars and vocabularies. With a profound alertness... Read more

Reading for Our Lives

By: Maya Payne Smart

Narrated by: Maya Payne Smart

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

An award-winning journalist and literacy advocate provides a clear, step-by-step guide to helping your child thrive as a reader and a learner.

When her child went off to school, Maya Smart was shocked to discover that a good education in America is a long shot, in ways that few parents fully appreciate. Our current approach to literacy offers too... Read more

Asian American Histories of the United States

By: Catherine Ceniza Choy

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An inclusive and landmark history, emphasizing how essential Asian American experiences are to any understanding of US history

Original and expansive, Asian American Histories of the United States is a nearly 200-year history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the US. Reckoning with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the... Read more