BIPOC Authors

Hunger

By: Lan Samantha Chang

Narrated by: Eunice Wong

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Not since Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan has a fiction writer explored with such powerful intensity the experience of being Asian American. The characters who inhabit this extraordinary fictional debut are caught between the burden of their past history and the fragility of their unchartered future. Hunger illuminates how first-generation... Read more

You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays

By: Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates & Genevie...

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 15 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Introduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr. Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution of her distinctive style as an archivist and author.“One of the greatest... Read more

How We Can Win

By: Kimberly Jones

Narrated by: Kimberly Jones

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A breakdown of the economic and social injustices facing Black people and other marginalized citizens inspired by political activist Kimberly Jones' viral video, “How Can We Win.”

“So if I played four hundred rounds of Monopoly with you and I had to play and give you every dime that I made, and then for fifty years, every time that I played, if... Read more

A More Perfect Union

By: Tammye Huf

Narrated by: Gary Furlong, Chanté McCormick & Patryce Williams

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by true events, A More Perfect Union is an epic story of love and courage, desperation and determination, and three people whose lives are inescapably entwined…

Henry O’Toole sails to America in 1848 to escape the famine in Ireland, only to face anti-immigrant prejudice. Determined never to starve again, he changes his surname to Taylor... Read more

Ordinary Beast

By: Nicole Sealey

Narrated by: Nicole Sealey

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S TOP 10 POETRY BOOKS OF FALL 2017NPR'S MOST ANTICIPATED POETRY BOOKS OF 2017
A striking, full-length debut collection from Virgin Islands-born poet Nicole SealeyThe existential magnitude, deep intellect, and playful subversion of St. Thomas-born, Florida-raised poet Nicole Sealey’s work is restless in its empathic,... Read more

Wahala

By: Nikki May

Narrated by: Natalie Simpson

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

""Contemporary female friendship goes glam in this lively debut novel with remarkable depth."" -- Washington Post""Great fun and extremely smart."" -- npr.orgNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY Vogue * Marie Claire * Glamour * Essence * Oprah Daily * Entertainment Weekly * Bustle * PopSugar * CrimeReads * and more! An incisive and... Read more

Courage

By: Freshta Tori Jan

Narrated by: Dalia Ramahi

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta’s school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends were murdered and shot. Her journey through... Read more

Who Are Your People?

By: Bakari Sellers

Narrated by: Bakari Sellers

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

This inspiring book by New York Times bestselling author Bakari Sellers is a tribute to the family and community that help make us who we are. Perfect for sharing and gifting.When you meet someone for the first time, they might ask, ""Who are your people?"" and ""Where are you from?""Children are shaped by their ancestors, and this book... Read more

Righteous Troublemakers

By: Al Sharpton

Narrated by: Al Sharpton

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

“This is the time. We won’t stop until we change the whole system of justice.” —Reverend Al Sharpton

In the summer of 2020, Reverend Al Sharpton stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, preparing to give the keynote address of theGet Your Knee Off Our NecksCommitment March.... Read more

A Hero of Our Time

By: Naben Ruthnum

Narrated by: Raoul Bhaneja

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Yellowface and American Fiction, A Hero of Our Time is a vicious takedown of superficial diversity initiatives and tech culture, with a beating heart of broken sincerity that the Toronto Star calls "a powerful, unexpected reading experience."

Osman Shah is a pitstop on his white colleague Olivia Robinson’s quest for corporate... Read more

Peter Lee's Notes from the Field

By: Angela Ahn

Narrated by: Tony Kim

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Eleven-year-old Peter Lee has one goal in life: to become a paleontologist. But in one summer, that all falls apart. Told in short, accessible journal entries and combining the humor of Timmy Failure with the poignant family dynamics of Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Peter Lee will win readers' hearts.

Eleven year-old Peter Lee has one goal in life: to... Read more

None But the Righteous

By: Chantal James

Narrated by: William DeMeritt

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In seventeenth-century Peru, St. Martin de Porres was torn from his body after death. His bones were pillaged as relics, and his spirit was said to inhabit those bones. Four centuries later, nineteen-year old Ham is set adrift from his hometown of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Hidden beneath his clothes, he wears his only valued... Read more

Strong Mama

By: Robin Arzón

Narrated by: Robin Arzón

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Mama and baby make one incredible team in this new picture book from New York Times bestselling author and Peloton instructor extraordinaire Robin Arzón.

Before I met you, I dreamed of you. This is the story of how we first met. 

Ultramarathons. Bike sprints. Squats and deadlifts. Naps. Kitchen dance parties! All of it is in preparation for... Read more

High-Risk Homosexual

By: Edgar Gomez

Narrated by: Edgar Gomez

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"I've always found the definition of machismo to be ironic, considering that pride is a word almost unanimously associated with queer people, the enemy of machistas. In particular, effeminate queer men represent a simultaneous rejection and embrace of masculinity . . . In a world desperate to erase us, queer Latinx men must find ways to hold... Read more

Ain't Burned All the Bright

By: Jason Reynolds

Narrated by: Jason Reynolds, Nile Bullock, Tatum Marylin Hal...

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED A 2023 ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN’S RECORDING!

Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds.

Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin, had a... Read more

Police Brutality and White Supremacy

By: Etan Thomas

Narrated by: Julian Thomas

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Featuring original interviews with: Steph Curry, Chuck D, Yamiche Alcindor, Isiah Thomas, Jemele Hill, Craig Hodges, Stan Van Gundy, Mark Cuban, Jake Tapper, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Sue Bird, Kyle Korver, Rick Strom, Cenk Uygur, Tim Wise, Chris Broussard, Breanna Stewart, Rex Chapman, Stephen Jackson, Kori McCoy, Lora Dene King, Chikesia Clemons,... Read more

Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free

By: Alice Faye Duncan

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Booklist starred reviewBlack activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of the holiday. Join Opal on her... Read more

We Go On

By: John Onwuchekwa

Narrated by: John Onwuchekwa

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Do you often ask the question "What is my purpose in life?" Rich with powerful stories, and life-changing reflections from the book of Ecclesiastes, We Go On, by pastor and entrepreneur John Onwuchekwa calls you to find the true answer to the question: Why am I here?In a world that encourages us to find meaning in temporary... Read more

Velorio \ (Spanish edition)

By: Xavier Navarro Aquino

Narrated by: Diana Pou, Vico Ortiz, María Victoria Martínez,...

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

«En esta novela, la catástrofe se cuenta con precisión de cronista y belleza poética. Sus voces transcurren entre el tono íntimo y devastador de un diario del desastre y la mirada colectiva de la memoria que ve la esperanza en el linaje de resistencias que han enfrentado al poder desde tiempos ancestrales. Xavier Navarro Aquino nos entrega así... Read more

The Chosen One

By: Echo Brown

Narrated by: Echo Brown & Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

This memoir filled with “overwhelming emotions and power” (The Mary Sue) testifies to the disappointments and triumphs of a Black first-generation college student in this exploration of the first-year experience.

There are many watchers and they are always white. That’s the first thing Echo notices as she settles into Dartmouth College. Despite... Read more

People Change

By: Vivek Shraya

Narrated by: Vivek Shraya

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

*FINALIST FOR THE CITY OF CALGARY W.O. MITCHELL BOOK PRIZE*

“A deeply generous and honest gift to the world.”
—Elliot Page

The author of I’m Afraid of Men lets readers in on the secrets to a life of reinvention.

Vivek Shraya knows this to be true: people change. We change our haircuts and our outfits and our minds. We change names, titles, labels.... Read more

One True Loves

By: Elise Bryant

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Happily Ever Afters comes another irresistible YA romantic comedy full of self-discovery and Black love—and a dreamy European cruise. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han, with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances.Lenore Bennett has always been a force. A star artist and style... Read more

In Every Mirror She’s Black

By: Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström

Narrated by: Sara Powell & Rosemarie Akwafo

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Three Black women are linked in unexpected ways to the same influential white man in Stockholm as they build their new lives in the most open society run by the most private people.



Successful marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the US to Sweden by Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the nation's largest marketing firm, to help fix a PR fiasco... Read more

Talking about Race

By: Isaac Adams

Narrated by: Rick N. Jones

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Conversations about racism are as important as they are hard for American Christians.Yet the conversation often gets so ugly, even among the faithful who claim unity in Jesus. Why is that the case? Why does it matter? Can things get better, or are we permanently divided?In this honest and hopeful book, pastor Isaac Adams doesn't just show you... Read more