BIPOC Authors

Why?

By: Taye Diggs

Narrated by: Taye Diggs

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by Taye Diggs. It contains sound design.

A conversation about race.

"Daddy?"
"Yes, my sweet boy."
"Why are those people shouting?"
"Our people are shouting because we need to be heard. We need to be heard."

Why? is a question asked by children daily, and in this stirking and timely story, it begins a straightforward and... Read more

How to Talk to Your Boss About Race

By: Y-Vonne Hutchinson

Narrated by: Y-Vonne Hutchinson

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

An indispensable practical toolkit for dismantling racism in the workplace without fear

Reporting and personal testimonials have exposed racism in every institution in this country. But knowing that racism exists isn’t nearly enough. Social media posts about #BlackLivesMatter are nice, but how do you push leadership towards real anti-racist... Read more

The Black Agenda

By: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Narrated by: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Chanté McCormick, Don...

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book of its kind, a collection bringing together leading Black scholars and experts for a policy-oriented approach to the fight for racial justice in America.

From ongoing reports of police brutality to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black Americans, the year 2020 brought a renewed awareness to the deep-rootedness of... Read more

I Am Golden

By: Eva Chen

Narrated by: Eva Chen

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

This joyful and lyrical audiobook from New York Times bestselling author Eva Chen and illustrator Sophie Diao is a moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children.

What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty?

We see eyes that... Read more

The Goodbye Coast

By: Joe Ide

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In this colorful reinvention of a classic, Philip Marlowe finds himself tangled in two missing persons cases; “Ide has chiseled off the rust while keeping the soul of one of American fiction’s icons” (Dennis Lehane).

The seductive and relentless figure of Raymond Chandler’s detective, Philip Marlowe, is vividly re-imagined in present-day Los... Read more

Phantom Plague

By: Vidya Krishnan

Narrated by: Sneha Mathan

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its origins as a haunting mystery to its modern reemergence that now threatens populations around the world.

It killed novelist George Orwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and millions of others – rich and poor. Desmond Tutu, Amitabh Bachchan, and Nelson Mandela survived it, just.  For centuries,... Read more

Black Girls Must Be Magic

By: Jayne Allen

Narrated by: Marcella Cox

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

“Masterfully written and pitch perfect, Black Girls Must Be Magic is, simply, magic.”—Good Morning AmericaIn this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha Walker copes with more of life’s challenges and a happy surprise—a baby—with a little help and lots of love from friends old and new.For... Read more

Never After: The Stolen Slippers

By: Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover a new middle-grade fantasy saga from Melissa de la Cruz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Descendants series, with Never After: The Stolen Slippers, where real life and fairy tales collide!

Tossed back into the not-so-familiar fairy-tale world of Never After, Filomena Jefferson-Cho and her friends set off on another... Read more

Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits, and Hoodoo Saints

By: Denise Alvarado

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A magical mystery tour of the extraordinary historical characters that have defined the unique spiritual landscape of New OrleansNew Orleans has long been America’s most magical city, inhabited by a fascinating visible and invisible world, full of mysteries, known for its decadence and haunted by its spirits. If Salem, Massachusetts is famous... Read more

Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

Narrated by: Cary Hite & Sisi Aisha Johnson

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Debut author Amina Luqman-Dawson pens a lyrical, accessible historical middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they find freedom.

Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Much as he... Read more

Hearth and Home

By: Rebel Carter

Narrated by: Vaughn Johseph

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Can a wealthy businessman find love as a mail order groom?Julian Baptiste was determined to find a love as epic as that of his parents. As the son of a freedwoman and a wealthy Union solider, Julian was unique among the glittering upper 400 of New York Society. Shrewd in business and discrete with his affairs, Julian was not a man to be trifled... Read more

The Iron Sword

By: Julie Kagawa

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

As Evenfall nears, the stakes grow ever higher for those in Faery…

Banished from the Winter Court for daring to fall in love, Prince Ash achieved the impossible and journeyed to the End of the World to earn a soul and keep his vow to always stand beside Queen Meghan of the Iron Fey.

Now he faces even more incomprehensible odds. Their son, King... Read more

How to Kidnap the Rich

By: Rahul Raina

Narrated by: Homer Todiwala

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

“A raucous novel, narrated in deadpan voice-over by Ramesh, a self-described ‘lower lower middle class’ 24-year-old scammer. . . . His perspective is a delight. . . . a tartly entertaining novel, a potential summer blockbuster.” —New York Times Book ReviewA fresh look at modern-day India hailed as ""a monstrously funny and unpredictable wild... Read more

Moving Against the System

By: David Austin

Narrated by: Chimwemwe Miller

Length: 14 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1968, as protests shook France and war raged in Vietnam, the giants of Black radical politics descended on Montreal to discuss the unique challenges and struggles facing their brothers and sisters. For the first time since 1968, David Austin brings alive the speeches and debates of the most important international gathering of Black... Read more

My Baby First Birthday

By: Jenny Zhang

Narrated by: Jenny Zhang

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Radiant and tender, My Baby First Birthday is a collection that examines innocence, asking us who gets to be loved and who has to deplete themselves just to survive. It's about existence and nonexistence, about being born—without consent. Jenny Zhang writes about accepting pain, about the way we fetishize womanhood and motherhood, and reduce... Read more

Light Years from Home

By: Mike Chen

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood

A Best Of pick and Most Anticipated Sci Fi and Fantasy novel, as selected by Goodreads • Buzzfeed • BookRiot • The Portalist • IO9 • BookBub • SheReads • BiblioLifestyle • Den of Geek • GeekDad

“A rich backstory… a highly satisfying ending… All the stars for Chen's warmhearted... Read more

Anchored Hearts

By: Priscilla Oliveras

Narrated by: Raquel Beattie

Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning photographer Alejandro Miranda hasn't been home to Key West in years—not since he left to explore broader horizons with his papi's warning "never to come back" echoing in his ears. He wouldn't be heading there now if it wasn't for an injury requiring months of recuperation. The drama of a prodigal son returning to his familia and... Read more

The African American Soldier

By: Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Lee Lanning

Narrated by: Terrence Kidd

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Military history's hidden figures are given their due in this revealing and moving exploration of the pivotal role of African Americans who risked their lives for their country—even as they fought courageously to become full citizens. A retired Lieutenant Colonel, Michael Lee Lanning covers Black soldiers' involvement in conflicts from the... Read more

Something's Guava Give

By: Carrie Doyle

Narrated by: Elizabeth Cottle

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Plum Lockhart went out on a limb when she ditched her corporate job in New York City and moved to the Caribbean island of Paraiso. Now the head of her own villa broker agency, she spends her days chasing down clients and lounging on white-sand beaches. But the sweet life turns sour when a publishing heiress is found dead at the mansion of... Read more

Loveboat Reunion

By: Abigail Hing Wen

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This companion novel to Abigail Hing Wen’s New York Times bestselling debut, Loveboat, Taipei, takes readers back to Taipei through the eyes of fan favorites Sophie and Xavier—on an unforgettable journey of glittering revelry and self-discovery that’s perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Mary H. K. Choi. Stream Love in Taipei, the movie adaptation... Read more

A Killer Sundae

By: Abby Collette

Narrated by: Diana Blue

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Ice cream shop owner Bronwyn Crewse is in for two scoops of murder in this charming mystery from Abby Collette.



Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is gorgeous in the fall, and Bronwyn Crewse, owner of Crewse Creamery, knows just how to welcome the new season. At the annual Harvest Time Festival, residents will get a chance to enjoy hot-air balloons and... Read more

Living While Black

By: Guilaine Kinouani

Narrated by: Shirley Crabbe

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A Guardian “Best Book of 2021” Selection

A powerful look at the impacts of anti-Black racism and a practical guide for overcoming racial trauma through radical self-care as a form of resistance

Over the past 15 years, radical psychologist Guilaine Kinouani has focused her research, writing, and workshops on how racism affects both physical and... Read more

What Noise Against the Cane

By: Desiree C. Bailey

Narrated by: Desiree C. Bailey

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The 115th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, What Noise Against the Cane is a lyric quest for belonging and freedom, weaving political resistance, Caribbean folklore, immigration, and the realities of Black life in America. Desiree C. Bailey begins by reworking the epic in an oceanic narrative of bondage and liberation in the midst of... Read more

Augusta Savage

By: Marilyn Nelson

Narrated by: Marilyn Nelson & Grace Angela Henry

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful biography in poems​ about a trailblazing artist and a pillar of the Harlem Renaissance—with an afterword by the curator of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Augusta Savage was arguably the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, Savage was commissioned to create a portrait bust of W.E.B. Du... Read more