BIPOC Authors
Listen to audiobooks by authors who are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
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
View audiobookAugusta 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
Never Tell
By: Stacey Abrams
Narrated by: January LaVoy & Stacey Abrams
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
This program includes an author's note read by Stacey Abrams.
From popular former gubernatorial candidate, lawyer, and New York Times bestselling author Stacey Abrams comes an audiobook reissue of her romantic suspense novel, Never Tell, written under the name Selena Montgomery.
Criminal psychologist Dr. Erin Abbott wants nothing more than to live... Read more
Getting His Game Back
By: Gia De Cadenet
Narrated by: Jonathan Horvath
Length: 9 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
“A thoroughly satisfying love story with a big, beating heart.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“This book is emotional, steamy and sweet—a triple threat! De Cadenet tackles mental health, gender stereotypes, and interracial romance with care and creativity. I loved it!”—Chantel Guertin, author of Instamom
Khalil Sarda went through a rough... Read more
Goliath
By: Tochi Onyebuchi
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White, JD Jackson, Juliana Vélez, ...
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
"A diverse cast of narrators provides glimpses of a near-future Earth devastated by climate change, nuclear disaster, and disease."-AudioFile Magazine
“Onyebuchi sets fire to the boundary between fiction and reality, and brings a crumbling city and an all too plausible future to vibrant life. Riveting, disturbing, and rendered in masterful... Read more
The Daily Check-In
By: Michelle Williams
Narrated by: Michelle Williams
Length: 3 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by the author.In The Daily Check-In, singer and actress Michelle Williams helps you process the emotions that cause you to feel overwhelmed and gives you powerful strategies for discovering freedom and wholeness.In her book Checking In, Michelle Williams shared the painful seasons of struggle that left her feeling like she couldn't go on.... Read more
View audiobookAnchored 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
View audiobookAhead of the Game
By: Kevin J. Ryan
Narrated by: Charles Ray
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Prepare to be inspired by the story of Delane Parnell, the unlikeliest of CEOs now leading a gaming empire at the center of the booming, multibillion-dollar esports industry. This audiobook edition includes an exclusive interview between the author and Delane!Delane Parnell is not your typical tech entrepreneur. He was raised in a gang-riddled... Read more
View audiobookThe 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
View audiobookA Good Name
By: Yejide Kilanko
Narrated by: Délé Ogundiran
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Twelve years in America and Eziafa Okereke has nothing to show for it. Desperate to rewrite his story, Eziafa returns to Nigeria to find a woman he can mold to his taste. Eighteen-year-old Zina has big dreams. An arranged marriage to a much older man isn't one of them. Trapped by family expectations, Zina marries Eziafa, moves to Houston, and... Read more
View audiobookFreedom!
By: Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom & Waldo E. Mar...
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 6 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Booklist Editors’ Choice
WINNER of the Russell Freedman Award for Non-Fiction for a Better World
WINNER–International Literacy Association (ILA)–Young Adult Nonfiction
HONOR–2023 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights
Top 10–In the Margins Book Award
There is a saying: knowledge is power. The secret is this. Knowledge, applied at the right time and place,... Read more
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
By: Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
Narrated by: Ronke Adékoluejo
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
“Yinka is a lovable and relatable disaster—which is to say, she isn’t actually a disaster at all...I adore her.”—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers
“Feel good, funny, and clever, it’s got smash-hit written all over it!” –Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December
Meet Yinka: a... 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
View audiobookMisogynoir Transformed
By: Moya Bailey
Narrated by: Moya Bailey
Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Where racism and sexism meet—an understanding of anti-Black misogynyWhen Moya Bailey first coined the term misogynoir, she defined it as the ways anti-Black and misogynistic representation shape broader ideas about Black women, particularly in visual culture and digital spaces. She had no idea that the term would go viral, touching a cultural... Read more
View audiobookLetters to the Sons of Society
By: Shaka Senghor
Narrated by: Shaka Senghor
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs invites men everywhere on a journey of honesty and healing through this book of moving letters to his sons—one whom he is raising and the other whose childhood took place during Senghor's nineteen-year incarceration.
“A visceral and visual journey for the ages . . . the perfect road... Read more
Red Lip Theology
By: Candice Marie Benbow
Narrated by: Candice Marie Benbow & Karen Chilton
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
A moving essay collection promoting freedom, self-love, and divine wholeness for Black women and opening new levels of understanding and ideological transformation for non-Black women and allies
“Candice Marie Benbow is a once-in-a-generation theologian, the kind who, having ground dogma into dust with the fine point of a stiletto, leads us into... Read more
Admissions
By: Kendra James
Narrated by: Mela Lee
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A sharp-witted and deeply insightful look into the storied world of elite prep schools from the first African-American legacy student to graduate from The Taft School.
Early on in Kendra James’ professional life, she began to feel like she was selling a lie. As an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment for independent prep... Read more
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
View audiobookCulturally Responsive School Leadership
By: Muhammad Khalifa
Narrated by: David Sadzin & Mirron Willis
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Culturally Responsive School Leadership focuses on how school leaders can effectively serve minoritized students—those who have been historically marginalized in school and society. The book demonstrates how leaders can engage students, parents, teachers, and communities in ways that positively impact learning by honoring indigenous heritages... Read more
View audiobookManifesto
By: Bernardine Evaristo
Narrated by: Bernardine Evaristo
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
From the bestselling and Booker Prize–winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo’s memoir of her own life and writing, and her manifesto on unstoppability, creativity, and activismBernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize win was a historic and revolutionary occasion, with Evaristo being the first Black woman and first Black British... Read more
View audiobookBlack, Brown, Bruised
By: Ebony Omotola McGee
Narrated by: Diana Blue
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Drawing on narratives from hundreds of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous individuals, Ebony Omotola McGee examines the experiences of underrepresented racially minoritized students and faculty members who have succeeded in STEM.
Black, Brown, Bruised reveals the challenges that underrepresented racially minoritized students confront in order to... Read more
All Day Is A Long Time
By: David Sanchez
Narrated by: Robb Moreira
Length: 6 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
One of The Millions' ""Most Anticipated Books of 2022"" One of PureWow’s ""10 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in January"" One of BookShop.org's ""Notable New Releases"" One of The New York Times Book Review’s ""16 New Books Coming in January"" One of Poets & Writers' ""New and Noteworthy Books” ""David Sanchez's first novel—brilliant, lyrical,... Read more
View audiobookWe 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
View audiobookWho 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
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