Black Authors

Gentleman of Jazz

By: Ramsey Lewis & Aaron Cohen

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This immersive new autobiography provides insight into the early life and illustrious career of the late great Ramsey Lewis, one of the most popular jazz pianists of all time.Beginning with his childhood growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, Ramsey Lewis recounts his memories of the music in his parents’ church and his early piano... Read more

The Vibes You Feel

By: Kierra Sheard-Kelly

Narrated by: Kierra Sheard-Kelly

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

Read by the author.This inspiring book for teens and young women explores what it means to listen to God’s voice, better understand the “vibes” and intuition the Spirit uses as guidance, and live a life that proclaims your heavenly truth. Filled with personal lessons from author and Grammy-nominated artist Kierra “Kiki” Sheard-Kelly and... Read more

The Lagos Wife

By: Vanessa Walters

Narrated by: Dami Olukoya & Debra Michaels

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This lush and suspenseful Good Morning America Book Club pick “will have you glued to every page” (HuffPost) as it follows a woman to Nigeria to uncover what happened to her missing estranged niece…no matter the cost.

Previously published as The Nigerwife.

Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a handsome husband, a palatial house in the heart of... Read more

Laws of Wrath

By: Eriq La Salle

Narrated by: Eriq La Salle

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

There are those who fight the devil within them. And those who worship it.The butchered body of a cross-dresser is found in a dumpster in Chinatown, New York. Nothing out of the ordinary for the NYPD, except, this time, the victim is Detective Phee Freeman’s brother. At first the slaying looks like the random act of a vicious killer, but when it... Read more

The Time of Your Life

By: Sandra Kitt

Narrated by: Tamika Katon-Donegal

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

When Everett Nicholls died, he left his millions to the two people he cared about most: the young law student he was mentoring and his beloved stepson. Eden Marsh and Beck Dennison are instantly suspicious of each other. Suddenly, with all this money at their fingertips, family problems they've each been ignoring can no longer be swept under the... Read more

For the Culture

By: Marcus Collins

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

In this illuminating book, the architect of some of the most famous ad campaigns of the last decade reveals how our perspective can be influenced by culture.

In For the Culture, Marcus Collins argues that true cultural engagement is the most powerful vehicle for influencing behavior. If you want to get people to move, you must first understand... Read more

Miles Morales Suspended

By: Jason Reynolds

Narrated by: Guy Lockard & Nile Bullock

Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes the “action-packed…banter-filled” (School Library Journal, starred review) sequel to his groundbreaking young adult novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man about the adventures of the unassuming, everyday kid who just so happens to be Spider-Man.

Miles Morales is just your average teenager.... Read more

Rosewater

By: Liv Little

Narrated by: Suhaiyla Hippolyte

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Queenie and Such a Fun Age comes a deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been. Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman in south London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her nights are spent... Read more

That Self-Same Metal

By: Brittany N. Williams

Narrated by: Patricia Allison

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning YA fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Justina Ireland, about a Black girl (and sword expert) fighting a Fae uprising in Shakespearean London.
Sixteen-year-old Joan Sands is a gifted craftswoman who creates and upkeeps the stage blades for William Shakespeare’s acting company, The King’s Men. Joan’s skill with her blades... Read more

It All Adds Up

By: Devon Kennard

Narrated by: Devon Kennard

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Gain access to the ultimate playbook to help you win at your financial game.Money is a game of survival, and you can’t get ahead with the outdated playbook of the American Dream. Don’t let rising debt, stagnant wages, and increased inflation make it impossible to create financial stability. Create investment opportunities to... Read more

Can't Help but Love You

By: Tay Mo'nae

Narrated by: Elena Campbell & Winston James

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Aisha owns her own printing company, creating custom shirts, mugs, and other things. She's guarded and has a hard time allowing men to get close to her on a serious level. One heartbreak was enough for her. She eventually learns the only one who can heal that hurt she felt years ago is the same guy who caused it. But is that possible knowing the... Read more

The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa

By: Stephen Buoro

Narrated by: Jude Owusu

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro, read by Jude Owusu.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist
Shortlisted for the 2024 Betty Trask Prize
Longlisted for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize
Named a Best of the Year Book by NPR

Crackling with energy and intelligence, this debut is the "smart,... Read more

Why Am I Like This?

By: Kobe Campbell

Narrated by: Kobe Campbell

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Why does our past pain continue to affect our present?Though many of us can point to patterns of brokenness in our lives, we don’t know why they're there. No matter how hard we work, we can’t seem to outrun the very things that break our hearts. That's because our everyday setbacks are rooted in our unaddressed wounds.In Why... Read more

Quantum Physics Made Me Do It

By: Jeremie Harris

Narrated by: Jeremie Harris

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE 2024 NON-FICTION KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE SCIENCE WRITERS AND COMMUNICATORS OF CANADA AWARD

An entertaining and accessible dive into the riveting world described by quantum mechanics, from physicist, AI risk expert, and Hollywood “alternative reality” consultant Jérémie Harris.

Are human beings immortal? Are... Read more

The Wounded World

By: Chad L. Williams

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 17 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The dramatic story of W. E. B. Du Bois’s reckoning with the betrayal of Black soldiers during World War I―and a new understanding of one of the great twentieth-century writersWhen W. E. B. Du Bois, believing in the possibility of full citizenship and democratic change, encouraged African Americans to “close ranks” and support the Allied cause in... Read more

Ties That Bind

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

It all started in college, in the turbulent sixties, when Randolph and Jenna became lovers. Randolph knew the moment he saw Jenna Haywood that he had to make her his. But the path to love is not an easy one. His wealthy Grandmother Julia disapproves of the match and unbeknowst to him, his brother’s seemingly docile fiancee has a few plans of her... Read more

Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons

By: Thabiti M. Anyabwile

Narrated by: BZ Cullins

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Every church leader knows the qualifications for elders and deacons that are spelled out in the Bible, but actually finding other leaders who fulfill the biblical qualifications can be difficult.Thabiti Anyabwile writes from his expertise as a pastor and elder, showing how to identify and reproduce legitimate leaders and willing servants... Read more

Love, Honor, Betray

By: Mary Monroe

Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss & Tracey Conyer Lee

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers the latest thrillingly scandal-filled novel in her Depression-era saga of a church-going lady and her oh-so-upstanding husband racing to cover up their many sins—and gambling on one scheme too many …With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington, Alabama, on edge,... Read more

Worldly Things

By: Michael Kleber-Diggs

Narrated by: Michael Kleber-Diggs

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Book Review "New & Noteworthy Poetry" Selection
A Library Journal "Poetry Title to Watch 2021"
A Chicago Review of Books "Poetry Collection to Read in 2021
A Reader's Digest "14 Amazing Black Poets to Know About Now" Selection
A Books Are Magic "Recommended Reading" Selection

“Sometimes,” writes Michael Kleber-Diggs writes... Read more

Above Ground

By: Clint Smith

Narrated by: Clint Smith

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A remarkable poetry collection from Clint Smith, the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Critics Circle award-winning author of How the Word Is Passed.

Clint Smith’s vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world.... Read more

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

By: Soraya Palmer

Narrated by: Jaimi Gray

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Sisters Zora and Sasha Porter are drifting apart. Bearing witness to their father’s violence and their mother’s worsening illness, an unsettled Zora escapes into her journal, dreaming of being a writer, while Sasha discovers sex and chest binding, spending more time with her new girlfriend than at home. But the sisters, like their parents, must... Read more

Wires that Sputter

By: Britta Badour

Narrated by: Britta Badour

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful debut collection from an award-winning artist, public speaker, and poet.

Trillium Book Award for Poetry, Finalist
Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Shortlist
Pat Lowther Memorial Award, Shortlist
Raymond Souster Award, Longlist

With propulsive, intimate stylings and an eye toward Black liberations, pop culture, sports, and familial fractures,... Read more

Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

Narrated by: Jasminne Mendez

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Pura Belpré Author Honor Award
** Four starred reviews!**

A powerful and expertly told novel in verse about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet.

Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden... Read more

Dangerous Jesus

By: Kevin Burgess

Narrated by: Kevin Burgess & Jackie Hill Perry

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

*****Audiobook format of Dangerous Jesus - ECPA's 2024 New Author Award Nominee*****

No one was more dangerous than the Lord Jesus.

From the moment He arrived on the scene, Jesus posed a threat to the unjust, a threat to the oppressors, and a threat to every semblance of authority wielded by the kingdom of darkness. He invaded the world with... Read more