Nonfiction audiobooks
The Deaf Girl
By: Abigail Heringer
Narrated by: Abigail Heringer
Length: 5 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
An inspiring story of hearing loss and hope from The Bachelor’s first deaf contestantAbigail Heringer made her television debut as an instant fan-favorite on season 25 of The Bachelor. Stepping out of the limousine, she approached her bachelor with a playful declaration: she would be staring at his lips all night for two compelling reasons—her... Read more
View audiobookWe're Alone
By: Edwidge Danticat
Narrated by: Edwidge Danticat
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Tracing a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat’s childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti, the essays gathered in We’re Alone include personal narrative, reportage, and tributes to mentors and heroes such as Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Gabriel García Márquez, and James Baldwin that explore several abiding themes: environmental... Read more
View audiobookThe Traitor's Daughter
By: Roxana Spicer
Narrated by: Roxana Spicer
Length: 20 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
The masterful narration of a daughter's decades-long quest to understand her extraordinary mother, who was born in Lenin's Soviet Union, served as a combat soldier in the Red Army, and endured three years of Nazi captivity—but never revealed her darkest secrets.
As a child, Roxana Spicer would sometimes wake to the... Read more
All That Glitters
By: Orlando Whitfield
Narrated by: Orlando Whitfield
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
A dazzling insider’s account of the contemporary art world and the stunning rise and fall of the charismatic American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, as seen through the eyes of his friend and fellow dealer
In development as a series for HBO
Orlando Whitfield and Inigo Philbrick met in 2006 at London’s Goldsmiths University where they became best... Read more
Wanted
By: Stephanie Kiser
Narrated by: Stephanie Kiser
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
What are the lives of America's richest families really like? Their nannies see it all . . .
When Stephanie Kiser moves to New York City after college to pursue a career in writing, she quickly learns that her entry-level salary won't cover the cost of living. But there is one in-demand job that pays enough to allow Stephanie to stay in the city:... Read more
Guilty Creatures
By: Mikita Brottman
Narrated by: Leon Nixon
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
“Murder, a love triangle, and small-town secrets in Tallahassee, Florida...an unputdownable read.” —The New York Times
“A compelling psychological double portrait of what happens when two people are forever bound by a life-altering secret.” —Becky Cooper, bestselling author of We Keep the Dead Close
From the critically acclaimed author dubbed... Read more
Sharks Don't Sink
By: Jasmin Graham
Narrated by: Jasmin Graham
Length: 6 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
The uplifting story of a young Black scientist’s challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature’s most misunderstood animal—the shark.
"Jasmin Graham has that winning combination of talent and grit needed to excel as a scientist. Every girl who wants to be a marine... Read more
The Singularity Is Nearer
By: Ray Kurzweil
Narrated by: Adam Barr
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to come
Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near and its vision of an exponential future have spawned a worldwide movement. Kurzweil's predictions about... Read more
Frostbite
By: Nicola Twilley
Narrated by: Nicola Twilley
Length: 12 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
"Engrossing...hard to put down." — The New York Times Book Review
“Frostbite is a perfectly executed cold fusion of science, history, and literary verve . . . as a fellow nonfiction writer, I bow down. This is how it's done.” — Mary Roach, author of Fuzz and Stiff
An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution... Read more
Consent
By: Jill Ciment
Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
Length: 4 hours
Abridged: No
A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the acclaimed novelist (“A virtuoso”—Donna Seaman, Booklist), a deft, shocking memoir that asks whether we can judge past behavior by today’s moral codes, as the author reevaluates her decades-long marriage to the forty-seven-year-old man she met when she was seventeen, revisiting a singular passion in... Read more
View audiobookNothing to Fear
By: Julie McFadden, RN
Narrated by: Julie McFadden, RN
Length: 5 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
The instant New York Times bestseller!
A comforting and informative guide that demystifies our end-of-life journey, from the compassionate expert known as @hospicenursejulie
What if we didn’t consider death the worst possible outcome? What if we discussed it honestly, embraced hospice care, and prepared for the end of our lives with hope and... Read more
The Impostor Heiress
By: Annie Reed
Narrated by: Kate Udall
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Before there was Anna Delvey or Elizabeth Holmes, there was Cassie Chadwick. The first woman–using criminal cunning, some confidence, and a bit of charm—to bring down a federal agent, a bank, and a city's worth of men.
Cassie Chadwick, one of history's most successful con artists, was a master of the trade. She swept from town to town, assuming... Read more
Just Add Water
By: Katie Ledecky
Narrated by: Katie Ledecky
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestselling memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and the most decorated US female Olympian in history: Katie Ledecky.
Katie Ledecky has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. She is a four-time Olympian, a nine-time gold medalist, a twenty-one-time world champion, eight-time NCAA... Read more
I Curse You With Joy
By: Tiffany Haddish
Narrated by: Tiffany Haddish
Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy. It’s been a minute since readers last sat down with Tiffany Haddish. Since The Last Black Unicorn, Haddish has catapulted to A-List fame as the breakout star of Girls Trip. She’s walked the Oscars red carpet, released a hit stand-up special with... Read more
View audiobookHell Put to Shame
By: Earl Swift
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
""Hell Put to Shame is a powerfully unsettling portrait of both the single most savage episode in the long decades of savagery inflicted by white southerners on their Black neighbors in the 20th century—and the methodical process that followed to erase those crimes from America’s collective memory."" —Douglas A. Blackmon, author of Slavery by... Read more
View audiobookThe Black Box
By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
“Henry Louis Gates is a national treasure. Here, he returns with an intellectual and at times deeply personal meditation on the hard-fought evolution and the very meaning of African American identity, calling upon our country to transcend its manufactured divisions.”
— Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste
“This is a... Read more
Is Everyone Happier Than Me?
By: Sarah Bragg
Narrated by: Sarah Bragg
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by the author.The point where you feel like your life is unraveling can actually be a place of unimaginable growth--an awakening--if you're willing to ask yourself a few simple questions.In an age where everyone else's successes are flaunted in front of you on social media, it can be a struggle to feel true happiness and contentment exactly... Read more
View audiobookReally Very Crunchy
By: Emily Morrow
Narrated by: Emily Morrow
Length: 4 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by the author and her husband, Jason Morrow.Find your Inner Crunchy without becoming that person with this helpful guide from social media star Really Very Crunchy. Are you tired of being bombarded by toxins at every turn? Do you want a more natural, "crunchy" approach to the world (with or without the beige aesthetic)? Well, grab your... Read more
View audiobookYou Get What You Pay For
By: Morgan Parker
Narrated by: Morgan Parker
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
In her “witty and searing” first essay collection, award-winning poet Morgan Parker examines “the cultural legacy of Black womanhood and the meaning of finding ‘well-being’ in a world that wasn’t built for you” (Vogue).
“Riveting and deeply personal . . . filled with poignant insights.”—Cosmopolitan
Dubbed a voice of her generation, poet and... Read more
Here After
By: Amy Lin
Narrated by: Amy Lin
Length: 3 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and Library Journal
A March 2024 Book of the Month Selection
An Apple Books Best Book of March
A SheReads and ELLE Most Anticipated Book of 2024
An Esquire Best Memoir of 2024
A USA Today Bestseller
Finalist for the 2024 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
A Great Group Reads of 2024 from the... Read more
Splinters
By: Leslie Jamison
Narrated by: Leslie Jamison
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love.
Leslie Jamison has become one of our most beloved contemporary voices, a scribe of the real, the true, the complex. She has been compared... Read more
My Side of the River
By: Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
Narrated by: Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
Length: 6 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
“My Side of the River is both fierce and poetic. It brilliantly reframes border writing while embracing nature and familial history. There are moments one sees greatness appear. This is one of those moments.” —Luis Alberto Urrea, New York Times bestselling author of Good Night, Irene
Elizabeth Camarillo... Read more
Alphabetical Diaries
By: Sheila Heti
Narrated by: Kate Berlant
Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
"Berlant adds that extra pizazz, so you really get a window into the creative mind as it shifts quickly from moments of despair to lightbulbs of insight to incidents of sexual desire to the recollection of totally random literary facts."—Vulture on Alphabetical Diaries
"Heti's candid revelations will stir listeners."—AudioFile on Alphabetical... Read more
Dear Black Girls
By: A'ja Wilson
Narrated by: A'ja Wilson
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
“Through honest stories and inspiring lessons from her life, A’ja Wilson reminds us to never doubt who we are or apologize for being true to ourselves. Dear Black Girls is a must-read for every Black girl out there.” ―Gabrielle Union, New York Times bestselling author of We're Going to Need More Wine and You... Read more