Autobiography/Memoir

This Changes Everything

A Surprisingly Funny Story About Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don't Talk About

By: Tyler Merritt
Narrated by: Tyler Merritt, Jerrie Merritt, David Tieche & Dr. Marcus Tan
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

“Tyler Merritt is a gem! He will make you laugh. Make you cry. But most importantly, fill you with HOPE, which is something we all need a little (or lot) more of right now. Read more

The Message

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

“Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s classic Politics and the English Language, but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories - our reporting and imaginative narratives and myth making - expose and distort our realities. And he does this in such a great,... Read more

Master of Me

The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative

By: Keke Palmer
Narrated by: Keke Palmer
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

“This book is an amazing read for anyone who is struggling with life decisions regarding their career, relationships, boundaries and self worth. The book is part memoir, part advice from an amazing business woman. Each chapter hit close to home in one way or another. Plus hearing it all in Keke’s voice herself made it all the better! Read more

We Will Be Jaguars

A Memoir of My People

By: Nemonte Nenquimo & Mitch Anderson
Narrated by: Christine Ann-Roche
Length: 13 hours 31 minutes

“This is easily my favorite book of 2024. So inspiring and captivating - one that everyone should listen to! Read more

Bad Boy

A Memoir

By: Walter Dean Myers
Narrated by: Joe Morton
Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

A classic memoir that's gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading—an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a so-called ""bad boy"" in Harlem in the 1940s.As a boy, Myers was quick-tempered and physically... Read more

Finding Fish - Abridged

By: Antwone Q. Fisher
Narrated by: Alton Fitzgeral White
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Antwone Quenton Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment his single mother gave birth to him in prison. As a foster child, he suffered more than a dozen years of emotional abandonment and physical abuse, until he escaped and forged a life on the streets. And just as his life was about to hit rock bottom, Antwone enlisted in the U.S.... Read more

The Measure of a Man

By: Sidney Poitier
Narrated by: Sidney Poitier
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the character of the man behind the many storied roles. Sidney Poitier here explores these elements of character and... Read more

It Worked For Me

In Life and Leadership

By: Colin Powell
Narrated by: Colin Powell
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

New York Times Bestselling AuthorColin Powell, one of America’s most admired public figures, reveals the unique lessons that shaped his life and careerIt Worked for Me is a collection of lessons and personal anecdotes that shaped four star-general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s legendary career in public service. At its heart are... Read more

High Price

A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society

By: Carl Hart
Narrated by: JD Jackson
Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

A pioneering neuroscientist shares his story of growing up in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods and how it led him to his groundbreaking work in drug addiction.As a youth, Carl Hart didn't realize the value of school; he studied just enough to stay on the basketball team. At the same time, he was immersed in street life. Today he is a... Read more

God and Starbucks

An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery

By: Vin Baker
Narrated by: Arnell Powell
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

An astonishing memoir of redemption—the moving story of a former top NBA player who miraculously rebounded from a monumental fall thanks to hard work and his deep, transformative faith.Sixteen years ago, Vin Baker was an NBA All-Star, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a multimillionaire. While he excelled on the court, Vin harbored a dark secret: a... Read more

Between the World and Me

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

“In this short and powerful book, Coates writes to his 15-year old son about his experience of being a black man in America. Cannot recommend enough! Read more

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

By: Maya Angelou
Narrated by: Maya Angelou
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

“A lot can be said about this autobiography - it is one of the best I have ever read. The stories are personal and well accounted for, and the reader has no choice but to regard her life and strength through hardship so inspiring. Before reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, I had a good idea of Angelou through her poetry and lectures. Her... Read more

Jazmin's Notebook

By: Nikki Grimes
Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Jazmin Shelby was "born with clenched fists"-which is okay, since she's got a lot of fighting ahead of her. Her dad died a couple of years back, and now that her mom's in the hospital, it's just her and her big sister, CeCe. But that's fine by Jazmin. She's got her friends, her school, lots of big plans for the future-and a zest for life and... Read more

Tallchief

America's Prima Ballerina

By: Maria Tallchief & Rosemary Wells
Narrated by: Gabrielle De Cuir & Connie Mustang
Length: 20 minutes

Growing up on the Osage Indian reservation, Maria Tallchief was a gifted pianist and dancer. According to Osage tradition, women are not permitted to dance, but Maria's parents recognized her gifts and allowed her to break the rule. Then when Maria reached the age of twelve, her father told her it was time to choose between her two loves. Maria... Read more

Who Was Harriet Tubman?

Who Was?

By: Yona Zeldis McDonough & Who HQ
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long life (she died at the age of... Read more

Call Me American

A Memoir

By: Abdi Nor Iftin
Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi & Abdi Nor Iftin
Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop and watching action films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. When U.S. marines landed in Mogadishu to take on the warlords, Abdi cheered the arrival of these Americans, who seemed as heroic as those of the movies.

Sporting American... Read more

The Beautiful Ones

By: Prince
Narrated by: Esperanza Spalding, Adepero Oduye & Dan Piepenbring
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words—featuring the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death

Prince was a musical genius, one of the most beloved, accomplished, and acclaimed musicians of our time. He was a startlingly original visionary with an... Read more

Imaginary Borders

Pocket Change Collective

By: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Narrated by: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Length: 49 minutes

"It won't take you long to read this book, but it will linger in your heart and head for quite a while, and perhaps inspire you to join in the creative, blossoming movement to make this world work." -- Bill McKibben, environmentalist, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Nature, journalist, and founder of 350.org

"An inspiring story... Read more

Brown Girl Dreaming

By: Jacqueline Woodson
Narrated by: Jacqueline Woodson
Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winner

Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Another Brooklyn, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. 
 
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African... Read more

All Boys Aren't Blue

A Memoir-Manifesto

By: George M. Johnson
Narrated by: George M. Johnson
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

“After listening to this book, I was outraged to learn how widely banned it is across the country - This story needs to be told and shared. Read more