Audiobooks by Disabled Authors

Rockstar Detectives: Murder at the Movies

By: Adam Hills
Narrated by: Adam Hills
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

Meet Charley - a totally ordinary 13-year-old, who's also an international singing sensation.

Meet George - Charley's best friend, social media whizz, and budding comedian.

Charley and George are in Sydney, where Charley is filming her first movie. But when mysterious accidents begin to happen whenever Charley's on set,... Read more

Disability Intimacy

Essays on Love, Care, and Desire

By: Alice Wong
Length: TBA

The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms.

What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating... Read more

Dear Black Girls

How to Be True to You

By: A'ja Wilson
Narrated by: A'ja Wilson
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

“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 Got Anything Stronger?

This one is for... Read more

Can You Feel the Noise?

By: Stewart Foster
Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

A profound story about inner strength and perseverance in the face of a life-changing event, from the award-winning author of The Bubble Boy. Perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder and Lisa Thompson's The Goldfish Boy.

‘A wonderful book about overcoming a life-changing event and the remarkable power of music.’ – Lisa Thompson, author of The... Read more

Gold Medal Mysteries: Thief on the Track

Gold Medal Mysteries

By: Ellie Robinson
Narrated by: Nadia Albina
Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Join three sporting detectives as they race around the world in the brand new mystery adventure series from multi gold medal-winning Paralympian, Ellie Robinson. 

Hannah, Maria, and Seb are at the World Championships in Tokyo, bonding over their excitement at watching their favourite athletes compete.  But Jesse Marks, a star runner on the US... Read more

Back in Action

An American Soldier’s Story of Courage, Faith, and Fortitude

By: David Rozelle
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

They put a price on his head. They did everything they could to disrupt his mission. Finally, when an antitank mine tore off his right foot, the warriors of jihad in Iraq thought they had neutralized one of their most resourceful, determined foes. They were wrong.Refusing to let his injury stop him, Captain David Rozelle roared back into action,... Read more

Have Dog, Will Travel

A Poet's Journey with an Exceptional Labrador

By: Stephen Kuusisto
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet shares his delightful story of how a guide dog changed his life and helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and independence.

Stephen Kuusisto was born legally blind—but he was also raised in the 1950s and taught to deny his blindness in order to "pass" as sighted.... Read more

The Pretty One

On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me

By: Keah Brown
Narrated by: Keah Brown
Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America.

Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadn’t always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire... Read more

Sick Kids In Love

By: Hannah Moskowitz
Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier—it's safer—it's better—for the other person.

She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis.

But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her... Read more

You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

By: Samantha Renke
Narrated by: Samantha Renke
Length: 7 hours

Brought to you by Penguin.

'A life with a disability is most certainly a life worth living and I wouldn't change who I am for all the Louboutin's in the world. I write this for anyone who is seen to be 'different'. We all have much more in common than we think, no matter who we are.'

Growing up with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Sam felt restricted by... Read more

Limp Forward

By: Libo Meyers
Narrated by: Libo Meyers
Length: 13 hours 46 minutes

"A vibrant story of a brilliant and industrious woman." — Kirkus Reviews
"An inspirational book that drives home the importance of perseverance, love, and the beauty that can come from being differently abled." — Readers' Favorite (5 star)
"A tale of perseverance, an inspiration for all. Look back to understand your roots, & look forward to... Read more

The Girl with Special Shoes

Miracles Don’t Always Look Like You’d Expect

By: Hilda Bih Muluh
Narrated by: Hilda Bih Muluh
Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Hilda’s family didn’t know she had muscular dystrophy. They just knew their preschooler was losing her ability to walk. But they were determined to find a cure.

Being disabled in Cameroon meant not only obstacles to transport, but visits to diviners and evangelists, threats of sexual assault, discrimination, and a crisis of faith. Despite the... Read more

Losing Music

A Memoir

By: John Cotter
Narrated by: John Cotter
Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

“I was in the car the first time music seemed strange: the instruments less distinct, the vocals less crisp.”John Cotter was thirty years old when he first began to notice a ringing in his ears. Soon the ringing became a roar inside his head. Next came partial deafness, then dizziness and vertigo that rendered him unable to walk, work, sleep, or... Read more

Diary of a Young Naturalist

By: Dara McAnulty
Narrated by: Dara McAnulty
Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

From sixteen-year-old Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it.

Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of a year in Dara's Northern Ireland home patch. Beginning in spring—when "the sparrows dig the moss from the guttering... Read more

Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive)

The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

By: Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Judith Heumann
Narrated by: Ali Stroker & Judith Heumann
Length: 31 minutes

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said NO. When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said NO. Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO.” In the 1970s, an important disability rights law, Section 504 of The... Read more

Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive)

The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

By: Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Judith Heumann
Narrated by: Ali Stroker & Judith Heumann
Length: 32 minutes

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said NO. When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said NO. Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO.” In the 1970s, an important disability rights law, Section 504 of The... Read more

Just Jerry

How Drawing Shaped My Life

By: Jerry Pinkney
Narrated by: Scott Pinkney & Gloria Pinkney
Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

An inspiring memoir of one of the most acclaimed children’s book illustrators of all time, sharing the story of a young artist who finds the courage to follow his passion against all odds.

Jerry’s vivid recollections and lively sketchbook drawings of his youth in postwar America tell an inspiring story of how a hardworking boy pursued his... Read more

Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw

Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever

By: Eddie Ndopu
Narrated by: Eddie Ndopu
Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

“It's hard to imagine the true span of limitations when most of our bodies work so seamlessly. Thankfully, author Eddie Ndopu has shown true bravery in sharing his experience, and it's much more brutal than 'uprights' (people who are non-disabled) might imagine. I was simultaneously impressed with Eddie's ability to navigate the world he lived in... Read more

Lucky Girl

Lessons on Overcoming Odds and Building a Limitless Future

By: Scout Bassett
Narrated by: Scout Bassett
Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Sprinter, long jumper, and Paralympian Scout Bassett shares the lessons she’s learned battling the toughest challenges facing young women today.
 
As an infant in China, Scout Bassett survived a fire that took her right leg. She spent the next seven years in an orphanage before being adopted and whisked away to the United States, where she felt... Read more

White Supremacy Is All Around

Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World

By: Akilah Cadet
Length: TBA

Founder and CEO of consulting firm Change Cadet Dr. Akilah Cadet shares a powerful, incisive look at where we are in the fight to dismantle white supremacy—and what we urgently need to do next​.

This is the story of how I became an unapologetic Black disabled woman in a white world. This book is for people who look and live structurally like me... Read more