BIPOC Authors

The Bennetts' Christmas

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Kim Staunton

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s been fifteen years and now those Bennett girls are all grown up, finished with college and ready to take on the world in their new careers. Close as ever, Kennedy, Victoria, Monica and Sebrina decide not to return to Georgia, but to move north to St. Paul, Minnesota. They have plans to succeed at all of their goals. Falling in love isn’t on... 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

Leather and Lace

By: Rebel Carter

Narrated by: Marya Freeman

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Time is running out for Mary Sophia James, who has come to the frontier town of Gold Sky, Montana at her mother's insistence. Mary needs to find a husband fast – before her condition becomes too obvious. When Mary spots the gorgeous Alex Pierce across the town square one day though, her world is turned upside down. Not only is Alex beautiful and... Read more

Her Little Black Book

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s less than a week before Sonya Morrison’s wedding when she decides to pass her legendary little black book on to her cousin Courtney Andrews along with all of her best wishes. Courtney, who’s fast approaching thirty, thinks every woman she knows has somehow met a man who is husband material except for her. So Sonya’s little black book seems... Read more

The Wok

By: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Length: 19 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The obsessive mastermind behind one of the decade's bestselling cookbooks returns with the definitive English-language guide to the science and technique of cooking in a wok.



J. Kenji López-Alt's debut cookbook, The Food Lab, revolutionized home cooking, selling more than half a million copies with its science-based approach to everyday foods.... Read more

Take Back Your Power

By: Deborah Liu

Narrated by: Deborah Liu

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.You can't make the world fair, but you can take back your power. As a woman in Silicon Valley who worked her way to the top of the corporate ladder--she's a former VP at Facebook and the current president and CEO of Ancestry--Deborah Liu knows firsthand the challenges and obstacles in the workplace that keep the deck stacked... Read more

The Curse on Spectacle Key

By: Chantel Acevedo

Narrated by: Edward A. Mendoza

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A sweetly spooky ghost story about a Cuban American boy who befriends a pair of spirits and tries to break the curse on his island home . . . only to discover a seemingly lost piece of his family’s history in the process. This new middle grade standalone mystery from the author of the Muse Squad series is perfect for fans of Doll Bones and The... Read more

Cashing Out

By: Julien Saunders & Kiersten Saunders

Narrated by: Julien Saunders & Kiersten Saunders

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A revolutionary financial and career path to break free from corporate America's grasp, make peace with your finances, and build wealth on your own terms

When it comes to our finances, we’re told to follow the same script as our white colleagues: work hard, make money, save, and invest. Yet despite putting in twice the effort, you end up making... Read more

Afterlives

By: Abdulrazak Gurnah

Narrated by: Damian Lynch

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022

A NEW YORKER “ESSENTIAL READ”

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, TIME, THE NEW YORKER, BOOKPAGE, AND KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Superb. . . . A celebration of a place and time when people held onto their own ways, and basked in ordinary joys even as... Read more

Ain't Burned All the Bright

By: Jason Reynolds

Narrated by: Jason Reynolds, Nile Bullock, Tatum Marylin Hal...

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED A 2023 ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN’S RECORDING!

Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds.

Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin, had a... Read more

The Milky Way

By: Moiya McTier

Narrated by: Moiya McTier

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist details everything humans have discovered—from the Milky Way's formation to its eventual death, and what else there is to learn about the universe we call home. 

After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred... Read more

The Other

By: Daniela Pierre-Bravo

Narrated by: Daniela Pierre-Bravo

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This important book focuses on how women of color, children of immigrants, and other minoritized groups are predisposed to workplace imposter syndrome—and charts a path forward for self-advocacy and advancement.​

For women of color and children of immigrants, who are the “the other” at work, there's a different threshold of belonging that... Read more

Sister Friends Forever

By: Kimberla Lawson Roby

Narrated by: Maria Howell, Mela Lee, Stacey Singleton & Inge...

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This emotional novel from a New York Times bestselling author follows four lifelong friends as each faces a crisis in family, love, and forgiveness. 

Serena, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette have been best friends since they were small children. And as sister friends forever, they have always been there for one another, through good times and bad,... Read more

The Hookup Plan

By: Farrah Rochon

Narrated by: Marissa Hampton

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Strong female friendships and a snappy enemies-to-lovers theme take center stage in this highly anticipated romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of The Dating Playbook.

Successful pediatric surgeon London Kelley just needs to find some balance and de-stress. According to her friends Samiah and Taylor, what London really needs is... Read more

Bronze Drum

By: Phong Nguyen

Narrated by: Quyen Ngo

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning novel of ancient Vietnam based on the true story of two warrior sisters who raised an army of women to overthrow the Han Chinese and rule as kings over a united people, for readers of Circe and The Night Tiger.

Gather around, children of Chu Dien, and be brave.
For even to listen to the story of the Trung Sisters is,
in these troubled... Read more

LifePass

By: Payal Kadakia

Narrated by: Payal Kadakia

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Introducing The LifePass Method: A unique method of goal setting from the founder of ClassPass that will help you hone in on your feelings, screen out unnecessary distractions, and live a successful and fulfilling life based on your deepest desires.

Grant yourself permission to have the life you most want to live. When Payal Kadakia let go of the... Read more

The Mamas

By: Helena Andrews-Dyer

Narrated by: Helena Andrews-Dyer

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Can white moms and Black moms ever truly be friends? Not just mom friends, but like really real friends? And does it matter?

“Utterly addictive . . . Through her sharp wit and dynamic anecdotal storytelling, Helena Andrews-Dyer shines a light on the cultural differences that separate Black and white mothers.”—Tia Williams, New York Times... Read more

A Nothing Special New Year

By: A.E. Via

Narrated by: Aiden Snow

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

New Year's Eve is usually a night of fun and wild celebrations, but for a police officer, it can be the most dangerous night of the year.



Officer Ellis Mason has worked as a beat cop on the streets of Atlanta for over eight years, and he knows what it takes to survive them. But when Lieutenant Godfrey and his infamous narcotics task force issue a... Read more

The Monsoon Diaries

By: Calvin D. Sun

Narrated by: Calvin D. Sun, MD & Lisa Ling

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.The Monsoon Diaries is the firsthand account of Dr. Calvin Sun, an emergency room doctor who worked tirelessly on the front lines in multiple hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.Drawing upon the lessons he learned from his adventures traveling to more than 190 countries in ten years, as well as from the grief he experienced... Read more

Bindle Punk Bruja

By: Desideria Mesa

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Boardwalk Empire meets The Vanishing Half with a touch of earth magic in this sexy and action-packed historical fantasy set in the luminous Golden Twenties from debut author Desideria Mesa, where a part-time reporter and club owner takes on crooked city councilmen, mysterious and deadly mobsters, and society’s deeply rooted sexism and racism,... Read more

Unbothered

By: Omarion

Narrated by: Omarion

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From beloved entertainer Omarion comes a profound redefinition of what it means to live a good life—revealing The King of Unbothered’s secrets to wholeness, love, and the power of choosing joy.As a boy band superstar, Omarion lived the classic life of fame and success in the spotlight. Yet today he is a grounded, spiritually engaged father and... Read more

Sira \ (Spanish edition)

By: Maria Duenas

Narrated by: Neus Sendra

Length: 20 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Cuatro ciudades, dos misiones, una mujer. Vuelve a sumergirte en un tiempo inolvidable. Después de El tiempo entre costuras, SIRA, la nueva novela de María Dueñas. La Segunda Gran Guerra llega a su fin y el mundo emprende una tortuosa reconstrucción. Concluidas sus funciones como colaboradora de los Servicios Secretos británicos, Sira Quiroga... Read more

Wildseed Witch

By: Marti Dumas

Narrated by: Channie Waites

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A fun middle-grade contemporary fantasy with an all-BIPOC cast, about a social-media-loving tween who gets sent to an ultra-private witch camp

Hasani’s post-seventh-grade summer to-do list is pretty simple: get a bigger following for her makeup YouTube channel and figure out how to get her parents back together. What she does NOT expect is that... Read more

The Black Fives

By: Claude Johnson

Narrated by: Claude Johnson

Length: 20 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking history of Black basketball

African Americans were making moves in basketball generations before the rise of the NBA. Their pioneering efforts helped popularize the sport in big cities and small towns alike and shaped the game we know and love today. From the
invention of the game in 1891 to the racial integration of all-White... Read more