BIPOC Authors

The Two Lives of Sara

By: Catherine Adel West

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Ms. Magazine, The Root, Popsugar, Bustle, and many more!

“An utterly absorbing and dazzling novel about the stories we tell to stay alive and the secrets we keep to protect ourselves.” — Nancy Jooyoun Kim, New York Times Bestselling author of The Last Story of Mina Lee
 

In 1960s Memphis, a young mother... Read more

Holiday Heroine

By: Sarah Kuhn

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 15 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Nobody loves Christmas like Bea Tanaka—so when her family visits her for a special holiday celebration, she’s beside herself with joy. After years of chaos, questionable decisions, and flirtations with the supervillain path, Bea is finally thriving. She’s got a sweet new gig hunting demons in Maui, she’s working hard to hone her powers, and... Read more

The Empress of Time

By: Kylie Lee Baker

Narrated by: Rebecca Yeo

Length: 13 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England—she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But Reapers have recently been spotted in Japan, and it’s only a matter of time before Ivy, now Britain’s Death Goddess, comes to claim her revenge. Ren’s last hope is to appeal to the god of storms and seas, who can turn... Read more

African Americans in the Revolutionary War

By: Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Lee Lanning

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

At first, neither George Washington nor the Continental Congress approved of enlisting African Americans in the new army. Nevertheless, Black men—both slave and free—filled the ranks and served in all of the early battles. Black sailors also saw action in every major naval battle of the Revolution, including members of John Paul Jones's crew... Read more

Crowning Glory

By: Pat Simmons

Narrated by: Machelle Williams

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Cinderella had a prince; Karyn Wallace has a King.



While Karyn served four years in prison for an unthinkable crime, she embraced salvation through Crowns for Christ outreach ministry. After her release, Karyn stays strong and confident, despite the stigma society places on ex-offenders. Since Christ strengthens the underdog, Karyn refuses to... Read more

My Selma

By: Willie Mae Brown

Narrated by: Karen Chilton & Willie Mae Brown

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

"Karen Chilton conveys both powerful joy and profound grief in her narration of Willie Mae Brown's stories about growing up in Selma, Alabama, during the Civil Rights movement."- AudioFile

The preface and afterword are read by the author.

Combining family stories of the everyday and the extraordinary as seen through the eyes of her... Read more

Heart and Hustle

By: Patricia Bright

Narrated by: Patricia Bright

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Patricia Bright is killing it right now’ Glamour ‘One of Britain’s biggest YouTube stars’ Huffington Post ‘I’m going to show you how to hustle like I do, using your head and heart. All it takes is three steps…’ YOUR BRAND: how you can use who you are to... Read more

black girl, no magic

By: Kimberly McIntosh

Narrated by: Kimberly McIntosh

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

'This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation' Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff ‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little Kimberly McIntosh has lived a full life, with a loving family, messy friendships, mind-expanding travel and all-night... Read more

Brown Church

By: Robert Chao Romero

Narrated by: Andre Bellido

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalist



Interest in and awareness of the demand for social justice as an outworking of the Christian faith is growing. But it is not new.



For five hundred years, Latina/o culture and identity have been shaped by their challenges to the religious, socio-economic, and political status quo, whether in opposition to... Read more

Bewitching a Highlander

By: Roma Cordon

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Defying all for the love of a bewitching lass.

Breena MacRae, a healer from Skye with a touch of witchery in her blood, embarks on a dangerous search for her missing father. She arrives on the Isle of Coll, seat of the vile Campbells. There, she encounters the debonair future chief to the Dunbar Clan, Egan, who rescues her from a Campbell sentry.... Read more

Direwood

By: Catherine Yu

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this velvet-clad 1990s gothic horror, Aja encounters a charming vampire who wants to lure her into the woods—just like her missing sister.



No one ever pays attention to sixteen-year-old Aja until her perfect older sister Fiona goes missing. In the days leading up to Fiona's disappearance, Aja notices some extraordinary things: a strange fog... Read more

Black Panther

By: Sheree Renée Thomas & Marvel

Narrated by: J. D. Jackson

Length: 13 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Follow Wakanda’s high-tech king across the savannah, into the deepest jungles, and up snow-capped mountains in this prose adaptation of the landmark comics series by Don McGregor, Rich Buckler, and Billy Graham. This arc expands on the life and culture of the Wakandans, also introducing us to Panther’s historic enemies. See T’Challa channel the... Read more

The Tatami Galaxy

By: Tomihiko Morimi

Narrated by: Andrew Grace

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the what-should-never-be in this Groundhog Day meets The Midnight Library–esque novel from one of Japan’s most popular authors.Our protagonist, an unnamed junior at a prestigious university in Kyoto, is on the verge of dropping out. After... Read more

The Forerunner

By: Cori Bush

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of America's most transformative politicians and activists, a powerful and inspiring memoir that sheds light on a harrowing personal journey and reveals how urgently we need our political leadership to prioritize meeting the needs of our most marginalized communities.

"Piercing and gripping... Bush’s words are beautifully... Read more

The Sun and the Void

By: Gabriela Romero Lacruz

Narrated by: Natalia Castellanos

Length: 16 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"Evocative and captivating. An enthralling tale of ancient gods, dangerous magic, family and love." ―​Sue Lynn Tan, author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Two women embark on a unforgettable quest that draws them into a world of dark gods and ancient magic in this sweeping fantasy debut inspired by the history and folklore of colonial South... Read more

The World Record Book of Racist Stories

By: Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

Narrated by: Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A new collection of hilarious, intergenerational anecdotes full of absurd detail about everyday experiences of racism from the New York Times bestselling authors of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey, comedian Amber Ruffin and her sister Lacey.

Families may not always see eye to eye; we get on each other’s nerves, have different... Read more

The Education of Augie Merasty

By: Joseph Auguste Merasty

Narrated by: Lorne Cardinal

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Named the fourth most important “Book of the Year” by the National Post in 2015 and voted “One Book/One Province” in Saskatchewan for 2017, The Education of Augie Merasty launched on the front page of The Globe and Mail to become a national bestseller and an instant classic. A courageous and intimate memoir, The Education of Augie... Read more

The Healing Power of Singing

By: Emm Gryner

Narrated by: Emm Gryner

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Vocal health tips, stories from the tour bus, and action items to improve your voice and boost your self-confidence from an award-winning musician and life coach Performing with David Bowie, surviving the murky depths of the music business, enduring a painful divorce, and making the first music video in outer space, award-winning... Read more

Black in White Space

By: Elijah Anderson

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A birder strolling in Central Park. A college student lounging on a university quad. Two men sitting in a coffee shop. Perfectly ordinary actions in ordinary settings—and yet, they sparked jarring and inflammatory responses that involved the police and attracted national media coverage. Why? In essence, Elijah Anderson would argue, because these... Read more

Saving Our Sons

By: Marita Golden

Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Listen to an intimate account of a mother's efforts to save her son. Telling her son's story against the backdrop of a society plagued by systemic racism, economic inequality, and mass incarceration, Golden offers a form of witness and testimony in a time of crisis for Black Americans.



Learn how to grapple with the realities of Black America.... Read more

Rain Is Not My Indian Name

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Narrated by: Rainy Fields

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In a voice that resonates with insight and humor, New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith tells the story of a teenage girl who must face down her grief and reclaim her place in the world with the help of her intertribal community. It's been six months since Cassidy Rain Berghoff’s best friend, Galen, died, and up until now she... Read more

The Outlaw's Claim

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

These friends with benefits are about to become parents…and all bets are off! A Westmoreland Legacy: The Outlaws story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson.

From friends to lovers to…

having a baby?

Maverick Outlaw is a man who knows his own mind—and he knew from the beginning that a fling with longtime friend Sapphire Bordella... Read more

On the Hustle

By: Adriana Herrera

Narrated by: Lola James & Sean Crisden

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"Adriana Herrera writes all my favorite things, and I’ll never get enough of her books!" --Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

Alba Duarte is the queen of the side hustle.

As the eldest daughter in her crisis-prone family, she’s always stepped up to help. Her favorite gig is doing Instagram-worthy,... Read more

Reckoning with Slavery

By: Jennifer L. Morgan

Narrated by: Angel Pean

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

In Reckoning with Slavery, Jennifer L. Morgan draws on the lived experiences of enslaved African women in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to reveal the contours of early modern notions of trade, race, and commodification in the Black Atlantic. From capture to transport to sale to childbirth, these women were demographically counted as... Read more