BIPOC Authors

Progressive Dystopia

By: Savannah Shange

Narrated by: Diana Blue

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

San Francisco is the endgame of gentrification, where racialized displacement means that the Black population of the city hovers at just over three percent. The Robeson Justice Academy opened to serve the few remaining low-income neighborhoods of the city, with the mission of offering liberatory, social justice-themed education to youth of... Read more

A Million to One

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

Narrated by: Sohm Kapila

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

2024 Rainbow Book ListAdiba Jaigirdar, author of one of Time's Best YA books of all time, gives Titanic an Ocean’s 8 makeover in this nail-biting heist set onboard the infamous ship. Josefa is an unapologetic and charismatic thief who loves the thrill of the chase. She has her eye on her biggest mark yet—the RMS Titanic, the most luxurious ship... Read more

One Jump at a Time

By: Nathan Chen

Narrated by: Nathan Chen & Eunice Wong

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In this exhilarating memoir, three-time World Champion and Olympic gold-medalist Nathan Chen tells the story of his remarkable journey to success, reflecting on his life as a Chinese American figure skater and the joys and challenges he has experienced—including the tremendous sacrifices he and his family made, and the physical and emotional... Read more

A Fort of Nine Towers

By: Qais Akbar Omar

Narrated by: Neil Shah

Length: 15 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Twenty-three years ago—after the Soviets left and before the Taliban came to power—Kabul was a garden where seven-year-old Qais Akbar Omar flew kites from the roof of his grandfather's house. Then came the hollow sounds of rocket fire as the Mujahedin, self-proclaimed holy warriors, took over Afghanistan, and the country erupted in civil war.... Read more

All Roads Home

By: Bryan Trottier

Narrated by: Sheldon Elter, Jesse Thistle, Lindsy Ruthven & ...

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Canada's most decorated Indigenous athlete.

Over the course of his incredible career, Bryan Trottier set a new standard of hockey excellence. A seven-time Stanley Cup champion (four with the New York Islanders, two with the... Read more

How We Heal

By: Alexandra Elle

Narrated by: Alexandra Elle

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Beloved wellness author and teacher Alexandra Elle shares this practical and empowering guide to self-healing.

In How We Heal, bestselling author Alexandra Elle offers a life-changing invitation to heal yourself and reclaim your peace. In these pages, readers will discover essential techniques for self-healing, including journaling rituals to... Read more

Valley of Shadows

By: Rudy Ruiz

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of FictionA visionary neo-Western blend of magical realism, mystery, and horror, Valley of Shadows sheds light on the dark past of injustice, isolation, and suffering along the US-Mexico border.Solitario Cisneros thought his life was over long ago. He lost his wife, his family, even his country in... Read more

The Bitch Switch

By: Omarosa Manigault Newman

Narrated by: Omarosa Manigault Newman

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

From Omarosa—the reality star, global television personality, and prime-time villainess you love to hate—comes a smart and bitingly honest must-read for every woman who aspires to succeed in relationships, in business, and at home. When a woman acts assertively, makes demands, and struggles for what she wants, she is labeled a bitch. The secret... Read more

A Minor Chorus

By: Billy-Ray Belcourt

Narrated by: Jesse Nobess

Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

*WINNER OF THE 2023 BC AND YUKON ETHEL WILSON PRIZE*
*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE*
NATIONAL BESTSELLER

An urgent first novel about breaching the prisons we live inside from one of Canada’s most daring literary talents.

An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern Alberta in search of what eludes him:... Read more

Looking for Grace

By: Pamela Varnado

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

My brother is gone. My mom is too stuck in her own grief to see me, and my dad thinks pain isn’t something to ever be discussed. Even my boyfriend has let me down over and over again. It feels like there is only one way forward, only one way out. Just when I’m ready to end my own life, something sucks me back in. One note. One sweet song to keep... Read more

River Woman, River Demon

By: Jennifer Givhan

Narrated by: Kyla Garcia

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning Mexican-American and Indigenous author Jennifer Givhan brings us an exquisitely written, spell-binding psychological thriller—weaving together folk magick with personal and cultural empowerment—that is perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic.When Eva’s husband is arrested for the murder of a friend, she must confront her murky past and... Read more

The Wife Before

By: Shanora Williams

Narrated by: Tracey Conyer Lee

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shanora Williams weaves an insidiously sexy, twist-filled novel in which a new bride’s fairytale marriage fast becomes a nightmare of secrets …

Samira Wilder has never had it easy, and when her latest lousy job goes south, things only promise to get harder. Until she unexpectedly meets a man who... Read more

What We Found in Hallelujah

By: Vanessa Miller

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Another storm is on the horizon for the Reynolds women. And the only way out is to go through it.Good things never happen in November—at least not for the Reynolds women. It was the month they lost their patriarch. And the month when fourteen-year-old Trinity went missing during a tropical storm. So Hope Reynolds isn’t surprised when it becomes... Read more

Brave Enough to Be Broken

By: Toni Collier

Narrated by: Toni Collier

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author with an audiobook-exclusive episode of Still Coloring with Toni Collier and bonus prayers for women in ministry and those going through divorce.None of us are perfect. And that is okay!  Trauma, abuse, childhood wounds, and toxic relationships have broken us. But there is no shame in brokenness. In fact, it’s in our brokenness... Read more

Violets

By: Kyung-Sook Shin

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

By Man Asian Literary Prize winner Kyung-Sook Shin, "a moving delve into a lonely psyche" that follows a neglected young woman's search for human connection in contemporary Seoul (YZ Chin).



San is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul's bustling city center. Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through... Read more

Black Women and Public Health

By: Stephanie Y. Evans, Sarita K. Davis, Leslie R. ...

Narrated by: Diana Blue

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Black Women and Public Health creates an urgently needed interdisciplinary dialogue about issues of race, gender, and health. An enduring history of racism, sexism, and dehumanization of Black women's bodies has largely rendered the health needs of the Black community inaudible and invisible. Grounded in the lived experiences and expertise of... Read more

Scars and Stars

By: Jesse Thistle

Narrated by: Jesse Thistle

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A beautiful and moving collection of poems and stories from the author of the #1 bestselling memoir From the Ashes.

Fans of Jesse Thistle’s extraordinary debut From the Ashes have already had the pleasure of reading his poetry, which is sprinkled throughout this bestselling memoir. In Scars and Stars, he digs deeper into the poetic form, which is... Read more

Wandering Souls

By: Cecile Pin

Narrated by: Ainsleigh Barber, Aoife Hinds & Ioanna Kimbook

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes a multicast narration.

"Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook, and Ainsleigh Barber perform this stunning debut historical novel, which follows three orphaned Vietnamese refugees." - AudioFile Magazine

"A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope."—Ocean Vuong

A boldly imagined debut novel about three... Read more

The Joy of Saying No

By: Natalie Lue

Narrated by: Natalie Lue

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Are you still playing a role you learned in childhood to please others, such as the Good Girl/Boy, the Overachiever, or the Helper? Though these kinds of roles may have gained us attention and affection, they prohibited us from becoming our true selves.People-pleasing--putting others ahead of ourselves to avoid something... Read more

Have You Eaten Yet?

By: Cheuk Kwan

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

From Haifa, Israel, to Cape Town, South Africa, Chinese entrepreneurs and restaurateurs have brought delicious Chinese food across the globe. Unraveling a complex history of cultural migration and world politics, Cheuk Kwan describes a fascinating story of culture and place, ultimately revealing how an excellent meal always tells an even better... Read more

Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds

By: Margaret Kerrison

Narrated by: Margaret Kerrison

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme-park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing a narrative to life. How do you take an idea from inspiration to manifestation? How do you move from... Read more

A Redemptive Path Forward

By: Antong Lucky

Narrated by: Antong Lucky

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

As a child of an incarcerated father, Antong Lucky grew up in an impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood in East Dallas, Texas, born at the same time as East Dallas experienced an alarming rise in crack cocaine and heroin use. Despite his high grades and passion for learning, Antong is introduced to gang life and its consequences.



Eventually,... Read more

Mind Over Matter

By: Jordin Tootoo & Stephen Brunt

Narrated by: Jordin Tootoo

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Following the bestselling success of the inspiring All the Way, pioneering Inuit NHLer Jordin Tootoo begins the process of healing in the wake of the suicide and violence that marks his family, only to discover the source of all that trauma in his father's secret past.

For some hockey players, retirement marks the moment when it’s all over. But... Read more

Love Outside the Lines

By: Jimmy Rollins

Narrated by: Charles Ray & Rick N. Jones

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Discover Jesus' goals of togetherness, oneness, and unity in an increasingly divided world. When you learn to confront the areas in your heart that might not love as Jesus loved, you can help build a flourishing, Christ-like culture.Throughout his ministry, Jesus specifically bridged the gap with the ostracized, outcast, and... Read more