BIPOC Authors

The Woman Who Climbed Trees

By: Smriti Ravindra

Narrated by: Deepa Samuel

Length: 16 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

“A stunning chronicle of an Indian woman’s coming-of-age... This is electrifying.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review“Is this a ghost story?” Meena asked the barber’s wife who told the tale. “I don’t want to hear scary stories one night before I marry.” “Not all ghost stories are scary,” said the barber’s wife, laughing at Meena. “Besides, we... Read more

The Girl With the DragonFruit Tattoo

By: Carrie Doyle

Narrated by: Elizabeth Cottle

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

On the tropical island of Paraiso, Plum Lockhart has a new zest for life. Not only is her new villa rental company growing like a weed, but things are also finally heating up between her and the handsome Director of Security at Las Frutas Resort. Plum's thrilled when she gets an invite to dinner on the yacht of a wealthy music executive,... Read more

Last Violent Call

By: Chloe Gong

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes two captivating new novellas surrounding the events of Foul Lady Fortune and following a familiar cast of characters from the These Violent Delights Duet!

In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a... Read more

Delicious Monsters

By: Liselle Sambury

Narrated by: Sandra Okuboyejo

Length: 15 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

“A haunted house thriller packed with cryptic mystery, dark humor, and bone-chilling twists.” —Ryan Douglass, New York Times bestselling author of The Taking of Jake Livingston

The Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this “genuinely terrifying” (School Library Journal, starred review) psychological thriller following two teen girls navigating... Read more

Ana Takes Manhattan

By: Lissette Decos

Narrated by: Inés del Castillo

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Fans of Abby Jimenez and Alexis Daria will love this novel about one New York City woman skilled in producing swoon‑worthy reality TV shows but whose own life is a mess, with nothing ever going according to plan.

As a reality TV producer, Ana Karina orchestrates extravagant marriage proposals that always (well, mostly) go as planned. When they... Read more

Finally Seen

By: Kelly Yang

Narrated by: Cindy Kay & Kelly Yang

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the power of being finally seen.

My sister got to grow up with my parents.... Read more

The Daughters of Madurai

By: Rajasree Variyar

Narrated by: Vaishnavi Suryaprakash

Length: 14 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The Daughters of Madurai is both a heartrending family story and a page-turning mystery about the secrets we must keep to protect those we love.

Madurai, 1992. A young mother in a poor family, Janani is told she is useless if she can’t produce a son—or worse, if she bears daughters. They let her keep her first baby girl, but the rest are taken... Read more

Unbounded

By: Maria Thattil

Narrated by: Maria Thattil

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

What would you change in your life if you could silence the voice that tells you: you're not enough, keep quiet, you can't do it, or there is no space for you?

As we grow and move through the world, it shrinks us and puts us in boxes - tells us who we should be, what we're capable of, and who to love.

As a queer child of immigrants, Maria Thattil... Read more

Last Seen in Lapaz

By: Kwei Quartey

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

When a whirlwind romance leads to a brutal murder and the disappearance of a young Nigerian woman, PI Emma Djan resorts to dangerous undercover work to track her down in Accra.Just as things at work are slowing down for PI Emma Djan, an old friend of her boss’s asks for help locating his missing daughter. According to her father, Ngozi had a... Read more

Prophesy Deliverance!

By: Cornel West

Narrated by: Kellye A. Saunders, Calvin Robinson & Diontae B...

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In this, his premiere work, Cornel West challenges African Americans to consider the incorporation of Marxism into their theological perspectives, thereby adopting the mindset that it is class more so than race that renders one powerless in America. His work reflects political and cultural perspectives borne out of his own formative life... Read more

In the Belly of the Congo

By: Blaise Ndala

Narrated by: Christel Mutombo

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

April 1958. Organizing the Brussels World’s Fair, the biggest international event since the end of the Second World War, subcommissioner Robert Dumont cedes to pressure from the royal palace: there will be a “Congolese village” in one of the seven pavilions devoted to the settlements. Among the eleven members of this “human zoo” assembled to put... Read more

My Road from Damascus

By: Jamal Saeed

Narrated by: Pasha Ebrahimi

Length: 16 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

An extraordinary account of survival in Syria’s most notorious military prisons that is written with “brutal clarity — and yet, there is a poetic quality to the telling.” — Frances Itani, award-winning author of Deafening and Remembering the Bones Jamal Saeed arrived as a refugee in Canada in 2016. In his native Syria, as a young man, his... Read more

Out of the Fire

By: Jennifer Shepard Payne, PhD, LCSW

Narrated by: Machelle Williams

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

As Black people, we are more likely to face a traumatic experience or suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But being Black is about more than the violence that has been perpetrated against us. It also means living a life of dignity and self-worth. We can pull ourselves out of the fire of painful experiences and gain the... Read more

When Broadway Was Black

By: Caseen Gaines

Narrated by: Caseen Gaines

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

If Hamilton, Rent, or West Side Story captured your heart, you’ll love this in-depth look into the rise of the 1921 Broadway hit Shuffle Along, the first all-Black musical to succeed on Broadway.No one was sure if America was ready for a show featuring nuanced, thoughtful portrayals of Black characters―and the potential fallout was terrifying.... Read more

You Are Only Just Beginning

By: Morgan Harper Nichols

Narrated by: Morgan Harper Nichols

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author with eleven audiobook-exclusive bonus poems!Sometimes it's difficult to take that first step into your future and embrace the unknown. This illustrated collection of poetry and essays empowers you to embrace your next adventure with confidence and grace, drawing on invaluable lessons from nature.Popular Instagram poet and... Read more

The Piano Tuner

By: Chiang-Sheng Kuo

Narrated by: Fernando Chien

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A widower grieving for his young wife. A piano tuner concealing a lifetime of secrets. An out-of-tune Steinway piano. A journey of self-discovery across time and continents, from a dark apartment in Taipei’s red-light district to snow-clad New York. At the heart of the story is the nameless narrator, the piano tuner. In his forties, he is... Read more

The Dreamkeepers

By: Gloria Ladson-Billings

Narrated by: Sanya Simmons

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover how to give African American children the education they deserve with this updated new resource

In the newly revised Third Edition of The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children, distinguished professor Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings delivers an encouraging exploration of the future of education for African American... Read more

When Trying to Return Home

By: Jennifer Maritza McCauley

Narrated by: Psalm Morant & Andréa Agosto

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Profoundly moving and powerful, the stories in this collection dig deeply into the question of belonging. A young woman is torn between overwhelming love for her mother and the need to break free from her damaging influence during a desperate and disastrous attempt to rescue her brother from foster care. A man, his wife, and his mistress each... Read more

Made to Belong

By: David Kim

Narrated by: David Kim

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Author and pastor David Kim shares his experiences with loneliness as a Korean American immigrant and delivers compelling research about belonging that includes the revolutionary five anchors for developing meaningful relationships.Even though we are connected more than ever--through social media, video calls and texts, and... Read more

The Journey Prize Stories 33

By: David Chariandy

Narrated by: Beau Dixon, Patrice Henry, Colton Royce, Emerja...

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

This much-anticipated, game-changing special edition of Canada's premier annual fiction anthology celebrates the country's best emerging Black writers.

For over thirty years, The Journey Prize Stories has consistently introduced readers to the next generation of great Canadian writers. The 33rd edition of Canada's most prestigious annual fiction... Read more

The Black Guy Dies First

By: Robin R. Means Coleman & Mark H. Harris

Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising success of Get Out, Candyman, and Lovecraft Country from creators behind the acclaimed documentary, Horror Noire.

The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the... Read more

My Nemesis

By: Charmaine Craig

Narrated by: Charmaine Craig

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of Miss Burma, longlisted for the National Book Award and the Women’s Prize, comes a tense and thought-provoking exploration of an intellectual affair and its reverberations across the lives of two couples.Tessa is a successful white woman writer who develops a friendship, first by correspondence and then in person,... Read more

Hope's Path to Glory

By: Jerdine Nolen

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In Alexandria, Virginia, in the mid-19th century, a slave-owning family is facing financial trouble. The eldest son, Jason, thinks going to California to mine for gold might be the best way to protect his father’s legacy. He’ll need a cook, a laundress, and a hostler for the journey, and one of them is twelve-year-old Clementine, whose mother... Read more

Come Home Safe

By: Brian G. Buckmire

Narrated by: Nile Bullock

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Dad, I just want to know how to not become a hashtag. In this gripping read, biracial siblings Reed and Olive hadn’t planned on navigating racial inequality or being roughed up by police on the subway, but as they face the truths and pains of being a person of color, they also lean into knowing their rights and fostering conversations about... Read more