BIPOC Authors

Black Wolf

By: Juan Gómez-Jurado

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 13 hours

Abridged: No

"Scott Brick narrates this addictive audiobook, which blends dark humor and thrills.... The characters' emotional lives are explored in depth, and Brick's narration builds a connection between the listener and the characters." —AudioFile on Red Queen

International bestselling sensation Antonia Scott, along with Jon Gutierrez, return in the much... Read more

Facing the Unseen

By: Damon Tweedy, M.D.

Narrated by: Damon Tweedy, M.D.

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Man in a White Coat comes a powerful and urgent call to center psychiatry and mental health care into the mainstream of medicine

As much as we all might wish that mental health problems, with their elusive causes and unsettling behaviors, simply did not exist,... Read more

Black Boys Like Me

By: Matthew R. Morris

Narrated by: Matthew R. Morris

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

*INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER*
*LONGLISTED FOR THE TORONTO BOOK AWARD*

“Black Boys Like Me ignited parts of me I honestly didn't believe any book could ever know. . . . Seldom do incredibly titled books earn their titles. Matthew R. Morris earns this classic title with a classic book about our insides.” —Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy


Startlingly... Read more

Notalus

By: A.E. Via

Narrated by: Troy Duran

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Patrons of the Autumn Realm, All Hail, Notalus Cavalerie! The last of the Horsemen and Harbingers of Justice. The Overseer of the Harvest and Creator of New Life. He is the Titan of Tir an Fhomhair and Lord of the South Wind.



After two thousand years of providing peace for his people, Notalus was ready to pass on his kingdom to his heir and live... Read more

An International Affair

By: Iris Bolling

Narrated by: Winston James

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

What happens when dysfunctional families meet the Lassiters? They all learn the meaning of love . . . love is kind, love is patience, and love . . . lasts for a lifetime.



The Lassiter siblings have been blessed with an internal detector identified as the love gene. Now that they have found love, one obstacle after another is threatening their... Read more

Murder Under a Red Moon

By: Harini Nagendra

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murthy uncovering a new murder during the blood moon eclipse.



When new bride Kaveri Murthy reluctantly agrees to investigate a minor crime to please her domineering mother-in-law—during the blood moon eclipse, no less—she doesn't expect, once again, to... Read more

Decolonizing the Body

By: Kelsey Blackwell

Narrated by: Patryce Williams

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

As a woman of color, you are more likely to experience oppression, discrimination, and physical or sexual violence in your lifetime. In addition, your family may have experienced generational trauma and systemic racism going back for centuries. This old and new trauma can manifest in both the mind and body. However, there are ways you can free... Read more

Kenyatta's Escape

By: Donald Goines

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Kenyatta had two ambitions: cleaning the ghetto of all drug traffic and gunning down all the racist white cops! But a black and white detective team, Benson and Ryan, is on his tail and has discovered the location of his army's camp. Armed with tanks, they bring a bloody doomsday to his followers. In Kenyatta's Escape, Goines continues his story... Read more

Doom Guy

By: John Romero

Narrated by: John Romero

Length: 17 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspiring autobiography of video game designer and DOOM cocreator John RomeroDoom Guy: Life in First Person is the long-awaited autobiography of gaming’s original rock star and the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein—some of the most recognizable and important titles in video game history. Credited with the invention of the... Read more

I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

By: Shannon C. F. Rogers

Narrated by: Jensen Olaya

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Packed with voice, I’d Rather Burn than Bloom is a powerful young adult novel about a Filipina-American teen who tries to figure out who she really is in the wake of her mother’s death.Some girls call their mother their best friend. Marisol Martin? She could never relate. She and her mom were forever locked in an argument with no beginning and... Read more

Into the Sunken City

By: Dinesh Thiru

Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

""Steal-your-breath adventure."" —Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lunar ChroniclesPerfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure debut is like nothing else, featuring a unique twist on Treasure Island, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the... Read more

Spectral Evidence

By: Gregory Pardlo

Narrated by: Gregory Pardlo

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY • A powerful meditation on Blackness, beauty, faith, and the force of law, from the beloved award-winning author of Digest and Air Traffic

Elegant, profound, and intoxicating—Spectral Evidence, Gregory Pardlo’s first major collection of poetry after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Digest, moves... Read more

F the Fairy Tale

By: Damona Hoffman

Narrated by: Damona Hoffman

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

From a popular dating coach and podcast host, a guide to dismantling the myths that get in the way of finding love  Does dating feel like you’re chasing a “happily ever after” that always seems out of reach? You’re not alone: many modern daters are stuck following old rules, hung up on ideas like instant chemistry and “the One.” In F the Fairy... Read more

Get The F*ck Out Your Own Way

By: MJ Harris

Narrated by: MJ Harris

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

It ain’t easy getting your shit together, but this book is the solution. And Tabitha Brown says, “you can trust him.”

MJ Harris has got a lot of “best friends”—over five million to be exact. His hilarious, straightforward, raw advice has made him the go-to person across social media for everything you need to know about getting your shit... Read more

Red String Theory

By: Lauren Kung Jessen

Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen & Andrew Grace

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In this charming rom-com about two star-crossed lovers, a woman whose life is guided by her belief in the red-string of fate finds her perfect match—but his skepticism about true love puts a knot in their chances.

Just a date . . . or a twist of fate?

When it comes to love and art, Rooney Gao believes in signs. Most of all, she believes in the... Read more

Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?

By: Keith Boykin

Narrated by: Keith Boykin

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Fight back against misinformation and ignorance as New York Times bestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America’s racist past and present.
 
The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of... Read more

This Is the Honey

By: Kwame Alexander

Narrated by: Mahogany L. Brown & Joel Damany Steingold

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising Black poets and writers of our time, edited by Why Fathers Cry at Night author and #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander. In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a... Read more

HBCU Made

By: Ayesha Rascoe

Narrated by: Ayesha Rascoe, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Brandon...

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In this joyous essay collection edited by NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, celebrities and other alumni provide testimonials about their experience attending historically Black college universities–which shaped their lives and made them who they are today.

With a diverse set of contributors, including Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams, and Branford Marsalis,... Read more

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

By: Shubnum Khan

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE

"Rich and swoony...an ambitious delight, with rich characters and some exceptionally lovely writing...This is the start of a major career." -- The New York Times Book Review

AN INDIE NEXT PICK
A LIBRARY READS PICK

“A dark and heady dream of a book” (Alix E. Harrow) about a ruined mansion by the sea, the... Read more

What Have We Here?

By: Billy Dee Williams

Narrated by: Billy Dee Williams

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, from Brian’s Song to Lando in the Star Wars universe—unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed.

Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household... Read more

Poemhood: Our Black Revival

By: Amber McBride, Erica Martin & Taylor Byas

Narrated by: Angel Pean & Greg Campbell

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

""A rich, thoughtful anthology exploring centuries of Black poetry."" —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)""This deep and complex assemblage of Black poetry culminates in a joyful, painful, and emotionally rich experience."" —Publishers Weekly (starred review)""An eclectic mix of Black experiences fills this unmatched anthology that features both... Read more

The Bookshop Sisterhood

By: Michelle Lindo-Rice

Narrated by: Ariel Blake

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

“A book that will stay with the reader long after the last page. Absolutely brilliant.” —Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author

“This drama-packed page turner will warm your heart!” —Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author of The Mayfair Bookshop

When life rewrites the story, only friendship will see them through.

After years of hard... Read more

Maya's Laws of Love

By: Alina Khawaja

Narrated by: Mayuri Bhandari

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"A charming, funny, and unique twist on challenging the laws and traditions that shape us."
—Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly

A bride-to-be convinced she’s cursed in romance finds her luck changing—at exactly the wrong time.

Maya Mirza is so convinced she’s unlucky in love that she’s come up with a list of laws to... Read more

A Little Kissing Between Friends

By: Chencia C. Higgins

Narrated by: Lauryn Nichols & J. Shani Michaels

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“Triumphantly Black, queer and contemporary… The dialogue snaps and shimmers.” —New York Times Book Review on D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

Music producer on the rise Cyn Tha Starr knows what she likes, from her sickening beats in the studio to the flirty femmes she fools around with. Her ever-rotating roster has never been a problem until her... Read more