BIPOC Authors

Make Your Own Rules

By: Andrew Huang

Narrated by: Andrew Huang

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

USA TODAY Bestseller

YouTube sensation Andrew Huang offers practical tips and hard-won advice for creatives seeking financial stability while staying authentic.

How does a musician with acute hearing loss, a refusal to perform live, and no industry connections carve a path to millions of followers and lucrative royalty checks? In Make Your Own... Read more

Courtesy of Cupid

By: Nashae Jones

Narrated by: Jade Wheeler

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “sweetly romantic coming-of-age story with fun, magical touches” (Kirkus Reviews), a girl uses her newfound ability to make people fall in love to sabotage her rival.

Erin Johnson’s thirteenth birthday unfolds like any other day, from her mom’s quirky and embarrassing choice of outfit to racing her nemesis, Trevor Jin, to the best seat in... Read more

Lilac

By: Asia Monique

Narrated by: Mari & Winston James

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"Ezra wasn't picture perfect, but he was perfect for me." —Lilac



Lilac Baker wasn't against finding love, but love never seemed to be close enough for her to grasp. With her big sister pregnant and living out her happy ending, Lilac has high hopes for her own fairy-tale beginning. Then, with the shutter of his Canon EOS, Ezra Fields walks into... Read more

Blossom

By: Asia Monique

Narrated by: Mari & Winston James

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Blossom Baker has watched her sisters find love one by one. And just when she began to wonder when her Prince Charming would show his face, Roman Fields entered the picture, helping to bring all of her deepest desires to fruition.



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A Girl from Busan

By: Okhui Lee

Narrated by: Jin Thompson

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A Girl from Busan is an epic generational tale of resilience, where unwavering faith and the unbreakable bond of a mother’s love transcend devastating personal trials in a foreign culture.Amidst the tumult of the Korean War, young Okhui wandered the streets of Busan, seeking solace in the flickering shadows of the Munhwa theater. There,... Read more

The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

Narrated by: Angel Pean

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

AS SEEN ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA: GMA 15 New Books to Read | 2024 American Fiction Award WINNER for African American Fiction AND Historical Fiction | 2025 Audie Awards WINNER for Best Faith-Based Fiction or Non-Fiction"Miller brings to enthralling life a hidden gem in American history." --Publishers Weekly
There is only one known queen who truly... Read more

Now and Not Yet

By: Ruth Chou Simons

Narrated by: Ruth Chou Simons

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Your right now matters. Discover how to press in and not check out.Do you ever feel like your present moment is so far from where you really long to be? Do you ever struggle with embracing your right now because you are so focused on the future?Too often, we feel disappointed with our "right now"—our life circumstances, our... Read more

The Perilous Fight

By: Ben Carson, M.D.

Narrated by: Ben Carson & Candy Carson

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by Dr. Ben Carson.Learn from one of our leading conservative voices how we can return to the biblical values our nation was founded upon, especially the vital importance of the family, in order to secure a prosperous future for generations to come.Does America no longer feel like home? Widespread divorce rates, the erosion of traditional... Read more

The Stone Home

By: Crystal Hana Kim

Narrated by: Jennifer Sun Bell, Sue Jean Kim, Intae Kim & Gr...

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

“It is a privilege to read Crystal Hana Kim’s fiction, which both edifies and enlightens.” —Min Jin LeeA hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center—a stunning work of great emotional power from the critically... Read more

Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire

By: Flavia Z. Drago

Narrated by: Marisa Blake

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Vlad is a vampire with the misfortune of having rosy cheeks that—gasp!—make him look abysmally alive. But being the fabulous vampire that he is (and hoping to avoid rejection), he hides his rosy complexion behind elaborate vampire outfits in traditional black. That is, he does until he finds out that his best friend has a pink secret of her... Read more

Vlad, el vampirito fabuloso

By: Flavia Z. Drago

Narrated by: Marisa Blake

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

¡A Vlad le fascina un atuendo estupendo! Y como a sus vampíricos amigos, le encanta vestirse de negro de pies a cabeza. Pero, a diferencia de todos los demás vampiros, Vlad tiene un par de mejillas rosas que lo hacen lucir horripilantemente vivo. ¿Cómo le hará para encajar con las demás criaturas paranormales? Vlad, siempre a la moda, intenta... Read more

The American Daughters

By: Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“An enthralling tale of a secret resistance movement run by Black women in pre-Civil War New Orleans.”—Time

“Stirring . . . In telling this important, neglected history with imagination-fueled research, The American Daughters offers an inspiring story of people who show a way forward with their perseverance, bravery and love.”—The New York Times... Read more

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem

By: Nam Le

Narrated by: Nam Le

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

An explosive, devastating debut book of poetry from the acclaimed author of The Boat

In his first international release since the award-winning, best-selling The Boat, Nam Le delivers a shot across the bow with a book-length poem that honors every convention of diasporic literature—in a virtuosic array of forms and registers—before shattering the... Read more

Weird Black Girls

By: Elwin Cotman

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Jade Wheeler, James Fouhe...

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Belletrist Book Club Pick

From Philip K. Dick Award finalist Elwin Cotman, an irresistibly unnerving collection of stories that explore the anxieties of living while Black—a high-wire act of literary-fantastical hybrid fiction.

A rural town finds itself under the authoritarian sway of a tree that punishes children. A pair of old friends navigate... Read more

The Other Fab Four

By: Mary McGlory & Sylvia Saunders

Narrated by: Sylvia Wiggins & Mary McGlory

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

For readers of Sheila Weller’s Girls Like Us comes a fiercely feminist, heartwarming story of friendship and music about The Liverbirds, Britain’s first all-female rock group.

The idea for Britain’s first female rock band, The Liverbirds, started one evening in 1962, when Mary McGlory, then age 16, saw The Beatles play live at The Cavern Club in... Read more

One In The Chamber

By: Robin Peguero

Narrated by: Zion Jang

Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From a former U.S. House spokesman and Senate speechwriter, a group of junior staffers working on Capitol Hill find themselves in the middle of a political standoff in this satirical novel.

Iowa Farm boy Cameron Leann is new to Washington, D.C., joining a group of employees working for a powerful cohort of U.S. Senators known as The Gang of Six.... Read more

Spirit of the Century

By: The Blind Boys of Alabama

Narrated by: Phil Morris

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues. The Blind Boys of Alabama are the quintessential Gospel vocal group, and the longest-running musical institution in America. Their story intersects with pivotal... Read more

Metaracism

By: Tricia Rose

Narrated by: Mela Lee & Tricia Rose

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive book on how systemic racism in America really works, revealing the vast and often hidden network of interconnected policies, practices, and beliefs that combine to devastate Black lives

In recent years, condemnations of racism in America have echoed from the streets to corporate boardrooms. At the same time, politicians and... Read more

Power Moves

By: Sarah Jakes Roberts

Narrated by: Sarah Jakes Roberts

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Instant New York Times Bestseller!Read by the author.Unleash the superpower of being yourself. Sarah Jakes Roberts, bestselling author of Woman Evolve, will help you craft a language toward your issues with intentionality.Stripping our minds of the expectations that inundate our world has never been more difficult. One quick scroll of our phones... Read more

The Only Constant

By: Najwa Zebian

Narrated by: Najwa Zebian

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

You can become the change driver of your own life. The celebrated poet, educator, and author of Welcome Home shows you how in this practical, wise, and tender guide to all of life’s changes.

“Change is hard—but Najwa shows you what’s on the other side, and she’s the one you want to lead you through it.”—Melissa Urban, New York Times bestselling... Read more

We Meant Well

By: Erum Shazia Hasan

Narrated by: Rishma Malik Scott

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

“Unsparing and compassionate … A novel of harrowing eloquence, We Meant Well explores compelling cultural contrasts and the ambiguity of charitable outreach.” — Foreword Reviews A propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who deserves what, and who gets the power to decide It’s the middle... Read more

Extra Nos

By: FLAME

Narrated by: FLAME

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

GRAMMY®-nominated and Stellar Award-winning hip-hop artist FLAME invites you to step up to his mic as he takes you through his life, from the streets of Saint Louis, Missouri, as a young man in youth group to a renowned Christian rapper on the red carpet. Read how God continually pushed FLAME in his faith journey, striving to find the path... Read more

Batshit Seven

By: Sheung-King

Narrated by: Derek Kwan

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

From Governor General's Award-nominated author Sheung-King comes a novel about a millennial living through the Hong Kong protests, as he struggles to make sense of modern life and the parts of himself that just won’t gel.

Glen Wu (aka Glue) couldn’t care less about his job. He’s returned to Hong Kong, the city he grew up in, and he’s... Read more

Our Hidden Conversations

By: Michele Norris

Narrated by: Michele Norris

Length: 17 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Peabody Award–winning journalist Michele Norris offers a transformative dialogue on race and identity in America, unearthed through her decade-long work at The Race Card Project.

The prompt seemed simple: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send.

The answers, though, have been challenging and complicated. In the twelve years since... Read more