BIPOC Authors

Merci Suárez Plays It Cool

By: Meg Medina

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

For Merci Suárez, eighth grade means a new haircut, nighttime football games, and an out-of-town overnight field trip. At home, it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens. It’s a year filled with more responsibility and independence, but also with opportunities to reinvent herself. Merci has always been fine with not... Read more

The Way of the Goddess

By: Ananta Ripa Ajmera

Narrated by: Ananta Ripa Ajmera

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Cultivate inner wisdom and strength through simple, sacred rituals from the ancient Indian goddess tradition.

In our chaotic and isolating times, it’s more essential than ever to connect to our highest selves—finding the purpose, pleasure, and freedom that lives inside each of us. Grounded in the Vedic spiritual traditions of Ayurveda, Yoga, and... Read more

Lead to Win

By: Carla A. Harris

Narrated by: Carla A. Harris

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of Expect To Win and Strategize To Win steps out with dynamic strategies for leaders of today and tomorrow.

Work has undergone a sea change, introducing a new matrix of concerns and questions for leaders and potential leaders. What does it take to lead effectively now? What does leadership even mean?
 
In this much-needed book,... Read more

Thinking 101

By: Woo-kyoung Ahn

Narrated by: Lessa Lamb

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

"Every day of our lives, we make judgments—and we don’t always do a very good job of it. Thinking 101 is an invaluable resource to anyone who wants to think better. In remarkably clear language, and with engaging and often funny examples, Woo-kyoung Ahn uses cutting-edge research to explain the mistakes we often make—and how to avoid... Read more

Bindle Punk Bruja

By: Desideria Mesa

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Boardwalk Empire meets The Vanishing Half with a touch of earth magic in this sexy and action-packed historical fantasy set in the luminous Golden Twenties from debut author Desideria Mesa, where a part-time reporter and club owner takes on crooked city councilmen, mysterious and deadly mobsters, and society’s deeply rooted sexism and racism,... Read more

Unbothered

By: Omarion

Narrated by: Omarion

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From beloved entertainer Omarion comes a profound redefinition of what it means to live a good life—revealing The King of Unbothered’s secrets to wholeness, love, and the power of choosing joy.As a boy band superstar, Omarion lived the classic life of fame and success in the spotlight. Yet today he is a grounded, spiritually engaged father and... Read more

Emmanuel

By: Ruth Chou Simons

Narrated by: Ruth Chou Simons

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

If there’s one name for Jesus that captures the whole heart of God, it is Emmanuel—God with us. No other name similarly expresses the fullness of God’s eternal desire for His image-bearers. He’s always wanted us to be with Him. From the bestselling author and artist behind GraceLaced and Beholding and Becoming comes this gorgeous exploration of... Read more

Sira \ (Spanish edition)

By: Maria Duenas

Narrated by: Neus Sendra

Length: 20 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Cuatro ciudades, dos misiones, una mujer. Vuelve a sumergirte en un tiempo inolvidable. Después de El tiempo entre costuras, SIRA, la nueva novela de María Dueñas. La Segunda Gran Guerra llega a su fin y el mundo emprende una tortuosa reconstrucción. Concluidas sus funciones como colaboradora de los Servicios Secretos británicos, Sira Quiroga... Read more

You've Been Chosen

By: Cynt Marshall

Narrated by: Cynt Marshall

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

FINALIST FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • A relentlessly optimistic memoir by one of the most influential Black business leaders in America today, offering hope and practical guidance for navigating life’s most difficult challenges

“Do you want to be lifted up? You have come to the right place.”—Hoda Kotb

Cynt Marshall has spent her entire life beating... Read more

Maya and the Lord of Shadows

By: Rena Barron

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In the thrilling third and final book in the acclaimed Maya and the Rising Dark trilogy that Kirkus calls ""truly #BlackGirlMagic,"" Maya must face off with the Lord of Shadows to save the human world from impending war with the Dark.War is coming. Despite everything Maya and her father have done, the veil that protects the human world is... Read more

Black Lives Matter at School

By: Denisha Jones & Jesse Hagopian

Narrated by: David Sadzin, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Mirron Willis &...

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

"Black Lives Matter at School is an essential resource for all those seeking to build an antiracist school system." —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author.



Black Lives Matter at School succinctly generalizes lessons from successful challenges to institutional racism that have been won through the... Read more

Merci Suárez no sabe bailar

By: Meg Medina

Narrated by: Jane Santos

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Séptimo grado va a ser todo un desafío para Merci Suárez: los maestros son más estrictos, las amistades son más complicadas y su familia es todavía… bueno, ellos siempre hacen que las cosas sean interesantes. Merci también tiene que gestionar la tienda de la escuela con un varón… y el hecho de que él es —pudiéramos decir— amable hace que todo... Read more

The Common Wind

By: Julius S. Scott

Narrated by: Earl McLean

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The Common Wind is a gripping and colorful account of the intercontinental networks that tied together the free and enslaved masses of the New World. Having delved deep into the gray obscurity of official eighteenth-century records in Spanish, English, and French, Julius S. Scott has written a powerful "history from below." Scott follows the... Read more

Until Someone Listens

By: Estela Juarez & Lissette Norman

Narrated by: Estela Juarez

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"Author/narrator Estella Juarez takes listeners on the heartrending journey of her family's immigration struggle....her message is powerful, heartbreaking, and hopeful."- AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the author, Estela Juarez.

When Estela Juarez's mom is deported to Mexico, Estela knows she has to speak up for her family. Told in... Read more

CHARYTÍN \ (Spanish edition)

By: Charytin

Narrated by: Charytin

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

“Así siento que ha sido toda mi vida: un huracán, un torbellino, un tsunami arrasador que siempre me ha traído grandes alegrías, me las ha quitado, para volverme a traer más en este incesante vaivén. ¡O tal vez el huracán soy yo! Porque allá donde voy, me dicen que siempre se arma un revolú.” - CharytínDesde una infancia dolorosa con complicados... Read more

People Person

By: Candice Carty-Williams

Narrated by: Danielle Vitalis

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the “brazenly hilarious, tell-it-like-it-is first novel” (Oprah Daily) Queenie returns with another witty and insightful “treat” (Jesse Armstrong, creator of Succession) of a novel about the power of family—even when they seem like strangers.

If you could choose your family...you wouldn’t choose the Penningtons.

Dimple Pennington... Read more

The Power of Unwavering Focus

By: Dandapani

Narrated by: Dandapani

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The life you want is in reach, if only you can master the power of focus

Anxiety, stress, worry, and fear—these are the mental maladies that literally plague us, contributing not only to our growing unhappiness, but also to physical ailments such as heart disease and obesity when left unmanaged. As Hindu priest and renowned speaker Dandapani... Read more

Surveillance State

By: Josh Chin & Liza Lin

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Where is the line between digital utopia and digital police state?

Surveillance State tells the gripping, startling, and detailed story of how China’s Communist Party is building a new kind of political control: shaping the will of the people through the sophisticated—and often brutal—harnessing of data.

It is a story born in Silicon Valley and... Read more

America Made Me a Black Man

By: Boyah J. Farah

Narrated by: Preston Butler III

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

NAACP Image Award Nominee · NPR Best Book of 2022A searing memoir of American racism from a Somalian-American who survived hardships in his birth country only to experience firsthand the dehumanization of Blacks in his adopted land, the United States.“No one told me about America.”  Born in Somalia and raised in a valley among nomads, Boyah... Read more

StarTalk

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Luzma Ortiz, Kevin R. Free...

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

For decades, beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has interpreted science with a combination of brainpower and charm that resonates with fans everywhere.This pioneering, provocative audiobook brings together the best of StarTalk, his beloved podcast and television show devoted to solving the most confounding mysteries of Earth, space, and... Read more

I Am Diosa \ Yo soy Diosa (Spanish edition)

By: Christine Gutierrez

Narrated by: Maria Victoria Martinez

Length: 12 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Yo soy Diosa no es sólo un libro. Es una iniciación; una activación. Un llamado de regreso al Alma y a la verdadera divinidad de Diosa que llevas dentro. Mereces sentir el poder y la magia que esperan en lo más profundo de tu ser. La divinidad encarnada te pertenece por derecho natural. Estás hecha de estrellas. Eres Diosa en cada célula, con la... Read more

Daughters of the Dawn

By: Sasha Nanua & Sarena Nanua

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 16 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Twin princesses Ria and Rani journey deep into dangerous new lands to save their home in this propulsive, immersive sequel to Sisters of the Snake, perfect for fans of We Hunt the Flame and The Wrath & the Dawn. The powerful Bloodstone is in dangerous hands. And a deadly new threat rises. Ria and Rani have barely settled into their new lives... Read more

Soul Culture

By: Remica Bingham-Risher

Narrated by: Delva Roline

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Examines firsthand the lives of legendary Black writers who made a way out of no way to illuminate a road map for budding creators desiring to follow in their footsteps

Acclaimed Cave Canem poet and essayist Remica Bingham-Risher interweaves personal essays and interviews she conducted over a decade with 10 distinguished Black poets, such as... Read more

The Rancher Returns

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Sean Crisden

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A rancher comes home to a passionate hero’s welcome—from a perfect stranger!

Discover New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson’s The Westmoreland Legacy…

Returning from active duty to find his ranch being dug up by a beautiful stranger isn’t the homecoming navy SEAL Gavin Blake expected. Dr. Layla Harris is convinced there’s buried... Read more