BIPOC Authors

The Spindle of Fate

By: Aimee Lim

Narrated by: Jennifer Sun Bell

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

When Evie Mei discovers that her recently passed mother was the head of a guild of magical weavers, she enters the Chinese netherworld to try and bring her back in this middle-grade debut. Twelve-year-old Evie Mei Huang never did like helping in her mom’s tailor shop. She hated dyeing and spooling the thread and how the measuring tape gets all... Read more

Long After We Are Gone

By: Terah Shelton Harris

Narrated by: Diontae Black

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

"Don't let the white man take the house." These are the last words King Solomon says to his son before he dies. Now the Solomon siblings must return to North Carolina to save the Kingdom, their ancestral home and 200 acres of land, from a development company, who has their sights set on turning the valuable waterfront property into a... Read more

Good Boys, Bad Hombres

By: Michael V. Singh

Narrated by: Asa Siegel

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Educational research has long documented the politics of punishment for boys and young men of color in schools—but what about the politics of empowerment and inclusion? In Good Boys, Bad Hombres, Michael V. Singh focuses on this aspect of youth control in schools, asking on whose terms a positive Latino manhood gets to be envisioned.



Based on two... Read more

Team Park

By: Angela Ahn

Narrated by: Tony Kim

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Evan Park has always faced obstacles in getting his father's approval, but an actual obstacle race has some surprising results. A new middle-grade novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Peter Lee's Notes from the Field.

Unlike his dad, Evan Park does not like team sports — no matter how hard he tries. And when an accident causes Evan... Read more

Mr. Down for Whatever

By: Elle Wright

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo & Leon Nixon

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever received the wrong text from the right person?



One thing about me? I don't play games. Another thing about me? I don't waste time.



I've built my reputation by treating my patients, my students, and my colleagues with respect.



In my role as Mr. Black Detroit, my focus is supporting my community and planning the city's annual Juneteenth... Read more

I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki

By: Baek Sehee

Narrated by: Jully Lee

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, read by Jully Lee.

The sequel to the internationally bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by National Book Award finalist Anton Hur.

Whenever depression or emptiness came calling, I was all too eager to open the door of self-pity and go right inside.... Read more

Drown Me with Dreams

By: Gabi Burton

Narrated by: Dami Olukoya

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Drown Me with Dreams by Gabi Burton, read by Dami Olukoya

In book two of this dark and seductive YA fantasy duology, perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and These Violent Delights, a siren assassin must decide between saving her kingdom and betraying the man she loves.

Wanted. Hunted. Banished.

Wanted: Now that everyone knows... Read more

Jaden Powers and the Inheritance Magic

By: Jamar J. Perry

Narrated by: Caleb N Singi

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Jaden Powers and the Inheritance Magic by Jamar J. Perry, read by Caleb N Singi.

In this magical middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of The Marvellers and Amari and the Night Brothers, a shy boy must step up and become his own hero after his best friend disappears at a magical school.

Jaden and Elijah have been best friends... Read more

Bow Down

By: Authoress Masterpiece

Narrated by: Jamal Roque & Charlie L. Wood

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

She never thought that she would beg or even bow… Markela, aka Bossi, is in a league of her own. She has written off love based on her past and what was displayed to her as a child. She is a beautiful full-figured woman thriving and maintaining her rehab clinics that were passed down to her from her mother. Trauma keeps her locked into a world... Read more

The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

Narrated by: Brittany Bradford, Darrin Bell, Emyree Zazu Bel...

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

"The audiobook version of The Talk,...isn’t a graphic novel stripped of its pictures; it’s a radio play that delivers its own powerful aural experience. The production employs music, subtle sound effects and a cast that includes Bell and his little boy. The charming humor and incisive wisdom that elevates the print version of 'The Talk' are... Read more

Courage and Confidence

By: Nicole O. Salmon

Narrated by: Nicole O. Salmon

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever felt like you're living a subpar version of yourself? Have you given God your yes, but still struggle to step into your full potential? If so, it's time to tap into your God-given potential, embrace your unique identity, and live a purpose-filled life. In Courage and Confidence, Nicole Salmon provides the tools you need to evict... Read more

Say Good

By: Ashlee Eiland

Narrated by: Ashlee Eiland

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Find your passion. Know your voice. Speak for good.

We know what it means to do good. But in today’s tense and complex world, when topics like political issues, theology, and current events so often divide us, how do we say good? God calls us to speak truth into our communities and relationships, but we all struggle to know when to speak up. We... Read more

How to Tell the Truth

By: Preston Perry

Narrated by: Preston Butler

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of Preston Perry’s path toward God. A hope-filled apologetics and evangelism book written by the popular cohost of the podcast, With the Perrys. Includes a foreword by Jackie Hill Perry.

In this compelling and gripping book, Preston tells the story of how God chased him. The streets of Chicago were his home, and it was there that he... Read more

The Parlour Wife

By: Foluso Agbaje

Narrated by: Precious Mustapha

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

'So refreshing…A memorable debut' Louise Hare, Bestselling Author of This Lovely City Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war. Lagos, 1939 With the announcement of World War Two and a change that sends shockwaves through... Read more

Rebel Fire

By: Ann Sei Lin

Narrated by: Susan Momoko-Hingley

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The second book in Ann Sei Lin's Rebel Skies fantasy YA series, set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and rebel uprisings. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Lim, Kalynn Bayron and the films of Studio Ghibli.

Kurara has barely escaped the grasp of Princess Tsukimi. Reeling from her Crafter mentor's grim betrayal, Kurara and her friends are... Read more

From Replied To Wifey

By: Jahquel J.

Narrated by: Winston James & Nicola Lambo

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Sade Benjworth has always had her life planned out: graduate college, work for a few years, and then try to find herself a husband.
She's accomplished almost all of her goals—except the husband. She's the last of her siblings to get married or have a serious relationship. It doesn’t help that her mom has put a lot of pressure on her to find the... Read more

Alien: Seventh Circle

By: Philippa Ballantine

Narrated by: Nikki Massoud

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

As human colonies are obliterated by the dark pathogen and hideous monstrosities proliferate, a family of scavengers find an amnesiac who may hold the secrets to the forces tearing apart the galaxy.Life amongst the stars is brutal. Human colonies are being obliterated by a dark pathogen launched from mysterious ships, which turns whole... Read more

Harmattan Season

By: Tochi Onyebuchi

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Award-winning author Tochi Onyebuchi’s new standalone novel is hard-boiled fantasy noir: Raymond Chandler meets P. Djèlí Clark in a postcolonial West Africa.

This program is read by Dion Graham, narrator of over 300 audiobooks and an AudioFile Golden Voice. Dion has won multiple Earphones and Audie Awards.

Fortune always left whatever room I... Read more

Needy Little Things

By: Channelle Desamours

Narrated by: Alaska Jackson

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In this debut speculative YA mystery, a Black teen with premonition-like powers must solve her friend's disappearance before she finds herself in the same danger, perfect for fans of Ace of Spades.

Sariyah Lee Bryant can hear what people need—tangible things, like a pencil, a hair tie, a phone charger—an ability only her family and her best... Read more

Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City

By: Jane Wong

Narrated by: Jane Wong

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An Audible Best Memoir Audiobook of 2023An incandescent, exquisitely written memoir about family, food, girlhood, resistance, and growing up in a Chinese American restaurant on the Jersey shore.In the late 1980s on the Jersey shore, Jane Wong watches her mother shake ants from an MSG bin behind the family’s Chinese restaurant. She is a hungry... Read more

My Choice Is You

By: Mel Dau

Narrated by: La'Rey Aris & Chance Smolders

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Covina Hurley has lived a privileged life as the daughter of a retired major league baseball player. With privilege comes shelter, and with shelter comes ignorance to many life experiences. When she makes the choice to open herself up to new experiences, she never thought that love would be one of them. Will her new life experiences be damaging... Read more

Rifts and Refrains

By: Tiye & Keisha Mennefee

Narrated by: Benjamin Charles & IiKane

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"Now with all-new bonus content!   “Unique, fresh and gripping.” —Kennedy Ryan, New York Times Bestselling Author   Amara Johnson has spent her life following the rules, always choosing stability over risk. But when she returns to Memphis for her estranged grandfather’s funeral, she inherits more than just his crumbling house. She inherits his... Read more

The Roof Beneath Their Feet

By: Geetanjali Shree

Narrated by: Anuj Datta & Mala Mangla

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In this beautifully crafted novel, roofs have a special place; they are meant for wild things, for romance and for play, they are places to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses. But above all, they are realms of freedom. In The Roof Beneath their Feet, Chachcho and Lalna use their roofs to build a friendship that... Read more

The First

By: Kipjo Ewers

Narrated by: Tyla Collier

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

After spending four years on death row for the brutal murder of her husband, Sophia Dennison takes her final walk in the Mountain View Facility in Gatesville and is put to death by lethal injection at 12:00 a.m. Several hours after Sophia's execution, FBI agent Mark Armitage is called to investigate a serious disturbance at the prison. Upon... Read more