BIPOC Authors

Miss Chloe

By: A. J. Verdelle

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

“Passionate, personal, insightful, testy, and unique.” —Kirkus (starred review)""Verdelle offers us testimony in praise and consideration of life as a literary citizen and Black woman alongside the guiding light of Toni Morrison. This is a holy testimony, indeed, one that deserves to be amen'd forever.” —Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times... Read more

The Power of Dignity

By: Judge Victoria Pratt

Narrated by: Chanté McCormick, Cary Hite & Judge Victoria Pratt

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center? The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she became Newark Municipal Court’s chief judge, she knew well the inequities that poor, mentally... Read more

The Last Queen

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Narrated by: Sneha Mathan

Length: 13 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR!LONGLISTED for 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD!She rose from commoner to become the last reigning queen of India’s Sikh Empire. In this dazzling novel, based on true-life events, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni presents the unforgettable... Read more

Wildseed Witch

By: Marti Dumas

Narrated by: Channie Waites

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A fun middle-grade contemporary fantasy with an all-BIPOC cast, about a social-media-loving tween who gets sent to an ultra-private witch campHasani’s post-seventh-grade summer to-do list is pretty simple: get a bigger following for her makeup YouTube channel and figure out how to get her parents back together. What she does NOT expect is that... Read more

Hometown Victory

By: Keanon Lowe & Justin Spizman

Narrated by: Landon Woodson

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's Hometown Victory when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to opiods to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a 23-game losing streak.

Keanon Lowe was working as an offensive analyst for the San Francisco 49ers when his childhood friend and former high school teammate... Read more

Hollow Fires

By: Samira Ahmed

Narrated by: Samira Ahmed, Soneela Nankani & Amin El Gamal

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

This powerful, gripping thriller from a New York Times bestselling author shows the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthing hidden truths—and the undeniable power of hope.
 
Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing she’s learned as editor of her school newspaper is that a journalist’s job is to find the... Read more

A Show for Two

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

Narrated by: Ariana Delawari

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

"Wholly heartwarming and enchanting." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends

New from the author of Counting Down with You comes a sparkling YA romance about an aspiring screenwriter who falls for the indie film star who goes undercover at her school.
 
All Mina Rahman wants is to finally... Read more

Layla, the Last Black Unicorn

By: Tiffany Haddish & Jerdine Nolen

Narrated by: Tiffany Haddish

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From beloved comedian, actress, and New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Haddish comes Layla, the Last Black Unicorn, a hilarious, original book about a lovable but awkward unicorn who learns why her uniqueness is her biggest strength.It’s not easy to fit in when you stand out. When Layla arrives for her first day of school at Unicornia,... Read more

Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants

By: Dawn Quigley

Narrated by: Jennifer Bobiwash

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Filled with lots of glitter, raised pinkies, and humorous misunderstandings, this second book in the Jo Jo Makoons series—written by Dawn Quigley—is filled with the joy of a young Ojibwe girl discovering her very own special shine from the inside out. First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how to... Read more

Essential Labor

By: Angela Garbes

Narrated by: Angela Garbes

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change.The Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. In response to the increasing weight placed on mothers and... Read more

Alchemy Elementals: A Tool for Planetary Healing

By: Shaman Durek

Narrated by: Shaman Durek

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook is read by the author and contains original music and eight bespoke meditations.

A revolutionary new tool for spiritual growth and evolution from one of today’s most dynamic spiritual leaders.

Shaman Durek is a 6th generation shaman who has devoted his life to bringing a message of transformation and healing to the world. Working... Read more

Crowning Glory

By: Pat Simmons

Narrated by: Machelle Williams

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Cinderella had a prince; Karyn Wallace has a King.



While Karyn served four years in prison for an unthinkable crime, she embraced salvation through Crowns for Christ outreach ministry. After her release, Karyn stays strong and confident, despite the stigma society places on ex-offenders. Since Christ strengthens the underdog, Karyn refuses to... Read more

Freddie Vs. The Family Curse

By: Tracy Badua

Narrated by: Edward A. Mendoza

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE 2023 SID FLEISCHMAN HUMOR AWARDIn this thrilling and hilarious middle grade adventure, a young Filipino-American boy must team up with his ancestor to break the curse that’s haunted their family for generations . . . or be trapped in an amulet forever.Freddie Ruiz is cursed.While other people may have bad days, Freddie and his... Read more

An Unreliable Magic

By: Rin Chupeco

Narrated by: Cassie Simone

Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Tala, Alex, and the rest of their friends are safe for now, but they know the Snow Queen is still out there. They have to be prepared for when she eventually attacks?and they all decide to do so in their own way. When Ryker comes out of the woodwork, showing himself when he starts attacking American detention facilities and freeing refugees, and... Read more

Ain’t That A Mother

By: Adiba Nelson

Narrated by: Adiba Nelson

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

From pasties to postpartum and everything in betweenNo one said motherhood would be easy. For Adiba Nelson, the journey to parenthood started with a big bang and continues with a breakdown (or two) and several “why?” questions for God.Witty and bold, Afro-Latina Adiba grew up in survival mode. Her sometimes complicated relationship with her... Read more

The Return of the Fallen Angels Book Club

By: R. Franklin James

Narrated by: Caitlin Cavannaugh

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Hollis Morgan married young to flee an unloving family and ended up in prison, paying the price for her charming husband’s embezzlement. After finally obtaining a California judicial pardon, Hollis has climbed the ladder from paralegal to probate attorney at a respected law firm in the Bay Area. Unfortunately her first two cases are trials by... Read more

Inheritance

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

They tell me to “fix” my hair.And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten;but how do you fix this shipwreckedhistory of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad—the history, pain, pride, and... Read more

Patience Is a Subtle Thief

By: Abi Ishola-Ayodeji

Narrated by: Liz Femi

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Hope and circumstance define a young woman’s life in this heartbreaking tale of lost innocence, set in politically volatile 1990s Nigeria, from an exciting and fresh voice in global literature. For as long as she can remember, Patience Adewale, the eldest daughter of Chief Kolade Adewale, has been waiting for confirmation that she is loved, that... Read more

Fierce Love

By: Sonya Curry

Narrated by: Sonya Curry

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Sonya Curry chronicles the never-before-shared story of raising her children and her lifelong devotion to education, family, and faith.Sonya Curry’s journey, like those of her extraordinary sons and daughter, was filled with defeats and hard-fought victories, but hers took place out of the limelight, without the eyes of the world watching,... Read more

My Seven Black Fathers

By: Will Jawando

Narrated by: Will Jawando

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author, Will Jawando, who has been called “the progressive leader we need” by the late congressman John Lewis.

"Will Jawando's account of mentorship, service, and healing lays waste to the racist stereotype of the absent Black father. By arguing that Black fathers are not just found in individual families, but are... Read more

Unequal

By: Michael Eric Dyson & Marc Favreau

Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned, bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson makes his YA debut, with critically acclaimed author Marc Favreau, to deliver an urgent, enlightening account of racial inequality in America.
 
The true story of racial inequality—and resistance to it—is the prologue to our present. You can see it in where we live, where we go to school, where we... Read more

We Do What We Do in the Dark

By: Michelle Hart

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Hart’s novel does something exceptional that few pieces of fiction have done successfully….[H]as flashes of Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends." – New York Times

“An unforgettable account of a forbidden romance.” – Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Patsy

“Moving and memorable.” – Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion

“Sensual and... Read more

The Marvellers

By: Dhonielle Clayton

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magic school in the sky —an instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller!

"The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live in this world." —Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times bestselling–author

"Listeners will enjoy this fresh... Read more

The Blind King's Wrath

By: Ashok K. Banker

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

Length: 17 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The final chapter in Ashok K. Banker’s acclaimed Burnt Empire Saga, The Blind King’s Wrath depicts the climactic battle between Krushni and her father, the Demonlord Jarsun, for the Burning Throne and the fate of the Krushan dynasty.The Demonlord Jarsun is poised to claim the Burning Throne and cement his rule over the Burnt Empire. Standing in... Read more