BIPOC Authors

Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free

By: Alice Faye Duncan

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Booklist starred reviewBlack activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of the holiday. Join Opal on her... Read more

Fat, Crazy, and Tired

By: Van Lathan Jr.

Narrated by: Van Lathan Jr.

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Podcaster and former TMZ host Van Lathan Jr. writes a sharp, funny, and brutally honest, cultural critique of the unspoken obstacles and extreme anxiety that keep us from maintaining good health in America’s “wellness waistland,” explored through vignettes about his mental health and weight loss journey as a Black man.
 
  A formerly chubby kid... Read more

Brighter by the Day

By: Robin Roberts

Narrated by: Robin Roberts

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From the beloved host of Good Morning America and New York Times bestselling author Robin Roberts, a guide to instilling hope and optimism into readers’ lives, infusing their days with positivity and encouragement.

Over the last 16 years as the esteemed anchor of Good Morning America, Robin Roberts has helped millions of people across the country... Read more

Admissions

By: Kendra James

Narrated by: Mela Lee

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A sharp-witted and deeply insightful look into the storied world of elite prep schools from the first African-American legacy student to graduate from The Taft School.

Early on in Kendra James’ professional life, she began to feel like she was selling a lie. As an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment for independent prep... Read more

The Goodbye Coast

By: Joe Ide

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In this colorful reinvention of a classic, Philip Marlowe finds himself tangled in two missing persons cases; “Ide has chiseled off the rust while keeping the soul of one of American fiction’s icons” (Dennis Lehane).

The seductive and relentless figure of Raymond Chandler’s detective, Philip Marlowe, is vividly re-imagined in present-day Los... Read more

Phantom Plague

By: Vidya Krishnan

Narrated by: Sneha Mathan

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its origins as a haunting mystery to its modern reemergence that now threatens populations around the world.

It killed novelist George Orwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and millions of others – rich and poor. Desmond Tutu, Amitabh Bachchan, and Nelson Mandela survived it, just.  For centuries,... Read more

No Crowns in the Castle

By: Fantasia Taylor & Kendall Taylor

Narrated by: Fantasia Taylor & Kendall Taylor

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A Grammy Award-winning singer and her husband share what a Godly marriage looks like and encourage readers with faith-forward and Biblical relationship advice.
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Fantasia Taylor—American Idol, Grammy-winning vocalist, and chart-topping singer—and her husband businessman Kendall Taylor were both successful and living in their purpose when they met... Read more

Post-traumatic

By: Chantal V. Johnson

Narrated by: Tiffany Smith

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “deeply original” (Elif Batuman) and “violently funny” (Myriam Gurba) story, a young lawyer finally confronts her dark past so she can live in a more peaceful future. To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story—a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients at a New York City psychiatric hospital. Privately, Vivian... Read more

Who Do I Think I Am?

By: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

Narrated by: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This hilarious and thoughtful memoir from comedy legend Anjelah Johnson explores questions of identity, belonging, and her two dreams as a kid: to be an actress and to be a chola.You may know Anjelah Johnson for her viral sketch "Nail Salon" (over 100 million views globally) or her beloved ghetto-fabulous MadTV character Bon Qui Qui, but it's... Read more

On a Night of a Thousand Stars

By: Andrea Yaryura Clark

Narrated by: Paula Christensen

Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In this moving, emotional narrative of love and resilience, a young couple confronts the start of Argentina's Dirty War in the 1970s, and a daughter searches for truth twenty years later.

New York, 1998. Santiago Larrea, a wealthy Argentine diplomat, is holding court alongside his wife, Lila, and their daughter, Paloma, a college student and... Read more

Nobody's Magic

By: Destiny O. Birdsong

Narrated by: Mela Lee, Tracey Leigh & Jasika Nicole

Length: 12 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

“The magic here is not the supernatural kind, but rather an attention to the grace of the ordinary. It is the magic of watching these women come into their power.”—New York Times

A GMA Buzz Pick!

A Most Anticipated Book by Essence · The Millions · Atlantic Journal Constitution · Glamour · Teen Vogue · Bustle · BookPage · Nashville Scene · Ms.... Read more

Two Billion Caliphs

By: Haroon Moghul

Narrated by: Haroon Moghul

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Explains the attraction of Muslims to their faith, and discusses the challenges contemporary Islam confronts, and how we might imagine an Islamic theology and identity ready to face tomorrow

Islam is often associated with and limited to the worst of the world—extremism, obscurantism, misogyny, bigotry. So why would so many people associate with... Read more

Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments

By: T. L. Huchu

Narrated by: Kimberly Mandindo

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Opening up a world of magic and adventure, Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu is the second audiobook in the Edinburgh Nights series.

Ropa Moyo’s ghostalking practice has tanked. Desperate for money to pay bills and look after her family, she reluctantly accepts a job to look into the history of a coma patient receiving treatment at... Read more

The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories

By: Yu Chen & Regina Kanyu Wang

Narrated by: Katharine Chin

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

From an award-winning team of authors, editors, and translators comes a groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.

In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform... Read more

Goliath

By: Tochi Onyebuchi

Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White, JD Jackson, Juliana Vélez, ...

Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

"A diverse cast of narrators provides glimpses of a near-future Earth devastated by climate change, nuclear disaster, and disease."-AudioFile Magazine

“Onyebuchi sets fire to the boundary between fiction and reality, and brings a crumbling city and an all too plausible future to vibrant life. Riveting, disturbing, and rendered in masterful... Read more

Miss Me With That

By: Rachel Lindsay

Narrated by: Rachel Lindsay

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A candid, witty, and inspiring collection of essays from The Bachelor’s first Black Bachelorette, exploring everything from relationships and love to politics and race
 
“The Bachelor gave me an opportunity, but I created my own happy ending.”

Rachel Lindsay rose to prominence as The Bachelor’s first Black Bachelorette and has since become one of... Read more

Getting His Game Back

By: Gia De Cadenet

Narrated by: Jonathan Horvath

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

“A thoroughly satisfying love story with a big, beating heart.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
“This book is emotional, steamy and sweet—a triple threat! De Cadenet tackles mental health, gender stereotypes, and interracial romance with care and creativity. I loved it!”—Chantel Guertin, author of Instamom

Khalil Sarda went through a rough... Read more

Red Lip Theology

By: Candice Marie Benbow

Narrated by: Candice Marie Benbow & Karen Chilton

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A moving essay collection promoting freedom, self-love, and divine wholeness for Black women and opening new levels of understanding and ideological transformation for non-Black women and allies

“Candice Marie Benbow is a once-in-a-generation theologian, the kind who, having ground dogma into dust with the fine point of a stiletto, leads us into... 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

Under Lock & Skeleton Key

By: Gigi Pandian

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Known for her wonderfully addictive characters, multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian introduces her newest heroine in this heartfelt series debut. Under Lock & Skeleton Key layers stunning architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked-room mysteries that will leave readers enchanted.

An impossible crime. A family... Read more

Good Intentions

By: Kasim Ali

Narrated by: Nathaniel Curtis

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"An unbelievably gorgeous debut."—Angie Kim, bestselling author of Miracle Creek

For fans of The Big Sick and Nick Hornby—a magnetic debut novel about a young man who has hidden a romance from his parents, unable to choose between familial obligation and the future he truly wants.

If love really is a choice, how do you decide where your loyalties... Read more

Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix

By: Aminah Mae Safi

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A ragtag band of misfits gets swept up in Holy Land politics in Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi, a thrilling YA remix of the classic legend of Robin Hood.

Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land, but now that the Faranji invaders have gotten... Read more

Colors of Awesome!

By: Eva Chen

Narrated by: Eva Chen

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

From Kamala Harris' white pantsuit to Judy Garland's ruby slippers to Mamie Johnson's blue baseball uniform, powerful and inspiring women from throughout history have proved that "awesome" comes in all colors!

A Is for Awesome provided an ABC of amazing women from throughout history. 3 2 1 Awesome counted down... Read more

The Black Agenda

By: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Narrated by: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Chanté McCormick, Don...

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book of its kind, a collection bringing together leading Black scholars and experts for a policy-oriented approach to the fight for racial justice in America.

From ongoing reports of police brutality to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black Americans, the year 2020 brought a renewed awareness to the deep-rootedness of... Read more