BIPOC Authors

Spice and Wolf, Vol. 1

By: Isuna Hasekura

Narrated by: J. Michael Tatum

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with just his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has pretty well settled into his routine-that is, until the night Lawrence finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. Taking the form of a... Read more

The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 3

By: Carlo Zen

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Contrary to her dearest wish to find a safe place and stay there, Major Tanya von Degurechaff continues to wade through the fog of war with her troops on land, at sea, and in the air. After many battles with the increasingly numerous enemies of the Empire, a chance for a breakthrough finally appears.But when her comrades begin celebrating the... Read more

How to Raise an Antiracist

By: Ibram X. Kendi

Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The book that every parent, caregiver, and teacher needs to raise the next generation of antiracist thinkers, from the author of How to Be an Antiracist and recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Grant.

“Kendi’s latest . . . combines his personal experience as a parent with his scholarly expertise in showing how racism... Read more

On Property

By: Rinaldo Walcott

Narrated by: David Andrew Reid

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

From plantation rebellion to prison labour’s super-exploitation, Walcott examines the relationship between policing and property.That a man can lose his life for passing a fake $20 bill when we know our economies are flush with fake money says something damning about the way we’ve organized society. Yet the intensity of the calls to abolish... Read more

The Family She Never Met

By: Caridad Pineiro

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Jessica Russo knows nothing about her mother's family or her Cuban culture. Every time she's asked about it, her mother has shut down. But when the Cuban grandmother she's never met sends her right-hand man, Luis, to offer Jessica the chance to come to Miami and meet her estranged family, she can't help but say yes, even as she knows it will... Read more

Stranded with the Tempting Stranger

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Risky Business

High-powered lawyer Brandon Washington knew how to win. He had to be ruthless, cutthroat and, for his latest case, irresistible. His biggest client, the family of the late hotel magnate John Garrison, had sent Brandon under an assumed name to the Bahamas to track down their newly discovered half sister. He would find her, charm her... Read more

The Partner Track

By: Helen Wan

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Helen Wan's "engaging and suspenseful" (Wall Street Journal) debut novel, The Partner Track, is now a Netflix series!

Ingrid Yung's life is full of firsts. A first-generation Chinese American, the first lawyer in her family, she's about to collect the holy grail of "firsts" and become the first minority woman to make partner at the venerable old... Read more

Finding My Father

By: Blair Linne

Narrated by: Blair Linne, Shai Linne & Mark Dever

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A personal story of learning to trust our heavenly Father when you feel your earthly father has let you down.

Blair Linne’s personal story of growing up without a father at home reflects the experiences of millions. She weaves her personal story with thoughtful theological reflection, inviting readers to learn from God what "father" really means... Read more

Courage

By: Freshta Tori Jan

Narrated by: Dalia Ramahi

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta’s school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends were murdered and shot. Her journey through... Read more

Dream, Annie, Dream

By: Waka T. Brown

Narrated by: Sophie Oda

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams.As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the... Read more

The Great Mrs. Elias

By: Barbara Chase-Riboud

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 15 hours

Abridged: No

The author of the award-winning Sally Hemings now brings to life Hannah Elias, one of the richest black women in America in the early 1900s, in this mesmerizing novel swirling with atmosphere and steeped in history.
A murder and a case of mistaken identity brings the police to Hannah Elias’ glitzy, five-story, twenty-room mansion on Central Park... Read more

Only a Monster

By: Vanessa Len

Narrated by: Vera Chok

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin.Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Joan has just learned the truth: her... Read more

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

Rebel

By: Rahaf Mohammed

Narrated by: Anonymous

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family and an oppressive culture in Saudi Arabia captivated the world In early 2019, after three years of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed finally escaped her abusive family in Saudi Arabia—but made it only to Bangkok before being stripped of her passport.... Read more

Fruit Punch

By: Kendra Allen

Narrated by: Kendra Allen

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

An arresting and one-of-a-kind memoir about the alternately exultant and harrowing trip growing up as a Black child desperate to create a clear reality for herself in this countryWritten in a distinctive voice and filled with personality, humor, and pathos, Fruit Punch is a memoir unlike any other, from a one-of-a-kind millennial talent. Growing... Read more

Monarca

By: Leopoldo Gout & Eva Aridjis

Narrated by: Maria Liatis

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

“A work of art. In each of the pages, you will feel the flow of a powerful energy which will murmur to each of your cells that it is time to come out of hiding, to open the windows, to breathe freely, to dress colorfully… to fly.”—Laura Esquivel, author of Like Water for ChocolateA fable for all ages about a Mexican-American girl who transforms... Read more

By Her Own Design

By: Piper Huguley

Narrated by: Tracey Conyer Lee

Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy.1953, New York CityLess than a week before the society wedding of the year where Jacqueline Bouvier will marry... Read more

Velorio

By: Xavier Navarro Aquino

Narrated by: Diana Pou, Vico Ortiz, María Victoria Martínez,...

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

“This debut novel traces a group of survivors who fall under the spell of an authoritarian cult leader in the days following Hurricane Maria’s destruction in Puerto Rico. It is deeply imagined and deeply felt – imagistic and strange and haunting – and simmering with grief and rage.”  -- Gabriela Garcia, New York Times bestselling authorSet in... Read more

Velorio \ (Spanish edition)

By: Xavier Navarro Aquino

Narrated by: Diana Pou, Vico Ortiz, María Victoria Martínez,...

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

«En esta novela, la catástrofe se cuenta con precisión de cronista y belleza poética. Sus voces transcurren entre el tono íntimo y devastador de un diario del desastre y la mirada colectiva de la memoria que ve la esperanza en el linaje de resistencias que han enfrentado al poder desde tiempos ancestrales. Xavier Navarro Aquino nos entrega así... Read more

Sister Mother Warrior

By: Vanessa Riley

Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh & Robin Miles

Length: 18 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitian Revolution based on the true-life stories of two extraordinary women: the first Empress of Haiti, Marie-Claire Bonheur, and Gran Toya, a West African-born warrior who helped lead the rebellion that drove out the French and freed the enslaved... Read more

The Keeper

By: Guadalupe García McCall

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by a terrifying true story, acclaimed author Guadalupe Garcia McCall creates a twisty tale about a boy desperately trying to survive in a new town with a secret past. James always knew moving from Texas to Oregon was going to be horrible.. But no sooner have he and his family arrived in their ""perfect"" new home in their ""perfect""... Read more

Who Is Wellness For?

By: Fariha Roisin

Narrated by: Fariha Roisin

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The multi-disciplinary artist and author of Like a Bird and How to Cure a Ghost explores the commodification and appropriation of wellness through the lens of social justice, providing resources to help anyone participate in self-care, regardless of race, identity, socioeconomic status or able-bodiedness.Growing up in Australia, Fariha Róisín, a... Read more

American Royalty

By: Tracey Livesay

Narrated by: Antony Ferguson & Wesleigh Siobhan

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In this dangerously sexy rom-com that evokes the real-life romance between Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle, a prince who wants to live out of the spotlight falls for a daring American rapper who turns his life, and the palace, upside down.Sexy, driven rapper Danielle “Duchess” Nelson is on the verge of signing a deal that’ll make her one... Read more

This Place Is Still Beautiful

By: XiXi Tian

Narrated by: Katharine Chin & Cindy Kay

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

With five starred reviews, this is an acclaimed novel about sisterhood, family, and the pernicious legacy of racism. Perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi, Jandy Nelson, and Emily X.R. Pan, with crossover appeal for readers of Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half.The Flanagan sisters are as different as they come. Seventeen-year-old Annalie is bubbly,... Read more