BIPOC Authors

Afrofuturism

By: Ytasha L. Womack

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2014 Locus Awards finalist, nonfiction category. Wonderfully narrated by Karen Chilton, Afrofuturism is an engaging, hip, and accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism. Author Ytasha Womack introduces listeners to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works. She writes engagingly about the... Read more

Motherlands

By: Weijia Pan

Narrated by: Weijia Pan

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, this engrossing debut interrogates history, identity, and the power of poetry to elucidate both.Motherlands opens with a child drawn early to poetry. “In summer I write. Two lines at a time, two vying souls / running up the wall.” The collection follows this speaker-poet through a childhood in post-Maoist... Read more

Carved in Blood

By: Michael Bennett

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

It’s a chilly Auckland winter, but for Hana Westerman and her family, it is a time of excitement. Matariki is approaching – the small cluster of stars also known as the Seven Sisters is a sacred constellation in Māori culture, heralding a time of new beginnings. Hana’s daughter Addison is getting engaged and Hana’s new role within her community... Read more

Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox

By: Rebel Girls & Marti Dumas

Narrated by: Dana Heath

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A school election. A mysterious mailbox. And a letter from . . . Cleopatra?

Middle school is so weird. Nina’s best friend Maya has her heart set on being elected class representative. The trouble is, she’s running against the super popular Kai Nakamura. Together, the girls come up with a plan to expose Kai’s less than honourable intentions. But... Read more

Return to Sri Lanka

By: Razeen Sally

Narrated by: Razeen Sally

Length: 16 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

'Sally's book is an exemplar of the best in the genre' Krishnan Srinivasan, The Statesman

A blend of travel writing, memoir, history and current affairs that tells the story of Sri Lanka. A perfect read for first-time visitors, Sri Lankans abroad or at home, or anyone looking to deepen their understanding of one of the world’s most fascinating... Read more

Confessions of a Video Vixen

By: Karrine Steffans

Narrated by: Karrine Steffans, Tyla Collier & Chanté McCormick

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry—from the physical and emotional abuse that's rampant in the industry, and which marked her own life—to the excessive use of drugs,... Read more

Mega Man

By: Mel Dau

Narrated by: Myles Washington & Opal Black

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Megatron Loric Manfield is the definition of perfect imperfection. He knows who he is and whose he is. He is not scared to love—he just knows that when it comes along, he wants it to be God-sent. When the right woman comes along, he will fall in line to receive his favor. Ruth Lindsay Gordon is saved, sheltered, and suffocated. Being a... Read more

Protecting Whitney

By: David Roberts

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

David Roberts was Whitney Houston's bodyguard, the real one.  Roberts was hired in 1988 for Houston's UK portion of the Moment of Truth world tour. Accustomed to working for diplomats and Fortune 500 clients, Roberts had reservations about working with a pop star. But Houston's heart of gold won him over from the moment they met at Heathrow... Read more

Rebel Without a Crew

By: Robert Rodriguez

Narrated by: Robert Rodriguez

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Named One of The Hollywood Reporter’s “100 Greatest Film Books of All Time”   Famed independent screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids, Machete) discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film El Mariachi on a shoestring budget.   This is... Read more

Erased

By: Anna Malaika Tubbs

Narrated by: Anna Malaika Tubbs

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The new book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers.

In Erased, Anna Malaika Tubbs recovers all that American patriarchy has tried to destroy.

Patriarchy has oppressed women and denied their contributions worldwide, but the United States of America has its own unique gendered hierarchy. Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs applies... Read more

Teach a Man to Fish

By: Florence Muindi & Charlie Vittitow

Narrated by: Cynthia Kimola & Brian Conover

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”

The same basic principle applies to missions work. Too many churches and other missions organizations over-emphasize Relief Aid―no-strings-attached, handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate... Read more

Two Times Murder

By: Adam Oyebanji

Narrated by: Curtis Michael Holland

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Black British expat Greg Abimbola—a seemingly mild-mannered Russian language teacher with terrifying secrets—in this stunning mystery set in Pittsburgh, the City of Bridges: Agatha Christie meets John le Carré. Greg Abimbola is many things. He's Black, British and fluent in Russian. He's a snappy dresser, a reasonable teacher, and an... Read more

Property of a Legacy

By: Jessica N. Watkins

Narrated by: Myles Washington & Opal Black

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Legacy and Bless have weathered every storm together. Their love has endured addiction, betrayal, and heartache, which forced them apart for years. Legacy, a former hustler turned successful security entrepreneur, has fought his demons specifically to reclaim his life, family, and Bless. No matter the time that has passed, his love for and... Read more

Inflamed in His Love

By: Tay Mo'Nae

Narrated by: Trei Taylor & Myles Washington

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

He’s a newly single father with a demanding job as a firefighter. She’s a newly unemployed daycare worker in need of a new job. Tripp believes it’s fate when his station house is called to a fire at the daycare Brylee works at. It's hard to manage being a full-time father to a newborn with the hours his job demands, so when he sees an... Read more

La impostura

By: Zadie Smith

Narrated by: Alicia Laorden

Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Zadie Smith regresa con fuerza a la ficción con una gran novela sobre la Inglaterra victoriana «Dickens puede estar muerto, pero Zadie Smith está absolutamente viva.»
The New York Times «Una autora en la cima de su talento.»
The Telegraph Recibida con elogios entusiastas por la crítica del Reino Unido y Estados Unidos, que la ha considerado de... Read more

Only Because It's You

By: Rebecca Fisseha

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Full of humour and heartwarming moments—Rebecca delivers pure joy!" —Chantel Guertin, bestselling author of It Happened One Christmas

Sometimes you need to take a leap of faith to land exactly where you're meant to be . . .

Miz is not the marrying kind. She's more of the no-strings-attached kind. No labels, only fun. So, when she finds a diamond... Read more

Mornings Without Mii

By: Mayumi Inaba

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A beloved Japanese modern classic that chronicles the author’s twenty-year bond with her cat, meditating on solitude, independence, and the writing life.On a cool summer evening in 1977, Mayumi Inaba hears a forlorn cry carried by the breeze of Tokyo’s Tamagawa River. She follows the sound to find a newborn kitten, just the size of her palm,... Read more

Lift Every Voice - Abridged

By: Walter Turnbull & Howard Manly

Narrated by: Gregory T. Daniel

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Miracles can and do happen— when one does the footwork. Dr. Walter Turnbull dreamed of creating opportunities and better lives for the children of Harlem, and Lift Every Voice is the inspirational story of how he realized his dream. Dr. Turnbull shares the hard-bought wisdom he learned throughout his life— from his... Read more

Colin Powell - Abridged

By: Colin Powell

Narrated by: Colin Powell

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell became one of the most influential Americans of the last century. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in... Read more

Life Is So Good - Abridged

By: George Dawson & Richard Glaubman

Narrated by: LeVar Burton

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

George Dawson was a slave's grandson who learned to read at age 98 and lived to the age of 103. In this remarkable memoir, he reflects on his life and shares valuable lessons in living, as well as a fresh, firsthand view of America during the entire sweep of the twentieth century. Dawson's irresistible voice and view of the world are captured... Read more

Blue Collar Blues - Abridged

By: Rosalyn McMillan

Narrated by: Denise Nicholas

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A sizzling novel set against the backdrop of the Detroit car world.Champion Motors, one of Detroit's biggest auto manufacturers, is shutting down plants and laying off its workers. Tensions are mounting and violence is erupting. The lack of overtime to go around and a fatal attraction between employees at the plant ends in murder. Rife with... Read more

Bad as I Wanna Be - Abridged

By: Tim Keown & Dennis Rodman

Narrated by: Greg Alan Williams

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Everybody loves a rebel—especially a successful and flamboyant one! With his body-covering tattoos and ever-changing fluorescent hair, Dennis Rodman—one of the NBA's greatest rebounders—dishes on everything from fame, money, and race relations to sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. Rodman's sideline antics and celebrated benchings captivated sports... Read more

Gone Fishin' - Abridged

By: Walter Mosley

Narrated by: Paul Winfield

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On the road in a “borrowed” '36 Ford, nineteen-year-old Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins and his companion, Raymond "Mouse" Alexander, are on a perilous odyssey that takes them from Houston to a mysterious bayou world of voodoo, sex, revenge, and death. Their destination is desolate Pariah, Texas—Mouse's home once, and still home to his hated stepfather.... Read more

Dessa Rose - Abridged

By: Sherley Williams

Narrated by: Ruby Dee

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1829, a pregnant woman is condemned to die for a murderous act of rebellion. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, a woman is accused of giving sanctuary to runaway slaves. Dessa Rose is the heartwarming story of an extraordinary friendship between two strong, remarkable women from very different backgrounds, both caught in the shadow of slavery in... Read more