Black Authors

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 Slow Lane Walkers Club

By: Rosa Temple

Narrated by: David Thorpe

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A feel-good tale of unlikely friendship, community and learning to live life in the slow lane, perfect for fans of Clare Pooley and Hazel Prior
 
Daniel isn’t used to living life in the slow lane. So when he finds himself unexpectedly jobless and back in his old Cornish hometown, he can’t sit still.
 
Hazel used to be adventurous too. But now... Read more

Soul Food Sunday

By: Winsome Bingham

Narrated by: Winsome Bingham & Sullivan Jones

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

On Sundays, everyone gathers at Granny’s for Soul Food. But today, I don’t go to the backyard or the great room. I follow Granny instead. “You’re a big boy now,” Granny says. “Time for you to learn.” At Granny’s, Sunday isn’t Sunday without a big family gathering over a lovingly prepared meal. Old enough now, our narrator is finally invited to... Read more

We Refuse to Forget

By: Caleb Gayle

Narrated by: Caleb Gayle

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

“An important part of American history told with a clear-eyed and forceful brilliance.” —National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson

“We Refuse to Forget reminds readers, on damn near every page, that we are collectively experiencing a brilliance we've seldom seen or imagined…We Refuse to Forget is a new standard in book-making.” —Kiese... Read more

Asylum

By: Edafe Okporo

Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A “moving…dramatic” (David Ebershoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Danish Girl), and urgent call to action for immigration justice by a Nigerian asylee and global gay rights and immigration activist Edafe Okporo.

On the eve of Edafe Okporo’s twenty-sixth birthday, he was awoken by a violent mob outside his window in Abuja, Nigeria.... Read more

Speak

By: Tunde Oyeneyin

Narrated by: Tunde Oyeneyin

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From Tunde Oyeneyin, the massively popular Peloton instructor, fitness star, and founder of SPEAK, comes an empowering, inspiring book about how she transformed grief, setbacks, and flaws into growth, self-confidence, and triumph—perfect for fans of Shonda Rhimes, Brene Brown, and Glennon Doyle.

On any given day, thousands of devoted people clip... Read more

The Binding Room

By: Nadine Matheson

Narrated by: Diveen Henry

Length: 17 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

“Matheson’s voice is exciting, urgent… and, now more than ever, vital.”—A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

Detective Anjelica Henley confronts a series of ritualistic murders in this heart-pounding thriller about race, power and the corrupt institutions that threaten us

When Detective Anjelica Henley is... Read more

The House on Blueberry Lane

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"If there's one thing Jackson knows how to do, it's how to pluck those heartstrings."—BookPage

All he needs is a second chance

All she wants is no strings attached

The biggest mistake of Jaye Colfax’s life was letting Velvet Spencer leave. For three years, they were together exclusively and it was great—at least for Jaye. But Velvet wanted more.... Read more

The Rodeo Queen

By: Marcella Bell

Narrated by: Deanna Anthony

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"Bell brings the diverse world of competitive rodeo to life with vivid details and enhances the slow burn, opposites attract romance with chemistry and banter. Readers will be captivated." Publishers Weekly, starred review.

The rules of being a rodeo queen: no creases, no boyfriends, no mistakes.

With more crowns to her name than hairs on her... Read more

The Legacy of Jim Crow

By: Clarence A. Haynes

Narrated by: Tyla Collier & Jennifer Sabin

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

“A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the shadows of the past.” –Sherri L. Smith, award-winning author of Flygirl
 
Introducing a new nonfiction series for the next generation of activists, uncovering the hidden history of the United States through an anti-racist lens.

The true story of the discriminatory laws and ideas that... Read more

The Accidental Pinup

By: Danielle Jackson

Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Rival photographers are forced to collaborate on a body-positive lingerie campaign, but they might have to readjust their focus when sparks fly.

Photographer Cassie Harris loves her job—her company Buxom Boudoir makes people look beautiful and feel empowered with her modern twist on classic pinup photography. Cassie’s best friend, Dana, is about... Read more

Black Cloud Rising

By: David Wright Faladé

Narrated by: James Shippy

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

By fall of 1863, Union forces had taken control of Tidewater Virginia and established a toehold in eastern North Carolina, including along the Outer Banks.

Thousands of freed slaves and runaways flooded the Union lines, but Confederate irregulars still roamed the region. In December, the newly formed African Brigade, a unit of these former... Read more

Miss Pearly's Girls

By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley comes an intriguing, heartfelt tale about long held family secrets, truths that won’t stay hidden, and how facing the ultimate loss can force us to find our own ways to make amends and heal …

Raising four very different daughters on her own in rural Arkansas wasn’t easy for Miss Pearly Bell. And... Read more

Empty Vows

By: Mary Monroe

Narrated by: Tracey Conyer Lee & Ruffin Prentiss

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In this scandalous follow-up to the Depression-era tale Mrs. Wiggins, awardwinning and New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe brings even more period drama as a proper church-going woman ensnares a widower living too many secrets—and lies …

Forty-something widow Jessie Tucker is beloved throughout Lexington, Alabama, for her kind heart and... Read more

A Way Out of No Way

By: Raphael G. Warnock

Narrated by: Raphael G. Warnock

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

On the heels of his historic election to the United States Senate, Raphael G. Warnock shares his remarkable spiritual and personal journey.

“Sparkling… a narrative of an extraordinary life, from impoverished beginnings in Savannah to his arrival on Capitol Hill. Along the way, he reflects with considerable candor and insight on the meaning and... Read more

Darryl's Dream

By: Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Shawnee Warfield, Johnn...

Narrated by: Darryl "DMC" McDaniels

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From hip-hop pioneer Darryl “DMC” McDaniels comes Darryl’s Dream, a new book about creativity, confidence, and finding your voice.

Meet Darryl, a quiet third grader with big hopes and dreams. He loves writing and wants to share his talents, but he’s shy—and the kids who make fun of his glasses only make things worse. Will the school talent show... Read more

You Matter to Me

By: Doyin Richards

Narrated by: Doyin Richards

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In this audiobook by Doyin Richards, a dog describes what it’s like to go on walks with his Black owner and wishes that people would see his human as he does: with love.

Biscuit the dog is adopted from the shelter and loves his new home and his new human family. The dad, especially, takes good care of Biscuit and is the person who walks him the... Read more

Good Morning, Love

By: Ashley M. Coleman

Narrated by: Angel Pean

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of My (Not So) Perfect Life and Jasmine Guillory’s While We Were Dating, a disarmingly fun debut novel follows Carlisa Henton as her life comes undone after a chance meeting with a rising pop star.

Carlisa “Carli” Henton is a musician and songwriter hoping to follow in her father’s musical footsteps. But, biding her time until she makes... Read more

Raising Antiracist Children

By: Britt Hawthorne

Narrated by: Stephanie Keiko Kong

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A must-have guide to raising inclusive, antiracist children from educator and advocate, Britt Hawthorne.

Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver, or educator, but it can be hard to know where to start. Let Britt Hawthorne—a nationally recognized teacher and advocate—be your guide. Raising... Read more

First Impressions

By: Matt James

Narrated by: Matt James

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Matt James, the first Black bachelor on ABC’s beloved television show, The Bachelor, shares his views on the controversial topics that defined his season and confronts matters of race, opportunity, and his biracial identity head on. When The Bachelor franchise announced Matt James as the first Black lead, it was celebrated as long-overdue... Read more

Mademoiselle Revolution

By: Zoe Sivak

Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers

Length: 14 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful, engrossing story of a biracial heiress who escapes to Paris when the Haitian Revolution burns across her island home. But as she works her way into the inner circle of Robespierre and his mistress, she learns that not even oceans can stop the flames of revolution.

Sylvie de Rosiers, as the daughter of a rich planter and an... Read more

Manifesto

By: Bernardine Evaristo

Narrated by: Bernardine Evaristo

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling and Booker Prize–winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo’s memoir of her own life and writing, and her manifesto on unstoppability, creativity, and activismBernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize win was a historic and revolutionary occasion, with Evaristo being the first Black woman and first Black British... 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

None But the Righteous

By: Chantal James

Narrated by: William DeMeritt

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In seventeenth-century Peru, St. Martin de Porres was torn from his body after death. His bones were pillaged as relics, and his spirit was said to inhabit those bones. Four centuries later, nineteen-year old Ham is set adrift from his hometown of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Hidden beneath his clothes, he wears his only valued... Read more