Black Authors

Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries

By: Florence Tate & Jake-Ann Jones

Narrated by: Beresford Bennett & Kim Staunton

Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries is the story of an unsung civil rights organizer, Black Power activist, and barrier-breaking Black woman, Florence Louise Tate (1931–2014). Tate was close to the young leaders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She became a mentor, a mother-of-themovement, and a target of J. Edgar Hoover... Read more

They Can't Take Your Name

By: Robert Justice

Narrated by: J. D. Jackson

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Langston Brown is running out of time and options for clearing his name and escaping death row. Wrongfully convicted of the gruesome Mother's Day Massacre, he prepares to face his death. His final hope for salvation lies with his daughter, Liza, an artist who dreamed of a life of music and song but left the prestigious Juilliard School to pursue... Read more

Murder on Principle

By: Eleanor Kuhns

Narrated by: Pat Grimes

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

November 1800, Maine. After helping their long-time friend Tobias escort his wife, along with a liberated slave and her child, from the Great Dismal back to Durham, Will and Lydia Rees’s lives are interrupted when a dead body is found near their home. The body is that of Mr. Gilbert, a slaveholder from the Great Dismal. Was he murdered in... Read more

From Staircase to Stage

By: Raekwon

Narrated by: Landon Woodson & Raekwon

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Featuring an exclusive interview with Raekwon the Chef and his son!

Legendary wordsmith Raekwon the Chef opens up about his journey from the staircases of Park Hill in Staten Island to sold-out stadiums around the world with Wu-Tang Clan in this revealing memoir—perfect for fans of The Autobiography of Gucci Mane and Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter.... Read more

The Pursuit of Porsha

By: Porsha Williams

Narrated by: Porsha Williams & Lauren Williams

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Porsha Williams, entrepreneur and one of today’s most recognizable media personalities, opens up about family, faith, fame, and becoming an agent for change. Porsha Williams is a remarkable voice in the television and podcast communities. In The Pursuit of Porsha, she takes readers on a deeply personal journey as she searches for happiness and... Read more

Hair Story

By: NoNieqa Ramos

Narrated by: Victoria Rodriguez & Eboni Flowers

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Preciosa has hair that won’t stay straight, won’t be confined. Rudine’s hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules. Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future. Read more

Black Skin

By: Dija Ayodele

Narrated by: Dija Ayodele

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The ultimate skincare guide for Black women Dija Ayodele takes you through the lifetime of skin, sharing transformative essentials from how to work out your skintype to the dos and don’ts for your everyday routine. She explains the best ingredients for your skin and your budget, and the issues that... Read more

New York, My Village

By: Uwem Akpan

Narrated by: Elnathan John

Length: 15 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Exuberant storytelling full of wry comedy, dark history, and devastating satire—by the celebrated and original author of an Oprah’s Book Club selection, Say You’re One of Them.From a suspiciously cheap Hell’s Kitchen walk-up, Nigerian editor and winner of a Toni Morrison Publishing Fellowship Ekong Udousoro is about to begin the opportunity of a... Read more

The Principles and Power of Vision

By: Myles Munroe

Narrated by: Preston Butler

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether you are a businessperson, a departmental manager, an employee, a homemaker, a student, or a head of state, author Myles Munroe explains how you can make your dreams and hopes a living reality.
Through The Principles and Power of Vision, you will… Discover your purpose in life. Understand why vision is essential to your success. Grasp the... Read more

Dream Street

By: Tricia Elam Walker

Narrated by: Justin Nicholas-Elam Ruff

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Caldecott Honor, three time Coretta Scott King Award winner, and New York Times bestselling illustrator and her author cousin pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special.

Welcome to Dream Street--the best street in the world! It's where love between generations rules, everyone is... 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

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson

Narrated by: Nikole Hannah-Jones

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse, adapted for audio, chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.


A young student receives a family tree assignment in... Read more

J.D. and the Hair Show Showdown

By: J. Dillard

Narrated by: Tivia Lynnell

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Eight-year-old kid barber J.D. takes his talent to an Atlanta hair show in this chapter-book series.

At only eight years old, J.D. the Kid Barber has already won a barber battle and appeared on local TV. Now he’s the youngest barber to be invited to the Beauty Brothers Hair Expo in Atlanta! J.D. gets the VIP treatment—he takes his first flight,... Read more

Body and Soul Food

By: Abby Collette

Narrated by: L. Malaika Cooper

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In this must-listen new mystery series, fraternal twins Keaton and Koby will pull double duty when they take down a killer while preparing to open their new bookstore and soul-food café, Books & Biscuits.



When Koby Hill and Keaton Rutledge were orphaned at age two, they were separated, but their unbreakable connection lingered. Years later,... Read more

Unguarded

By: Scottie Pippen

Narrated by: JD Jackson

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

This unflinching “master class” (The New York Times) of a memoir from two-time Olympic gold medalist and NBA Hall of Famer reveals how Scottie Pippen, the youngest of twelve, overcame two family tragedies and universal disregard by college scouts to become an essential component of the greatest basketball... Read more

Take Back the Block

By: Chrystal D. Giles

Narrated by: Genesis Oliver & Chrystal D. Giles

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"This book made me want to step aside, hand over the mic, and listen to Wes. A must-read." --Mariama J. Lockington, author of For Black Girls Like Me

Brand-new kicks, ripped denim shorts, Supreme tee--

Wes Henderson has the best style in sixth grade. That--and hanging out with his crew (his best friends since little-kid days) and playing video... Read more

Look for Me and I'll Be Gone

By: John Edgar Wideman

Narrated by: Dion Graham & Janina Edwards

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

*A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Book of the Year*

From John Edgar Wideman, a modern “master of language” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a stunning story collection that spans a range of topics from Michael Jordan to Emmett Till, from childhood memories to the final day in a prison cell.

In Look For Me and I’ll Be Gone, his sixth... Read more

Return to Sweetheart Lake

By: Evelyn Jordan

Narrated by: Will Damron & Robin Eller

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

They were from opposite sides of the tracks: the wealthy Nortons and the working-class Michaels. Yet Gray Norton and Charlie Michaels had become the unlikeliest of best friends, thick as thieves and utterly inseparable. Consumed with guilt after Charlie's untimely death, Gray fled his hometown to work as a doctor in a war zone. But Charlie's... Read more

Black and White

By: Richard Williams

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The fascinating, “upfront and unapologetic” (Kirkus Reviews) memoir of Richard Williams, a businessman, tennis coach, subject of the major motion picture King Richard, and father to two of the greatest athletes and professional tennis champions of all time—Venus and Serena Williams.

Born into poverty in Shreveport, Louisiana in the 1940s, Richard... Read more

Entertaining Race

By: Michael Eric Dyson

Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson

Length: 21 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop

For more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played a prominent role in the nation as a public intellectual, university professor, cultural critic, social activist and ordained Baptist minister. He has presented a rich and resourceful set of... Read more

The Fastest Way to Fall

By: Denise Williams

Narrated by: N'Jameh Camara, Teddy Hamilton & Denise Williams

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"The perfect feel-good read."—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation

Britta didn’t plan on falling for her personal trainer, and Wes didn’t plan on Britta. Plans change and it's unclear if love, career, or both will meet them at the finish line.
 
Britta Colby works for a lifestyle website, and when tasked... Read more

Single Black Female

By: Tracy Brown

Narrated by: Eboni Flowers

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Tracy Brown's Single Black Female is a taut, edgy, deftly spun novel about four friends grappling with the dramatic twists and turns of life, love and what it means to “make it” in America.

Ivy Donovan is a successful stylist, entrepreneur, and single mom who has been loyal to her sons’ father, Michael, who’s serving a lengthy prison sentence.... Read more

Skin of the Sea

By: Natasha Bowen

Narrated by: Yetide Badaki

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The must-read Black mermaid fantasy series that #1 NYT bestselling author Nicola Yoon calls “epic and original,” in which one mermaid takes on the gods themselves. Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and anyone who can't wait for the live-action The Little Mermaid.

“Riveting.” —NPR
“Evocative.”... Read more

Life, I Swear

By: Chloe Dulce Louvouezo

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Foreword by Elaine WelterothIn this stunning essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations they’ve faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection. 
With essays by Eniafebiafe Isis Adewale •... Read more