Black Authors

Black Founder

By: Stacy Spikes

Narrated by: Stacy Spikes

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning entrepreneur USA Today named one of the twenty-one most influential Blacks in technology comes an empowering, bracingly honest, entertaining blueprint for success in life and work—including the true story of what really happened to MoviePass—straight from the cofounder and former CEO himself.



Stacy Spikes knows what's it... Read more

It’s Not the Hookup, It’s the Chase

By: Elle Wright

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo & Leon Nixon

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A long time ago, I helped her. Little tips about what to wear, how to leave a man wanting more, ways to be sexy without being too obvious. The guy she'd wanted was wrong for her, though. Still, she'd wanted him anyway and ended up with a broken heart. But she wasn't the only one, because even after I'd made my own intentions known, she walked... Read more

The Light on Halsey Street

By: Vanessa Miller

Narrated by: Je Nie Fleming

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Two girls’ lives are irrevocably intertwined the summer of 1985 in the streets of Brooklyn, New York, and neither will ever be the same in this coming-of-age story that spans decades.In the summer of 1985, Lisa Whitaker is a church kid headed to college on a scholarship while her best friend, Dana, is floundering in the wake of her mother’s... Read more

The Many Dates of Indigo

By: Amber D. Samuel

Narrated by: Reina Mystique

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Standing on the sidelines of her sister’s third baby shower with her thirtieth birthday around the corner, Indigo is feeling the pressure about one thing she hasn’t yet mastered: a healthy long-term relationship. As owner of Houston’s hottest destination for luxury shoes and accessories, she excels at finding clients the perfect shoe, but she's... Read more

For Lamb

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

Narrated by: Tyla Collier, Kevin R. Free, Rebecca Lee, Jaime...

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Lamb's family strives to better their lives in Jackson, Mississippi, in the late 1930s. Lamb’s mother is a hard-working, creative seamstress who cannot reveal she's a lesbian. Lamb’s brother has a brilliant mind and has even earned a college scholarship for a black college up north—if only he could curb his impulsiveness and rebellious nature.... Read more

Briefly Perfectly Human

By: Alua Arthur

Narrated by: Alua Arthur

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | Named a New York Times' Staff Favorite Book of 2024 and a Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America’s most visible death doula.""A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the... Read more

When Broadway Was Black

By: Caseen Gaines

Narrated by: Caseen Gaines

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

If Hamilton, Rent, or West Side Story captured your heart, you’ll love this in-depth look into the rise of the 1921 Broadway hit Shuffle Along, the first all-Black musical to succeed on Broadway.No one was sure if America was ready for a show featuring nuanced, thoughtful portrayals of Black characters―and the potential fallout was terrifying.... Read more

Gentleman of Jazz

By: Ramsey Lewis & Aaron Cohen

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This immersive new autobiography provides insight into the early life and illustrious career of the late great Ramsey Lewis, one of the most popular jazz pianists of all time.Beginning with his childhood growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, Ramsey Lewis recounts his memories of the music in his parents’ church and his early piano... Read more

Monstrous

By: Jessica Lewis

Narrated by: Alexis Campbell

Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Forced to spend her summer in her aunt's strange small town, a teen girl discovers dark secrets hidden in the woods. From the author of Bad Witch Burning comes another pulse-pounding novel perfect for fans of Supernatural and Lovecraft Country.

Don't go outside past dark. Come straight home after church. And above all—never, ever, go into Red... Read more

Double the Lies

By: Patricia Raybon

Narrated by: Zakiya Young

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

In the second installment of Patricia Raybon’s critically acclaimed mystery series, amateur detective Annalee Spain races the clock to solve the murder of a handsome young pilot before she is framed for the crime―and before his dashing twin falls head over heels for her, tempting her promised heart.

On a cold spring night in 1924, Annalee Spain... Read more

Alex Wise vs. the End of the World

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

Narrated by: Torian Brackett

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries to stop the Four Horsemen from taking over the world in the start to a wildly funny and addictive fantasy series about accepting yourself and finding your inner hero.

Alex Wise feels like his world is ending. His best friend,... Read more

Rosewater

By: Liv Little

Narrated by: Suhaiyla Hippolyte

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of Queenie and Such a Fun Age comes a deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been. Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman in south London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her nights are spent... Read more

The Forest Demands Its Due

By: Kosoko Jackson

Narrated by: Desean Terry

Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning dark academia novel about a queer Black teen who discovers the sinister history of his boarding school and the corrupt powers behind it all. A USA Today bestseller!Regent Academy has a long and storied history in Winslow, Vermont, as does the forest that surrounds it.... Read more

Salt the Water

By: Candice Iloh

Narrated by: Mila Myles

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book

Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging authority. Raised in a free-spirited home by two loving parents who encourage Cerulean to be their full self, they’ve got big dreams of moving cross-country to live off the grid with their friends after graduation.... Read more

Can't Help but Love You

By: Tay Mo'nae

Narrated by: Elena Campbell & Winston James

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Aisha owns her own printing company, creating custom shirts, mugs, and other things. She's guarded and has a hard time allowing men to get close to her on a serious level. One heartbreak was enough for her. She eventually learns the only one who can heal that hurt she felt years ago is the same guy who caused it. But is that possible knowing the... Read more

And Then He Sang a Lullaby

By: Ani Kayode

Narrated by: Michael Obiora

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest and resonant debut from a 23-year-old Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia.

August is a God-fearing track star who leaves Enugu City to attend university and escape his... Read more

Love Can

By: Quina Aragon

Narrated by: Quina Aragon

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This vibrant and imaginative book for kids explores the Holy Spirit’s vital role in God’s plan to bring love to all His children.  
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Love can be patient when waiting in line. Love can be kind when no one is nice.
Love can share even when it’s hard. Love can be honest and not tell a lie.
But perhaps the toughest thing Love can do: Love can forgive... Read more

Songs of Irie

By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield

Narrated by: Asha Ashanti Bromfield

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

"Author and narrator Asha Bromfield offers an engrossing performance of this coming-of-age audiobook. Bromfield's experience as an actress and her ease with Jamaican Patois will draw listeners into a story that has multiple levels of emotional intensity." —AudioFile on Hurricane Summer

Perfect for fans of The... Read more

Activate Your Greatness

By: Alex Toussaint

Narrated by: Alex Toussaint

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

Alex Toussaint, the rising Peloton star who counts everyone from Roger Federer and the Golden State Warriors to the Today Show’s Carson Daly as fans, hops off the bike and gives readers the inspiration and motivation they need to activate their greatness in every aspect of their lives.

Alex Toussaint is known... Read more

The Memory Thieves

By: Dhonielle Clayton

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The fantasy adventure sequel to the instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller, The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton! Return for Year Two at the global magic school in the sky in The Memory Thieves.

"The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live in this world." —Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times... Read more

Punished for Dreaming

By: Bettina L. Love

Narrated by: Bettina L. Love & Karen Chilton

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features an introduction read by the author.

“I am an eighties baby who grew to hate school. I never fully understood why. Until now. Until Bettina Love unapologetically and painstakingly chronicled the last forty years of education ‘reform’ in this landmark book. I hated school because it warred on me. I hated school because I loved... Read more

I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here

By: Jonathan Conyers

Narrated by: Jonathan Conyers, Imani Bruno, Dr. Jarvis Watso...

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

As seen on Humans of New York, Jonathan Conyers introduces us to the mentors who changed his life as a troubled teen in this "courageous and inspiring" memoir (Stephanie Foo, author of What My Bones Know).

Everybody was rooting for Jonathan Conyers after his profile on Humans of New York went viral and sparked millions in donations to the... Read more

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

By: Soraya Palmer

Narrated by: Jaimi Gray

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Sisters Zora and Sasha Porter are drifting apart. Bearing witness to their father’s violence and their mother’s worsening illness, an unsettled Zora escapes into her journal, dreaming of being a writer, while Sasha discovers sex and chest binding, spending more time with her new girlfriend than at home. But the sisters, like their parents, must... Read more

The Time of Your Life

By: Sandra Kitt

Narrated by: Tamika Katon-Donegal

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

When Everett Nicholls died, he left his millions to the two people he cared about most: the young law student he was mentoring and his beloved stepson. Eden Marsh and Beck Dennison are instantly suspicious of each other. Suddenly, with all this money at their fingertips, family problems they've each been ignoring can no longer be swept under the... Read more