Black Authors

Choosing Family

By: Francesca T. Royster

Narrated by: Sarah Palmero

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant literary memoir of chosen family and chosen heritage, told against the backdrop of Chicago’s North and South Sides.
As a multiracial household in Chicago’s North Side community of Rogers Park, race is at the core of Francesca T. Royster and her family's world, influencing everyday acts of parenting and the conception of what family... Read more

The Other Mistress

By: Shanora Williams

Narrated by: Ebony Mendez & Niecey Bethea

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In this thrillingly twisty tale of seduction, betrayal, and obsession, a scorned wife isn’t the only one looking for answers—at any price …

Adira Smith-Cortez knows how to turn around a troubled past. Now she’s a selfmade multi-millionaire who takes exquisite care of herself and her only true love: her husband, Gabriel. Adira has it all—except... Read more

Dangerous Jesus

By: Kevin Burgess

Narrated by: Kevin Burgess & Jackie Hill Perry

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

*****Audiobook format of Dangerous Jesus - ECPA's 2024 New Author Award Nominee*****

No one was more dangerous than the Lord Jesus.

From the moment He arrived on the scene, Jesus posed a threat to the unjust, a threat to the oppressors, and a threat to every semblance of authority wielded by the kingdom of darkness. He invaded the world with... Read more

The New Fight for Life

By: Benjamin Watson

Narrated by: Benjamin Watson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

*****Audiobook format of The New Fight for Life - ECPA's 2024 Faith and Culture Award Nominee*****

The battle over the constitutionality of Roe v. Wade may be over, but now a bigger fight lies ahead.

For over half a century, pro-life advocates have fought to protect the sanctity of human life. Now that the decision the pro-life community has... Read more

Family Meal

By: Bryan Washington

Narrated by: André Santana, Bryan Washington & Jake Choi

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

"Achingly and beautifully etched. . . Washington is a generous and gentle writer, with a profound capacity to face the cruelty and pain of contemporary American life while simultaneously offering his characters—and readers—an expansive space for self-forgiveness, hope, and nourishment."—The Washington Post

The ghost of Kai, the love of Cam's... Read more

Adversity for Sale

By: Jeezy

Narrated by: Jay "Jeezy" Jenkins

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author. NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERTo Jeezy’s legion of fans, his name is synonymous with hustle, grit, and the integrity to go out there and achieve your dreams. In his first book, Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe, Jeezy shares never heard stories of what it took for him to beat the odds and get out of the... Read more

Worldly Things

By: Michael Kleber-Diggs

Narrated by: Michael Kleber-Diggs

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Book Review "New & Noteworthy Poetry" Selection
A Library Journal "Poetry Title to Watch 2021"
A Chicago Review of Books "Poetry Collection to Read in 2021
A Reader's Digest "14 Amazing Black Poets to Know About Now" Selection
A Books Are Magic "Recommended Reading" Selection

“Sometimes,” writes Michael Kleber-Diggs writes... Read more

Gaslight

By: Femi Kayode

Narrated by: Cary Hite & Yinka Ladeinde

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In this follow-up to Kayode's "action-packed and spirited debut" Philip Taiwo returns to solve a missing-persons case, and in so doing, uncovers dark secrets the church has worked tirelessly to hide (Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer).

A shadow has fallen over the megachurch in Ogun State, Nigeria: the beloved Bishop... Read more

Hard Dough Homicide

By: Olivia Matthews

Narrated by: Janina Edwards

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Spice Isle Bakery owner Lyndsay Murray is always looking for new ways to grow her family’s business. But she already regrets agreeing to host the retirement dinner for local high-school principal Emily Smith. The tyrant used to be her mother's boss, and they did not get along. Six guests arrive for the celebration, but only five survive. Emily... Read more

The Invisible Ache

By: Courtney B. Vance & Dr. Robin L. Smith

Narrated by: Courtney B. Vance & Dr. Robin L. Smith

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From an award-winning actor and a #1 bestselling author, a unique combination of moving memoir and practical tools that offers guidance for Black men seeking to reclaim their mental well-being–and, ultimately, to live wholeheartedly.

In America, we teach that strength means holding back tears and shaming your own feelings. In the Black... Read more

The New Naturals

By: Gabriel Bump

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Critically acclaimed, for readers of Paul Beatty's The Sellout and Jennifer Egan's The Candy House, a moving and darkly funny novel about an attempt to found an underground Utopia.

An abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in Western Massachusetts doesn't look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her... Read more

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

By: Sly Stone

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Achievement in Audiobook Production.

"Throughout, narrator Dion Graham sustains an authentic cool. His voice subtly slows down, pauses, and cracks as Stone expounds upon his older years. It’s a kind of music unto itself." —AudioFile

Combining three never-before-heard songs, jingles from when Sly... Read more

Far Beyond Gold

By: Sydney McLaughlin

Narrated by: Sydney McLaughlin

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation.Sydney McLaughlin knows about facing down obstacles.... Read more

Homeward

By: Angela Jackson-Brown

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The country is changing, and her own world is being turned upside down. Nothing—and no one—will ever be the same.Georgia, 1962. Rose Perkins Bourdon returns home to Parsons, GA, without her husband and pregnant with another man’s baby. After tragedy strikes her husband in the war overseas, a numb Rose is left with pieces of who she used to be... Read more

I Hope You Fail

By: Pinky Cole

Narrated by: Pinky Cole

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Pinky Cole—founder of the wildly successful restaurant chain Slutty Vegan—takes you back to your moments that seemed hopeless to help you discover how filled with possibility they really were.We've all been told we can't do it. That we're not enough. That we grew up in the wrong neighborhood or had the wrong parents or made... Read more

No Reservations

By: Sheryl Lister

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"Warm and wise--a feel good story. Sheryl Lister's No Reservations is a heartfelt tribute to sisterhood and found-family. The feelings linger long after the last page." --Vanessa Riley, Award-winning author of Island Queen and Queen of ExilesTrue friendship never ends.Best friends forever. That's the vow Joy, Diane, Rochelle and Yvette made when... Read more

Undisputed

By: Donovan Bailey

Narrated by: Donovan Bailey

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey.

From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to... Read more

Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons

By: Thabiti M. Anyabwile

Narrated by: BZ Cullins

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Every church leader knows the qualifications for elders and deacons that are spelled out in the Bible, but actually finding other leaders who fulfill the biblical qualifications can be difficult.Thabiti Anyabwile writes from his expertise as a pastor and elder, showing how to identify and reproduce legitimate leaders and willing servants... Read more

Noughts & Crosses

By: Malorie Blackman

Narrated by: Tracy Wiles, Zawe Ashton, Rikki Lawton, Adjoa A...

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling adaptation of Malorie Blackman's bestselling novel about young love in a dystopian world

Callum and Sephy have known each other since they were babies. His Mum used to work for hers as housekeeper, and they played together and became best friends. Then Callum's mother lost her job, and they had to start meeting in secret. Because... Read more

The Situationship

By: Taylor-Dior Rumble

Narrated by: Shvorne Marks

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

When the love of her life shows up with a girlfriend, Tia decides it's time to put herself out there.

Expectations of dating apps are low, so it's a surprise when she instantly connects with handsome photographer Nate. He's everything she's looking for; he makes her feel safe, seen, and desired.

Tia assumes they're on the... Read more

My Fighting Family

By: Morgan Campbell

Narrated by: Morgan Campbell

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The debut memoir from award-winning journalist Morgan Campbell: an incredible history of a family’s battles across generations, a hilarious and emotional coming-of-age story, and a powerful reckoning with what it means to be Black in Canada—particularly when you have strong American roots.

Morgan Campbell comes from “a fighting family,” a... Read more

The Sun Sets in Singapore

By: Kehinde Fadipe

Narrated by: Dami Olukoya

Length: 12 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

 A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick

Basking in Singapore’s nonstop sunshine, Dara, Amaka, and Lillian are living the glamorous expat dream—until a mysterious (not to mention handsome) new arrival infiltrates their tight-knit community and ruins everything: "Wanderlust-inducing" (Lola Akinmade Åkerström, international bestselling author).
... Read more

Loving Me After We

By: Ginger Dean

Narrated by: Ginger Dean

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

For fans of How to Do the Work by Dr. Nicole LePera and The Book of Boundaries by Melissa Urban, Loving Me After We is the audiobook that will teach you how to love yourself after you've lost yourself in a toxic relationship, and embody confidence, emotional security, and self-love.

A breakup can feel like the... Read more

Lush Lives

By: J. Vanessa Lyon

Narrated by: Elle Cleviden

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

With beguiling wit and undeniable passion, Lush Lives is a deliciously queer and sexy novel about bold, brilliant women unafraid to take risks and fight for what they love

An unabashedly charged love story set in the evocative and high-stakes world of art and auction in New York City, Roxane Gay Books’ second title is a crowd-pleaser in the vein... Read more