Black Authors

Stamped (For Kids)

By: Ibram X. Kendi & Jason Reynolds

Narrated by: Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to the history of racism and antiracism in America
 
RACE. Uh-oh. The R-word. 
But actually talking about race is one of the most important things to learn how to do.

Adapted from the groundbreaking... Read more

The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes

By: Xio Axelrod

Narrated by: Alexander Cendese & Tamika Simone

Length: 13 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Her name's Antonia "Toni" Bennette (yeah, she's heard all the jokes before) and she's not a rock star. Neither are the Lillys—not yet. But the difference between being famous and being almost famous can be a single wrong note... or the start of something that'll change your life forever. Growing up in dive bars up and down the East Coast, Toni... Read more

Dead of Winter

By: Stephen Mack Jones

Narrated by: Luis Moreno

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Authentico Foods Inc. has been a part of Detroit’s Mexicantown for over thirty years, grown from a home kitchen business to a city-block-long facility that supplies Mexican tortillas to restaurants throughout the Midwest. Detroit ex-cop and Mexicantown native August Snow has been invited for a business meeting at Authentic Foods. Its owner,... Read more

The Youngest Marcher

By: Cynthia Levinson

Narrated by: Tyla Collier

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham’s segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher’s words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. And when she heard the plan—picket those white stores! March to protest those unfair... Read more

They Said This Would Be Fun

By: Eternity Martis

Narrated by: Eternity Martis

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A booksmart kid from Toronto, Eternity Martis was excited to move away to Western University for her undergraduate degree. But as one of the few Black students there, she soon discovered that the campus experiences she'd seen in movies were far more complex in reality. Over the next four years, Eternity learned more about what someone like her... Read more

The Road to Rose Bend

By: Naima Simone

Narrated by: Mari

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

If it was only about her, she might never have come back to Rose Bend.

But it’s not only about her anymore.

Sydney Collins left the small Berkshires town of Rose Bend eight years ago, grieving her sister’s death—and heartbroken over her parents’ rejection. But now the rebel is back—newly divorced and pregnant—ready to face her fears and make a... Read more

Follow Your Heart

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"Brenda Jackson writes romance that sizzles and characters you fall in love with."—Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author

Some things shouldn’t be left to chance…

Victoria Madaris is next on her great-grandmother’s matchmaking list—which suits her just fine. She’s laser-focused on her career and doesn’t have time to concentrate on her love... Read more

Who Wants that Perfect Love Story Anyway 3

By: Natavia Stewart

Narrated by: Dylan Ford & Georgie Kimble

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Cam and Royal have come back home—but with extra help, Royal's nurse, Alita. Cam suspects that something is going on between the two. Alita has an agenda to drive Cam away. Will it work? Corey and Tee-Tee have it out, which drives Tee-Tee into another man's arms. Unwilling to give up on Corey, Myla uses the baby she’s pregnant with to keep a... Read more

Ways to Grow Love

By: Renée Watson

Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Ways to Grow Love by Renée Watson, read by Sisi Aisha Johnson.

Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine.

Ryan Hart loves her family and friends. She's looking forward to summer vacation,... Read more

Jackson

By: LaQuette

Narrated by: Eboni Flowers

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

Aja Everett longs to turn her old family ranch into a place where anyone can find rest and healing. But her big heart's bound to get her in trouble if she's not careful—someone wants her gone, and they'll do whatever it takes to drive her away from the land that's her lifeblood. Whether she's willing to admit it or not, she needs help. She needs... Read more

We Are Bridges

By: Cassandra Lane

Narrated by: Cassandra Lane

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt’s... Read more

The Son of Mr. Suleman

By: Eric Jerome Dickey

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 16 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Named in USA Today's "5 books not to miss," and New York Post's "The best new books to read"

From New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey—named one of USA Today’s 100 Black Novelists and Fiction Authors You Should Read—comes his final work: an unflinchingly timely novel about history, hearts, and family.
 
It’s the summer of 2019, and... Read more

Above the Rim

By: Jen Bryant

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players—an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was black. One... Read more

Who Wants that Perfect Love Story Anyway 2

By: Natavia Stewart

Narrated by: Dylan Ford & Georgie Kimble

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Cam and Royal are on the ins and outs. Royal is fed up with Koran and Camren’s games. Is he willing to throw in the towel? Will Camren figure out who she wants before it's too late? Jamie and Ashaun were getting on the right track until they were startled with news that put pressure on their marriage. Ashaun is tired of being married, and Jamie... 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

When the Smoke Clears

By: Kenya Wright

Narrated by: Theodore Rose & Kentra Lynn

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Just released from the mental hospital for shooting her ex-husband, Kassie is in no mood to date men. Now a newly single mother, she’s focused on raising her son. She also has to get her career as an author back on track and rediscover her passion for romance writing. She has things to do. But Lorenzo comes into her life, a gorgeous firefighter... Read more

The Marriage He Demands

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In the wilds of Wyoming ranch country, he needs something only she can give him. What price is too high to pay? Find out in this sizzling contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson!

This ranching heir wants it all, including the woman who stands in his way!
Businessman Cash Outlaw has inherited almost all of his... Read more

Who Wants that Perfect Love Story Anyway

By: Natavia Stewart

Narrated by: Dylan Ford & Georgie Kimble

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Camren is what you call a plus-size diva, but she’s having a hard time getting her baby’s father to love her. When she comes across some devastating news, she runs into the arms of another man—Royal, the brother of her best friend, Jamie. Jamie and Ashaun's marriage is on the rocks because Ashaun had a baby with another woman. He caters to her... Read more

Notes from a Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults)

By: Kwame Onwuachi & Joshua David Stein

Narrated by: Malik Rashad

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This inspiring memoir, now adapted for young adults, chronicles Top Chef star and Forbes and Zagat 30 Under 30 phenom Kwame Onwuachi's incredible and odds-defying fame in the food world after a tough childhood in the Bronx and Nigeria.

Food was Kwame Onwuachi's first great love. He connected to cooking via his mother, in the family's modest Bronx... Read more

Roar

By: Natavia Stewart

Narrated by: Cary Hite & Eboni Flowers

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Sy’noba, a young female lioness with roots in the African savanna, finds herself battling with her true identity now that she is living in civilization among non-shifters. The pride’s king, Koja, who already has two wives, has his eyes set on Sy’noba, the little sister of his first wife, Asha. With jealousy brewing in the pride, will Asha turn... Read more

Woman Evolve

By: Sarah Jakes Roberts

Narrated by: Sarah Jakes Roberts

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller! With life lessons she’s learned and new insights from the story of Eve, Sarah Jakes Roberts shows you how past disappointments, struggles, and even mistakes can be used today to help you become the woman God intended.Who would imagine being friends with Eve—the woman who’s been held responsible for the fall of... Read more

Careless Whispers

By: Synithia Williams

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

She’s falling in love with the one man she can’t trust…

Elaina Robidoux knows how people view her: coldhearted, ambitious, ruthless. But it doesn’t matter. Running the family business is all she’s ever wanted and she’s so close she can almost taste it…until her father fires her and hires her nemesis—arrogant, unflappable Alex Tyson. Elaina may be... Read more

The Three Mrs. Greys

By: Shelly Ellis

Narrated by: Elle Cleviden

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

One wealthy businessman, a trio of unsuspecting wives, and an explosive turn of events. In this scandalous, twist-filled new series from Shelly Ellis, will too many secrets and one devastating bond unite three women—or destroy them?Noelle. Diamond. Vanessa. Each woman believes she is Cyrus Grey’s only wife—until he’s nearly shot to death. Now,... Read more

Wild Women and the Blues

By: Denny S. Bryce

Narrated by: Tracey Conyer Lee & Ronald Peet

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

“Why would I talk to you about my life? I don't know you, and even if I did, I don't tell my story to just any boy with long hair, who probably smokes weed. You wanna hear about me. You gotta tell me something about you. To make this worth my while.”1925: Chicago is the jazz capital of the world, and the Dreamland Café is the ritziest... Read more