Black Authors

Black Futures

By: Kimberly Drew & Jenna Wortham

Narrated by: Kimberly Drew, Kevin R. Free, Dominic Hoffman, ...

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

An archive of collective memory and exuberant testimony
A luminous map to navigate an opaque and disorienting present
An infinite geography of possible futures

What does it mean to be Black and alive right now?

Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham have brought together this collection of work—essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and... Read more

Full Disclosure

By: Camryn Garrett

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

"An unflinchingly honest, eye-opening, heartful story that's sure to keep readers talking." --Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give and On the Come Up

"Romantic, funny, hopeful, and unflinchingly real." --Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon Vs. The Homosapiens Agenda

The uplifting story of... Read more

Citizen Outlaw

By: Charles Barber

Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A dramatic narrative account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw III, whose journey from housing-project youth to ruthless gangland kingpin to change-making community advocate represents a vital next chapter in the ongoing conversation about race and social justice in America.When he was in his early twenties, William Juneboy Outlaw III was... Read more

Burro Genius

By: Victor Villaseñor

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

When Victor Villaseñor stood at the podium and looked at the group of teachers amassed before him, he became enraged. He had never spoken in public before. His mind was flooded with childhood memories filled with humiliation, misunderstanding, and abuse at the hands of his teachers. With his heart pounding, he began to speak of these incidents.... Read more

Who Put This Song On?

By: Morgan Parker

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Morgan Parker, Jorjeana Marie, Mi...

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"Unflinchingly irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartbreakingly honest." —Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X

In the vein of powerful reads like The Hate U Give and The Poet X, comes poet Morgan Parker's pitch-perfect novel about a black teenage girl searching for her identity... Read more

Diversity, Inc.

By: Pamela Newkirk

Narrated by: Tracey Leigh

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Time Magazine's Must-Read Books of 2019: An award-winning journalist shows how workplace diversity initiatives have turned into a profoundly misguided industry—and have done little to bring equality to America's major industries and institutions.
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Diversity has become the new buzzword, championed by elite institutions from academia to... Read more

Time Is Tight

By: Booker T. Jones

Narrated by: Booker T. Jones

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and one of the most legendary figures in music.

From Booker T. Jones's earliest years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force in his life. While he worked paper routes and played gigs in local nightclubs to pay... Read more

F*ck Your Diet

By: Chloé Hilliard

Narrated by: Chloé Hilliard

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

*A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist
*Named Best Comedy Book by the African American Literary Awards Show

Fans of Issa Rae and Phoebe Robinson will love this collection of laugh-out-loud funny and insightful essays that explore race, feminism, pop culture, and how society reinforces the message that we are nothing without the perfect body.

By the... Read more

Africaville

By: Jeffrey Colvin

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate.

Vogue : Best Books to Read This Winter
Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the... Read more

Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History

By: Vashti Harrison

Narrated by: Vashti Harrison, Cary Hite & J. D. Jackson

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller.
An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and... Read more

On Time

By: Morris Day

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince"A vital, illuminating, and wildly entertaining autobiography." -Billboard"Great book! Great storytelling!" -LENNY KRAVITZ"Lean, slick, cooler than Santa Claus, and surprisingly tender, this book not only traces Day's history in Minneapolis... Read more

Mixed Signals

By: Alyssa Cole

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“This trilogy gets better with each book.” —Library Journal

“Cole’s Off the Grid series succeeds because it captures the unsettling details of its dystopian setting beautifully, but also because its main characters are so very human and relatable.” —RT Book Reviews

“This is friends-to-lovers romance…but it’s in the science-fiction story line where... Read more

Over the Fence

By: Mary Monroe

Narrated by: Beresford Bennett & Adenrele Ojo

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In this page-turning novel set in the Depression-era South, New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe transports readers to a small Alabama town where home is not always a sanctuary, and two neighboring families let pleasantries mask increasing resentment …

Bootlegging was Milton and Yvonne Hamilton’s ticket out of poverty, prison time, and... Read more

The Black Man on the Titanic

By: Serge Bilé

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Laroche was an anomaly among the passengers of the Titanic. He was exceptionally well-educated in a time when few black men had access to an education―and when even fewer were able to travel on a luxurious ship in first or second class. When his family arrived in the United States without him after the Titanic’s tragic crash, they were... Read more

This Time for Keeps

By: Rochelle Alers

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

She’s in town for her family…

Could love find her in the most unexpected place?

Attorney Nicole Campos hasn’t spoken to local mechanic Fletcher Austen since their high school friendship went down in flames over a decade ago. But when her car breaks down during her return to Wickham Falls and Fletcher unexpectedly helps her out with a custody... Read more

All the Days Past, All the Days to Come

By: Mildred D. Taylor

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The saga of the Logan family--made famous in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--concludes in a long-awaited and deeply fulfilling story.

In her tenth book, Mildred Taylor completes her sweeping saga about the Logan family of Mississippi, which is also the story of the civil rights movement in America of the 20th century.... Read more

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine

By: Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

“I couldn’t put Dear Haiti, Love Alaine down!” —New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory

Co-written by sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite, this exceptional debut novel captures a sparkling new voice and irrepressible heroine in a story sure to thrill fans of Nicola Yoon and Ibi Zoboi!

Alaine Beauparlant has heard about Haiti all her... Read more

The Beautiful Ones

By: Prince

Narrated by: Esperanza Spalding, Adepero Oduye & Dan Piepenb...

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words—featuring the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death

Prince was a musical genius, one of the most beloved, accomplished, and acclaimed musicians of our time. He was a startlingly original visionary with an... Read more

Ghosts in the Schoolyard

By: Eve L. Ewing

Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Eve L. Ewing knows Chicago Public Schools from the inside: as a student, then a teacher, and now a scholar who studies them. And that perspective has shown her that public schools are not buildings full of failures—they're an integral part of their neighborhoods, at the heart of their communities, storehouses of history and memory that bring... Read more

Everything Inside

By: Edwidge Danticat

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • “Unforgettable tales of families and lovers—from Haiti to Miami, Brooklyn, and beyond—often struggling with grief, loss, and missed connections.”—Vanity Fair • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK

A romance unexpectedly sparks between two wounded friends. A marriage ends for what seem like noble reasons, but with... Read more

Here for It

By: R. Eric Thomas

Narrated by: R. Eric Thomas

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • From the creator of Elle’s “Eric Reads the News,” a heartfelt and hilarious memoir-in-essays about growing up seeing the world differently, finding unexpected hope, and experiencing every awkward, extraordinary stumble along the way.

“Pop culture–obsessed, Sedaris-level... Read more

Moving Forward

By: Karine Jean-Pierre

Narrated by: Karine Jean-Pierre

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

“One of the most important voices of her generation.” —Joy-Ann Reid

“A useful roadmap for all of us about how to make a difference.” —David Axelrod

“Moving Forward will inspire you.” —Valerie Jarrett

An inspiring memoir from Karine Jean-Pierre, Senior Advisor to Presidential candidate Joe Biden and Chief of Staff for VP candidate Kamala Harris,... Read more

Hurricanes

By: Rick Ross & Neil Martinez-Belkin

Narrated by: Guy Lockard

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

“A gripping journey.”—People

The highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami’s crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies and his unstoppable rise to fame.

Rick Ross is an indomitable presence in the music industry, but few people know his full story. Now, for the first time, Ross offers a... Read more

Conversations in Black

By: Ed Gordon

Narrated by: Ed Gordon, Tracey Leigh, Zeno Robinson, Kamali ...

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

An award-winning journalist envisions the future of leadership, excellence, and prosperity in Black America with this "urgent and pathbreaking" work (Marc Lamont Hill).

Hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and inspiring, Conversations in Black offers sage wisdom for navigating race in a radically divisive America, and, with help from his mighty team... Read more