Black Authors

Pale

By: Edward A. Farmer

Narrated by: Stephanie Weeks

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“Some things just don’t keep well inside this house …”The summer of 1966 burned hot across America but nowhere hotter than the cotton fields of Mississippi. Finding herself in a precarious position as a black woman living alone, Bernice accepts her brother Floyd’s invitation to join him as a servant for a white family and she enters the web of... Read more

Across the Way

By: Mary Monroe

Narrated by: Beresford Bennett, Kentra Lynn, Adenrele Ojo & ...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Neighborhood tensions reach a breaking point in the finale of New York Timesbestselling author Mary Monroe's captivating series that sweeps readers back to 1930s Alabama and into the lives of two neighboring couples whose deceitful friendships and imperfect marriages are just the beginning of their troubles...

In this captivating Depression-era... Read more

Tristan Strong Destroys the World (A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2)

By: Kwame Mbalia

Narrated by: Amir Abdullah

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the New York Times best-selling Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia. Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother... Read more

Your Corner Dark

By: Desmond Hall

Narrated by: Karl O'Brian Williams

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

“One of those tales that ties you up, turns you inside-out, wrings you like a wet cloth.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down

American Street meets Long Way Down in this searing and gritty debut novel that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far a teen is willing to go... Read more

Mama, I Want to See God

By: Vanessa Fortenberry

Narrated by: Giselle M. Chatelain

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The curiosity of a child to see the unseen God

Do I look like God? Where can I see Him? Wanting to connect more with God, a child asks his mother these questions and more in this rhyming verse book. In answer, Mother's tender and patient responses model God's love. At the story's end, Mother has answered all of the questions, letting the child... Read more

Daddy, I Want to Know God

By: Vanessa Fortenberry

Narrated by: J.D. Hart

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Empowered by a child’s heart to truly know God.

"Daddy, how well does God know me? Does He love me all the time? Will God ever leave me?" In this rhyming story, children's probing questions show their desire to learn more about God and His love for them. Compassionate and loving responses from their dads help to lead the children in growing a... Read more

Riot Baby

By: Tochi Onyebuchi

Narrated by: Tochi Onyebuchi

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Ella has a Thing. She sees a classmate grow up to become a caring nurse. A neighbor’s son murdered in a drive-by shooting. Things that haven’t happened yet. Kev, born while Los Angeles burned around them, wants to protect his sister from a power that could destroy her. But when Kev is incarcerated, Ella must decide what it means to watch her... Read more

The Stolen Daughter

By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Narrated by: Carra Patterson

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley delivers a poignant, page-turning novel about the power—and fragility—of family, personal identity, and the choices we are called on to make …

Raised by a widowed mother, Jill Reed has come a long way from her difficult youth. But while she may not have had money, Jill never doubted she was rich in... Read more

Rise Up

By: Al Sharpton

Narrated by: Al Sharpton & Leon Nixon

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

NOW A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

“This man is a gift from God to the world. This book is a gift from Al Sharpton to us. Let’s appreciate them both.”—Michael Eric Dyson

Beginning with a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson, Rise Up is a rousing call to action for our nation, drawing on lessons learned from Reverend Al Sharpton’s unique experience as a... Read more

Crossing the Line

By: Kareem Rosser

Narrated by: Landon Woodson

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Landon Woodson delivers the story perfectly, bringing out its range of emotions...Woodson offers the right inflections at the right times for the author's words--the emotional swings range from grief at the loss of a loved one to the pride Rosser feels in his accomplishments on the field." -- AudioFile Magazine

An inspiring memoir of... 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

The Three Mothers

By: Anna Malaika Tubbs

Narrated by: Anna Malaika Tubbs

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them.

In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates... Read more

Heart Talk: Reflections

By: Cleo Wade

Narrated by: Cleo Wade

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on Cleo Wade’s bestselling book, Heart Talk, these pages string together gentle prompts, words of encouragement, and inquiries into the body, mind, and soul.

Inspired by her conversations with the thousands of fans she has met on her nationwide sold-out tours, Heart Talk: The Journal is a space to share your own truths alongside hers.

As... Read more

The Purpose of Power

By: Alicia Garza

Narrated by: Alicia Garza

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

An essential guide to building transformative movements to address the challenges of our time, from one of the country’s leading organizers and a co-creator of Black Lives Matter
 
“Excellent and provocative . . . a gateway [to] urgent debates.”—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Time • Marie Claire •... Read more

The Power of Voice

By: Denise Woods

Narrated by: Denise Woods & JD Jackson

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Foreword by Academy Award-winner Mahershala AliAn internationally renowned and highly sought-after Hollywood voice coach shares proven practices to help anyone utilize the often-untapped power of their own authentic voice.From a toddler's first words to professional public speaking, from a marriage proposal to asking for a raise, our voice is... Read more

One Tough Out

By: Rod Carew & Jaime Aron

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

For 19 seasons, Rod Carew was a maestro in the batter's box. Uncoiling from his crouched stance, he seemed to guide the ball wherever he wanted on the way to a whopping seven batting titles and a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame. If only everything in life had been as easy as he made hitting look. In One Tough Out: Fighting Off Life’s... Read more

Root Magic

By: Eden Royce

Narrated by: Imani Parks

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

“A poignant, necessary entry into the children’s literary canon, Root Magic brings to life the history and culture of Gullah people while highlighting the timeless plight of Black Americans. Add in a fun, magical adventure and you get everything I want in a book!” —Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread NationWalter Dean... Read more

Fifty Words for Rain: A GMA Book Club Pick

By: Asha Lemmie

Narrated by: Robin Eller, Siho Ellsmore, Katharine Lee McEwa...

Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick and New York Times Bestseller!
 
From debut author Asha Lemmie, “a lovely, heartrending story about love and loss, prejudice and pain, and the sometimes dangerous, always durable ties that link a family together.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Nightingale

Kyoto, Japan, 1948. “Do... Read more

J.D. and the Great Barber Battle

By: J. Dillard

Narrated by: Tivia Lynnell

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious new chapter book series

J.D. has a big problem--it's the night before the start of third grade and his mom has just given him his first and worst home haircut. When the steady stream of insults from the entire student body of Douglass Elementary... Read more

Ida B. the Queen

By: Michelle Duster

Narrated by: Michelle Duster

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Journalist. Suffragist. Antilynching crusader. In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In 2020, she won a Pulitzer Prize.

Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a “dangerous negro agitator.” In the annals of history, it makes her an icon.

... Read more

The Seaside Cafe

By: Rochelle Alers

Narrated by: Shari Peele

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Set on breathtaking Coates Island, off the coast of North Carolina, bestselling author Rochelle Alers’
new series debut brings together three book-loving women whose summer will offer a chance to rewrite
their own stories …

For three decades, the Seaside Café has served delicious meals to locals and island tourists alike. Kayana
Johnson has moved... Read more

The Rib King

By: Ladee Hubbard

Narrated by: Korey Jackson & Adenrele Ojo

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

“Ladee Hubbard’s voice is a welcome original.” —Mary GaitskillUpstairs, Downstairs meets Parasite: The acclaimed author of The Talented Ribkins deconstructs painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race, class, privilege, ambition, exploitation, and the seeds of rage in America in this intricately woven and... Read more

Antiracist Baby

By: Ibram X. Kendi

Narrated by: Shayna Small & Guy Lockard

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a fresh new audiobook that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves, now with added discussion prompts to help listeners recognize and reflect on bias in their daily lives.

Featured on Good Morning... Read more

Mighty Justice (Young Readers' Edition)

By: Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Katie McCabe & Jabari ...

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A young reader's adaptation of Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights, the memoir of activist and trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree, by Katie McCabe.

Raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the heart of Jim Crow, Dovey Johnson Roundtree felt the sting of inequality at an early age and made a point to speak up for justice. She was one of the... Read more