BIPOC Authors
Listen to audiobooks by authors who are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
The MAGA Diaries
By: Tina Nguyen
Narrated by: Tina Nguyen
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
This explosive “must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy” (Brian Stelter, New York Times bestselling author) chronicles the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career—and her education—on the ground levels of the conservative recruiting machine.
Her very first job was... Read more
The Life Brief
By: Bonnie Wan
Narrated by: Bonnie Wan
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Life is a creative act. Start living a meaningful life with this soul-shaking, “brilliant companion on the road to more aliveness” (Dave Evans, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Designing Your Life) to identify your core values and create the life you want.
We all have moments when we doubt the path we’re on. Am I in the right relationship?... Read more
The Best That You Can Do
By: Amina Gautier
Narrated by: LaNecia Edmonds
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the 2023 Soft Skull-Kimbilio Publishing Prize, a collection of short stories that elaborate the realities of a diasporic existence, split identities, and the beautiful potency of meaningful connections
Primarily told from the perspective of women and children in the Northeast who are tethered to fathers and families in Puerto Rico,... Read more
All the Ways We Lied
By: Aida Zilelian
Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian
Length: 10 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
In Queens, New York, while their father deteriorates from a terminal illness, three sisters contend with one another, their self-destructive pasts, and their indomitable mother as they face the loss of the one person holding their unstable family together. Kohar, the oldest sister, is happily married, yet grapples with fertility issues and, in... Read more
View audiobookNo Reservations
By: Sheryl Lister
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
True friendship never ends.Best friends forever. That’s the vow Joy, Diane, Rochelle and Yvette made when they were children, and even in their mid-thirties, the friends have always been there for each other—through the highs and lows of life and love. Until forever comes up against a terminal cancer diagnosis. Nothing could have prepared them... Read more
View audiobookUn-Addiction
By: Nzinga Harrison, MD & Lynya Floyd
Narrated by: Nzinga Harrison, MD
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Contrary to popular belief, addiction isn't a conscious choice. It's a chronic illness, like diabetes or asthma, that responds to treatment and deserves compassion. And yet, too many people expect their loved ones to simply recover on their own without interventions. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and decades of expertise, Dr. Nzinga Harrison... Read more
View audiobookRed String Theory
By: Lauren Kung Jessen
Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen & Andrew Grace
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
In this charming rom-com about two star-crossed lovers, a woman whose life is guided by her belief in the red-string of fate finds her perfect match—but his skepticism about true love puts a knot in their chances.
Just a date . . . or a twist of fate?
When it comes to love and art, Rooney Gao believes in signs. Most of all, she believes in the... Read more
Get The F*ck Out Your Own Way
By: MJ Harris
Narrated by: MJ Harris
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
It ain’t easy getting your shit together, but this book is the solution. And Tabitha Brown says, “you can trust him.”
MJ Harris has got a lot of “best friends”—over five million to be exact. His hilarious, straightforward, raw advice has made him the go-to person across social media for everything you need to know about getting your shit... Read more
Besaydoo
By: Yalie Saweda Kamara
Narrated by: Yalie Saweda Kamara
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Selected by Amaud Jamaul Johnson for the 2023 Jake Adam York Prize, Yalie Saweda Kamara’s Besaydoo is an elegantly wrought love song to home—as place, as people, as body, and as language.A griot is a historian, a living repository of communal legacies with “a story pulsing in every blood cell.” In Besaydoo, Kamara serves as griot for the... Read more
View audiobookAffirmations for Manifestation
By: Candice Nikeia
Narrated by: Tyla Collier
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Focus on positivity, build self-love, and change your life with this daily devotional-style book featuring 365 affirmations from popular influencer and daily motivational speaker Candice Nikeia.
Harness the power of daily affirmations to manifest the life you’ve always dreamed of!
Affirmations for Manifestation is an inspiring collection of... Read more
This Book May Save Your Life
By: Dr. Karan Rajan
Narrated by: Dr. Karan Rajan
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • A hilarious, myth-busting survival guide that explains the weird and wonderful bodily functions that keep us alive—and how to make them work better for longer—from TikTok's favorite doctor, “the go-to expert for a generation” (The Telegraph)
“Dr. Karan Rajan reveals his health hacks that may save your life. . . . In... Read more
Blossom
By: Asia Monique
Narrated by: Mari & Winston James
Length: 4 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Blossom Baker has watched her sisters find love one by one. And just when she began to wonder when her Prince Charming would show his face, Roman Fields entered the picture, helping to bring all of her deepest desires to fruition.
Contains mature themes. Read more
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
By: Coretta Scott King
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
"Music and sound effects are beautifully paired with January LaVoy's inviting narration of this adaptation of Coretta Scott King's autobiography.—AudioFile
"Music and sound effects are beautifully paired with January LaVoy’s inviting narration of this adaptation of Coretta Scott King’s autobiography for adults."—The Children's Book Review... Read more
F the Fairy Tale
By: Damona Hoffman
Narrated by: Damona Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
From a popular dating coach and podcast host, a guide to dismantling the myths that get in the way of finding love Does dating feel like you’re chasing a “happily ever after” that always seems out of reach? You’re not alone: many modern daters are stuck following old rules, hung up on ideas like instant chemistry and “the One.” In F the Fairy... Read more
View audiobookJust Happy to Be Here
By: Naomi Kanakia
Narrated by: Bilal Baig
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
In this YA standalone perfect for fans of Tobly McSmith and Meredith Russo, the first out trans girl at an all-girls school must choose between keeping her head down or blazing a trail.Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy.That is, judged on her merits—not on her transness. But there’s no road map for being the... Read more
View audiobookCourtesy of Cupid
By: Nashae Jones
Narrated by: Jade Wheeler
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
In this “sweetly romantic coming-of-age story with fun, magical touches” (Kirkus Reviews), a girl uses her newfound ability to make people fall in love to sabotage her rival.
Erin Johnson’s thirteenth birthday unfolds like any other day, from her mom’s quirky and embarrassing choice of outfit to racing her nemesis, Trevor Jin, to the best seat in... Read more
The Emancipation Circuit
By: Thulani Davis
Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
Length: 14 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
In The Emancipation Circuit Thulani Davis provides a sweeping rethinking of Reconstruction by tracing how the four million people newly freed from bondage created political organizations and connections that mobilized communities across the South. Drawing on the practices of community they developed while enslaved, freedpeople built new... Read more
View audiobookCoconut Drop Dead
By: Olivia Matthews
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Length: 7 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Brooklyn’s annual Caribbean American Heritage Festival is finally here, and Spice Isle Bakery is thrilled to be one of the event’s food vendors. After all, the Murrays have been attending the festival for years. Co-owner Lyndsay Murray hopes their West Indian pastries and finger foods draw people back to the bakery in Little Caribbean. She’s... Read more
View audiobookTofu Quilt
By: Ching Yeung Russell
Narrated by: Jennifer Aquino
Length: 50 minutes
Abridged: No
A collection of poems telling the story of Yeung Ying, a young girl in Hong Kong in the 1960s who, against the conventions of society and family members, aspires to become a writer
Growing up in Hong Kong in the 1960s, Yeung Ying is tired of hearing how important boys are. After all, she can write letters and recite poems as well as—even better... Read more
From From
By: Monica Youn
Narrated by: Monica Youn
Length: 2 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY
"Where are you from . . . ? No—where are you from from?" It's a question every Asian American gets asked as part of an incessant chorus saying you'll never belong here, you're a perpetual foreigner, you'll always be seen as an alien, an object, or a threat.
Monica Youn's From From brilliantly... Read more
Candelaria
By: Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Narrated by: Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Your granddaughters are lost, Candelaria. Bianca, the brainy archaeologist, had to forfeit her life's work in Guatemala after her advisor seduced and deserted her. Paola, missing for over a decade, resurfaces in Boston as a brainwashed wellness cultist named Zoe. And Candy, the youngest, is a recovering addict who finds herself pregnant by a man... Read more
View audiobookLost Seeds
By: Teresa Mosley Sebastian
Narrated by: Jamal West
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
A novel chronicling the strained relationship between two brothers born into the remnants of their parents’ former enslavement. One brother seems to overcome, while the other descends further into adversity. What happens when they are forced to face each other?
Lost Seeds is the story of two brothers, Dublin and Timothy Brisco, born into poverty... Read more
If Found, Return to Hell
By: Em X. Liu
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 4 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
"Welcome to One Wizard! How may I help you?"
Being an intern at a wizarding firm sounds magical on the page, but in practice mostly means getting yelled at by senior mages—and angry clients who've been turned into platypuses. So when Journeyman Wen receives a frantic call from a young man who's awoken to a talisman on his bedroom wall and no... Read more
The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: Vol. 1
By: Kent Monkman & Gisèle Gordon
Narrated by: Gail Maurice
Length: 14 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history that will remake readers’ understanding of the land called North America.
For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character—an alter ego... Read more
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