BIPOC Authors
Listen to audiobooks by authors who are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
The Idea of You
By: Robinne Lee
Narrated by: Robinne Lee
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Now a major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine.
Solène Marchand, the thirty-nine-year-old owner of an art gallery in Los Angeles, is reluctant to take her daughter, Isabelle, to meet her favorite boy band. But since her divorce, she's more eager than ever to be close to Isabelle. The last thing Solène expects is to make... Read more
A Tempest of Tea
By: Hafsah Faizal
Narrated by: Maya Saroya
Length: 11 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
"Maya Saroya gives an expressive performance in this thrilling historical fantasy filled with vampires, action, romance, and tea."—AudioFile on A Tempest of Tea
From the New York Times–bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame comes the first audiobook in a hotly anticipated fantasy duology... Read more
Maame
By: Jessica George
Narrated by: Heather Agyepong
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick
One of BookPage's Best Audiobooks of 2023
"The patchwork elements cooperate with one another both on the page and in the audiobook, thanks to Heather Agyepong’s elegant narration." —New York Times
"Maame is a deeply funny yet emotional novel that comes alive with narration. A great pick for the... Read more
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
By: Axie Oh
Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as... Read more
View audiobookFevered Star
By: Rebecca Roanhorse
Narrated by: Christian Barillas, Darrell Dennis, Cara Gee, N...
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
USA TODAY Bestseller
Return to The Meridian with New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse’s sequel to the most critically hailed epic fantasy of 2020 Black Sun—finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Lambda, and Locus awards.
There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek saying
The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun... Read more
Immortal Longings
By: Chloe Gong
Narrated by: Jeena Yi
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
Chloe Gong’s adult epic fantasy debut, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, is a “smart, imaginative, and brutal” (Wesley Chu, New York Times bestselling author of The War Arts Saga) collision of power plays, spilled blood, and romance amidst a set of deadly games.
Every year, thousands in the... Read more
Briefly Perfectly Human
By: Alua Arthur
Narrated by: Alua Arthur
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America’s most visible death doula.""A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the time we have, what we do with it, and how we let go of this world.... There is no one I'd... Read more
View audiobookThis Is Why They Hate Us
By: Aaron H. Aceves
Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects. Nevermind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola. Nevermind that he has absolutely zero game. And definitely forget the fact that good and kind and, not to mention, beautiful Saleem is leaving LA for the summer to... Read more
View audiobookSlow Down
By: Kohei Saito
Narrated by: Troy Glasgow & Kohei Saito
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
"Why, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs, and are nevertheless unable to make ends meet, with no future prospects, while the planet is burning? In his international bestseller, Kohei Saito argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and... Read more
View audiobookThe House of Hidden Meanings
By: RuPaul
Narrated by: RuPaul
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
***An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!***From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date--a deeply intimate memoir of discovery, found family, and self-acceptance. The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing... Read more
View audiobookThe Daughter of Doctor Moreau
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Gisela Chípe
Length: 11 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico.
“This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy reimagining of a classic story with vivid descriptions of... Read more
Mina's Matchbox
By: Yoko Ogawa
Narrated by: Nanako Mizushima
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • From the award-winning, psychologically astute author of The Memory Police, a hypnotic, introspective novel about an affluent Japanese family navigating buried secrets, and their young house guest who uncovers them.
“A story of first enchantments and last gasps…Effervescent." —New York Times Book... Read more
Quietly Hostile
By: Samantha Irby
Narrated by: Samantha Irby
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GLAMOUR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A hilarious new essay collection from Samantha Irby "engages readers with her characteristic combination of laugh-out-loud moments, heartfelt passages and plenty of awkward experiences.... Quietly Hostile will delight established fans and newcomers alike (Parade).
“Brilliant and one... Read more
The Violin Conspiracy
By: Brendan Slocumb
Narrated by: JD Jackson & Brendan Slocumb
Length: 12 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! • Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise—undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world—when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather’s heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world.
“I... Read more
To Paradise
By: Hanya Yanagihara
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Catherine Ho, BD Wong, Feodo...
Length: 28 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the award-winning, best-selling author of the classic A Little Life—a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: VOGUE • ESQUIRE • NPR • GOODREADS
To Paradise is a... Read more
Silver Nitrate
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Gisela Chípe
Length: 13 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.
“No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath... Read more
Glorious Exploits
By: Ferdia Lennon
Narrated by: Ferdia Lennon
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history.
On the island of Sicily amid the Peloponnesian War, the Syracusans have figured out what to do with the surviving Athenians who had the gall to invade their city: they’ve herded the sorry prisoners of war into a rock quarry and left them to rot. Looking... Read more
The Sum of Us
By: Heather McGhee
Narrated by: Heather McGhee
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color.
WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • ONE... Read more
The Last White Man
By: Mohsin Hamid
Narrated by: Mohsin Hamid
Length: 3 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORKER “ESSENTIAL READ”
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, VOGUE, AND NPR
“Perhaps Hamid’s most remarkable work yet … an extraordinary vision of human possibility.” –Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies
“Searing, exhilarating … reimagines Kafka’s iconic The Metamorphosis for our racially charged... Read more
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
By: Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A Good Morning America Buzz Pick
“A love story like no other, and this one…will have you gripped from page one.” —Vogue
“An unabashed ode to living with, and despite, pain and mortality.” —The New York Times Book Review
A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and “one of our greatest living writers” (Shondaland)... Read more
The Babysitter Lives
By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
“I enjoyed The Babysitter Lives very much. It’s perfect for audio, as really scary stories always are, and this one is really scary. Perfect for a long car ride…especially when you’re almost out of gas and you start wondering if maybe someone has gotten into the backseat and will lurch into the rearview mirror.” —Stephen King
Only on Audio! A... Read more
Midnight Rooms
By: Donyae Coles
Narrated by: Georgina Campbell
Length: 12 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
Set in a foreboding Gothic mansion and infused with the heightened paranoia and creeping horror of novels like Catherine House and Crimson Peak, a spine-chilling debut historical thriller from a fresh voice in the genre that will leave you questioning who, or what, you can trust . . . including your own sanity. England, 1840. Orabella Mumthrope... Read more
View audiobookThe Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
Narrated by: Amy Tan & Evan Sibley
Length: 6 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club • With a foreword by David Allen Sibley
“Unexpected and spectacular” —Ann Patchett, best-selling author of These Precious Days
"The drawings and essays in this book do a lot more... Read more
Time Is a Mother
By: Ocean Vuong
Narrated by: Ocean Vuong
Length: 1 hour 43 minutes
Abridged: No
"Take your time with these poems, and return to them often.” —The Washington Post
The New York Times-bestselling collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean Vuong
How else do we return to ourselves but to fold
The page so it points to the good part
In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among... Read more
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