BIPOC Authors

Fugitive Pedagogy

By: Jarvis R. Givens

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A fresh portrayal of one of the architects of the African American intellectual tradition, whose faith in the subversive power of education will inspire teachers and learners today.

Black education was a subversive act from its inception. African Americans pursued education through clandestine means, often in defiance of law and custom, even... Read more

Brighter by the Day

By: Robin Roberts

Narrated by: Robin Roberts

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From the beloved host of Good Morning America and New York Times bestselling author Robin Roberts, a guide to instilling hope and optimism into readers’ lives, infusing their days with positivity and encouragement.

Over the last 16 years as the esteemed anchor of Good Morning America, Robin Roberts has helped millions of people across the country... Read more

The Girl in the Middle

By: Anais Granofsky

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In this poignant and timely memoir—written with the searing power of Beautiful Struggle and Born a Crime—Degrassi Junior High star Anais Granofsky contemplates the lingering impact of a childhood spent in two opposite and warring worlds.Though recognized around the world for her role as Lucy Hernandez on the hit show Degrassi, Anais Granofsky’s... Read more

Overlord, Vol. 4

By: Kugane Maruyama

Narrated by: Chris Guerrero

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

One day, in a peaceful lizardman village, an ominous messenger visits with a warning from the Great Tomb of Nazarick: In eight days' time, they will be annihilated. Unwilling to stand by and wait, the fighter and traveler Zaryusu journeys to the other lizardman tribes--who have received the same message--hoping to form an alliance against their... Read more

The Deep Blue Between

By: Ayesha Harruna Attah

Narrated by: Zoleka Vundla

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Twin sisters Hassana and Husseina have always shared their lives.



But after a raid on their village in 1892, the twins are torn apart. Taken in different directions, far from their home in rural West Africa, each sister finds freedom and a new start. Hassana settles in in the city of Accra, where she throws herself into working for political and... Read more

The Romantic Agenda

By: Claire Kann

Narrated by: Adrienne Walker

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

One of...
Parade's Best Romance Books of All Time
NPR's Books to Celebrate Pride Month
Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated LGBTQ Reads of 2022
Goodreads' Most Anticipated April Romances
Betches' Books To Add To Your Spring 2022 Reading List

Joy is in love with Malcolm.
But Malcolm really likes Summer.
Summer is in love with love.
And Fox is Summer’s... Read more

The Enneagram for Black Liberation

By: Chichi Agorom

Narrated by: Chichi Agorom

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The Enneagram is an ancient system of human development that shows us the limiting stories that keep us stuck in unhelpful patterns, and invites us into more expansive stories. For too long, conversations about the Enneagram and its personality types have been centered on and by whiteness. In The Enneagram for Black Liberation, certified... Read more

God of Neverland

By: Gama Ray Martinez

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In this magical re-imagining of J. M. Barrie’s classic tale, Michael Darling—the youngest of the Darling siblings and former Lost Boy, now all grown up—must return to the life he left behind to save Neverland from the brink of collapse and keep humanity safe from magical and mythological threats, as well as answer the ultimate question: Where is... Read more

The Little Book of Rootwork

By: Paris Ajana

Narrated by: Ella Turenne

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Rootwork, also known as hoodoo or conjure, is an African American folk magic influenced by a blend of African beliefs, traditions, and cultures. This book includes step-by-step guidance for over 80 rituals, spells, and techniques that can help manifest your goals and transform your life. Written by a descendant of African American and Filipino... Read more

An Arrow to the Moon

By: Emily X.R. Pan

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus, Shawn K. Jain & David Shih

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After.

Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of being haunted by his family’s past mistakes. The only things keeping him from running away are his little... Read more

Looking Like the Enemy

By: Mary Matsuda Gruenewald

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The author at 16 years old was evacuated with her family to an internment camp for Japanese Americans, along with 110,000 other people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast. She faced an indefinite sentence behind barbed wire in crowded, primitive camps. She struggled for survival and dignity, and endured psychological scarring that has... Read more

Wild Survival: Chasing Jaguars

By: Melissa Cristina Márquez

Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother, Feye, travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called Wild Survival! The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. Their latest adventure takes them to Mexico. There, they’re tracking an injured and... Read more

Born in Blackness

By: Howard W. French

Narrated by: James Fouhey

Length: 16 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Traditional accounts of the making of the modern world afford a place of primacy to European history. Some credit the fifteenth-century Age of Discovery and the maritime connection it established between West and East; others the accidental unearthing of the "New World." Still others point to the development of the scientific method, or the... Read more

Woman, Eating

By: Claire Kohda

Narrated by: Jane Lui

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

An IndieNext Pick! A Best Book of 2022 in Harper’s Bazaar, Daily Mail, Glamour, and Thrillist!Most Anticipated of 2022 in The Millions, Ms. Magazine, LitHubA young, mixed-race vampire must find a way to balance her deep-seated desire to live amongst humans with her incessant hunger in this stunning debut novel from a writer-to-watch.Lydia is... Read more

Love Me as I Am

By: Garcelle Beauvais

Narrated by: Garcelle Beauvais

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

“Dishy, warm, and entertaining.”—Kirkus Reviews?The beloved Black pop culture icon, entrepreneur, Hollywood actress and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star bares her life in this frank, funny, and fearless memoir about life, love and the pursuit of true happiness.Love Me As I Am is Garcelle Beauvais’s smart, inspiring, and raw memoir—an... Read more

Perfect Fit

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Sage Dunbar is dealt a shattering double blow when she discovers that her fiancé has depleted her bank accounts and her father has been having an affair. Reeling with shock, she accepts a job promotion that involves relocating to Anchorage, Alaska. She never expects to cross paths with a man who will challenge everything she thought she knew... Read more

A Woman of Endurance

By: Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

Narrated by: Tracey Leigh

Length: 12 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa Gregory’s A Respectable Trade, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa’s groundbreaking novel illuminates a little discussed aspect of history—the Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade—witnessed through the experiences of Pola, an African captive used as a breeder to... Read more

Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments

By: T. L. Huchu

Narrated by: Kimberly Mandindo

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Opening up a world of magic and adventure, Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu is the second audiobook in the Edinburgh Nights series.

Ropa Moyo’s ghostalking practice has tanked. Desperate for money to pay bills and look after her family, she reluctantly accepts a job to look into the history of a coma patient receiving treatment at... Read more

The Trayvon Generation

By: Elizabeth Alexander

Narrated by: Elizabeth Alexander

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

*Named one of TIME magazine's Most Anticipated Titles of 2022*

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author and poet comes a galvanizing meditation on the power of art and culture to illuminate America's unresolved problem with race.

In the midst of civil unrest in the summer of 2020 and following the murders of George... Read more

Be a Triangle

By: Lilly Singh

Narrated by: Lilly Singh

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Be a Bawse comes an “insightful and charmingly funny” (Rupi Kaur) primer on learning to come home to your truest and happiest self.

“I love Lilly’s honest and helpful advice about achieving happiness.”—Mindy Kaling, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me?

“It’s time to flip right... Read more

Heartbreak Symphony

By: Laekan Zea Kemp

Narrated by: Robb Moreira & Tania Possick

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Clap When You Land meets On the Come Up in this heart-gripping story about navigating first love and overcoming grief through the power of music.

Aarón Medrano has been haunted by the onstage persona of his favorite DJ ever since his mother passed away. He seems to know all of Aarón’s deepest fears, like that his brain doesn’t work the way it... Read more

The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei

By: Christina Matula

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"I can't wait for readers to explore Hong Kong with Holly-Mei. I have no doubt they will love both as much as I did." —Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 Newbery Medalist and 2021 Newbery Honoree

Packed with humor and heart, this debut middle grade series follows a girl finding her place in a brand-new world of private school and frenemies when her family... Read more

The Joy of Science

By: Jim Al-Khalili

Narrated by: Jim Al-Khalili

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by acclaimed quantum physicist Jim Al-Khalili reveals how 8 lessons from the heart of science can help you get the most out of life

Today’s world is unpredictable and full of contradictions, and navigating its complexities while trying to make the best decisions is far from easy. The Joy of Science presents 8 short lessons... Read more

It's Not Just Cookies

By: Tiffany Chen & Leon Chen

Narrated by: Tiffany Chen & Leon Chen

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook is read by the authors and includes an exclusive, fan-sourced Q&A with the authors! Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. And, on one fateful December day, girl stands up boy and then bakes him a batch of apology cookies. The rest is history.Building Tiff's Treats has been a love story unlike any other for these... Read more