BIPOC Authors

Vampire Hunter D

By: Hideyuki Kikuchi

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Vampires: murderous creatures in the shape of humans, they stalk the night feeding on the blood of innocents. Seemingly immortal, they can be destroyed only by the use of a stake through the heart, severing of their heads, or exposure to sunlight. By the year 12,090 AD. vampires have ruled the Earth for almost three hundred years, and it is only... Read more

Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell

By: Taj McCoy

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

“This feel-good, uplifting read is filled with positive messages about self-care and self-love. It is sure to please foodies, home-makeover buffs, and anyone looking for a light-hearted romantic read.” –USA Today  

A sexy romance about a plus-size sweetheart who gets a full-life makeover after a brutal breakup and falls for the incredibly hot... Read more

Black Roses

By: Harold Green III

Narrated by: Harold Green III

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living pays tribute to all Black women by focusing on visionaries and leaders who are making history right now, including Ava DuVernay, Janelle Monae, Kamala Harris, Misty Copeland, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Robin Roberts, Roxane Gay, and Simone Biles—with this compilation of celebratory... Read more

The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 3

By: Carlo Zen

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Contrary to her dearest wish to find a safe place and stay there, Major Tanya von Degurechaff continues to wade through the fog of war with her troops on land, at sea, and in the air. After many battles with the increasingly numerous enemies of the Empire, a chance for a breakthrough finally appears. But when her comrades begin celebrating the... Read more

Spice and Wolf, Vol. 1 (light novel)

By: Isuna Hasekura

Narrated by: J. Michael Tatum

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with just his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has pretty well settled into his routine-that is, until the night Lawrence finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. Taking the form of... Read more

Brilliance Beyond Borders

By: Chinwe Esimai

Narrated by: Chinwe Esimai

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

What if the traditional narrative about immigrant women--that those who come to the United States will succeed as long as they work hard, stay focused, and have supportive families--is a lie?Of the 73 million women in the US workforce, 11.5 million are foreign-born. The truth is--even in the midst of headlines and political debates about... Read more

The Healing Power of Singing

By: Emm Gryner

Narrated by: Emm Gryner

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Vocal health tips, stories from the tour bus, and action items to improve your voice and boost your self-confidence from an award-winning musician and life coach Performing with David Bowie, surviving the murky depths of the music business, enduring a painful divorce, and making the first music video in outer space, award-winning... Read more

Promise Broken

By: K’wan

Narrated by: Honey Jones

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Beware of the company you keep.K’wan’s urban fiction coming-of-age novel, Promise Broken, is set in the gritty streets of Newark, New Jersey. The story follows seventeen-year-old Promise Mohammed as she attempts to uphold friendships and new relationships—even if they lead to her demise.After Promise’s mother dies in a tragic car accident, it... Read more

The Education of Augie Merasty

By: Joseph Auguste Merasty

Narrated by: Lorne Cardinal

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Named the fourth most important “Book of the Year” by the National Post in 2015 and voted “One Book/One Province” in Saskatchewan for 2017, The Education of Augie Merasty launched on the front page of The Globe and Mail to become a national bestseller and an instant classic. A courageous and intimate memoir, The Education of Augie... Read more

Peach Blossom Spring

By: Melissa Fu

Narrated by: Eugenia Low

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In this "beautifully rendered" novel about war, migration, and the power of telling our stories, three generations of a Chinese family search for a place to call home (Georgia Hunter, New York Times bestselling author)."Within every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end... Read more

Who Do I Think I Am?

By: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

Narrated by: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This hilarious and thoughtful memoir from comedy legend Anjelah Johnson explores questions of identity, belonging, and her two dreams as a kid: to be an actress and to be a chola.You may know Anjelah Johnson for her viral sketch "Nail Salon" (over 100 million views globally) or her beloved ghetto-fabulous MadTV character Bon Qui Qui, but it's... Read more

Under Lock & Skeleton Key

By: Gigi Pandian

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Known for her wonderfully addictive characters, multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian introduces her newest heroine in this heartfelt series debut. Under Lock & Skeleton Key layers stunning architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked-room mysteries that will leave readers enchanted.

An impossible crime. A family... Read more

Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon & Gary Tiedemann

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Ernesto Cisneros, Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Efrén Divided, is back with a hilarious and heartfelt novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. A great next pick for readers who loved Ghost by Jason Reynolds or The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez. Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to... Read more

Reptile Memoirs

By: Silje Ulstein & Alison McCullough

Narrated by: Julie Maisey

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Liv has a lot of secrets. For her, home is the picturesque town of Ålesund, perched on a fjord in western Norway. One night, in the early-morning embers of a great party in the basement apartment she shares with two friends, Liv is watching TV, high on weed, and sees a python on an Australian nature show. She becomes obsessed with the idea of... Read more

Things Past Telling

By: Sheila Williams

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

“This is a truly character-driven novel that explores how people define themselves, the creation of family and home, and the importance of memory and language. . . . Fans of historical epics won’t be able to put this book down.”—Historical Novel Society“Emotionally satisfying. . . . A remarkable character portrait.”—Publishers WeeklyThe author of... Read more

When We Were Birds

By: Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Narrated by: Sydney Darius & Wendell Manwarren

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A mythic love story set in Trinidad, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo's radiant debut is a masterwork of lush imagination and exuberant storytelling—a spellbinding and hopeful novel about inheritance, loss, and love's seismic power to heal.

"Roots the reader in [Trinidad’s] traditions and rituals [and] ... in the glorious matriarchy by which lineage is... Read more

Homecoming

By: Thema Bryant, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Thema Bryant, Ph.D. & Ina King

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A road map for dismantling the fear and shame that keep you from living a free and authentic life.

In the aftermath of stress, disappointment, and trauma, people often fall into survival mode, even while a part of them longs for more. Juggling multiple demands and responsibilities keeps them busy, but not healed. As a survivor of sexual assault,... Read more

Vagabonds!

By: Eloghosa Osunde

Narrated by: Arit Okpo, Atta Otigba, Eloghosa Osunde, Ifeyin...

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE AND THE VCU CABELL FIRST NOVELIST AWARD

“If you read one debut novel in 2022, this should be it.” —Los Angeles Times

In the bustling streets and cloistered homes of Lagos, a cast of vivid characters—some haunted, some defiant—navigate danger,... Read more

Unbossed

By: Khristi Lauren Adams

Narrated by: Khristi Lauren Adams

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Black girls are leading, organizing, advocating, and creating. They are starting nonprofits. Building political coalitions. Promoting diverse literature. Fighting cancer. Improving water quality. Working to prevent gun violence.



Are we ready to learn from their leadership?



"Black women are literally at the helm of every movement," says Tyah-Amoy... Read more

Her Hometown Hero

By: Jacquelin Thomas

Narrated by: Elle Cleviden

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Can a wounded hero let go of the past?

Wounded marine Trey Rothchild has returned to Polk Island. People call him a hero, but will he ever feel that way after losing his team? Reuniting with high school crush Gia Harris buoys his spirits. Though she’s focused on making her
physical therapy clinic a success—and avoiding romance with patients—Gia... Read more

My Life in China and America

By: Yung Wing

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This classic and integral memoir recounts the events in the life of the first Chinese student to graduate from a major American university, Yale College. An avid advocate for education, Yung Wing convinced the Qing Dynasty government to create a program that would send Chinese students to American schools in order to study science and... Read more

The Family She Never Met

By: Caridad Pineiro

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Jessica Russo knows nothing about her mother's family or her Cuban culture. Every time she's asked about it, her mother has shut down. But when the Cuban grandmother she's never met sends her right-hand man, Luis, to offer Jessica the chance to come to Miami and meet her estranged family, she can't help but say yes, even as she knows it will... Read more

Stranded with the Tempting Stranger

By: Brenda Jackson

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Risky Business

High-powered lawyer Brandon Washington knew how to win. He had to be ruthless, cutthroat and, for his latest case, irresistible. His biggest client, the family of the late hotel magnate John Garrison, had sent Brandon under an assumed name to the Bahamas to track down their newly discovered half sister. He would find her, charm her... Read more

Rebel

By: Rahaf Mohammed

Narrated by: Anonymous

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family and an oppressive culture in Saudi Arabia captivated the world In early 2019, after three years of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed finally escaped her abusive family in Saudi Arabia—but made it only to Bangkok before being stripped of her passport.... Read more