BIPOC Authors
Listen to audiobooks by authors who are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color.
Kamila Knows Best
By: Farah Heron
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Jane Austen's Emma goes Bollywoood in this delightful retelling from the highly acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged, perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez and Jasmine Guillory.Kamila Hussain’s life might not be perfect, but, whew, it’s close. She lives a life of comfort, filled with her elaborate Bollywood movie parties, a dog with more... Read more
View audiobookThose Kids from Fawn Creek
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
“A powerful and thought-provoking story.”—Shelf Awareness (starred review)“An emotionally resonant story about authenticity and belonging.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A raw, real exploration of belonging that’s also sweetly hopeful.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same—until Orchid... Read more
View audiobookGood Intentions
By: Kasim Ali
Narrated by: Nathaniel Curtis
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
"An unbelievably gorgeous debut."—Angie Kim, bestselling author of Miracle Creek
For fans of The Big Sick and Nick Hornby—a magnetic debut novel about a young man who has hidden a romance from his parents, unable to choose between familial obligation and the future he truly wants.
If love really is a choice, how do you decide where your loyalties... Read more
The Last Suspicious Holdout
By: Ladee Hubbard
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo & JD Jackson
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
The critically acclaimed author of The Rib King returns with an eagerly anticipated collection of interlocking short stories including the title story written exclusively for this volume, that explore relationships between friends, family and strangers in a Black neighborhood over fifteen yearsThe twelve gripping tales... Read more
View audiobookSomething Good
By: Vanessa Miller
Narrated by: Tyra Kennedy
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
When three women find their lives inextricably linked after a terrible mistake, they must work together to make the most of their futures.Alexis Marshall never meant to cause the accident that left Jon-Jon Robinson paralyzed—but though guilt plagues her, her husband hopes to put the past behind them. After all, he’s in the middle of selling a... Read more
View audiobookWork Pray Code
By: Carolyn Chen
Narrated by: Jennifer Lim
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
This audiobook narrated by Jennifer Lim explores how tech giants are reshaping spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivity
Silicon Valley is known for its lavish perks, intense work culture, and spiritual gurus. Work Pray Code explores how tech companies are bringing religion into the workplace in ways that are replacing traditional... Read more
The Old Woman with the Knife
By: Gu Byeong-mo
Narrated by: Nancy Wu
Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
*A New York Times Editors' Choice* Pick
*A Most Anticipated Read in LitHub, CrimeReads, Thrillist, and Popsugar*
The kinetic story of a sixty-five-year-old female assassin who faces an unexpected threat in the twilight of her career—this is an international bestseller and the English language debut from an award-winning South Korean author
At... Read more
Scandal Between the Sheets
By: Brenda Jackson
Narrated by: Leon Nixon
Length: 4 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
When reporter Jasmine Carmody began sniffing around Savannah's most respected family looking for a story, watchdog Wesley Brooks warned her off. Day and night, she sensed him shadowing her every move, felt his every breath, wanted his most intimate touch....
Wesley would do anything to stop Jasmine's expos on his adopted family--even seduce her.... Read more
The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories
By: Yu Chen & Regina Kanyu Wang
Narrated by: Katharine Chin
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
From an award-winning team of authors, editors, and translators comes a groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.
In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform... Read more
Scandal Between the Sheets & Stranded with the Tempting Stranger
By: Brenda Jackson
Narrated by: Leon Nixon
Length: 9 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Scandal Between the Sheets
When reporter Jasmine Carmody began sniffing around Savannah's most respected family looking for a story, watchdog Wesley Brooks warned her off. Day and night, she sensed him shadowing her every move, felt his every breath, wanted his most intimate touch....
Wesley would do anything to stop Jasmine's expos? on his... Read more
Unraveling
By: Brandon Leake
Narrated by: Brandon Leake
Length: 1 hour 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Season 15 winner of America's Got Talent, Brandon Leake, presents his debut poetry collection. Brandon is the first spoken word poet to compete on AGT and to receive the Golden Buzzer award in the first round, going on to win the entire competition!
From famous spoken word poet, artistic educator, and founder/CEO of “Called to Move” Brandon... Read more
The Intersectional Environmentalist
By: Leah Thomas
Narrated by: Leah Thomas, Hayden Bishop & Erin Walker
Length: 4 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
From the activist who coined the term comes a primer on intersectional environmentalism for the next generation of activists looking to create meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable change. The Intersectional Environmentalist examines the inextricable link between environmentalism, racism, and privilege, and promotes awareness of the fundamental... Read more
View audiobookThe Wok
By: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
Length: 19 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
The obsessive mastermind behind one of the decade's bestselling cookbooks returns with the definitive English-language guide to the science and technique of cooking in a wok.
J. Kenji López-Alt's debut cookbook, The Food Lab, revolutionized home cooking, selling more than half a million copies with its science-based approach to everyday foods.... Read more
Read Dangerously
By: Azar Nafisi
Narrated by: Azar Nafisi
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with a guide to the power of literature in turbulent times, arming readers with a resistance reading list, ranging from James Baldwin to Zora Neale Hurston to Margaret Atwood.""[A] stunning look at the power of reading. ... Provokes and inspires at every turn.""... Read more
View audiobookA Different Pond
By: Bao Phi
Narrated by: Bao Phi
Length: 14 minutes
Abridged: No
As a young boy, Bao and his father awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their... Read more
View audiobookGlory
By: NoViolet Bulawayo
Narrated by: Chipo Chung
Length: 16 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
2022 BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST
“Manifoldly clever…brilliant… ‘Glory’ is its own vivid world, drawn from its own folklore. This is a satire with sharper teeth, angrier, and also very, very funny.” —Violet Kupersmith, The New York Times Book Review
"Genius."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds
From the award-winning author of the... Read more
Dream of the Divided Field
By: Yanyi
Narrated by: Yanyi
Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Abridged: No
From an award-winning poet comes a collection on heartbreak and transitions, written with a piercing lyric ferocity.
FINALIST FOR THE NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY • “Written with great tenderness and intimacy, Dream of the Divided Field reveals what we do (and do not) owe to others, and what we owe to ourselves.”—Poets & Writers
The... Read more
Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix
By: Aminah Mae Safi
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
A ragtag band of misfits gets swept up in Holy Land politics in Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi, a thrilling YA remix of the classic legend of Robin Hood.
Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land, but now that the Faranji invaders have gotten... Read more
A Thousand Steps into Night
By: Traci Chee
Narrated by: Grace Rolek
Length: 11 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Longlisted for the National Book AwardFrom bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is... Read more
View audiobookRise
By: Jeff Yang, Phil Yu & Philip Wang
Narrated by: Brittany Ishibashi, Fiona Rene, Nick Martineau,...
Length: 19 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
""Hip, entertaining...imaginative.""—Kirkus, starred review *""Essential."" —Min Jin Lee * ""A Herculean effort.""—Lisa Ling * ""A must-read.""—Ijeoma Oluo * ""Get two copies.""—Shea Serrano * ""A book we've needed for ages."" —Celeste Ng * ""Accessible, informative, and fun."" —Cathy Park Hong * ""This book has serious substance...Also, I'm in... Read more
View audiobookBlack Market
By: Merl Code
Narrated by: James Shippy
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
From a former college basketball player and Executive at Nike, a "riveting" (Sports Illustrated) insider's account into the business of college basketball exposes the corrupt and racist systems that exploit young athletes and offers a new way forward
For Merl Code, basketball was life.
In college he played point guard for Clemson before turning... Read more
The Lost Dreamer
By: Lizz Huerta
Narrated by: Elisa Melendez & Inés del Castillo
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
"[Narrators] Melendez and del Castillo work together to heighten the vibrancy and tension of Huerta's narrative with forceful deliveries and dynamic characterizations. In a moving exploration of family, power, community, and love, two stories beautifully combine into a vivid, captivating adventure. A compelling debut, well suited to fans of... Read more
View audiobookGut Renovation
By: Dr. Roshini Raj
Narrated by: Andi Arndt
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Combining the latest developments and research discoveries, board-certified gastroenterologist and medical host on CNN and Fox News, Dr. Roshini Raj shows the ways in which the microbiome impacts overall well-being, and helps readers reset their biological clocks by improving their gut health.
With one in four Americans suffering from digestive... Read more
The First, the Few, the Only
By: Deepa Purushothaman
Narrated by: Deepa Purushothaman
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Axiom Award Bronze Medalist for Women / BIPOC in BusinessVice President Kamala Harris’s historic campaign highlights the distinct challenges women of color face when they step into leadership roles. This book is a call to action for women of color to find power from within and to join together in community to demand acceptance on their own... Read more
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