Black Authors
Listen to audiobooks by Black authors.
James
By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDĀ ā¢ SHORTLISTED FORĀ THE BOOKER PRIZEĀ ā¢ KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST ā¢ A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view
In development as a feature film to be produced by... Read more
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ā¢ A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
WINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTION
FROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND... Read more
Lovely One
By: Ketanji Brown Jackson
Narrated by: Ketanji Brown Jackson
Length: 18 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story.
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With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her familyās ascent from segregation to her... Read more
The Fifth Season
By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 15 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this "intricate and extraordinary" Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution. (The New York Times)
This is the way the world ends. . .for the last time.
It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent,... Read more
Chain Gang All Stars
By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & L...
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARĀ ā¢ FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION ā¢Ā A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICKĀ ā¢ NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢Ā Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from Americaās own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York... Read more
View audiobookThe Vanishing Half
By: Brit Bennett
Narrated by: Shayna Small
Length: 11 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES ā¢ THE WASHINGTON POST ā¢ NPR ā¢ PEOPLE ā¢ TIME MAGAZINE ā¢ VANITY FAIR ā¢ GLAMOUR
New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
2021 WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST
āBennettās tone and style recalls James Baldwin and... Read more
Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
By: Isabel Wilkerson
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 15 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY ā¢ OPRAHāS BOOK CLUB PICK ā¢ āAn instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.āāDwight Garner, The New York Times
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the... Read more
Parable of the Sower
By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler paints a stunning portrait of an all-too-believable near future. As with Kindred and her other critically-acclaimed novels, Parable of the Sower skillfully combines startling visionary and socially realistic concepts. God is change. That is the central truth of the Earthseed movement, whose... Read more
View audiobookA Promised Land
By: Barack Obama
Narrated by: Barack Obama
Length: 29 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the makingāfrom the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE ā¢ NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLE
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post ā¢... Read more
There's Always This Year
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ā¢ #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ A āpowerfulā (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and homeāfrom the author ofĀ the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America
āMesmerizing . . . not only the most original sports book Iāve ever read but one of the most moving books Iāve ever read,... Read more
How to Be an Antiracist
By: Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ From the National Book Awardāwinning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes aĀ āgroundbreakingā (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society and in ourselvesānow updated, with a new preface.
āThe most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind.āāThe... Read more
The City We Became
By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 16 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City.
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But... Read more
Becoming
By: Michelle Obama
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Length: 19 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
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#1Ā NEW YORK TIMESĀ BESTSELLER ā¢ WATCH THEĀ EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ā¢ OPRAHāS BOOK CLUB PICK ā¢Ā NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER ā¢ ONE OFĀ ESSENCEāS 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment,... Read more
All the Sinners Bleed
By: S. A. Cosby
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense!
"Lazarre-White masterfully portrays people of multiple races, old and young. He also delivers Cosby's reflections on family, grief, and faith with genuine introspection and without distracting from the tense plotlines...This is a gripping, timely taleābeautifully told." āAudioFile (Earphones... Read more
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
By: Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Jason Reynolds
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
The #1 New York Times bestseller and a USAToday bestseller!
A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America
This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.
The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep... Read more
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
By: P. DjĆØlĆ Clark
Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi. Her guild is strong, her blades are sharp, and her rules are simple. Those sworn to the Matron of Assassinsāresurrected, deadly, wiped of their memoriesāhave only three unbreakable vows.
First, the contract must be... Read more
Legendborn
By: Tracy Deonn
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 18 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
Winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award
Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonnās YA contemporary fantasy reinvents the King Arthur legend and ābraids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief,... Read more
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
By: Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Karen Chilton & Prentice Onayemi
Length: 29 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
An instantĀ New York Times, Washington Post and USA TodayĀ BestsellerĀ ā¢ AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTION ā¢ ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021 ā¢ WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTIONA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:Ā New York TimesĀ ā¢Ā TimeĀ ā¢Ā Washington PostĀ ā¢ Oprah Daily ā¢Ā PeopleĀ ā¢Ā Boston... Read more
View audiobookThe Obelisk Gate
By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 13 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR)
The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night.
Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead... Read more
Parable of the Talents
By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd, Sisi Aisha Johnson & Peter J...
Length: 15 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Best-selling author Octavia E. Butler's acclaimed novels have won numerous awards, and she is a recipient of a "genius" grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Parable of the Talents was selected as one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly. Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of horrifying... Read more
View audiobookSuch a Fun Age
By: Kiley Reid
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
A Best Book of the Year:
The Washington PostĀ ā¢Ā Chicago TribuneĀ ā¢Ā NPRĀ ā¢ VogueĀ ā¢Ā ElleĀ ā¢Ā Real SimpleĀ ā¢Ā InStyleĀ ā¢Ā Good Housekeeping ā¢ ParadeĀ ā¢ SlateĀ ā¢Ā Vox ā¢Ā Kirkus Reviews ā¢Ā Library Journal ā¢Ā BookPage
Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Reese's Book Club PickĀ
"The most provocative page-turner of the year."... Read more
Come and Get It
By: Kiley Reid
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
Length: 12 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
National Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
An Indie Next Pick
A LibraryReads Pick
From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly... Read more
Hood Feminism
By: Mikki Kendall
Narrated by: Mikki Kendall
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
āThe fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.ā āIbram X. Kendi,Ā #1 New York Times-bestselling author ofĀ How to Be an Antiracist, in The... Read more
Kindred
By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Kim Staunton
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
The first science fiction written by a Black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of Black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably... Read more
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