Black Authors
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Seven Days in June
By:
Tia Williams
Narrated by:
Mela Lee
Length:
10 hours 32 minutes
Abridged:
No
The instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon book club pick is "a heady combination of book love and between-the-sheets love.” (Ruth Ware)“Tia Williams’s book is a smart, sexy testament to Black joy, to the well of strength from which women draw, and to tragic romances that mature into second chances. I absolutely loved... Read more about Seven Days in June
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Immortal Dark
By:
Tigest Girma
Narrated by:
Jordan Cobb
Length:
17 hours 1 minute
Abridged:
No
The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister. It began long before my time, but something has always hunted our family. Orphaned heiress... Read more about Immortal Dark
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Ring Shout
By:
P. Djèlí Clark
Narrated by:
Channie Waites
Length:
5 hours 36 minutes
Abridged:
No
In America, demons wear white hoods.In 1915, The Birth of a Nation casts a spell across America, swelling the Klan’s ranks and drinking deep from thedarkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. Theyplan to bring hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can die.Standing in their way... Read more about Ring Shout
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Rest Is Resistance
By:
Tricia Hersey
Narrated by:
Tricia Hersey
Length:
5 hours 26 minutes
Abridged:
No
Disrupt and push back against capitalism and white supremacy by connecting to the liberating power of rest, daydreaming, and naps as a foundation for healing and justice. Tricia Hersey, aka The Nap Bishop, encourages us to elevate rest as a form of resistance and a divine human right.What would it be like to live in a well-rested world? Far too... Read more about Rest Is Resistance
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The Maid and the Crocodile
By:
Jordan Ifueko
Narrated by:
Adetinpo Thomas
Length:
11 hours 20 minutes
Abridged:
No
THE SMALLEST SPARK CAN BIND TWO HEARTS … OR START A REVOLUTIONIn the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job—preferably as a maid, for employers who don’t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumored to... Read more about The Maid and the Crocodile
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So Let Them Burn
By:
Kamilah Cole
Narrated by:
Keylor Leigh & Kamali Minter
Length:
11 hours 24 minutes
Abridged:
No
Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and The Priory of the Orange Tree. Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine... Read more about So Let Them Burn
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
By:
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Narrated by:
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Length:
3 hours 41 minutes
Abridged:
No
The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.But today, few of us have... Read more about Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Cursed Daughters: A Read with Jenna Pick
By:
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Narrated by:
Diana Yekinni, Nnei Opia Clark & Weruche Opia
Length:
9 hours 24 minutes
Abridged:
No
A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK • A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, female rivalry, and superstition from the author of the smash hit My Sister, the Serial Killer (“A bombshell of... Read more about Cursed Daughters: A Read with Jenna Pick
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Finding Me
By:
Viola Davis
Narrated by:
Viola Davis
Length:
9 hours 15 minutes
Abridged:
No
Winner of the 2023 Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording!Audie Award Winner for Audiobook of the Year!Narrated by Viola DavisIn my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central... Read more about Finding Me
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Homegoing
By:
Yaa Gyasi
Narrated by:
Dominic Hoffman
Length:
13 hours 11 minutes
Abridged:
No
Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book PrizeA New York Times 2016 Notable BookOne of Oprah’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016NPR's Debut Novel of the YearOne of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016“Homegoing is an inspiration.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins... Read more about Homegoing
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Between the World and Me
By:
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by:
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length:
3 hours 35 minutes
Abridged:
No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENTHailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal... Read more about Between the World and Me
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The Rage of Dragons
By:
Evan Winter
Narrated by:
Prentice Onayemi
Length:
16 hours 15 minutes
Abridged:
No
Game of Thrones meets Gladiator in this blockbuster debut epic fantasy about a world caught in an eternal war, and the young man who will become his people's only hope for survival.Winner of the Reddit/Fantasy Award for Best Debut Fantasy NovelThe Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable war for almost two hundred years. The lucky ones are... Read more about The Rage of Dragons
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The Bluest Eye
By:
Toni Morrison
Narrated by:
Toni Morrison & Karen Murray
Length:
7 hours 15 minutes
Abridged:
No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME • From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtlety and grace. • With a new introduction by Jacqueline Woodson.“So precise, so faithful to speech and so charged... Read more about The Bluest Eye
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Bloodmarked
By:
Tracy Deonn
Narrated by:
Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length:
22 hours 32 minutes
Abridged:
No
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! “Deonn expertly weaves together a universe that both shines a light on the pervasive nature of racism and also harnesses the complexity of Black identity within this space. Deonn writes so much more than simple fantasies or Arthurian retellings.” —Booklist (starred review) The “worthy successor to an... Read more about Bloodmarked
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Hood Feminism
By:
Mikki Kendall
Narrated by:
Mikki Kendall
Length:
6 hours 57 minutes
Abridged:
No
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The 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.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist, in... Read more about Hood Feminism
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Beloved
By:
Toni Morrison
Narrated by:
Toni Morrison & Karen Murray
Length:
12 hours 33 minutes
Abridged:
No
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This "powerful, mesmerizing story” (People) is an unflinching look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. With an afterword by the author and a new introduction by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers.“A masterwork.... Wonderful.... I can’t imagine American literature without it.”... Read more about Beloved
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Good Dirt
By:
Charmaine Wilkerson
Narrated by:
January LaVoy
Length:
11 hours 27 minutes
Abridged:
No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick“Engrossing . . . Wilkerson masterfully weaves these threads of love, loss and legacy [into] a thoroughly... Read more about Good Dirt
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Harlem Shuffle
By:
Colson Whitehead
Narrated by:
Dion Graham
Length:
10 hours 35 minutes
Abridged:
No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, this gloriously entertaining novel is “fast-paced, keen-eyed and very funny ... about race, power and the history of Harlem all disguised as a thrill-ride crime novel" (San Francisco Chronicle)."Ray Carney was only... Read more about Harlem Shuffle
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
By:
N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by:
Casaundra Freeman
Length:
11 hours 47 minutes
Abridged:
No
After her mother's mysterious death, a young woman is summoned to the floating city of Sky in order to claim a royal inheritance she never knew existed in the first book in this award-winning fantasy trilogy from the NYT bestselling author of The Fifth Season.Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under... Read more about The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
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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 about You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle
By:
Angela Y. Davis
Narrated by:
Angela Y. Davis & Coleen Marlo
Length:
5 hours 47 minutes
Abridged:
No
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's... Read more about Freedom is a Constant Struggle
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South to America
By:
Imani Perry
Narrated by:
Imani Perry
Length:
16 hours 32 minutes
Abridged:
No
“An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South—and thus of America—by an esteemed daughter of the South and one of the great intellectuals of our time. An inspiration.” —Isabel Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsAn essential, surprising journey... Read more about South to America
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The Light We Carry
By:
Michelle Obama
Narrated by:
Michelle Obama
Length:
9 hours 59 minutes
Abridged:
No
2024 Grammy® Award Winner • #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • In an inspiring follow-up to her acclaimed memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world. There may be no tidy solutions or pithy... Read more about The Light We Carry
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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 AmericaThis 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 about Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
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