Black Authors
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James
By:
Percival Everett
Narrated by:
Dominic Hoffman
Length:
7 hours 49 minutes
Abridged:
No
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of viewNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR... Read more about James
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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 Deonn’s YA contemporary fantasy reinvents the King Arthur legend and “braids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief,... Read more about Legendborn
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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 about Parable of the Sower
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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 about The City We Became
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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 about The Fifth Season
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Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick
By:
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Narrated by:
Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch & L...
Length:
13 hours 39 minutes
Abridged:
No
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel... Read more about Chain Gang All Stars: A Read with Jenna Pick
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By:
James McBride
Narrated by:
Dominic Hoffman
Length:
12 hours 21 minutes
Abridged:
No
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTIONFROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND... Read more about The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
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Black AF History
By:
Michael Harriot
Narrated by:
Michael Harriot
Length:
15 hours 42 minutes
Abridged:
No
From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on... Read more about Black AF History
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All About Love
By:
bell hooks
Narrated by:
January LaVoy
Length:
6 hours 10 minutes
Abridged:
No
A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' ""Love Song to the Nation"" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring,... Read more about All About Love
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Becoming
By:
Michelle Obama
Narrated by:
Michelle Obama
Length:
19 hours 3 minutes
Abridged:
No
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS In a life filled... Read more about Becoming
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King of Ashes
By:
S. A. Cosby
Narrated by:
Adam Lazarre-White
Length:
13 hours 19 minutes
Abridged:
No
A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Audiobook of the Year!“Narrator Adam Lazarre-White masterfully voices a wide range of characters. Listeners will be captivated by the layered storytelling, morally complex characters, and the powerful interpretation of a narrative steeped in pain, violence, and family loyalty.”—AudioFileAward-winning, New York... Read more about King of Ashes
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Death of the Author
By:
Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by:
Liz Femi, Anthony Oseyemi, Jason Culp & Chris D...
Length:
16 hours 12 minutes
Abridged:
No
2026 NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERRecommended by New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • Rolling Stone • Los Angeles Times • Reader's Digest • and more!“This one has it all.” — George R.R. Martin • “As delicious as it is disorienting.” — Zakiya Dalila Harris • “Suspenseful, timely, and heartfelt.” — People •... Read more about Death of the Author
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Razorblade Tears
By:
S. A. Cosby
Narrated by:
Adam Lazarre-White
Length:
12 hours 22 minutes
Abridged:
No
Winner of the ThrillerFest 2022 Audiobook of the Year Award!“Lazarre-White's commanding performance is equally riveting. He creates an irresistible listening experience” –AudioFile Magazine “Superb...Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times.” —Michael Connelly,#1 New York Times bestselling authorA Black father. A... Read more about Razorblade Tears
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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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A Promised Land
By:
Barack Obama
Narrated by:
Barack Obama
Length:
29 hours 10 minutes
Abridged:
No
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post •... Read more about A Promised Land
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Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
By:
Isabel Wilkerson
Narrated by:
Robin Miles
Length:
15 hours 10 minutes
Abridged:
No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York TimesThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the... Read more about Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
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Before I Let Go
By:
Kennedy Ryan
Narrated by:
Wesleigh Siobhan & Jakobi Diem
Length:
13 hours 45 minutes
Abridged:
No
“Real, raw, magnificent—Before I Let Go is the beautiful angst I love to read.” —Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling authorA scorching emotional second chance romance from a New York Times bestselling author.A Good Morning America Book Buzz Pick! Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after... Read more about Before I Let Go
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Kindred
By:
Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by:
Kim Staunton
Length:
10 hours 55 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 about Kindred
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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 • From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society and in ourselves—now updated, with a new preface.“The most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western... Read more about How to Be an Antiracist
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The Vanishing Half
By:
Brit Bennett
Narrated by:
Shayna Small
Length:
11 hours 34 minutes
Abridged:
No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES • THE WASHINGTON POST • NPR • PEOPLE • TIME MAGAZINE • VANITY FAIR • GLAMOUR New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century 2021 WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST “Bennett’s tone and style recalls James Baldwin and... Read more about The Vanishing Half
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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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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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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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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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