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What Happened to You?
By: Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry
Narrated by: Bruce D. Perry & Oprah Winfrey
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"[Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry] are both capable, likable narrators who are sincerely engaged with their subject matter...The performances of these two humanitarians make this a must-hear for anyone recovering from their traumatic past." —AudioFile
This program is read by the authors.
Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the... Read more
How the Word Is Passed
By: Clint Smith
Narrated by: Clint Smith
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
This compelling #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives.
Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that... Read more
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
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The 1619 Project
By: Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman & Jake Silverstein
Narrated by: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Full Cast
Length: 18 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Marie Claire
In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of... Read more
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 author
A Black father. A... Read more
Briefly Perfectly Human
By: Alua Arthur
Narrated by: Alua Arthur
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America’s most visible death doula.""A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the time we have, what we do with it, and how we let go of this world.... There is no one I'd... Read more
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Deacon King Kong (Oprah's Book Club)
By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 14 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction
Winner of the Gotham Book Prize
One of Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of the Year"
Oprah's Book Club Pick
Named one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and TIME Magazine
A Washington Post Notable Novel
From the author of The Heaven & Earth Grocery... Read more
My Grandmother's Hands
By: Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW & SEP
Narrated by: Cary Hite
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER
"My Grandmother's Hands will change the direction of the movement for racial justice."— Robin DiAngelo, New York Times bestselling author of White Fragility
In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology.
The body... Read more
The Water Dancer (Oprah's Book Club)
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Joe Morton
Length: 14 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom.
“This potent book about America’s most disgraceful sin establishes [Ta-Nehisi Coates] as a first-rate... 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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No Gods, No Monsters
By: Cadwell Turnbull
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Named a BEST BOOK OF 2021 by the New York Times, NPR, the New York Public Library, Audible, Tor.com, Book Riot, Library Journal, and Kirkus!Longlisted for the 2022 PEN Open Book Award“Riveting…[A] tender, ferocious book.”—New York Times“Beautifully fantastical.”—NPR“Masterful.”—Chicago TribuneOne October morning, Laina gets the news that her... Read more
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The Bluest Eye
By: Toni Morrison
Narrated by: Toni Morrison
Length: 7 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, is the first novel written by Toni Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature.
It is the story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--a black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others--who prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so... Read more
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
By: Dawnie Walton
Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Bahni Turpin, James Langton, An...
Length: 13 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
2022 FICTION AUDIE AWARD WINNER!
An electrifying novel about the meteoric rise of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the dark secrets unearthed when they try to reunite decades later for one last tour.
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY BARACK OBAMA * THE WASHINGTON POST * NPR *... 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 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
Raybearer
By: Jordan Ifueko
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
The epic debut YA fantasy from an incredible new talent—perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa TahirNothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy?Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as... Read more
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How to Say Babylon
By: Safiya Sinclair
Narrated by: Safiya Sinclair
Length: 16 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner
A New York Times Notable Book
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!
A Best Book of 2023 by the New York Times, Time, The Washington Post, Vulture, Shelf Awareness, Goodreads, Esquire, The Atlantic, NPR, and Barack Obama
With echoes of Educated and Born a Crime, How to Say Babylon is the stunning... Read more
Blood at the Root
By: LaDarrion Williams
Narrated by: Jalyn Hall & LaDarrion Williams
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCU for the young, Black, and magical. Enroll in this fresh fantasy debut unlike anything you've seen before.
Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously... Read more
Homegoing
By: Yaa Gyasi
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 13 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
One of Oprah’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016
NPR's Debut Novel of the Year
One of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016
One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016
“Homegoing is an inspiration.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates
The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story... Read more
The Trees
By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
An uncanny literary thriller addressing the painful legacy of lynching in the US, by the author of Telephone
Percival Everett's The Trees is a must-listen that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they meet expected... Read more
Let Us Descend
By: Jesmyn Ward
Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Time, The New Yorker, and more.
“Nothing short of epic, magical, and intensely moving.” —Vogue • “A novel of triumph.” —The Washington Post • “Harrowing, immersive, and other-worldly.” —People
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown
By: Talia Hibbert
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
“Absolutely charming... a flawless balance of humor, heat, sweetness, and depth, and I loved every page.” – Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Bride TestTalia Hibbert, one of contemporary romance’s brightest new stars, delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who’s tired of being “boring” and recruits her... Read more
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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
Their Eyes Were Watching God
By: Zora Neale Hurston
Narrated by: Ruby Dee
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie SmithOne of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love... Read more
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The Poet X
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner!The Poet X is also the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award.Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for... Read more
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