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Featured Article: Must-Listen Audiobooks by Outstanding Black Authors
It has taken too long, but the world is finally waking up to the incredible world of Black authors. Iconic names such as Octavia Butler, Zadie Smith, and Zora Neale Hurston have earned their spotlight onto the public sphere, while famous titles like I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou) and Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison) have rightly made ground in top lists the world over. Initiatives such as Black History Month have dragged race issues onto the world stage, while the literary landscape is filled with upcoming Black authors such as Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give), Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha), Yaa Gyasi (Homegoing) and more. There is no excuse not to dig into the best audiobooks by Black authors, starting with the 10 listed below. Happy listening!
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The Vanishing Half
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,433
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,210
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The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, Southern Black community and running away at age 16, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything....
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Couldn't put it down
- By Tasty Sunshine on 2020-07-23
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The Vanishing Half
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2020-06-02
- Language: English
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Some People Have Real Problems
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Tessa Thompson
- Length: 33 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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A darkly funny short story about one woman’s reflections on the routes she’s taken through life and the detours she’s made along the way. Doubts and guilt swirl through her mind as she rides the train to her fertility appointment....
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- By Amazon Kunde on 2023-06-12
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Some People Have Real Problems
- Narrated by: Tessa Thompson
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 2023-02-02
- Language: English
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The Mothers
- A Novel
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4 out of 5 stars 44
Set within a contemporary Black community in Southern California, this is an emotionally perceptive story about community, love, and ambition. It begins with a secret....
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5 out of 5 stars
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beautiful narrator for beautiful story
- By Tania Haas on 2021-08-04
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The Mothers
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2016-10-11
- Language: English
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Meet Claudie
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Claudie Wells wants more than anything to be a person whose imagination can fly, instead of a person whose feet are stuck on the ground. When an eviction notice threatens her family, friends, and the beloved boardinghouse they share, Claudie has an idea that just might save the day....
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Meet Claudie
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Series: American Girl: Historical Character (TM): Claudie, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 2022-08-23
- Language: English
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Adventures with Claudie
- American Girl: Historical Character (TM): Claudie, Book 2
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Claudie is traveling from Harlem to Georgia with Mama and Cousin Sidney to meet her grandmother and cousins for the first time. She hopes that learning her family's story will inspire her for the variety show she's planning to raise money to save the boardinghouse her family lives in....
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Adventures with Claudie
- American Girl: Historical Character (TM): Claudie, Book 2
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Series: American Girl: Historical Character (TM): Claudie, Book 2
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 2023-06-06
- Language: English
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La mitad evanescente [The Vanishing Half]
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Jane Santos
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Generación tras generación, la comunidad negra del pueblo de Mallard, en Luisiana, ha intentado aclarar el tono de su piel favoreciendo los matrimonios mixtos. Las inseparables gemelas Desirée y Stella Vignes son un buen ejemplo de ello....
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La mitad evanescente [The Vanishing Half]
- Narrated by: Jane Santos
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 2021-03-25
- Language: Spanish
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Det der skiller os
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Karin Rørbech
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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En international bestseller om at finde sin vej i verden i jagten på det gode liv, ægte kærlighed og en identitet, man selv har valgt...
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Det der skiller os
- Narrated by: Karin Rørbech
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 2021-06-10
- Language: Danish
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Die verschwindende Hälfte
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Tessa Mittelstaedt
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Ein kleiner Ort im ländlichen Louisiana. Seine afroamerikanischen Bewohner blicken mit Stolz auf eine lange Tradition und Geschichte, und...
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Die verschwindende Hälfte
- Narrated by: Tessa Mittelstaedt
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 2020-09-15
- Language: German
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Die verschwindende Hälfte
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Tessa Mittelstaedt
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Abridged
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Ein kleiner Ort im ländlichen Louisiana. Seine afroamerikanischen Bewohner blicken mit Stolz auf eine lange Tradition und Geschichte, und...
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Die verschwindende Hälfte
- Narrated by: Tessa Mittelstaedt
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 2020-09-15
- Language: German
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As Mães
- Written by: Brit Bennett, Carolina Carvalho - tradução
- Narrated by: Renata Airoldi
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Tudo começa com um segredo. As ramificações que se seguem vão acompanhar três personagens desde o fim da adolescência até o início da vida adulta, exercendo um impacto capaz de influenciar suas trajetórias por muito tempo depois de seus anos de juventude....
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As Mães
- Narrated by: Renata Airoldi
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 2023-10-02
- Language: Portuguese
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Algunas personas tienen problemas de verdad [Some People Have Real Problems]
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Valeria Angola
- Length: 38 mins
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Algunas personas tienen problemas de verdad, escrita por Brit Bennett, es una historia corta oscuramente divertida sobre las reflexiones de una mujer sobre las rutas que ha tomado en la vida y los desvíos que ha hecho por el camino....
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Algunas personas tienen problemas de verdad [Some People Have Real Problems]
- Narrated by: Valeria Angola
- Length: 38 mins
- Release date: 2023-04-27
- Language: Spanish
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A metade perdida
- Written by: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Daniela Schmitz
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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As irmãs Vignes são gêmeas idênticas. Quando, aos 16 anos, resolvem fugir de casa, elas não fazem ideia de como isso vai alterar suas trajetórias....
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A metade perdida
- Narrated by: Daniela Schmitz
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2023-04-18
- Language: Portuguese
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