The 100 Best New Audiobooks by Black Writers

Looking for the best audiobooks by Black authors? AALBC’s editors have selected 100 outstanding new audiobooks spanning fiction, memoir, nonfiction, romance, mystery, fantasy, and more. Updated August 25, 2026

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Book Cover of The Sunken, the Adored
The Sunken, the Adored
by Donyae Coles
Aug 25, 2026
Book Cover of Dey
Dey
by Edwidge Danticat
Aug 25, 2026
Book Cover of Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck: The Proven Path to Break Free from Debt, Build Real Wealth, and Live Free on Any Income
Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
by Anthony O’Neal
Aug 25, 2026
Book Cover of The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
by Derrick Barnes
Aug 25, 2026
Book Cover of A Very Special Episode
A Very Special Episode
by Camille Acker
Aug 18, 2026
Book Cover of The Book of Chuck: A Novel
The Book of Chuck
by LaToya Watkins
Aug 18, 2026
Book Cover of What (TF) Do I Do Now?: Reclaiming Myself, One Piece at a Time
What (TF) Do I Do Now?
by Tareasa “Reesa Teesa” Johnson
Aug 18, 2026
Book Cover of Season of the Serpent
Season of the Serpent
by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Aug 11, 2026
Book Cover of The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass
The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass
by Leslye Penelope
Aug 11, 2026
Book Cover of Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America from the Auction Block to the Cell Block
Searching for Jane Crow
by Talitha L. LeFlouria
Aug 11, 2026
Book Cover of The Ladies Hall
The Ladies Hall
by Vanessa Miller
Aug 11, 2026
Book Cover of A Venn Diagram of One: An American Story
A Venn Diagram of One
by Lenny McAllister
Aug 11, 2026
Book Cover of Tales from Cabin 23: The Sinking House
Tales from Cabin 23
by Darcie Little Badger, et al.
Aug 04, 2026
Book Cover of Soft Spots
Soft Spots
by Leila Renee
Aug 04, 2026
Book Cover of The Wound Is Where the Light Enters: A Memoir of Resilience
The Wound Is Where the Light Enters
by Chris Young
Aug 04, 2026
Book Cover of Take What You Can
Take What You Can
by Naima Coster
Aug 04, 2026
Book Cover of Shook
Shook
by Julian Randall
Aug 04, 2026
Book Cover of Cleared for Takeoff: A Pilot’s Memoir of Purpose and Resilience After 9/11
Cleared for Takeoff
by Captain Nia Gilliam
Aug 04, 2026
Book Cover of Ghost in the Night
Ghost in the Night
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Aug 04, 2026
Book Cover of From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win
From Presence to Power
by Rashad Robinson
Jul 28, 2026
Book Cover of Runner
Runner
by Ashton Lattimore
Jul 28, 2026
Book Cover of Let the Murderer Say Amen
Let the Murderer Say Amen
by Carolyn Marie Wilkins
Jul 28, 2026
Book Cover of Cool Machine
Cool Machine
by Colson Whitehead
Jul 21, 2026
Book Cover of Loved One (Paperback)
Loved One (Paperback)
by Aisha Muharrar
Jul 21, 2026
Book Cover of Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes: A Mystery
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes
by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
Jul 21, 2026
Book Cover of Savvy Summers and the Po’boy Perils: A Mystery
Savvy Summers and the Po’boy Perils
by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
Jul 21, 2026
Book Cover of The Revenge Playbook
The Revenge Playbook
by Rimma Onoseta
Jul 21, 2026
Book Cover of Lift Every Voice
Lift Every Voice
by Phillip B. Williams
Jul 14, 2026
Book Cover of No One Leaves the Manor
No One Leaves the Manor
by Kelly McWilliams
Jul 14, 2026
Book Cover of Natives of My Person
Natives of My Person
by George Lamming
Jul 14, 2026
Book Cover of Good Morning Means I Love You
Good Morning Means I Love You
by Kendra Allen
Jul 07, 2026
Book Cover of Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex
Tales from Cabin 23
by Justina Ireland
Jul 07, 2026
Book Cover of Lonely Crowds (paperback)
Lonely Crowds (paperback)
by Stephanie Wambugu
Jul 07, 2026
Book Cover of The Jailhouse Lawyer
The Jailhouse Lawyer
by Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull
Jul 07, 2026
Book Cover of The Great Wherever
The Great Wherever
by Shannon Sanders
Jul 07, 2026
Book Cover of Colorism: The Politics of Skin Tone and How We Get Free
Colorism
by Sarah L. Webb
Jul 07, 2026
Book Cover of The Haul: A Heist Novel
The Haul
by Gary Phillips
Jul 07, 2026
Book Cover of The Black Madonna: Icon of Resistance and Nourisher of Souls
The Black Madonna
by Christena Cleveland
Jul 07, 2026
Book Cover of Winners & Liars
Winners & Liars
by Aleema Omotoni
Jun 30, 2026
Book Cover of The Revelation of Dionne Daphne
The Revelation of Dionne Daphne
by Mara Brock Akil
Jun 30, 2026
Book Cover of Chasing a Second Chance: A Spicy Second Chances Romance
Chasing a Second Chance
by Brenda Jackson
Jun 30, 2026
Book Cover of A Deal at Dawn
A Deal at Dawn
by Vanessa Riley
Jun 30, 2026
Book Cover of Madly Driven
Madly Driven
by Tiye
Jun 30, 2026
Book Cover of A Pair of Aces
A Pair of Aces
by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Jun 23, 2026
Book Cover of The Broken Hearts Agency
The Broken Hearts Agency
by Clarence A. Haynes
Jun 23, 2026
Book Cover of Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2 deluxe edition)
Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2 deluxe edition)
by Octavia E. Butler
Jun 23, 2026
Book Cover of The Lovers, the Liars, and Me
The Lovers, the Liars, and Me
by DeAndra Davis
Jun 23, 2026
Book Cover of Doe
Doe
by Rebecca Barrow
Jun 23, 2026
Book Cover of All This Want (and I Can’t Get None): Stories
Book Cover of To Catch a Sinner
To Catch a Sinner
by Dylan Allen
Jun 23, 2026
Book Cover of The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America
The Cruelty of Nice Folks
by Justin Ellis
Jun 16, 2026
Book Cover of The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation
The Price of Exclusion
by Nicole Carr
Jun 16, 2026
Book Cover of The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare and Feminism Made Marriage Optional and Children Vulnerable
The Vanishing Black Family
by Delano Squires
Jun 16, 2026
Book Cover of The Missed Connection
The Missed Connection
by Tia Williams
Jun 16, 2026
Book Cover of Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays
Book Cover of The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America
The Crooked Places Made Straight
by Raphael G. Warnock
Jun 16, 2026
Book Cover of The First Family: A Dark Academia Fantasy
The First Family
by Granger
Jun 16, 2026
Book Cover of Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World
Remembering Roots
by Lucas L. Johnson II
Jun 16, 2026
Book Cover of Blue Beach
Blue Beach
by Karyn Parsons
Jun 09, 2026
Book Cover of Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America
Flyboy in the Buttermilk
by Greg Tate
Jun 09, 2026
Book Cover of The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria’s Romance Scammers
The Yahoo Boys
by Carlos Barragán
Jun 09, 2026
Book Cover of Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of America
Two Ships
by David S. Reynolds
Jun 09, 2026
Book Cover of No Holes Barred: A Dual Manifesto of Sexual Exploration and Power
No Holes Barred
by Mandii B and WeezyWTF, et al.
Jun 09, 2026
Book Cover of Breakout
Breakout
by Dhonielle Clayton, et al.
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of The Double Dutch Fuss: A Memoir
The Double Dutch Fuss
by Phill Branch
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = A Purposefull Life
A Committee of One
by Opal Lee
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class
When the Revolution Comes
by Chris Smalls
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of The Heirs
The Heirs
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood
There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood
by Rasheed Newson
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of I Am the Dream Come True
I Am the Dream Come True
by Marley Dias
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of The Problem with Pretty: Beauty, Bias and the Surprising Science of Good Looks
The Problem with Pretty
by Allycin Powell-Hicks
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of Goldenborn
Goldenborn
by Ama Ofosua Lieb
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me
Something We Said
by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Jun 02, 2026
Book Cover of Ghalen: A Romance in Black
Ghalen
by Walter Mosley
May 26, 2026
Book Cover of America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries
America, U.S.A.
by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
May 26, 2026
Book Cover of The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays
The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays
by Andrea Hairston
May 26, 2026
Book Cover of The Four Seasons of Florence Wallace
The Four Seasons of Florence Wallace
by Kirstie Myvett
May 26, 2026
Book Cover of House of Margins
House of Margins
by Tlotlo Tsamaase
May 26, 2026
Book Cover of I Accidentally Locked Down a Witch
I Accidentally Locked Down a Witch
by Jessica Cage
May 26, 2026
Book Cover of Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us
Erased
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
May 19, 2026
Book Cover of Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young
by Zayd Ayers Dohrn
May 19, 2026
Book Cover of Score
Score
by Kennedy Ryan
May 19, 2026
Book Cover of Malcolm in the Desert: Wisdom from the Spiritual Transformation of Malcolm X
Malcolm in the Desert
by Ilyasah Shabazz
May 19, 2026
Book Cover of On Witness and Respair: Essays
On Witness and Respair
by Jesmyn Ward
May 19, 2026
Book Cover of Our Minds Were Always Free: A History of How Black Brilliance Was Exploited—And the Fight to Retake Control
Our Minds Were Always Free
by Lisa E. Davis
May 19, 2026
Book Cover of A Harlem Wedding
A Harlem Wedding
by Tiffany L. Warren
May 12, 2026
Book Cover of Death of the Soccer God
Death of the Soccer God
by Dimitry Elias Leger
May 12, 2026
Book Cover of Redeem a Nation: The Century-Long Battle to Restore the Soul of America
Redeem a Nation
by Damario Solomon-Simmons
May 12, 2026
Book Cover of Dad
Dad
by Christian Robinson
May 12, 2026
Book Cover of Live Your Promise: Escape Your Wilderness, Heal Your Pain, So You Can Manifest the Life You Want
Live Your Promise
by Cheyenne Bryant
May 12, 2026
Book Cover of Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter
Take Me to Your Leader
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
May 12, 2026
Book Cover of Will’s Race for Home (paperback)
Will’s Race for Home (paperback)
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
May 11, 2026
Book Cover of Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony
Nephew
by MK Asante
May 05, 2026
Book Cover of Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
Young King
by Lerone A. Martin
May 05, 2026
Book Cover of The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential to American Democracy (and What We Can Learn from Them)
The Instigators
by Atima Omara
May 05, 2026
Book Cover of Now Then: A Novel
Now Then
by Morgan Radford
May 05, 2026
Book Cover of All about Love American Classics Edition: New Visions
Book Cover of The Gospel and My Black Skin: Confronting the Past, Reclaiming the Future
The Gospel and My Black Skin
by JP Foster
May 05, 2026
Book Cover of A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing
A Terrible Strength
by Kemi Doll
May 05, 2026
Book Cover of Black Boy, Take Flight
Black Boy, Take Flight
by Mahogany L. Browne
May 05, 2026
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