Women & Persons of Color
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Accordion Eulogies
by Noé Álvarez; read by Asa Siegel
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Searching, propulsive, and deeply spiritual, Accordion Eulogies is an odyssey to repair a severed family lineage, told through the surprising history of a musical instrument. Learn More
Against the Wall
by Jenn Budd; read by Jenn Budd
Jenn Budd, the only former US Border Patrol agent to continually blow the whistle on this federal agency's rampant corruption, challenges us—as individuals and as a nation—to face the consequences of our actions. Her journey offers a vital perspective on the unfolding moral crisis of our time. She also gives harrowing testimony about rape culture, white privilege, women in law enforcement, LGBTQ issues, mental illness, survival, and forgiveness. Learn More
All They Will Call You
by Tim Z. Hernandez; read by Tim Z. Hernandez
Combining years of painstaking investigative research and masterful storytelling, award-winning author Tim Z. Hernandez weaves a captivating narrative from testimony, historical records, and eyewitness accounts, reconstructing the incident and the lives behind Woody Guthrie's legendary song "Deportee." Learn More
All You Can Ever Know
by Nicole Chung; read by Janet Song
2019 PEN America Literary Awards Longlist Indie Next List NPR Best of 2018 Library Journal Best Book 2018 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award
What does it mean to lose your roots—within your culture, within your family—and what happens when you find them? Learn More
Always Young and Restless
by Melody Thomas Scott & Dana L. Davis; read by Melody Thomas Scott & Elizabeth Scott
The renowned actress behind the character Nikki Newman of The Young and the Restless tells all in this scintillating memoir, divulging the insider details of her dramatic life and sixty-year career. Learn More
America's Jewish Women
by Pamela Nadell; read by Suzanne Toren
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A groundbreaking history of how Jewish women maintained their identity and influenced social activism as they wrote themselves into American history. Learn More
American Diva
by Deborah Paredez; read by Deborah Paredez
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An impassioned homage to the divas who shake up our world and transform it with their bold, dazzling artistry. Learn More
American Flygirl
by Susan Tate Ankeny; read by Hannah Choi
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One of WWII's most uniquely hidden figures, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot's license, join the WASPs, and fly for the United States military amid widespread anti-Asian sentiment and policies. Her singular story of patriotism, barrier breaking, and fearless sacrifice is told for the first time in full in this must-listen book. Learn More
Another Kind of Madness
by Ed Pavlic; read by Ron Butler
A stirring novel tuned to the clash between soul music's vision of our essential responsibility to each other and a world that breaks us down and tears us apart, Another Kind of Madness is an indelible tale of human connection. Learn More
The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist
By Ben Barres; read by Paul Boehmer
A leading scientist describes his life, his gender transition, his scientific work, and his advocacy for gender equality in science. Learn More
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt; read by Tavia Gilbert
Now back in print, a candid and insightful look at an era and a life through the eyes of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, First Lady and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt. Learn More
Awop Bop Aloo Mop
by Tina Andrews; read by Sean Crisden
As much music history as biography, Awop Bop Aloo Mop celebrates "Little" Richard Wayne Penniman, who burst onto the American scene in 1955 with his mega-hit "Tutti Frutti." Learn More
Beautiful
by Jozanne Marie; read by Janina Edwards
Beautiful is one woman's courageous spiritual journey to self-love and healing after a childhood of sexual and physical abuse. Learn More
Becoming Odyssa
by Jennifer Pharr Davis; read by Jennifer Pharr Davis
A must-listen memoir from the author of Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph. Learn More
Being Black in America's Schools
by Brian Rashad Fuller; read by Brian Rashad Fuller
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For readers of The Knowledge Gap, Race to the Bottom, and The Inequality Machine, education and equity strategist Brian Rashad Fuller sheds a stark light on America's public schools, the miseducation of students of color, and the action required to make tangible changes and reforms to a failing and racialized educational system. Learn More
The Best of Us
by Joyce Maynard; read by Joyce Maynard
From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard, The Best of Us is a memoir about discovering strength in the midst of great loss. Learn More
Better Days Will Come Again
by Travis Atria; read by David Sadzin
Better Days Will Come Again, based on groundbreaking research and including unprecedented access to Arthur Briggs's oral memoir, is a crucial document of jazz history, a fast-paced epic, and an entirely original tale of survival. Learn More
Beyond the Bamboo Curtain
by Dr. Michael Soon Lee; read by Dr. Michael Soon Lee
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Shedding light on the diverse Asian American experience mostly absent from history books and the media . . . or distorted by stereotypes such as the myth of the "model minority," this book illuminates the many facets of Asian Americans lives and strives to educate to help reduce violence and anti-Asian sentiment. Learn More
The Big Smoke
by Adrian Matejka; read by Adrian Matejka
Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the National Book Award in Poetry—a collection that examines the myth and history of the prizefighter Jack Johnson. Learn More
Bird Brother
by Rodney Stotts with Kate Pipkin; read by James Fouhey
To escape the tough streets of Southeast Washington DC in the late 1980s, young Rodney Stotts would ride the metro to the Smithsonian National Zoo. There, the bald eagles and other birds of prey captured his imagination for the first time. In Bird Brother, Rodney shares his unlikely journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America's few Black master falconers. Learn More
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