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Celebrate Black History Month With These Captivating Audiobooks

February 18, 2025

February is Black History Month, a time to honor the rich cultural heritage, triumphs, and adversities of the Black community. One powerful way to celebrate is by listening to stories from Black authors. On Spotify, our Black History Month hub includes an audiobooks shelf featuring a range of titles, from compelling narratives to thought-provoking memoirs. Here are five editor-approved picks to begin your journey.

Death of the Author

By Nnedi Okorafor

Narrated by Liz Femi, Anthony Oseyemi, Jason Culp, and Chris Djuma

In this tale by bestselling author Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a successful sci-fi novel but loses control of the narrative as her fame rises. It’s a poignant drama about art, identity and, ultimately, what makes us human.

Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds

By Rich Paul with Jesse Washington, foreword by LeBron James

Narrated by Rich Paul and Dennis Logan

As the founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group, Rich Paul is one of the most influential figures in the multibillion-dollar sports industry. In this memoir—featuring a foreword by long­time friend and client LeBron James—he shares his learnings about business, people, and the values that lead to success.

Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions

By Francesca Royster

Narrated by LaNecia Edmonds

This timely work tells the story of how Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation. Francesca Royster uncovers the Black performers and fans, including herself, who are exploring the pleasures and possibilities of the genre.

The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose

By Oprah Winfrey

Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, Full Cast

Oprah Winfrey opens each chapter of The Path Made Clear with key lessons and personal stories that helped set the course for her best life. She then brings together wisdom and insights from various luminaries, inspiring listeners to consider what they’re meant to do in the world and how to pursue it with passion and focus.

Good Dirt: A Novel

By Charmaine Wilkerson

Narrated by January LaVoy

Bestselling author Charmaine Wilkerson’s sophomore novel is an engrossing epic that examines how the past informs our present. It follows the daughter of an affluent Black family  as she pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom.

Looking for more inspiring listens? Check out our selection of Black History Month audiobooks on Spotify.

Curl Up Under the Mistletoe With These Holiday Romance Audiobooks

December 19, 2024

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but if you seek an escape, pop in your headphones and enjoy the soothing sounds of a story. And this season, a romantic tale might just be the perfect remedy. Spotify editors suggest these favorite picks:

Lovelight Farms

By B. K. Borison
Narrated by Pippa Jayne

In this sweet and steamy romcom, Stella Bloom enters a contest to try to save the Christmas tree farm she’s loved since she was a kid. There’s just one problem: To make it seem like a romantic destination for the holidays, Stella lies on the application and says she owns Lovelight Farms with her boyfriend. Only there is no boyfriend. Enter her best friend Luka Peters.

A Holly Jolly Diwali 

By Sonya Lalli
Narrated by Richa Moorjani 

In A Holly Jolly Diwali, type-A Niki Randhawa discovers her free-spirited side on an impulsive journey from bustling Mumbai to the gorgeous beaches of Goa, and finds love waiting for her on Christmas morning. When she gets a new job offer back home, Niki must decide whether to cling to the straight and narrow or to take a leap of faith.

Mistlefoe: A Mead Realm Tale

By Kimberly Lemming
Narrated by Star Williams

 You know what they say . . . it’s all fun and games until someone catches feelings. This holiday romantasy centers around a cursed family and the lengths one individual will go in order to remove that curse. The quest turns into a fake-dating bargain with a fox demon who proves irresistibly charming. When the weeklong affair ends, will they really be able to walk away?

Kiss Her Once for Me 

By Alison Cochrun
Narrated by Natalie Naudus

One day, while Ellie is working her job at a coffee shop, Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. This plan sounds good until Andrew introduces Ellie to his sister—and she realizes it’s the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. 

Love You a Latke

By Amanda Elliot
Narrated by Kelli Tager

As the only Jew on the tourism board of her Vermont town, Abby Cohen has been charged with planning their fledgling Hanukkah festival. Abby puts out a call for help and discovers there’s one other Jew: Seth, whose parents have been badgering him to bring a “nice Jewish girlfriend” home for Hanukkah. He promises to introduce Abby to all the vendors she needs to make the festival a success, in exchange for becoming his fake girlfriend. It’s a good plan, but could it turn out to be more?

Head to our Lost in Love hub for more romantic audiobooks suggestions.