This directory lists Black Audiobook Narrators who narrate or have narrated traditionally published Black YA books. Only traditionally published Black YA narrated books are listed below.

If there is a Black Audiobook Narrator who has narrated a traditionally published Black YA book or YA anthology featuring Black Authors that is missing from the directory below, please email info@melanininya.com.

Last Updated: October 2, 2026

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Note: Black YA Authors who have narrated their own audiobooks are not listed in this directory unless they have also narrated books they have not written. If they have narrated only their own books, it will be noted in their Author Profile.

Emana Rachelle

  • Instagram: @emanarachelle
  • TikTok: @emanarachelle
  • Books:
    • A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne – 3 hours 38 minutes
    • Nubia: The Awakening by Omar Epps & Clarence A. Haynes – 9 hours 37 minutes
    • Nubia: The Reckoning by Omar Epps & Clarence A. Haynes – 9 hours 29 minutes
    • House Party by justin a. reynolds – 10 hours 46 minutes
    • What They Found: Love on 145th Street by Walter Dean Myers – 5 hours 43 minutes

Jasmin Richardson

  • Instagram: @jasmincrichardson
  • Books:
    • Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds – 6 hours 29 minutes

Michael Rishawn

  • Instagram: @michaelrishawn
  • Books:
    • Heartsick by Kristina Forest – 7 hours 48 minutes

Zeno Robinson

  • Instagram: @childish_gamzeno
  • Best Known For: Beyblade X (Disney XD), Transformers: EarthSpark (Paramount+), Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Netwodk), The Comic Shop (YouTube)
  • Books:
    • Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker – 14 hours 30 minutes
    • Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker – 19 hours 5 minutes
    • How to Lose a Best Friend by Jordan K. Casomar – 9 hours 9 minutes
    • The Family I’m In by Sharon G. Flake – 7 hours 11 minutes
    • The Jump by Brittney Morris – 7 hours 42 minutes
Photo Credit: JM Jorissen

Amir Royale

  • Instagram: @amirroyale.ent
  • TikTok: @amirroyale.ent
  • Books:
    • A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne – 3 hours 38 minutes
    • Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds – 6 hours 29 minutes

Logan Rozos

  • Instagram: @loganrozos
  • Books:
    • Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender – 8 hours 24 minutes
    • A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow – 10 hours 13 minutes
    • Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee – 7 hours 3 minutes

André Santana

  • Instagram: @andreonthemic
  • Books:
    • At Midnight Fifteen Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler – 14 hours 24 minutes
    • Sun Chasers by Kacen Callender – 6 hours 20 minutes
    • Eternally Yours Edited by Patrica Caldwell – 10 hours 49 minutes
    • Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For Edited by Zoraida Cordova & Natalie C. Parker – 9 hours 36 minutes
    • All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis – 9 hours 50 minutes
    • A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow – 10 hours 13 minutes
    • Fortress of Ambrose by J. Elle – 17 hours 6 minutes
    • House of Marionne by J. Elle – 14 hours 13 minutes
    • I Don’t Wish You Well by Jumata Emill – 10 houra 7 minutes
    • Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma – 21 hours 26 minutes
    • Finding Prince Charming by Jamar J. Perry – 6 hours 55 minutes
    • Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos – 7 hours 51 minutes
    • The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos – 8 hours 43 minutes
    • It’s You Every Time by Charlene Thomas – 8 hours 8 minutes
    • Seven Minutes in Candyland by Brian Wasson – 8 hours 56 minutes
    • Nate Plus One by Kevin van Whye – 7 hours 17 minutes
    • As You Walk On By by Julian Winters – 9 hours 48 minutes

Brandiss Seward

  • Instagram: @brandisslseward
  • Books:
    • Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds – 6 hours 29 minutes

Melinda Sewak

  • Instagram: @thisismelinda
  • Books:
    • Where Shadows Meet: A Novel by Patrice Caldwell – 9 hours 51 minutes
    • The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite – 9 hours 53 minutes

Danielle Shemaiah

  • Books:
    • Whiteout: A Novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon – 7 hours 17 minutes

Nadine Simmons

  • Instagram: @nadinepsmusic
  • Books:
    • Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds – 6 hours 29 minutes

Sanya Simmons

  • Instagram: @iamsanyasimmons
  • TikTok: @dreamysanya
  • Books:
    • Tasting Light Ten Science Fiction Stories to Rewire Your Perceptions Edited by A. R. Capetta & Wade Roush – 7 hours 11 minutes

Heather Alicia Simms

  • Instagram: @bkjamchild
  • Books:
    • 145th Street: Short Stories by Walter Dean Myers – 5 hours 11 minutes
    • What They Found Love on 145th Street by Walter Dean Myers – 5 hours 43 minutes
Photo Credit: Christine Jean Chambers

Shayna Small

  • Books:
    • Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant – 9 hours 55 minutes
    • A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology edited by Dhonielle Clayton – 11 hours 1 minute
    • Blackout: A Novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon – 6 hours 55 minutes
    • Whiteout: A Novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon – 7 hours 17 minutes
    • The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories edited by Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell – 10 hours 44 minutes
    • Heartsick by Kristina Forest – 7 hours 48 minutes
    • Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest – 8 hours 21 minutes
    • The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna – 14 hours 29 minutes
    • The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna – 12 hours 46 minutes
    • The Dark Place by Britney S. Lewis – 7 hours 9 minutes
    • I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by Mariama J. Lockington – 6 hours 52 minutes
    • This Ain’t Our First Rodeo by Liara Tamani – 6 hours 24 minutes
    • What She Missed by Liara Tamani – 6 hours 21 minutes
    • Fatima Tate Takes the Cake by Khadijah VanBrakle – 7 hours 54 minutes
    • My Perfect Family by Khadijah VanBrakle – 6 hours 18 minutes
    • Noelle: The Mean Girl Flyy Girls by Ashley Woodfolk – 2 hours
    • The Dear One by Jacqueline Woodson – 3 hours 28 minutes
Photo Credit: David Noles

AhDream Smith

  • Instagram: @chasingahdream
  • Books:
    • Every Reason to Stay by Lane Clarke – 7 hours 47 minutes

Marie-Francoise Theodore

  • Books:
    • A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne – 3 hours 38 minutes
    • When the Mapou Sings by Nadine Pinede – 6 hours 4 minutes

Tashi Thomas

  • Instagram: @dimilliachi
  • Books:
    • House Party by justin a. reynolds – 10 hours 46 minutes
    • Cool. Awkward. Black. Edited by Karen Strong – 12 hours 10 minutes
    • How To Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy – 10 hours 44 minutes
    • Zyla & Kai by Kristina Forest – 13 hours 35 minutes

Bahni Turpin

  • Instagram: @bahni_turpin
  • Books:
    • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi – 17 hours 56 minutes
    • Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi – 13 hours 27 minutes
    • Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker – 14 hours 30 minutes
    • Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker – 19 hours 5 minutes
    • A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown – 14 hours 52 minutes
    • Vinyl Moon by Mahogany L. Browne – 4 hours 57 minutes
    • Blackout: A Novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon – 6 hours 55 minutes
    • Whiteout: A Novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon – 7 hours 17 minutes
    • Color Me In by Natasha Díaz – 11 hours 15 minutes
    • Ashes of Gold by J. Elle – 14 hours 5 minutes
    • Wings of Ebony by J. Elle – 10 hours
    • The Life I’m In by Sharon G. Flake – 9 hours 22 minutes
    • Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles – 5 hours 4 minutes
    • Spin by Lamar Giles – 10 hours 50 minutes
    • Monarch Rising by Harper Glenn – 13 hours 20 minutes
    • Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland – 14 hours 34 minutes
    • Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson – 10 hours 37 minutes
    • This Is My America by Kim Johnson – 9 hours 34 minutes
    • Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite – 10 hours 38 minutes
    • One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite – 9 hours 49 minutes
    • Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker – 9 hours 9 minutes
    • Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles Edited by Natalie C. Parker – 12 hours 59 minutes
    • The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus – 9 hours 20 minutes
    • Precious by Sapphire – 5 hours 5 minutes
    • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas – 11 hours 40 minutes
    • On the Come Up by Angie Thomas – 11 hours 43 minutes
    • Everything New Again by Renée Watson – 6 hours
    • The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon – 8 hours 4 minutes
    • Black Enough edited by Ibi Zoboi – 11 hours 14 minutes
    • Okoye to the People: A Black Panther Novel by Ibi Zoboi – 6 hours 45 minutes
    • (S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi – 6 hours 15 minutes

Lexi Underwood

  • Instagram: @lexiunderwood
  • Best Known For: I Wish You All the Best, Cruel Summer (Freeform), The First Lady (PBS), Sneakerella, Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
  • Books:
    • Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson – 7 hours 33 minutes
    • Louder than Words by Ashley Woodfolk & Lexi Underwood – 7 hours 10 minutes

Zoleka Vundla

  • Instagram: @zovundla
  • Books:
    • Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma – 21 hours 26 minutes
    • Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma – 17 hours 1 minute
    • NerdCrush by Alisha Emrich – 6 hours 10 minutes