Historical Fiction Audiobooks

HalfBlood Blues, Esi Edugyan

Half-Blood Blues

by Esi Edugyan
List: $26.99
Sale: $18.89
Club: $13.49

Unabridged: 11 hr 9 min
Narrator: Kyle Riley
Published: 02/28/2012
Category: Literary Fiction
Strivers Row, Kevin Baker

Strivers Row

by Kevin Baker
List: $45.99
Sale: $32.20
Club: $22.99

Unabridged: 20 hr 18 min
Narrator: Thomas Penny
Published: 02/07/2006
Category: Historical Fiction
Mules and Men, Zora Neale Hurston

Mules and Men

by Zora Neale Hurston
List: $17.99
Sale: $12.59
Club: $8.99

Abridged: 2 hr 57 min
Narrator: Ruby Dee
Published: 10/31/2005
Category: African American & Black Fiction
All Aunt Hagars Children, Edward P. Jones

All Aunt Hagar's Children

by Edward P. Jones
List: $32.99
Sale: $23.10
Club: $16.49

Unabridged: 15 hr 1 min
Narrator: Peter Francis James
Published: 08/29/2006
Category: Short Stories
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

by Carson McCullers
List: $28.99
Sale: $20.29
Club: $14.49

Unabridged: 12 hr 28 min
Narrator: Cherry Jones
Published: 07/06/2004
Category: African American & Black Fiction
The Known World, Edward P. Jones

The Known World

by Edward P. Jones
List: $32.99
Sale: $23.10
Club: $16.49

Unabridged: 13 hr 30 min
Narrator: Kevin R. Free
Published: 06/15/2004
Category: African American & Black Fiction
Page from a Tennessee Journal, Francine Thomas Howard

Page from a Tennessee Journal

by Francine Thomas Howard
List: $14.99
Sale: $10.50
Club: $7.49

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min
Narrator: Casaundra Freeman
Published: 09/20/2011
Category: Historical Fiction
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi
List: $23.49
Sale: $16.45
Club: $11.74

Unabridged: 13 hr 11 min
Narrator: Dominic Hoffman
Published: 06/07/2016
Category: Sagas
The Indigo Girl, Natasha Boyd

The Indigo Girl

by Natasha Boyd
List: $19.95
Sale: $13.97
Club: $9.97

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min
Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld
Published: 10/03/2017
Category: Historical Fiction
The Personal Librarian A GMA Book Cl..., Marie Benedict

The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Cl...

by Marie Benedict
List: $23.49
Sale: $16.45
Club: $11.74

Unabridged: 12 hr 23 min
Narrator: Robin Miles
Published: 06/29/2021
Category: African American & Black Fiction
The Nickel Boys Winner 2020 Pulitzer..., Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer...

by Colson Whitehead
List: $18.49
Sale: $12.95
Club: $9.24

Unabridged: 6 hr 46 min
Narrator: JD Jackson
Published: 07/16/2019
Category: African American & Black Fiction
Deacon King Kong Oprahs Book Club, James McBride

Deacon King Kong (Oprah's Book Club)

by James McBride
List: $23.49
Sale: $16.45
Club: $11.74

Unabridged: 14 hr 5 min
Narrator: Dominic Hoffman
Published: 03/03/2020
Category: Literary Fiction
The Water Dancer Oprahs Book Club, TaNehisi Coates

The Water Dancer (Oprah's Book Club)

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
List: $23.49
Sale: $16.45
Club: $11.74

Unabridged: 14 hr 14 min
Narrator: Joe Morton
Published: 09/24/2019
Category: Fantasy
The Underground Railroad Oprahs Boo..., Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Boo...

by Colson Whitehead
List: $20.99
Sale: $14.70
Club: $10.49

Unabridged: 10 hr 43 min
Narrator: Bahni Turpin
Published: 08/02/2016
Category: Historical Fiction
With Love from Harlem, ReShonda Tate

With Love from Harlem

by ReShonda Tate
List: $32.99
Sale: $23.10
Club: $16.49

Unabridged: 13 hr 48 min
Narrator: Lynnette R. Freeman
Published: 01/27/2026
Category: African American & Black Fiction
Humboldt Cut, Allison Mick

Humboldt Cut

by Allison Mick
List: $25.99
Sale: $18.20
Club: $12.99

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min
Narrator: Jasmin Walker
Published: 01/27/2026
Category: Horror
The Starseekers, Nicole Glover

The Starseekers

by Nicole Glover
List: $39.99
Sale: $28.00
Club: $19.99

Unabridged: 17 hr 12 min
Narrator: Bahni Turpin
Published: 01/06/2026
Category: Fantasy
Fire Sword and Sea, Vanessa Riley

Fire Sword and Sea

by Vanessa Riley
List: $32.99
Sale: $23.10
Club: $16.49

Unabridged: 14 hr 22 min
Narrator: Robin Miles
Published: 01/13/2026
Category: African American & Black Fiction
Between Good and Evil, Rochelle Alers

Between Good and Evil

by Rochelle Alers
List: $25.99
Sale: $18.20
Club: $12.99

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min
Narrator: William Anthony Sebastian Rose II
Published: 12/16/2025
Category: African American & Black Fiction
Edmonia, Brianne Baker

Edmonia

by Brianne Baker
List: $25.99
Sale: $18.20
Club: $12.99

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min
Narrator: Lynnette R. Freeman
Published: 04/28/2026
Category: Historical Fiction

Historical fiction audiobooks are simply stories that take place in the past. They generally take place 50 or more years in the past in order to take readers out of events in their lifetime.