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Audie Award Finalists and Winners

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The Audie Awards recognizes distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2016 is the 21st year of annual Audies Awards. Finalists are announced in 25 categories. 

See the Press Release (pdf) of the 2016 Finalists—released February 9, here .
Explore the 2016 Audie Award Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below. 

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All Categories Audio Drama AUDIOBOOK ADAPTATION Audiobook of the Year Biography/Memoir Business/Educational Children's Titles - Ages 8-12 CHILDRENS TITLES - AGES UP TO 8 Classic DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION Fiction History Humor Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction Literary Fiction Multi-Voiced Performance Mystery Narration by the Author or Authors Non-Fiction Original Work Package Design Personal Development Romance SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY Short Stories/Collections SPANISH LANGUAGE Teens Thriller/Suspense

Audio Drama

THE WORD OF PROMISE AUDIO BIBLE

WINNER

Thomas Nelson [Eds.], Read by Michael York, Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jason Alexander, Marisa Tomei, et al.

The elements of voice, sound, and music are densely woven together in this complete New King James... Read More

AUDIOBOOK ADAPTATION

THE MALTESE FALCON

WINNER

Dashiell Hammett, Read by Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann, and a Full Cast

They’re all here—Sam Spade, the streetwise detective; the gorgeous but dangerous dame; the... Read More

Audiobook of the Year

NELSON MANDELA'S FAVORITE AFRICAN FOLKTALES

WINNER

Nelson Mandela [Ed.], Read by Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, et al.

What a special collection of preserved and retold folklore, creation stories, and fables from... Read More

Biography/Memoir

ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED

WINNER

Miep Gies, Alison Leslie Gold, Read by Barbara Rosenblat

While most are familiar with Anne Frank’s diary, fewer remember the courage of the people who... Read More

Business/Educational

RAIN

WINNER

Jeffrey J. Fox, Read by Jeffrey J. Fox

Sounding both earnest and relaxed, Jeffrey Fox’s outstanding reading helps make his latest audio a... Read More

Children's Titles - Ages 8-12

OPERATION YES

WINNER

Sara Lewis Holmes, Read by Jessica Almasy

CHILDRENS TITLES - AGES UP TO 8

LOUISE, THE ADVENTURES OF A CHICKEN

WINNER

Kate DiCamillo, Read by Barbara Rosenblat

Louise is not your ordinary chicken; longing for adventure, she travels across seas, participates in... Read More

Classic

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

WINNER

Charles Dickens, Read by Charlton Griffin

It’s almost a cliché: Dickens is verbose because he was paid by the word. But what becomes clear... Read More

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

THE HELP

WINNER

Kathryn Stockett, Read by Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, Jenna Lamia, Cassandra Campbell

Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. White ladies playing bridge and sipping ice tea. Colored maids cooking,... Read More

Fiction

THE HELP

WINNER

Kathryn Stockett, Read by Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, Jenna Lamia, Cassandra Campbell

Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. White ladies playing bridge and sipping ice tea. Colored maids cooking,... Read More

History

TEARS IN THE DARKNESS

WINNER

Elizabeth M. Norman, Michael Norman, Read by Michael Prichard

The Japanese attacked U.S. bases in the Philippine Islands on December 7, 1941, the same day as the... Read More

Humor

CHURCH PEOPLE

WINNER

Garrison Keillor, Read by Garrison Keillor

Listeners will find Lutheran jokes aplenty in this collection of songs, sketches, and stories, all... Read More

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