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Audie Award Finalists and Winners


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 28 categories. 


Explore the 2016 Audie Award Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below. 

Narration by the Author or Authors

THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING

THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING

Colum McCann, Read by Colum McCann

McCann’s able narration of this story collection has the same lyrical, measured quality as the... Read More

Non-Fiction

THE DORITO EFFECT

THE DORITO EFFECT

Mark Schatzker, Read by Chris Patton

Narrator Chris Patton gives a persuasive performance in this detailed examination of the provenance,... Read More

Non-Fiction

GHETTOSIDE

WINNER
GHETTOSIDE

Jill Leovy, Read by Rebecca Lowman

There may be no more tragic story in America than the prevalence of black-on-black violence and the... Read More

Non-Fiction

MISSOULA

MISSOULA

Jon Krakauer, Read by Mozhan Marnò, Scott Brick

Krakauer delves into the case files of several high-profile rape cases in the college town of... Read More

Non-Fiction

THE SONG MACHINE

THE SONG MACHINE

John Seabrook, Read by Dion Graham

One might not think of the wondrous deep voice of Dion Graham in the context of the shiny pop world... Read More

Original Work

CARMILLA

CARMILLA

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Read by Phoebe Fox, Rose Leslie, David Tennant, David Horovitch, James Wilby, Susan Wooldridge, Hannah Genesius

This vampire thriller, which predates Bram Stoker's more famous DRACULA, gets a full-cast adaptation... Read More

Original Work

DRUNKEN FIREWORKS

DRUNKEN FIREWORKS

Stephen King, Read by Tim Sample

Combining Stephen King's masterful storytelling with humor, bizarre characters, and fireworks,... Read More

Original Work

LOCKE & KEY

LOCKE & KEY

Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Read by Haley Joel Osment, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Mulgrew, and a Full Cast

The concepts in this production, based on a graphic novel, are perfectly executed by a full cast.... Read More

Original Work

THE STARLING PROJECT

WINNER
THE STARLING PROJECT

Jeffery Deaver, Read by Alfred Molina and a Full Cast

An international gunrunning, money-laundering, and kidnapping criminal mastermind is on the loose,... Read More

Original Work

STORYCORPS: OUTLOUD

STORYCORPS: OUTLOUD

Dave Isay, Read by Ari Shapiro [Host], Storycorps Participants

This collection of firsthand accounts from StoryCorps is both heartrending and heartwarming. These... Read More

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