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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). 2017 is the 22nd year of annual Audies Awards. Finalists are announced in 26 categories.

Explore the 2017 Audie Award Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below.

Romance

FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT

Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Read by Nicole Poole

Narrator Nicole Poole captures Piper Dove’s determination to prove herself as a private detective,... Read More

Romance

GLITTERLAND

Alexis Hall, Read by Nicholas Boulton

Once again, Nicholas Boulton proves he’s the master of the romance genre with this moving story. Ash... Read More

Romance

THE OBSESSION

Nora Roberts, Read by Shannon McManus

Naomi Carson discovered her father’s killing room when she was 12 years old. Nora Roberts delivers... Read More

Science Fiction

THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE

Meg Elison, Read by Angela Dawe

AudioFile review pending. FROM THE PUBLISHER: A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016 and Philip K.... Read More

Science Fiction

CROSSTALK

Connie Willis, Read by Mia Barron

An engaging and satirical look at relationships, technology, and connectivity in the digital age is... Read More

Science Fiction

THE DISPATCHER

John Scalzi, Read by Zachary Quinto

The hero of this book is narrator Zachary Quinto, who makes a potentially confusing story simple and... Read More

Science Fiction

SLEEPING GIANTS

Sylvain Neuvel, Read by Andy Secombe, Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow, Charlie Anson, Liza Ross, William Hope, Christopher Ragland, Katharine Mangold, Adna Sablyich

Each performance is expertly crafted and distinct in this engrossing genre-crossing debut. The... Read More