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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). 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. 

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All Categories Audio Drama Audiobook of the Year Autobiography/Memoir Best Female Narrator Best Male Narrator Business/Personal Development Erotica Excellence in Design Excellence in Marketing Excellence in Production Fantasy Fiction History/Biography Humor Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction Literary Fiction & Classics Middle Grade Multi-Voiced Performance Mystery Narration by the Author or Authors Non-Fiction Original Work Paranormal Romance Science Fiction Short Stories/Collections Thriller/Suspense Young Adult Young Listeners

Romance

DIRTY

WINNER

Kylie Scott, Read by Andi Arndt

When Lydia Green's wedding day becomes her fiancé's coming-out announcement, guitarist-on-hiatus... Read More

Science Fiction

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

WINNER

Alan Dean Foster, Read by Marc Thompson

Authentic sound effects, the John Williams score, and Marc Thompson's range of voices and accents... Read More

Short Stories/Collections

THE BRINK

WINNER

Austin Bunn, Read by Austin Bunn, Luke Daniels, Tanya Eby, Ralph Lister, Amy McFadden, Mikael Narramore, Nick Podehl

Each narrator skillfully captures the definition of the word “brink”—a point at which something... Read More

Thriller/Suspense

CROSS JUSTICE

WINNER

James Patterson, Read by Ruben Santiago Hudson, Jefferson Mays

James Patterson fine-tunes his backstory in this latest Alex Cross audiobook. He sends Alex and his... Read More

Young Adult

SALT TO THE SEA

WINNER

Ruta Sepetys, Read by Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, Cassandra Morris, Michael Crouch

The points of view of four young people caught in the clash between Germany and Russia during WWII... Read More

Young Listeners

28 DAYS

WINNER

Charles R. Smith, Jr., Read by Dion Graham, William Jackson Harper, Zainab Jah, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Lizan Mitchell, Jonathan Earl Peck, Carter Woodson Redwood

This history of black culture performed by a talented ensemble of eight voices is a listening... Read More