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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. 

Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction

SPACE AT THE TABLE

SPACE AT THE TABLE

Brad Harper, Drew Harper, Read by Brad Harper, Drew Harper

Father (Brad) and son (Drew) find meaningful common ground despite what some might see as... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

Lewis Carroll, Read by Scarlett Johansson

After falling asleep, seeing the White Rabbit, and falling down the rabbit hole to Wonderland, Alice... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

ANOTHER BROOKLYN

ANOTHER BROOKLYN

Jacqueline Woodson, Read by Robin Miles

A slow jazz interlude sets the tone for Robin Miles’s performance of this long-awaited new novel for... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

DAVID COPPERFIELD

DAVID COPPERFIELD

Charles Dickens, Read by Richard Armitage

Charles Dickens's classic receives new life through Richard Armitage's adept narration. Dickens's... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

HOMEGOING

WINNER
HOMEGOING

Yaa Gyasi, Read by Dominic Hoffman

Narrator Dominic Hoffman does a masterful job of telling the stories of two half sisters who are... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

LAROSE

LAROSE

Louise Erdrich, Read by Louise Erdrich

Having accidentally killed his neighbors’ young son, a man offers in exchange his own boy, LaRose.... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Colson Whitehead, Read by Bahni Turpin

Magical realism meets historical fiction in this heartbreaking story of Cora's escape from the... Read More

Middle Grade

DEMON DENTIST

DEMON DENTIST

David Walliams, Read by David Walliams, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Nitin Ganatra

Author-narrator David Walliams energetically depicts Alfie, who, after a horrific experience with an... Read More

Middle Grade

HATCHED

HATCHED

Bruce Coville, Read by Matthew Frow, Jeremy Gumbs, and a Full Cast

A full cast, including the author and audio luminaries such as Jayne Entwistle, Kirby Heyborne,... Read More

Middle Grade

HOW TO FIGHT A DRAGON'S FURY

WINNER
HOW TO FIGHT A DRAGON'S FURY

Cressida Cowell, Read by David Tennant

The final chapter of Hiccup's dragon adventures is spectacular from start to finish. Narrator David... Read More

Middle Grade

THE INQUISITOR'S TALE

THE INQUISITOR'S TALE

Adam Gidwitz, Read by Adam Gidwitz, Vikas Adam, Mark Bramhall, Jonathan Cowley , Kimberly Farr, Ann Marie Lee, Bruce Mann, John H. Mayer, Benjamin Bagby, Arthur Morey

A talented cast enhances a story that combines history, mystery, action, and miracles. In a... Read More

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