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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. 

Multi-Voiced Performance

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

Pierre Choderlos de Lacios, Read by Dominic West, Janet McTeer, Una Stubbs, Elaine Cassidy, Adjoa Andoh, Edward Holcroft, Morfydd Clark

This audio production provides a master class in inhabiting character, interpretation of text, and... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

THE MAGIC STRINGS OF FRANKIE PRESTO

THE MAGIC STRINGS OF FRANKIE PRESTO

Mitch Albom, Read by Mitch Albom, Roger McGuinn, Ingrid Michaelson, John Pizzarelli, Paul Stanley, George Guidall, Mike Hodge, Robin Miles, Christian Baskous, Tony Chiroldes, Kevin O'Neil, Adriana Sananes, Ken Brown, Sarab Kamoo

The narrative ensemble, which includes the author, is an inspired choice for this production. Their... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

PRUNO, RAMEN, AND A SIDE OF HOPE

PRUNO, RAMEN, AND A SIDE OF HOPE

Courtney B. Lance, Nikki D. Pope, Read by Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Kurtis

A diverse ensemble of voices creates a masterful program of personal essays and poems as well as the... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

SMALL GREAT THINGS

WINNER
SMALL GREAT THINGS

Jodi Picoult, Read by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos

Three narrators portray the diverse perspectives of Picoult's three main characters. Audra McDonald... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

THOMAS JEFFERSON: FROM BOY TO MAN

THOMAS JEFFERSON: FROM BOY TO MAN

Jayne D'Alessandro-Cox, Read by Alexander Brinkley, James Brinkley, Christina Rideout

Three narrators deftly deliver this fascinating biography of Thomas Jefferson's first 31 years,... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

A WILD SWAN

A WILD SWAN

Michael Cunningham, Read by Lili Taylor, Billy Hough

How should fairy tales sound? When it comes to Michael Cunningham's marvelous reimagining of 11... Read More

Mystery

CRIMSON SHORE

CRIMSON SHORE

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Read by Rene Auberjonois

Rene Auberjonois gives a clear, measured performance as mysterious FBI Special Agent A.X.L.... Read More

Mystery

THE CROSSING

WINNER
THE CROSSING

Michael Connelly, Read by Titus Welliver

Narrator Titus Welliver's strong, deep voice carries the plot as Connelly's two great... Read More

Mystery

A GREAT RECKONING

A GREAT RECKONING

Louise Penny, Read by Robert Bathurst

Robert Bathurst puts his own indelible stamp on Chief Inspector Armand Gamache in Louise Penny’s... Read More

Mystery

THE HEAVENS MAY FALL

THE HEAVENS MAY FALL

Allen Eskens , Read by R.C. Bray, David Colacci,Amy McFadden

The crime at the heart of Eskens's mystery is only the beginning of the issues tackled in this... Read More

Mystery

IQ

IQ

Joe Ide, Read by Sullivan Jones

Author Joe Ide and narrator Sullivan Jones make a phenomenal team. Ide writes a crack debut with... Read More

Narration by the Author or Authors

DEAR MR. YOU

DEAR MR. YOU

Mary-Louise Parker, Read by Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker narrates her own collection of essays in epistolary form. It's a memoir of... Read More

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