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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). 2018 is the 23rd year of annual Audies Awards. Finalists are announced in 26 categories. 

Explore the 2018 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

History/Biography

LOVING VS. VIRGINIA

WINNER

Patricia Hruby Powell, Read by Adenrele Ojo, MacLeod Andrews

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage between... Read More

Humor

CARPET DIEM

WINNER

Justin Lee Anderson, Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies

Narrator Matthew Lloyd Davies shines in this funny, vivid story in which a hermit, Simon, and his... Read More

Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction

CATCHING THE WIND

WINNER

Melanie Dobson, Read by Nancy Peterson

Nancy Peterson gives an outstanding narration of this heartbreaking yet uplifting story. During... Read More

Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction

FIRE ROAD

WINNER

Kim Phuc Phan Thi, Ashley Wiersma, Read by Emily Woo Zeller

There are images from history that tell a story so dramatic that they're etched in our mind's eye no... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

HOUSE OF NAMES

WINNER

Colm Tóibín, Read by Juliet Stevenson, Charlie Anson, Pippa Nixon

When it comes to female characters who have something to say, Colm Tóibín, author of the intense... Read More

Middle Grade

SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS

WINNER

Jack Cheng, Read by Kivlighan de Montebello, Brittany Pressley, Graham Halstead, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, and a Full Cast

Kivlighan de Montebello’s engaging young voice embodies 11-year-old Alex Petroski. Alex is obsessed... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

RESTART

WINNER

Gordon Korman, Read by Jonathan Todd Ross, Laura Knight Keating, Ramon De Ocampo, Graham Halstead, Suzy Jackson, John Kroft, Andy Paris

Hotshot football star and notorious middle school bully Chase Ambrose awakens from a coma after an... Read More

Mystery

THE GIRL WHO TAKES AN EYE FOR AN EYE

WINNER

David Lagercrantz, Read by Simon Vance

While the author of the blockbuster Millennium series has changed, Simon Vance has been the... Read More

Narration by the Author or Authors

NORSE MYTHOLOGY

WINNER

Neil Gaiman, Read by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman’s retelling of Norse myths is destined to become a classic for both his sure-footed... Read More

Non-Fiction

AMERICAN WOLF

WINNER

Nate Blakeslee, Read by Mark Bramhall, Nate Blakeslee [Epilogue]

Narrator Mark Bramhall's gravelly voice is a perfect match for this timeless yet contemporary story... Read More

Original Work

ROMEO AND JULIET

WINNER

David Hewson, Read by Richard Armitage

Consummate actor Richard Armitage narrates this dynamic reimagining of ROMEO AND JULIET. It's an... Read More

Paranormal

CURSE ON THE LAND

WINNER

Faith Hunter, Read by Khristine Hvam

Nell, the first-person narrator telling this story, grew up in an isolated religious community in... Read More

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