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Audie Award Finalists and Winners


The Audie Awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2020 was the 25th year of annual Audie Awards.

Winners were announced at the Audies Gala, March 2.

Explore the 2020 Audie Award Winners and Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below.  Browse prior years' awards: 2019 Audies, 2018 Audies, 2017 Audies, 2016 Audies, 2015 Audies, 2014 Audies.

Thriller/Suspense

FREEFALL

FREEFALL

Jessica Barry, Read by Hillary Huber, Karissa Vacker, MacLeod Andrews

Karissa Vacker, as Allison, commands our attention from her first words. After a private plane... Read More

Thriller/Suspense

THE INSTITUTE

WINNER
THE INSTITUTE

Stephen King, Read by Santino Fontana

Stephen King’s newest audiobook is compulsively entertaining and features a dazzling performance by... Read More

Thriller/Suspense

LADY IN THE LAKE

LADY IN THE LAKE

Laura Lippman, Read by Susan Bennett

Listeners will be blown away by narrator Susan Bennett as they are transported to 1960s Baltimore in... Read More

Thriller/Suspense

WINTER DARK

WINTER DARK

Alex Callister, Read by Ell Potter

Ell Potter narrates the story of an agent's attempts to infiltrate the dark web and uncover the... Read More

Young Adult

HEY, KIDDO

WINNER
HEY, KIDDO

Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Read by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Richard Ferrone, Jenna Lamia, and a Full Cast

A full cast of more than 40 performers brings this powerful graphic novel memoir vividly to life.... Read More

Young Adult

LIKE A LOVE STORY

LIKE A LOVE STORY

Abdi Nazemian, Read by Lauren Ambrose, Michael Crouch, Vikas Adam

Three narrators depict a trio of teens who, in alternating chapters, search for love and... Read More

Young Adult

LOVELY WAR

LOVELY WAR

Julie Berry, Read by Jayne Entwistle, Alan Corduner, Dion Graham, John Lee, Nathaniel Parker, Fiona Hardingham, Steve West

An extraordinary ensemble of seven talented narrators enacts several interwoven stories. The audio... Read More

Young Adult

ON THE COME UP

ON THE COME UP

Angie Thomas, Read by Bahni Turpin

Narrator Bahni Turpin becomes The Neighborhood through the eyes of Bri, a 16-year-old hip-hop artist... Read More

Young Adult

WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH

WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH

Elizabeth Acevedo, Read by Elizabeth Acevedo

Author Elizabeth Acevedo sounds natural and authentic as Emoni, an immensely likable Philadelphia... Read More

Young Listeners

HOW TO READ A BOOK

HOW TO READ A BOOK

Kwame Alexander, Read by Kwame Alexander

Spritely music introduces poet Kwame Alexander’s ode to the joys of reading for the youngest... Read More

Young Listeners

THE LION KING

THE LION KING

Elizabeth Rudnick, Read by Janina Edwards

In narrating Rudnick's novelization of the movie THE LION KING, Janina Edwards paints a beautiful... Read More

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