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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.

Fantasy

BEASTS OF THE FROZEN SUN

BEASTS OF THE FROZEN SUN

Jill Criswell, Read by Alana Kerr Collins, Tim Campbell

Narrators Alana Kerr Collins and Tim Campbell work hand in hand to weave an intricate tale of... Read More

Fantasy

BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF

BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF

Marlon James, Read by Dion Graham

This African-inspired epic fantasy becomes an immersive experience as told by Dion Graham, whose... Read More

Fantasy

NINTH HOUSE

NINTH HOUSE

Leigh Bardugo, Read by Michael David Axtell, Lauren Fortgang

Lauren Fortgang and Michael David Axtell team up to narrate this dark fantasy in which a girl has... Read More

Fantasy

TIME'S CHILDREN

TIME'S CHILDREN

D.B. Jackson, Read by Helen Keeley

Narrator Helen Keeley follows the journey of 15-year old Tobias as he makes the transition from... Read More

Fiction

THE AGE OF LIGHT

THE AGE OF LIGHT

Whitney Scharer, Read by Thérèse Plummer

A jazzy tune introduces this audiobook based on the dramatic real life of Lee Miller, an American... Read More

Fiction

CILKA'S JOURNEY

CILKA'S JOURNEY

Heather Morris, Read by Louise Brealey

Narrator Louise Brealey impressively conveys the horror in this controversial sequel to THE... Read More

Fiction

CITY OF GIRLS

WINNER
CITY OF GIRLS

Elizabeth Gilbert, Read by Blair Brown

Blair Brown delivers a superb narration of Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel, which features the... Read More

Fiction

COLOMBIANO

COLOMBIANO

Rusty Young, Read by Rusty Young, Brian J. Ramos

The history of Colombia is filled with violence, terror, and heaping doses of revenge, all of which... Read More

Fiction

THE HOUSE WE GREW UP IN

THE HOUSE WE GREW UP IN

Lisa Jewell, Read by Karina Fernandez

This audiobook combines an extraordinary story with narrator Karina Fernandez's captivating... Read More

History/Biography

AMERICAN MOONSHOT

WINNER
AMERICAN MOONSHOT

Douglas Brinkley, Read by Stephen Graybill

Narrator Stephen Graybill’s assured performance captures the author’s focus on the space race and... Read More

History/Biography

THE FIRST CONSPIRACY

THE FIRST CONSPIRACY

Josh Mensch, Brad Meltzer, Read by Scott Brick

Brad Meltzer utilizes his skills as a thriller novelist to great effect in this true story of a plot... Read More

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