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Audie Award Finalists and Winners

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The Audie Awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2022 is the 27th year of annual Audie Awards.

Winners were announced at the Audies Gala Online on March 4.

Explore the 2022 Audie Award Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below.  Browse prior years' awards: 2021 Audies, 2020 Audies, 2019 Audies, 2018 Audies, 2017 Audies, 2016 Audies, 2015 Audies, 2014 Audies.

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All Categories Audio Drama Audiobook of the Year Autobiography/Memoir Best Female Narrator Best Male Narrator Business/Personal Development Español - Spanish Language Faith-Based Fiction or Non-Fiction Fantasy Fiction History/Biography Humor Literary Fiction & Classics Middle Grade Multi-Voiced Performance Mystery Narration by the Author(s) Non-Fiction Original Work Romance Science Fiction Short Stories/Collections Thriller/Suspense Young Adult Young Listeners

Literary Fiction & Classics

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

WINNER

James Herriot, Read by Nicholas Ralph

Nicholas Ralph's narration is grand. His Yorkshire dialect is as genuine as the pudding, as... Read More

Middle Grade

PLAYING THE CARDS YOU'RE DEALT

WINNER

Varian Johnson, Read by Dion Graham

Dion Graham makes every audiobook he narrates into a special event, and his charisma just overflows... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

HERESY

WINNER

Melissa Lenhardt, Read by Barrie Kreinik, Bailey Carr, Ella Turenne, Nikki Massoud, Natalie Naudus, Imani Jade Powers, James Fouhey

A full cast offers variety and verisimilitude in this production of Melissa Lenhardt's take on a... Read More

Mystery

LATER

WINNER

Stephen King, Read by Seth Numrich

Seth Numrich portrays Jamie Conklin, a young man who sees dead people and can compel them to answer... Read More

Narration by the Author(s)

A PROMISED LAND

WINNER

Barack Obama, Read by Barack Obama

President Obama’s distinctively deliberate delivery, singular cadence, and love of words are all... Read More

Non-Fiction

THE JOY OF SWEAT

WINNER

Sarah Everts, Read by Sophie Amoss

If you feel kind of gross when you sweat, Sarah Everts will make you realize how cool it is that we... Read More

Original Work

HEROINE

WINNER

Mary Jane Wells, Read by Mary Jane Wells

Mary Jane Wells wrote and performed this play, now an audiobook, based on the life of Danna Davis,... Read More

Romance

REEL

WINNER

Kennedy Ryan, Read by Eboni Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small

Narrator Eboni Flowers uses her Broadway experience to portray Neevah Saint, a theater actress... Read More

Science Fiction

PROJECT HAIL MARY

WINNER

Andy Weir, Read by Ray Porter

Through tone and pacing, narrator Ray Porter makes Andy Weir's fantastical space opera seem... Read More

Short Stories/Collections

BLACKOUT

WINNER

Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon, Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J Beckles, Bahni Turpin

An all-star cast of narrators and bestselling authors come together for a summery treat. Six... Read More

Thriller/Suspense

LOCAL WOMAN MISSING

WINNER

Mary Kubica, Read by Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, Jesse Vilinsky

Four able narrators keep the pace and the plot on track through most of this implausible thriller,... Read More

Young Adult

BE DAZZLED

WINNER

Ryan La Sala, Read by Pete Cross

Narrator Pete Cross brings an energetic and delightful personality to the characters and... Read More

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