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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). 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.

Fiction

THE NATURE OF FRAGILE THINGS

THE NATURE OF FRAGILE THINGS

Susan Meissner, Read by Alana Kerr Collins, Jason Culp

Alana Kerr Collins narrates this audiobook in a lovely Irish lilt that gives credibility to the... Read More

History/Biography

CLANLANDS

WINNER
CLANLANDS

Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Diana Gabaldon [Fore.], Read by Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Diana Gabaldon [Fore.]

Join Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish on their rollicking, rambling tour of the Highlands of... Read More

History/Biography

THE CODE BREAKER

THE CODE BREAKER

Walter Isaacson, Read by Kathe Mazur, Walter Isaacson

Kathe Mazur skillfully narrates this clear and well-researched biography of Nobel Prize winner... Read More

History/Biography

MUSIC IS HISTORY

MUSIC IS HISTORY

Questlove, Read by Questlove

Questlove, the bandleader of the Roots, the “Tonight Show” band, chooses one pop song from each of... Read More

History/Biography

SOMERSETT

SOMERSETT

Phillip Goodrich, Read by Robert Petkoff, Joe Morton, Simon Jones, Euan Morton, Nicola Barber, Phillip Goodrich [Note & Afterword]

With a sense of unbound curiosity, narrator Robert Petkoff narrates this fascinating account of the... Read More

History/Biography

A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO

A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO

Herbert Sigüenza, Read by Herbert Sigüenza

Herbert Sigüenza delivers an outstanding performance of his acclaimed one-man show based on the life... Read More

Humor

BRACKISH WATERS

BRACKISH WATERS

Matt Boren, Read by Christina Applegate

This short performance by the delightful Christina Applegate is a rare, treasured find. Kate is... Read More

Humor

A CARNIVAL OF SNACKERY

A CARNIVAL OF SNACKERY

David Sedaris, Read by David Sedaris, Tracey Ullman

In his second volume of diaries, covering 2003-2020, David Sedaris shares bizarre and entertaining... Read More

Humor

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

WINNER
HOW Y'ALL DOING?

Leslie Jordan, Read by Leslie Jordan

From his opening line—”Well, shit, how y'all doing?”—Leslie Jordan brings his sparkling energy and... Read More

Humor

THE SEVEN DAY SWITCH

THE SEVEN DAY SWITCH

Kelly Harms, Read by Arielle DeLisle, Megan Tusing

Narrators Arielle DeLisle and Megan Tusing portray the two halves that make up this hilarious story... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

WINNER
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

James Herriot, Read by Nicholas Ralph

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

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