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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.

Multi-Voiced Performance

HERESY

WINNER
HERESY

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

Multi-Voiced Performance

TWINS

TWINS

Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright, Read by Ahnya O'Riordan, Grace Capeless, Mashari Bain, Malcolm Bowen, Antoinette Comer, André Blake, Armand Xavier Rufen-Blanchette

A full cast brings this middle-grade graphic novel to life. Maureen and Francine are Black twin... Read More

Mystery

THE BUCKET LIST

THE BUCKET LIST

Peter Mohlin, Peter Nystrom, Read by Dion Graham

Narrator Dion Graham has a velvet voice and is particularly skillful with noir drama. His... Read More

Mystery

LATER

WINNER
LATER

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

Mystery

THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT

THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT

Agatha Christie, Read by Gabrielle de Cuir, John Lee

While this mystery was first published in 1924, narrators Gabrielle de Cuir and John Lee enliven the... Read More

Mystery

THE MIDNIGHT MAN

THE MIDNIGHT MAN

Caroline Mitchell, Read by Emma Gregory, Elliot Fitzpatrick

The first in the Slayton Thriller series, this audiobook may attract fans of urban legends,... Read More

Mystery

MURDER IN OLD BOMBAY

MURDER IN OLD BOMBAY

Nev March, Read by Vikas Adam

Using an Indian accent, Vikas Adam performs the role of Captain James Agnihotri, retired from the... Read More

Narration by the Author(s)

ALL THE RAGE

ALL THE RAGE

Brad Fraser, Read by Brad Fraser

FROM THE PUBLISHER: All the Rage chronicles Brad Fraser's rise as he breaks with his past and... Read More

Narration by the Author(s)

GOING THERE

GOING THERE

Katie Couric, Read by Katie Couric

Listeners will expect Katie Couric to deliver her memoir in the smooth newscaster’s voice we know... Read More

Narration by the Author(s)

A PROMISED LAND

WINNER
A PROMISED LAND

Barack Obama, Read by Barack Obama

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

Narration by the Author(s)

STORIES TO TELL

STORIES TO TELL

Richard Marx, Read by Richard Marx

Singer-songwriter Richard Marx narrates his memoir with sophistication and wit, telling his life... Read More

Narration by the Author(s)

THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES

THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES

Aja Raden, Read by Aja Raden

FROM THE PUBLISHER: We always wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered why you... Read More

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