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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.

Narration by the Author(s)

VULNERABLE AF

VULNERABLE AF

Tarriona "Tank" Ball, Read by Tarriona "Tank" Ball

Poet Tarriona Ball is exactly that—VULNERABLE AF! (“AF” is an acronym for an unprintable... Read More

Non-Fiction

FREEDOM

FREEDOM

Sebastian Junger, Read by Sebastian Junger

Like Hemingway, Orwell, or Churchill himself, Sebastian Junger is intoxicated by life’s perilous... Read More

Non-Fiction

THE JOY OF SWEAT

WINNER
THE JOY OF SWEAT

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

Non-Fiction

LAST CALL

LAST CALL

Elon Green, Read by David Pittu

FROM THE PUBLISHER: The Townhouse Bar, midtown, July 1992: The piano player seems to know every song... Read More

Non-Fiction

THE MENOPAUSE MANIFESTO

THE MENOPAUSE MANIFESTO

Jen Gunter, Read by Jen Gunter

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Frank and funny, Dr. Jen Gunter debunks misogynistic attitudes and challenges... Read More

Non-Fiction

THE PREMONITION

THE PREMONITION

Michael Lewis, Read by Adenrele Ojo

If Michael Lewis is writing about it, you know it will be important, interesting, and will offer... Read More

Non-Fiction

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS

Michael Pollan, Read by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan’s pleasant midrange voice and upbeat delivery enhance his latest exploration of... Read More

Original Work

BEATRIX GREENE

BEATRIX GREENE

Rachel Hawkins, Ash Parsons, Vicky Alvear Shecter, Read by Shiromi Arserio, Alister Austin

Shiromi Arserio and Alister Austin share the narration of alternating viewpoints in this evocative... Read More

Original Work

HEROINE

WINNER
HEROINE

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

Original Work

THE MAN SHE NEVER MET

THE MAN SHE NEVER MET

Annie Hulley, Read by Annie Hulley

Jodi and Samantha meet when a lost dog is returned. A friendship develops, and one friend frames the... Read More

Original Work

NO ONE GOES ALONE

NO ONE GOES ALONE

Erik Larson, Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Erik Larson [Note]

Julian Rhind-Tutt performs this ghost story in a style that suits this audio-only production. Set in... Read More

Original Work

SUNSET SPRINGS

SUNSET SPRINGS

Kacen Callender, Read by Commarrah J. Yochanan

Narrator Commarrah Yochanan becomes the voice of Charlie, a 27-year-old trans writer who returns... Read More

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