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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.

Audio Drama

CHONBURI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND BUTTERFLY CLUB

CHONBURI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND BUTTERFLY CLUB

Shakina Nayfack, Read by Shakina Nayfack, Kate Bornstein, Annie Golden, Telly Leung, Jason Tam, Bianca Leigh, Ivory Aquino, Pooya Mohseni, Samy Figaredo, Angelica Ross, Liz Lark Brown, Ita Segev, Dana Aliya Levinson

With sensitivity, courage, and easy humor, transgender advocate and playwright Shakina Nayfack takes... Read More

Audio Drama

THE COLDEST CASE

THE COLDEST CASE

James Patterson, Aaron Tracy, Ryan Silbert, Read by Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter, Nathalie Emmanuel, Beau Bridges and a Full Cast

A drug bust goes wrong, and an accounting ledger that any number of nefarious characters would like... Read More

Audio Drama

THE FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY BBC RADIO DRAMA COLLECTION

THE FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY BBC RADIO DRAMA COLLECTION

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Read by Roy Marsden, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Paul Rhys, Nicholas Boulton, Paul Hilton, David Suchet,Barnaby Kay, Lia Williams and a Full Cast

This delightful collection of four Dostoevsky novels (CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, THE IDIOT, DEVILS, and... Read More

Audio Drama

NO-NO BOY

NO-NO BOY

Ken Narasaki, Read by Kurt Kanazawa, Emily Kuroda, John Miyasaki, Ken Narasaki, Sharon Omi, Joy Osmanski, Sab Shimono, Greg Watanabe, Paul Yen

Greg Watanabe, Kurt Kanazawa, and Joy Osmanski give riveting, emotional performances in this L.A.... Read More

Audiobook of the Year

PROJECT HAIL MARY

WINNER
PROJECT HAIL MARY

Andy Weir, Read by Ray Porter

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

Audiobook of the Year

A PROMISED LAND

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

Audiobook of the Year

THE STORYTELLER

THE STORYTELLER

Dave Grohl, Read by Dave Grohl

It’s hard to imagine anyone else narrating musician Dave Grohl’s memoir. Not only is his voice... Read More

Audiobook of the Year

THE SWEETNESS OF WATER

THE SWEETNESS OF WATER

Nathan Harris, Read by William DeMeritt

William DeMeritt's versatile narration eases listeners into the unsettled landscape of... Read More

Autobiography/Memoir

ACT LIKE YOU GOT SOME SENSE

ACT LIKE YOU GOT SOME SENSE

Jamie Foxx, Read by Jamie Foxx, Corinne Foxx [Fore.]

Multitalented entertainer Jamie Foxx tells it like it is--with help from his oldest daughter,... Read More

Autobiography/Memoir

THE BOYS

THE BOYS

Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Read by Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard

This audiobook is simply a delight. Entertainment icon brothers Ron and Clint Howard share a memoir... Read More

Autobiography/Memoir

FITS AND STARTS

FITS AND STARTS

Franziska Thomas, Read by Tracy Wiles, Franziska Thomas

Narrator Tracy Wiles keeps up a good pace, which adds to this memoir's upbeat mood and humor. She... Read More

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