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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). See our current coverage here.

Winners were announced at the Audies Gala on March 4.

Below, explore the 2023 Audie Award Finalists and winners with sound clips and reviews in all categories below.  Browse prior years' awards: 2022 Audies, 2021 Audies, 2020 Audies, 2019 Audies, 2018 Audies, 2017 Audies, 2016 Audies, 2015 Audies, 2014 Audies.

Humor

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

WINNER
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

David Sedaris, Read by David Sedaris

Sedaris’s latest update on his family and society brings the funny. Still, there’s growing depth and... Read More

Literary Fiction & Classics

WAR AND PEACE

WINNER
WAR AND PEACE

Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude, Ayimer Maude [Trans.], Read by Thandiwe Newton

Award-winning actor Thandiwe Newton gives a splendid performance of Tolstoy's epic. Mixing fictional... Read More

Middle Grade

STUNTBOY, IN THE MEANTIME

WINNER
STUNTBOY, IN THE MEANTIME

Jason Reynolds, Read by Guy Lockard, Nile Bullock, Angel Pean, James Fouhey, Soneela Nankani, Leon Nixon, Chanté McCormick, Lamarr Gulley, DePre Owens

With endless energy, verve, and style, Guy Lockard is a total superstar narrating this middle-grade... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

SPARRING PARTNERS

WINNER
SPARRING PARTNERS

John Grisham, Read by Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke, January LaVoy, John Grisham [Note]

Three excellent narrators—Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke, and January LaVoy—make this audiobook’s three... Read More

Mystery

THE HERON

WINNER
THE HERON

Don Winslow, Read by Ed Harris

This story of money, sex, revenge, and murder with a satisfying twist is exquisitely performed by Ed... Read More

Narration by the Author(s)

FINDING ME

WINNER
FINDING ME

Viola Davis, Read by Viola Davis

Actor Viola Davis doesn't mince words. Her audiobook captures the voice of a woman with a... Read More

Non-Fiction

THE RANSOMWARE HUNTING TEAM

WINNER
THE RANSOMWARE HUNTING TEAM

Renee Dudley, Daniel Golden, Read by BD Wong

Ever careful in his pacing, BD Wong narrates this cybersecurity tale as if he's pitching the story... Read More

Original Work

MRS. WICKHAM

WINNER
MRS. WICKHAM

Sarah Page, Read by Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Emily Barber, Fehinti Balogun, Adrian Edmondson, Leila Farzad, Stephanie Hyam, Jodie McNee, Natalie Simpson, Ray Panthaki, Emily Johnstone

A full cast of outstanding narrators, led by Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn, capture the fun and... Read More

Romance

DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE

WINNER
DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE

Ashley Herring Blake, Read by Kristen DiMercurio

Kristen DiMercurio gives a spirited performance of this funny, sexy, and heartwarming queer rom-com.... Read More

Science Fiction

INTERGALACTIC EXTERMINATORS, INC

WINNER
INTERGALACTIC EXTERMINATORS, INC

Ash Bishop, Read by Scott Brick, Suzanne Elise Freeman

This sci-fi includes a strange extraterrestrial artifact found in Grandpa's back room, as well as... Read More

Short Stories/Collections

GETAWAY

WINNER
GETAWAY

Sally Hepworth, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Catherine Steadman, Luanne Rice, Jess Lourey, Rumaan Alam, Read by Candice Moll, Shayna Small, Samara Naeymi, Jennifer Jill Araya, Carly Robins, Fajer Al-Kaisi

This taut collection of psychological thrillers offers a wide variety of vacation settings. The... Read More

Thriller/Suspense

GREENWICH PARK

WINNER
GREENWICH PARK

Katherine Faulkner, Read by Laura Kirman

Narrator Laura Kirman performs this contemporary mystery with aplomb. Listeners join Helen, who on... Read More

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