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Audie Award Finalists and Winners

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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 Winners and Finalists 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.

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All Categories Audio Drama Audiobook of the Year Autobiography/Memoir Best Female Narrator Best Male Narrator Business/Personal Development Erotica Español - Spanish Language Faith-Based Fiction or Non-Fiction Fantasy Fiction History/Biography Humor Literary Fiction & Classics Middle Grade Multi-Voiced Performance Mystery Narration by the Author(s) Non-Fiction Original Work Romance Science Fiction Short Stories/Collections Thriller/Suspense Young Adult Young Listeners

Humor

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

WINNER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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