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Audie Award Finalists and Winners

The Audie Awards recognizes distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2014 is the 19th year of annual Audies Awards. Finalists are announced in 25 categories.

Explore the 2014 Audie Award Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below.

Humor

STILL FOOLIN' 'EM

WINNER

Billy Crystal, Read by Billy Crystal

At 65, Billy Crystal is a master of comic timing, as he demonstrates during his narration of STILL... Read More

Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction

A STORY OF GOD AND ALL OF US

WINNER

Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, Read by Keith David, Mark Burnett, Roma Downey

More detailed than the TV series, this novel recounts the Bible’s stories and major subject matter... Read More

Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction

KEEPING HOPE ALIVE

WINNER

Dr. Hawa Abdi, Sarah J. Robbins, Read by Robin Miles

Hawa Abdi is an amazing woman who has stuck to her mission despite an almost daily battle with... Read More

Literary Fiction

THE GOLDFINCH

WINNER

Donna Tartt, Read by David Pittu

Bestselling novelist Donna Tartt (THE SECRET HISTORY) draws on Dickensian themes in her new work.... Read More

Multi-Voiced Performance

WORLD WAR Z: THE COMPLETE EDITION

WINNER

Max Brooks, Read by Martin Scorsese, Alfred Molina, and a Full Cast

What happens after the end of the world as we know it? Humanity rebuilds, and Kirby Impoinvil (Max... Read More

Mystery

UNLEASHED

WINNER

David Rosenfelt, Read by Grover Gardner

Being independently wealthy, attorney Andy Carpenter doesn't take on clients lightly. Narrator... Read More

Narration by the Author or Authors

STILL FOOLIN' 'EM

WINNER

Billy Crystal, Read by Billy Crystal

At 65, Billy Crystal is a master of comic timing, as he demonstrates during his narration of STILL... Read More

Non-Fiction

DAVID AND GOLIATH

WINNER

Malcolm Gladwell, Read by Malcolm Gladwell

Gladwell has long proven to be a capable narrator of his own books, and this production reflects his... Read More

Original Work

THIRTEEN

WINNER

Scott Harrison, Dan Abnett, Cavan Scott, Kim Newman, Kaaron Warren, George Mann, Simon Clark, Read by Gemma Arterton, Laila Ward, Frances Barber, Barnaby Edwards, Samuel West, Greg Wise, Arthur Darvill

"Original," "scary," and "absorbing" are only a few of the words that describe this audiobook... Read More