The Audie Awards recognizes distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2017 is the 22nd year of annual Audies Awards. Finalists are announced in 29 categories.
See the Press Release (pdf) of the 2017 Finalists—released February 8, here. Winners were announced at the Audies Gala, June 1.
Explore the 2017 Audie Award Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below. Browse prior years' awards, 2016 Audies, 2015 Audies, 2014 Audies.
Audio Drama
Best known for clever live sci-fi shows, the dynamic duo of Jerry Stearns and Brian Price show that... Read More
Audiobook of the Year
Mariska Hargitay takes on the role of warm documentarian in her narration of this behind-the-scenes... Read More
Autobiography/Memoir
He was the greatest—and not only because of his boxing skill but also because of his humanitarian... Read More
Best Female Narrator
Be prepared to put your life on hold once you start this audiobook about the relationships among a... Read More
Best Male Narrator
Alan Moore’s vivid imagistic prose, which touches all the listener’s senses, has the perfect partner... Read More
Business/Personal Development
This audiobook on how the development of artificial intelligence threatens jobs, thereby... Read More
Erotica
Narrator Sebastian York creates a world of dominance and surrender in CD Reiss's erotic romance.... Read More
Excellence in Design
Hurley, a two-time Hugo winner and deeply thoughtful social and media critic, has published a... Read More
Excellence in Marketing
Jonnie Tyler isn’t like the rest of his small, isolated tribe. He wants to know what lies beyond his... Read More
Excellence in Production
The deep-space mining vessel MARION, with Chief Engineer Hooper (Corey Johnson) at the helm, is... Read More
Fantasy
Imagine landing in a role-playing game in which one must go through ridiculously stressful... Read More
Fiction
Narrator Bahni Turpin dramatizes the emotions of two sisters, one born a slave, the other born free.... Read More
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