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Audies Award Finalists

The Audie Awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2018 is the 23rd year of annual Audie Awards. Finalists are announced in 26 categories.

See the Press Release (pdf) of the 2018 Finalists—released February 6, here. Winners will be announced at the Audies Gala, May 31.

Explore the 2018 Audie Award Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below. Browse prior years' awards: 2017 Audies, 2016 Audies, 2015 Audies, 2014 Audies.

Audio Drama

BROTHER FRANCIS

Augustine Institute, Tim Gray, Paul McCusker, Read by Joseph Timms, Janie Dee, Owen Teale, Daniel Philpott, Geoffrey Palmer, Harry Lloyd, Theo Maggs, Elizabeth Counsell, and a Full Cast

Francis of Assisi is most commonly depicted as a simple saint who communed with animals, but he was... Read More

Audio Drama

CICERO

David Llewellyn, Read by Samuel Barnett, George Naylor, Simon Ludders, Elizabeth Morton, Stephen Crichlow, Youssef Kerkour

AudioFile review pending. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Rome, 80 BC. A wealthy landowner has been murdered in... Read More

Audio Drama

THE MEAN

John Arthur Long, Read by John Arthur Long

AudioFile review pending. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Told with elements of heartrending pathos,... Read More

Audio Drama

TREASURE ISLAND

Robert Louis Stevenson, Marty Ross [Adapt.], Read by Philip Glenister, Daniel Mays, Catherine Tate, Owen Teale

AudioFile review pending. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Audible Originals takes to the high seas to bring to... Read More

Audio Drama

THE TUG OF WAR

David Rambo, Read by Matthew Arkin, Hugo Armstrong, Seamus Dever, Matthew Floyd Miller, James Morrison, David Selby, Rich Sommer, Josh Stamberg, Nick Toren, John Vickery, Jules Willcox

This timely drama about the Kennedy administration's internal battle over the Cuban Missile Crisis... Read More