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 26 categories.
Explore the 2017 Audie Award Finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below.
Literary Fiction & Classics
A slow jazz interlude sets the tone for Robin Miles’s performance of this long-awaited new novel for... Read More
Literary Fiction & Classics
Charles Dickens's classic receives new life through Richard Armitage's adept narration. Dickens's... Read More
Literary Fiction & Classics
Narrator Dominic Hoffman does a masterful job of telling the stories of two half sisters who are... Read More
Literary Fiction & Classics
Having accidentally killed his neighbors’ young son, a man offers in exchange his own boy, LaRose.... Read More
Literary Fiction & Classics
Magical realism meets historical fiction in this heartbreaking story of Cora's escape from the... Read More
Middle Grade
Michael Crouch's voice suggests the unspoiled innocence of 11-year-old Perry, who has been raised in... Read More
Middle Grade
Author-narrator David Walliams energetically depicts Alfie, who, after a horrific experience with an... Read More
Middle Grade
A full cast, including the author and audio luminaries such as Jayne Entwistle, Kirby Heyborne,... Read More
Middle Grade
The final chapter of Hiccup's dragon adventures is spectacular from start to finish. Narrator David... Read More
Middle Grade
A talented cast enhances a story that combines history, mystery, action, and miracles. In a... Read More
Multi-Voiced Performance
This audio production provides a master class in inhabiting character, interpretation of text, and... Read More
Multi-Voiced Performance
The narrative ensemble, which includes the author, is an inspired choice for this production. Their... Read More
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