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Audie Award Finalists and Winners


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 Finalists and winners 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.

Audio Drama

PIPELINE

WINNER
PIPELINE

Dominique Morisseau, Read by Sophina Brown, Eugene Byrd, Demetrius Grosse, Sharon Lawrence, X Mayo, Uyoata Udi, Karen Malina White

Television regular Sophina Brown leads a talented and largely African- American ensemble in this... Read More

Audiobook of the Year

FINDING ME

WINNER
FINDING ME

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

Autobiography/Memoir

UNPROTECTED

WINNER
UNPROTECTED

Billy Porter, Read by Billy Porter

Since voice is central to this gripping audio memoir by award-winning performer Billy Porter, it's... Read More

Best Female Narrator

THE EYE OF THE WORLD

WINNER
THE EYE OF THE WORLD

Robert Jordan, Read by Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike brings a fresh narration to the first book in the beloved Wheel of Time series. At 33... Read More

Best Male Narrator

FAIRY TALE

WINNER
FAIRY TALE

Stephen King, Read by Seth Numrich, Stephen King

Seth Numrich’s narration of 17-year-old Charlie Reade’s story is moving and frightening in equal... Read More

Business/Personal Development

TOUGH

WINNER
TOUGH

Terry Crews, Read by Terry Crews

This powerful memoir has the former NFL football player, now an actor, work through his issues with... Read More

Erotica

ON THE HUSTLE

WINNER
ON THE HUSTLE

Adriana Herrera, Read by Lola James, Sean Crisden

In this multicultural romantic comedy, Alba Duarte, portrayed by Lola James, is a bookish room... Read More

Español - Spanish Language

PRIMERA CAIDA! [FIRST FALL!]

WINNER
PRIMERA CAIDA! [FIRST FALL!]

Diego Mejia Eguiluz, Read by Noé Velázquez

It's hard to imagine that anyone else could have narrated this action-packed audiobook about... Read More

Faith-Based Fiction or Non-Fiction

DARK ANGEL

WINNER
DARK ANGEL

Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Read by MacLeod Andrews

MacLeod Andrews takes on this complex military adventure of good versus evil with a supernatural... Read More

Fantasy

THE MONSTERS WE DEFY

WINNER
THE MONSTERS WE DEFY

Leslye Penelope, Read by Shayna Small

In this dazzling fantasy set in 1920s Washington, DC, narrator Shayna Small imbues her voice with... Read More

Fiction

MAD HONEY

WINNER
MAD HONEY

Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Read by Carrie Coon, Key Taw, Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

Raw and timely, this audiobook is a must-listen. Olivia McAfee rebuilt her life in New Hampshire,... Read More

History/Biography

SUMMER OF '85

WINNER
SUMMER OF '85

Chris Morrow, Kevin Hart, Charlamagne Tha God, SBH Productions, Read by Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart hosts a detailed account of a fateful summer almost 40 years ago and how two major events... Read More

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