2022 Audie Awards®
Categories
Audiobook of the Year|Audio Drama|Autobiography/Memoir|Best Female Narrator|Best Male Narrator|Business/Personal Development|Español - Spanish Language|Faith-Based Fiction or Non-Fiction|Fantasy|Fiction|History/Biography|Humor|Literary Fiction & Classics|Middle Grade|Multi-Voiced Performance|Mystery|Narration by the Author|Non-Fiction|Original Work|Romance| Science Fiction|Short Stories/Collections|Thriller/Suspense|Young Adult|Young Listeners|
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
A Promised Land
Written and narrated by Barack Obama
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Sweetness of Water
By Nathan Harris,
Narrated by William DeMeritt
Published by Hachette Audio
AUDIO DRAMA WINNER
Sherlock Holmes - The Seamstress of Peckham Rye
By Jonathan Barnes
Performed by Nicholas Briggs, Richard Earl, Lucy Briggs-Owen, India Fisher, James Joyce, Anjella MacKintosh, Glen McCready, and Mark Elstob
Published by Big Finish Productions
AUDIO DRAMA FINALISTS
Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club
By Shakina Nayfack
Performed by Shakina Nayfack, Kate Bornstein, Annie Golden, Telly Leung, Jason Tam, Bianca Leigh, Ivory Aquino, Pooya Mohseni, Samy Figaredo, Angelica Ross, Liz Lark Brown, Ita Segev, and Dana Aliya Levinson
Published by Audible Originals
The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama
By James Patterson, Aaron Tracy, and Ryan Silbert
Performed by Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter, Nathalie Emmanuel, Beau Bridges, and a full cast
Published by Audible Originals
The Fyodor Dostoevsky BBC Radio Drama Collection
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Performed by Roy Marsden, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Paul Rhys, Nicholas Boulton, Paul Hilton, David Suchet, Barnaby Kay, and Lia Williams
Published by BBC Audio/Penguin Random House UK
No-No Boy
By Ken Narasaki, from the novel by John Okada
Performed by Greg Watanabe, Kurt Kanazawa, Emily Kuroda, John Miyasaki, Ken Narasaki, Sharon Omi, Joy Osmanski, Sab Shimono, and Paul Yen
Published by L.A. Theatre Works
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR WINNER
Somebody’s Daughter
By Ashley C. Ford
Narrated by Ashley C. Ford
Published by Macmillan Audio
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR FINALISTS
Act Like You Got Some Sense
Written and narrated by Jamie Foxx, foreword by Corinne Foxx
Published by Hachette Audio
The Boys
By Ron Howard and Clint Howard
Narrated by Ron Howard, Clint Howard, and Bryce Dallas Howard
Published by HarperAudio
Fits and Starts: A Memoir of Living with Epilepsy
By Franziska Thomas
Narrated by Tracy Wiles and Franziska Thomas
Published by Almost Tangible
BEST FEMALE NARRATOR WINNER
BEST FEMALE NARRATOR FINALISTS
Hillary Huber
For Before She Disappeared
By Lisa Gardner
Published by Brilliance Publishing
Natalie Naudus
For The Morning After
By Lisa Jackson
Published by Brilliance Publishing
Cynthia Erivo
For Wild Swan: A Story of Florence Nightingale
By Patti Callahan
Published by Audible
BEST MALE NARRATOR WINNER
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World
By Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
BEST MALE NARRATOR FINALISTS
John Lithgow
For The Didomenico Fragment
By Amor Towles
Published by Audible Originals
Edoardo Ballerini
For Legends of the North Cascades
By Jonathan Evison
Published by Workman Audio
Robert Bathurst
For The Madness of Crowds
By Louise Penny
Published by Macmillan Audio
William DeMeritt
For The Sweetness of Water
By Nathan Harris
Published by Hachette Audio
BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WINNER
Machiavelli For Women
By Stacey Vanek Smith
Narrated by Stacey Vanek Smith
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FINALISTS
Badass Habits
Written and narrated by Jen Sincero
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Carry On
By John Lewis with Kabir Sehgal, foreword by Andrew Young
Narrated by Don Cheadle
Published by Hachette Audio
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Written and narrated by Emmanuel Acho
Published by Macmillan Audio
What Happened to You?
Written and narrated by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Published by Macmillan Audio
ESPAÑOL - SPANISH LANGUAGE WINNER
La Casa De Bernarda Alba
By Federico García Lorca
Narrated by Gloria Muñoz, Elena González, Rebeca Hernando, Carmen Mayordomo, Marta Poveda, Sol de la Barreda, Beatriz Melgares, Cristina Arias, and Antonio Martínez Asensio
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
ESPAÑOL - SPANISH LANGUAGE FINALISTS
25 cuentos populares de Perú para crecer juntos
Tradición popular (popular tradition), edited by José Morán Orti
Narrated by Nuria Mediavilla, Nerea Alfonso, Marcel Navarro, and Xavi Fernández
Published by VOCA Editorial
Desierto Sonoro
By Valeria Luiselli
Narrated by Marina De Tavira
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Gabo y Mercedes: una despedida
Written and narrated by Rodrigo García
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Valentine: Amor y furia
By Elizabeth Wetmore
Narrated by Gabriela Guraieb and Patricia Loranca Ochoa
Published by HarperAudio
FAITH-BASED FICTION OR NON-FICTION WINNER
The Gift of Black Folk
By W.E.B. Du Bois
Narrated by Arnell Powell
Published by Brilliance Publishing
FAITH-BASED FICTION OR NON-FICTION FINALISTS
Crazy Faith
By Michael Todd
Narrated by Aaron Goodson
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Happiest Man on Earth
By Eddie Jaku
Narrated by Raphael Corkhill
Published by HarperAudio
He Saw That It Was Good
By Sho Baraka and Chris Broussard
Narrated by Sho Baraka, Chris Broussard, Tedashii Anderson, and Nasia Danielle
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Home Sweet Road
By Johnnyswim
Narrated by Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
FANTASY WINNER
Rhythm of War
By Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading
Published by Macmillan Audio
FANTASY FINALISTS
The Jasmine Throne
By Tasha Suri
Narrated by Shiromi Arserio
Published by Hachette Audio
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
By Tamsyn Muir
Narrated by Moira Quirk
Published by Recorded Books
The Sandman: Act II
By Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs
Narrated by Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Emma Corrin, Brian Cox, Kat Dennings, John Lithgow, Bill Nighy, Regé-Jean Page, and a full cast
Published by Audible Originals
The Witch's Heart
By Genevieve Gornichec
Narrated by Jayne Entwistle
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
FICTION WINNER
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
By Dawnie Walton
Narrated by Janina Edwards, Bahni Turpin, James Langton, Gabra Zackman, Dennis Boutsikaris, Steve West, André De Shields, Matthew Lloyd Davies, David Sadzin, Fiona Hardingham, George Newbern, Leon Nixon, Ines del Castillo, Jackie Sanders, Leon Nixon, Pete Simonelli, Priya Ayyar, and Robin Miles
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
FICTION FINALISTS
All the Lonely People
By Mike Gayle
Narrated by Ben Onwukwe
Published by Hachette Audio
The Four Winds
By Kristin Hannah
Narrated by Julia Whelan
Published by Macmillan Audio
The Lincoln Highway
By Amor Towles
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, and Dion Graham
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Nature of Fragile Things
By Susan Meissner
Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins and Jason Culp
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY WINNER
Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
By Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
Narrated by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY FINALISTS
Music Is History
Written and narrated by Ahmir Khalib Thompson (Questlove)
Published by Recorded Books
Somersett: Benjamin Franklin and the Masterminding of American Independence
By Phillip Goodrich, narrated by Robert Petkoff, Joe Morton, Simon Jones, Euan Morton, Nicola Barber, and the author (reading the author's note and afterword)
Published by Blackstone Publishing and May Wuthrich Productions
The Code Breaker
By Walter Isaacson, narrated by Kathe Mazur with Walter Isaacson
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
A Weekend with Pablo Picasso
Written and performed by Herbert Sigüenza
Published by L.A. Theatre Works
HUMOR WINNER
How Ya’ll Doing?
By Leslie Jordan
Narrated by Leslie Jordan
Published by HarperAudio
HUMOR FINALISTS
Brackish Waters
By Matt Boren
Narrated by Christina Applegate
Published by Audible Originals
A Carnival of Snackery
By David Sedaris
Narrated by David Sedaris and Tracey Ullman
Published by Hachette Audio
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit
By John V. Petrocelli
Narrated by Larry Herron
Published by Macmillan Audio
The Seven Day Switch
By Kelly Harms
Narrated by Arielle DeLisle and Megan Tusing
Published by Brilliance Publishing
LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS WINNER
All Creatures Great and Small
By James Herriot
Narrated by Nicholas Ralph
Published by Macmillan Audio
LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS FINALISTS
Matrix
By Lauren Groff
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Moby Dick
By Herman Melville
Narrated by Jonathan Epstein
Published by Alison Larkin Presents
MIDDLE GRADE WINNER
Playing the Cards You’re Dealt
By Varian Johnson
Narrated by Dion Graham
Published by Scholastic Audio
MIDDLE GRADE FINALISTS
Class Act
By Jerry Craft
Narrated by Nile Bullock, Jesus Del Orden, Guy Lockard, and a full cast
Published by HarperAudio
Frankie & Bug
By Gayle Forman
Narrated by Stockard Channing
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Stamped (for Kids)
By Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds, adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul
Narrated by Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson
Published by Hachette Audio
Temple Alley Summer
By Sachiko Kashiwaba and Avery Fischer Udagawa (translator)
Narrated by Traci Kato-Kiriyama
Published by Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE WINNER
Heresy
By Melissa Lenhardt
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Bailey Carr, Ella Turenne, Nikki Massoud, Natalie Naudus, Imani Jade Powers, and James Fouhey
Published by Hachette Audio
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
The Anatomy of Desire
By L. R. Dorn
Narrated by Santino Fontana, Shelby Young, Marin Ireland, and a full cast.
Published by HarperAudio
Bourdain
By Laurie Woolever
Narrated by Laurie Woolever, Christopher Bourdain, José Andrés, and full cast
Published by HarperAudio
Four Hundred Souls
Edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Amir Abdullah, Ryan Vincent Anderson, and full cast
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Twins
By Varian Johnson
Narrated by Ahnya O'Riordan, Grace Capeless, Mashari Bain, Malcolm Bowen, Antoinette Comer, André Blake, Armand Xavier, and Rufen-Blanchette
Published by Scholastic Audio
MYSTERY WINNER
MYSTERY FINALISTS
The Bucket List
By Peter Mohlin and Peter Nystrom
Narrated by Dion Graham
Published by Recorded Books
The Man in the Brown Suit
By Agatha Christie
Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir, with John Lee
Published by Blackstone Publishing and Skyboat Media
The Midnight Man
By Caroline Mitchell
Narrated by Emma Gregory and Elliot Fitzpatrick
Published by Embla Books
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR WINNER
A Promised Land
By Barack Obama
Narrated by Barack Obama
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR FINALISTS
All the Rage: A Partial Memoir in Two Acts and a Prologue
Written and narrated by Brad Fraser
Published by Penguin Random House Canada
Stories to Tell
Written and narrated by Richard Marx
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
The Truth About Lies
Written and narrated by Aja Raden
Published by Brilliance Publishing
Vulnerable AF
Written and narrated by Tarriona Ball
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing
NON-FICTION WINNER
The Joy of Sweat
By Sarah Everts
Narrated by Sophie Amoss
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
NON-FICTION FINALISTS
Freedom
Written and narrated by Sebastian Junger
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
Written and narrated by Dr. Jen Gunter
Published by HighBridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
By Michael Lewis
Narrated by Adenrele Ojo
Published by Audible Studios
This Is Your Mind on Plants
Written and narrated by Michael Pollan
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
ORIGINAL WORK WINNER
ORIGINAL WORK FINALISTS
Beatrix Greene
By Rachel Hawkins, Ash Parsons, and Vicky Alvear Shecter
Narrated by Shiromi Arserio and Alister Austin
Published by Realm
The Man She Never Met
Written and narrated by Annie Hulley
Published by Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
No One Goes Alone
By Erik Larson
Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt and Erik Larson
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Sunset Springs
By Kacen Callender
Narrated by Qamar Yochanan
Published by Audible Originals
ROMANCE WINNER
Reel: Hollywood Renaissance, Book 1
By Kennedy Ryan
Narrated by Eboni Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small, and April Christina
Published by Scribechick Media LLC, produced by Lyric Audiobooks
ROMANCE FINALISTS
The Charm Offensive
By Alison Cochrun
Narrated by Vikas Adam, Graham Halstead, and Cassandra Campbell
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Mine to Protect
By Kennedy L. Mitchell
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and Teddy Hamilton
Published by Blue Nose Audio
The Wrong Heart
Written and published by Jennifer Hartmann
Narrated by Stefanie Kay and Neill Thorne
SCIENCE FICTION WINNER
SCIENCE FICTION FINALISTS
Orphan Wars
By Scott Moon and J.N. Chaney, narrated by Luke Daniels
Published by Podium Audio
Pastel Pink (Book 1 of The Zadok Series)
Written and published by Nikki Minty
Narrated by Khristine Hvam, James Patrick Cronin, and Jodie Harris
Ready Player Two
By Ernest Cline, narrated by Wil Wheaton
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS WINNER
Blackout
By Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J. Beckles, and Bahni Turpin
Published by HarperAudio
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS FINALISTS
The Best American Short Stories 2021
Edited by Jesmyn Ward and Heidi Pitlor
Narrated by Lisa Flanagan, Robin Eller, Tre Hall, and a full cast
Published by HMH Audio (HarperCollins)
Binge
By Douglas Coupland
Narrated by Douglas Coupland, Anna Faris, Bret Easton Ellis, and a full cast
Published by Penguin Random House Canada
How It Ends: A Novella
By Rachel Howzell Hall
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Published by Audible Originals
Lyrics for Rock Stars
By Heather Mateus Sappenfield
Narrated by Michael Crouch
Published by V Press LC
THRILLER/SUSPENSE WINNER
Local Woman Missing
By Mary Kubica
Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and Jesse Vilinsky
Published by HarperAudio
THRILLER/SUSPENSE FINALISTS
The Last Thing He Told Me
By Laura Dave
Narrated by Rebecca Lowman
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Never Far Away
By Michael Koryta
Narrated by Robert Petkoff
Published by Hachette Audio
The Night She Disappeared
By Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Joanne Froggatt
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Razorblade Tears
By S. A. Cosby
Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White
Published by Macmillan Audio
YOUNG ADULT WINNER
YOUNG ADULT FINALISTS
Firekeeper's Daughter
By Angeline Boulley
Narrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc
Published by Macmillan Audio
The Prison Healer
By Lynette Noni
Narrated by Jeanette Illidge
Published by HMH Audio (HarperCollins)
The Project
By Courtney Summers
Narrated by Therese Plummer and Emily Shaffer
Published by Macmillan Audio
A Sitting in St. James
By Rita Williams-Garcia
Narrated by Machelle Williams
Published by HarperAudio
YOUNG LISTENERS WINNER
I and I Bob Marley
By Tony Medina
Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith and Tony Medina
Published by Live Oak Media
YOUNG LISTENERS FINALISTS
Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen
By Debbi Michiko Florence
Narrated by Allison Hiroto
Published by OrangeSky Audio
Remember to Dream, Ebere
Written and narrated by Cynthia Erivo
Published by Hachette Audio