2022 Audie Awards®

AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER

Project Hail Mary

By Andy Weir

Narrated by Ray Porter

Published by Audible Studios

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AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

A Promised Land

Written and narrated by Barack Obama

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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The Storyteller

Written and narrated by Dave Grohl

Published by HarperAudio

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The Sweetness of Water

By Nathan Harris,

Narrated by William DeMeritt

Published by Hachette Audio

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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

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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

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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

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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

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR WINNER

Somebody’s Daughter

By Ashley C. Ford

Narrated by Ashley C. Ford

Published by Macmillan Audio

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR FINALISTS

Act Like You Got Some Sense

Written and narrated by Jamie Foxx, foreword by Corinne Foxx

Published by Hachette Audio

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The Boys

By Ron Howard and Clint Howard

Narrated by Ron Howard, Clint Howard, and Bryce Dallas Howard

Published by HarperAudio

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Fits and Starts: A Memoir of Living with Epilepsy

By Franziska Thomas

Narrated by Tracy Wiles and Franziska Thomas

Published by Almost Tangible

Listen Mama

By M.S.P. Williams

Narrated by JD Jackson

Published by Souls Take Flight

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BEST FEMALE NARRATOR WINNER

The Parted Earth

By Anjali Enjeti

Narrated by Deepti Gupta

Published by Novel Audio

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BEST FEMALE NARRATOR FINALISTS

Hillary Huber

For Before She Disappeared

By Lisa Gardner

Published by Brilliance Publishing

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Julia Whelan

For The Four Winds

By Kristin Hannah

Published by Macmillan Audio

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Natalie Naudus

For The Morning After

By Lisa Jackson

Published by Brilliance Publishing

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Cynthia Erivo

For Wild Swan: A Story of Florence Nightingale

By Patti Callahan

Published by Audible

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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

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BEST MALE NARRATOR FINALISTS

John Lithgow

For The Didomenico Fragment

By Amor Towles

Published by Audible Originals

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Edoardo Ballerini

For Legends of the North Cascades

By Jonathan Evison

Published by Workman Audio

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Robert Bathurst

For The Madness of Crowds

By Louise Penny

Published by Macmillan Audio

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William DeMeritt

For The Sweetness of Water

By Nathan Harris

Published by Hachette Audio

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BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WINNER

Machiavelli For Women

By Stacey Vanek Smith

Narrated by Stacey Vanek Smith

Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

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BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FINALISTS

Badass Habits

Written and narrated by Jen Sincero

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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Carry On

By John Lewis with Kabir Sehgal, foreword by Andrew Young

Narrated by Don Cheadle

Published by Hachette Audio

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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Written and narrated by Emmanuel Acho

Published by Macmillan Audio

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What Happened to You?

Written and narrated by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry

Published by Macmillan Audio

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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

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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

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Desierto Sonoro

By Valeria Luiselli

Narrated by Marina De Tavira

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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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

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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

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FAITH-BASED FICTION OR NON-FICTION FINALISTS

Crazy Faith

By Michael Todd

Narrated by Aaron Goodson

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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The Happiest Man on Earth

By Eddie Jaku

Narrated by Raphael Corkhill

Published by HarperAudio

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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

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Home Sweet Road

By Johnnyswim

Narrated by Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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FANTASY WINNER

Rhythm of War

By Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading

Published by Macmillan Audio

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FANTASY FINALISTS

The Jasmine Throne

By Tasha Suri

Narrated by Shiromi Arserio

Published by Hachette Audio

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Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower

By Tamsyn Muir

Narrated by Moira Quirk

Published by Recorded Books

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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

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The Witch's Heart

By Genevieve Gornichec

Narrated by Jayne Entwistle

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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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

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FICTION FINALISTS

All the Lonely People

By Mike Gayle

Narrated by Ben Onwukwe

Published by Hachette Audio

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The Four Winds

By Kristin Hannah

Narrated by Julia Whelan

Published by Macmillan Audio

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The Lincoln Highway

By Amor Towles

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, and Dion Graham

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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The Nature of Fragile Things

By Susan Meissner

Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins and Jason Culp

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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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

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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

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A Weekend with Pablo Picasso

Written and performed by Herbert Sigüenza

Published by L.A. Theatre Works

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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

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A Carnival of Snackery

By David Sedaris

Narrated by David Sedaris and Tracey Ullman

Published by Hachette Audio

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The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit

By John V. Petrocelli

Narrated by Larry Herron

Published by Macmillan Audio

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The Seven Day Switch

By Kelly Harms

Narrated by Arielle DeLisle and Megan Tusing

Published by Brilliance Publishing

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LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS WINNER

All Creatures Great and Small

By James Herriot

Narrated by Nicholas Ralph

Published by Macmillan Audio

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LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS FINALISTS

Ariadne

By Jennifer Saint

Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

Published by Macmillan Audio

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Mary Jane

By Jessica Anya Blau

Narrated by Caitlin Kinnunen

Published by HarperAudio

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Matrix

By Lauren Groff

Narrated by Adjoa Andoh

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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Moby Dick

By Herman Melville

Narrated by Jonathan Epstein

Published by Alison Larkin Presents

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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

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Frankie & Bug

By Gayle Forman

Narrated by Stockard Channing

Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

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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

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Temple Alley Summer

By Sachiko Kashiwaba and Avery Fischer Udagawa (translator)

Narrated by Traci Kato-Kiriyama

Published by Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers

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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

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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

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Bourdain

By Laurie Woolever

Narrated by Laurie Woolever, Christopher Bourdain, José Andrés, and full cast

Published by HarperAudio

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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

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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

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MYSTERY WINNER

Later

By Stephen King

Narrated by Seth Numrich

Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

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MYSTERY FINALISTS

The Bucket List

By Peter Mohlin and Peter Nystrom

Narrated by Dion Graham

Published by Recorded Books

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Murder in Old Bombay

By Nev March

Narrated by Vikas Adam

Published by Macmillan Audio

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The Man in the Brown Suit

By Agatha Christie

Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir, with John Lee

Published by Blackstone Publishing and Skyboat Media

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The Midnight Man

By Caroline Mitchell

Narrated by Emma Gregory and Elliot Fitzpatrick

Published by Embla Books

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NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR WINNER

A Promised Land

By Barack Obama

Narrated by Barack Obama

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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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

Going There

Written and narrated by Katie Couric

Published by Hachette Audio

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Stories to Tell

Written and narrated by Richard Marx

Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

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The Truth About Lies

Written and narrated by Aja Raden

Published by Brilliance Publishing

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Vulnerable AF

Written and narrated by Tarriona Ball

Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing

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NON-FICTION WINNER

The Joy of Sweat

By Sarah Everts

Narrated by Sophie Amoss

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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NON-FICTION FINALISTS

Freedom

Written and narrated by Sebastian Junger

Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

Last Call

By Elon Green

Narrated by David Pittu

Published by Macmillan Audio

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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

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ORIGINAL WORK WINNER

Heroine

By Mary Jane Wells

Narrated by Mary Jane Wells

Published by Author's Republic

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ORIGINAL WORK FINALISTS

Beatrix Greene

By Rachel Hawkins, Ash Parsons, and Vicky Alvear Shecter

Narrated by Shiromi Arserio and Alister Austin

Published by Realm

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The Man She Never Met

Written and narrated by Annie Hulley

Published by Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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No One Goes Alone

By Erik Larson

Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt and Erik Larson

Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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Sunset Springs

By Kacen Callender

Narrated by Qamar Yochanan

Published by Audible Originals

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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

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Mine to Protect

By Kennedy L. Mitchell

Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and Teddy Hamilton

Published by Blue Nose Audio

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Pause

By Kylie Scott

Narrated by Andi Arndt

Published by Audible Originals

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The Wrong Heart

Written and published by Jennifer Hartmann

Narrated by Stefanie Kay and Neill Thorne

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SCIENCE FICTION WINNER

Project Hail Mary

By Andy Weir

Narrated by Ray Porter

Published by Audible Studios

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SCIENCE FICTION FINALISTS

Day Zero

By C. Robert Cargill

Narrated by Vikas Adam

Published by HarperAudio

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Orphan Wars

By Scott Moon and J.N. Chaney, narrated by Luke Daniels

Published by Podium Audio

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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

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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)

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Binge

By Douglas Coupland

Narrated by Douglas Coupland, Anna Faris, Bret Easton Ellis, and a full cast

Published by Penguin Random House Canada

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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

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THRILLER/SUSPENSE WINNER

Local Woman Missing

By Mary Kubica

Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and Jesse Vilinsky

Published by HarperAudio

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THRILLER/SUSPENSE FINALISTS

The Last Thing He Told Me

By Laura Dave

Narrated by Rebecca Lowman

Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

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Never Far Away

By Michael Koryta

Narrated by Robert Petkoff

Published by Hachette Audio

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The Night She Disappeared

By Lisa Jewell

Narrated by Joanne Froggatt

Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

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Razorblade Tears

By S. A. Cosby

Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White

Published by Macmillan Audio

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YOUNG ADULT WINNER

Be Dazzled

By Ryan La Sala

Narrated by Pete Cross

Published by Dreamscape Media

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YOUNG ADULT FINALISTS

Firekeeper's Daughter

By Angeline Boulley

Narrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc

Published by Macmillan Audio

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The Prison Healer

By Lynette Noni

Narrated by Jeanette Illidge

Published by HMH Audio (HarperCollins)

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The Project

By Courtney Summers

Narrated by Therese Plummer and Emily Shaffer

Published by Macmillan Audio

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A Sitting in St. James

By Rita Williams-Garcia

Narrated by Machelle Williams

Published by HarperAudio

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YOUNG LISTENERS WINNER

I and I Bob Marley

By Tony Medina

Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith and Tony Medina

Published by Live Oak Media

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YOUNG LISTENERS FINALISTS

Boogie Boogie, Y'all

Written and narrated by C. G. Esperanza

Published by HarperAudio

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The Couch Potato

By Jory John

Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

Published by HarperAudio

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Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

By Debbi Michiko Florence

Narrated by Allison Hiroto

Published by OrangeSky Audio

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Remember to Dream, Ebere

Written and narrated by Cynthia Erivo

Published by Hachette Audio

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