2023 Audie Awards® WINNERS
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Audiobook of the Year|Audio Drama|Autobiography/Memoir|Best Female Narrator|Best Male Narrator|Business/Personal Development|Erotica|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(s)|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 FINALIST
THE 1619 PROJECT
Created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine; Edited by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein.
Narrated by Nikole Hannah-Jones, January LaVoy, and full cast
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
MIRACLE AND WONDER: CONVERSATIONS WITH PAUL SIMON
By Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam;
Narrated by Paul Simon, Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam
Published by Pushkin Industries
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES
By Shelby Van Pelt
Narrated by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie
Published by HarperAudio
WAKE: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF WOMEN-LED SLAVE REVOLTS
Adapted by Tyler English-Beckwith, based on the graphic novel by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez
Narrated by DeWanda Wise, Chanté Adams, and full cast
Published by Podium Audio
AUDIOBOOK DRAMA WINNER
Pipeline
By Dominique Morisseau
Performed by Sophina Brown, Eugene Byrd, Demetrius Grosse, Sharon Lawrence, X Mayo, Uyoata Udi, and Karen Malina White
Published by L.A. Theatre Works
AUDIO DRAMA FINALISTS
1984
By George Orwell; Adapted by Anna Lea
Performed by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Rhianne Barreto, and full cast
Published by Storytel Original
CLEAN SWEEP
By Ilona Andrews; Performed by Alejandro Ruiz, Christopher Walker, and full cast
Published by GraphicAudio, a division of RBMedia
CORALINE
By Neil Gaiman
Performed by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pixie Davies, Katherine Kingsley, and full cast
Published by HarperAudio
GOOD OMENS
By Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett; Performed by Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, and full cast
Published by HarperAudio
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR WINNER
Unprotected: A Memoir
Written and narrated by Billy Porter
Published by Recorded Books, a division of RBmedia
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR FINALISTS
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY MAN
By Paul Newman; Edited by David Rosenthal, foreword by Melissa Newman, afterword by Clea Newman Soderlund
Narrated by Jeff Daniels, Melissa Newman, Clea Newman Soderlund, Ari Fliakos, January LaVoy, John Rubinstein, and Emily Wachtel
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
SAFE, WANTED, AND LOVED
By Patrick Dylan
Narrated by Raúl E. Esparza
Published by Snow Anselmo Press with Girl Friday Productions
BEST FEMALE NARRATOR WINNER
BEST FEMALE NARRATOR FINALISTS
JONIECE ABBOTT-PRATT
for Nightcrawling
By Leila Mottley
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
JANUARY LAVOY
for Thistlefoot
By GennaRose Nethercott
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
THANDIWE NEWTON
for War and Peace
By Leo Tolstoy, Translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude
Published by Audible Studios
BEST MALE NARRATOR WINNER
BEST MALE NARRATOR FINALISTS
EDOARDO BALLERINI
for The Silent Sisters; By Robert Dugoni
Published by Brilliance Publishing
JD JACKSON
for The Violin Conspiracy
By Brendan Slocumb
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WINNER
BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FINALISTS
BUILDING A SECOND BRAIN
By Tiago Forte
Narrated by André Santana
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
THE FIRST FIVE: A LOVE LETTER TO TEACHERS
Written and narrated by Patrick Harris II
Published by Heinemann Publishing
PREP, PUSH, PIVOT
By Octavia Goredema
Narrated by Zoleka Vundla
Published by Ascent Audio, a division of Recorded Books
SUSTAIN YOUR GAME
By Alan Stein and Jon Sternfeld, foreword by Rece Davis
Narrated by Alan Stein and Rece Davis
Published by Hachette Audio
EROTICA WINNER
On the Hustle
By Adriana Herrera
Narrated by Sean Crisden and Frankie Corzo (as Lola James)
Published by HarperAudio
EROTICA FINALISTS
THE DARK KING
By Gina L. Maxwell
Narrated by Aiden Snow and Avery Reid
Published by Recorded Books, a division of RBmedia
THE DEMON’S PET
By Domino Savage
Narrated by Avery Reid
Published by Blackstone Publishing
NIGHTS OF SILK AND SAPPHIRE
By Amber Jacobs
Narrated by Anastasia Watley
Published by Tantor Audio, a division of RBmedia
PERSONAL
By Alexandria House
Narrated by Jakobi Diem and Wesleigh Siobhan
Published by Pink Cashmere Publishing
TEMPER ME
By Alexandria House; Narrated by Jakobi Diem and Adenrele Ojo
Published by Audible Originals
ESPAÑOL - SPANISH LANGUAGE WINNER
¡Primera Caída! El Enmascarado de Terciopelo
By Diego Mejía Eguiluz
Narrated by Noé Velázquez
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial México
ESPAÑOL - SPANISH LANGUAGE FINALISTS
CAKE UNA HISTORIA DE AMOR
By J. Bengtsson
Narrated by M. Bella and Sebastian Leon
Published by Sirena Audiobooks Production
GASTROSOFÍA
By Cristina Macía and Eduardo Infante
Narrated by Ana María Muñoz
Published by BookaVivo, a division of RBmedia
VELORIO
By Xavier Navarro Aquino
Narrated by Diana Pou, Vico Ortiz, María Victoria Martínez, Gil René Rodríguez, Jesús E. Martínez, Gabriel S. Rivera Vázquez, and Yetta Gottesman
Published by HarperAudio
YO TE SALVARÈ
By Matt de la Peña; Narrated by Alberto Santillán
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
FAITH-BASED FICTION OR NON-FICTION WINNER
Dark Angel
By Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews
Published by Tyndale House Publishers
FAITH-BASED FICTION OR NON-FICTION FINALISTS
MARRIAGE BE HARD
Written and narrated by Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
PART OF MY WORLD
By Jodi Benson & Carol Traver, foreword by Paige O'Hara
Narrated by Jodi Benson
Published by Tyndale House Publishers
YOU SHOULD SIT DOWN FOR THIS
Written and narrated by Tamera Mowry-Housley
Published by Hachette Audio
FANTASY WINNER
The Monsters We Defy
By Leslye Penelope
Narrated by Shayna Small
Published by Hachette Audio
FANTASY FINALISTS
THE ART OF PROPHECY
By Wesley Chu
Narrated by Natalie Naudus
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
COLD AS HELL
By Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle
Narrated by Roger Clark
Published by Blackstone Publishing
GOOD OMENS
By Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Performed by Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, and full cast
Published by HarperAudio
FICTION WINNER
Mad Honey
By Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Narrated by Carrie Coon, Key Taw, Jodi Picoult, and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
FICTION FINALISTS
ACROSS A HUNDRED MOUNTAINS
By Reyna Grande
Narrated by Marisa Blake and Cynthia Farrell
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
THE BRIGHT SIDE RUNNING CLUB
By Josie Lloyd
Narrated by Danielle Cohen
Published by Dreamscape Media
A HOUSE FULL OF WINDSOR
By Kristin Contino
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
Published by Wyatt-MacKenzie & Blackstone Publishing
LESS IS LOST
By Andrew Sean Greer
Narrated by Robert Petkoff
Published by Hachette Audio
TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN
By Tom Perrotta
Narrated by Lucy Liu, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jeremy Bobb, Ramona Young, Ali Andre Ali, and Pete Simonelli, with a full cast
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY WINNER
Summer of ‘85
By Chris Morrow, Kevin Hart, Tara Thomas, Nicole Shelton, Charlamagne Tha God, Marc Gerald, Dave Becky, Mike Stein, Thai Randolph, Bryan Smiley, and Karen Kinney
Narrated by Kevin Hart
Published by Audible Originals
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY FINALISTS
AN AFRO-INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
By Kyle T. Mays
Narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Published by Beacon Press Audio
HIS NAME IS GEORGE FLOYD
By Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa
Narrated by Dion Graham, Robert Samuels, and Toluse Olorunnipa
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
THE LAST SLAVE SHIP
By Ben Raines
Narrated by Kevin R. Free
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
UNDELIVERED
By Jeff Nussbaum
Narrated by Adam Gifford, Brian Bowles, Elisa Roth, and full cast
Published by Macmillan Audio
HUMOR WINNER
HUMOR FINALISTS
LET'S CATCH UP SOON
By Sarah Cooper
Narrated by Sarah Cooper and Felip Jeremic
Published by Audible Originals
THE OFFICE BFFS
Written and narrated by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
Published by HarperAudio
WHO DO I THINK I AM?
Written and narrated by Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
Published by Hachette Audio
THE WILDER WIDOWS
By Katherine Hastings
Narrated by Pamela Dillman
Published by Flyte Publishing
LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS WINNER
War and Peace
By Leo Tolstoy, translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude
Narrated by Thandiwe Newton
Published by Audible Studios
LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS FINALISTS
FLAUBERT’S PARROT
By Julian Barnes
Narrated by Simon Vance
Published by Recorded Books, a division of RBmedia
HORSE
By Geraldine Brooks
Narrated by James Fouhey, Lisa Flanagan, Graham Halstead, Katherine Littrell, and Michael Obiora
Published by Penguin Random House
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
By Victor Hugo; Translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood
Narrated by Simon Vance
Published by Oasis Audio
MIDDLE GRADE WINNER
Stuntboy, In the Meantime
By Jason Reynolds
Narrated by Guy Lockard, Nile Bullock, Angel Pean, James Fouhey, Soneela Nankani, Leon Nixon, Chanté McCormick, Lamarr Gulley, and DePre Owens
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
MIDDLE GRADE FINALISTS
CORALINE
By Neil Gaiman
Performed by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pixie Davies, Katherine Kingsley, and full cast
Published by HarperAudio
THE DOOR OF NO RETURN
By Kwame Alexander
Narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Published by Hachette Audio
THE LAST MAPMAKER
By Christina Soontornvat
Narrated by Sura Siu
Published by OrangeSky Audio
THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANS
By Kelly Barnhill
Narrated by Suzanne Toren
Published by Hachette Audio
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE WINNER
Sparring Partners
By John Grisham
Narrated by Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke, January LaVoy, and John Grisham
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
THE 1619 PROJECT
Created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine
Edited by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein
Narrated by Nikole Hannah-Jones, January LaVoy, and full cast
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
ACTS OF VIOLET
By Margarita Montimore; Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Amy McFadden, Dan Bittner, Fred Berman, Hillary Huber, Johnny Heller, Katharine Chin, Ramón de Ocampo, Suzanne Toren, and Alejandro Ruiz
Published by Macmillan Audio
THE BUTCHER AND THE WREN
By Alaina Urquhart; Narrated by Sophie Amoss and Joe Knezevich
Published by Zando
THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY
By Jamie Ford; Narrated by Jennifer Lim, Cindy Kay, Mirai, Natalie Naudus, Sura Siu, Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu, and Jamie Ford
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
RICHARD MARSH: THE BEETLE
By Richard Marsh; Narrated by Gunnar Cauthery, Jonathan Aris, Natalie Simpson, Andrew Wincott, and John Foley
Published by Naxos AudioBooks
MYSTERY WINNER
MYSTERY FINALISTS
THE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB
By Harini Nagendra; Narrated by Soneela Nankani
Published by Blackstone Publishing
THE MAID
By Nita Prose
Narrated by Lauren Ambrose
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
THE MURDER OF MR. WICKHAM
By Claudia Gray
Narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
NARRATION BY AUTHOR(S) WINNER
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR(S) FINALISTS
APPARENTLY THERE WERE COMPLAINTS
Written and narrated by Sharon Gless
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
TEN STEPS TO NANETTE
Written and narrated by Hannah Gadsby
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
NON-FICTION WINNER
The Ransomware Hunting Team
By Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden
Narrated by BD Wong
Published by Macmillan Audio
NON-FICTION FINALISTS
DAVOS MAN
By Peter S. Goodman
Narrated by Michael David Axtell
Published by HarperAudio
QUEER DUCKS (AND OTHER ANIMALS)
By Eliot Schrefer
Narrated by Joel Froomkin, Dustin Ballard, Hope Newhouse, and Neo Cihi
Published by HarperAudio
THE SEX LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN
By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Narrated by Iesha Nyree, Adenrele Ojo, Deanna Anthony, Stephanie Weeks, Joy Hooper, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Karen Murray, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Janina Edwards, M. J. Brown, and Karla Mosley
Published by Blackstone Publishing
THE SOUL OF THE INDIAN: AN INTERPRETATION
By Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa); Narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Published by Brilliance Publishing
ORIGINAL WORK WINNER
Mrs. Wickham
By Sarah Page
Narrated by Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, and a full cast
Published by Audible Originals
ORIGINAL WORK FINALISTS
THE BABYSITTER LIVES
By Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc and Stephen Graham Jones
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
DAFFODILS
By Louise Beech
Narrated by Lesley Harcourt
Published by Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
THE RIVER OF SILVER
By S. A. Chakraborty
Narrated by Soneela Nankani
Published by HarperAudio
STAR TREK: PICARD: NO MAN’S LAND
By Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson
Narrated by Michelle Hurd, Jeri Ryan, Jack Cutmore-Scott, John Kassir, Fred Tatasciore, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Lisa Flanagan, Gibson Frazier, Lameece Issaq, Natalie Naudus, Xe Sands, and Emily Woo Zeller
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
ROMANCE WINNER
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care
By Ashley Herring Blake
Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
ROMANCE FINALISTS
CRUSHING ON YOU
By Jen Trinh
Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller and James Chen
Published by Lyric Audiobooks
LOVE ON THE BRAIN
By Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by Brooke Bloomingdale
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
SAVVY SHELDON FEELS GOOD AS HELL
By Taj McCoy
Narrated by Adenrele Ojo
Published by HarperAudio
SEATMATE
By Cara Bastone
Narrated by Amanda Ronconi, Zachary Webber, Josh Hurley, Carol Monda, Corey Allen, Allyson Johnson, Eric Yves Garcia, Tanya Eby, and Dina Pearlman
Published by Audible Originals
YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY
By Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
SCIENCE FICTION WINNER
Intergalactic Exterminators, Inc
By Ash Bishop
Narrated by Scott Brick and Suzanne Elise Freeman
Published by CamCat Books
SCIENCE FICTION FINALISTS
HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK
By Sequoia Nagamatsu
Narrated by Julia Whelan, Brian Nishii, Keisuke Hoashi, and full cast.
Published by HarperAudio
NO KINDNESS TOO SOON
By Sylvain Neuvel
Narrated by Melanie Nicholls-King, Deepti Gupta, Neil Hellegers, Gabriel Vaughan, Kathy Searle, Imani Jade Powers, Nicolette Chin, Gopal Divan, and Garrett Michael Brown
Published by Audible Originals
NOOR
By Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by Délé Ogundiran
Published by Tantor Audio, a division of RBMedia
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS WINNER
Getaway
By Sally Hepworth, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Catherine Steadman, Luanne Rice, Jess Lourey, and Rumaan Alam
Narrated by Candice Moll, Shayna Small, Samara Naeymi, Jennifer Jill Araya, Carly Robins, and Fajer Al-Kaisi
Published by Brilliance Publishing
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS FINALISTS
GENERATION WONDER
By Barry Lyga and others; Edited by Barry Lyga
Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Sarah Naughton, Mark Sanderlin, Ron Butler, James Anderson Foster, Jennifer Aquino, Tim Campbell, Jeanette Illidge, Ariana Delawari, Frankie Corzo, Kenny Ramos, and Eunice Wong
Published by Blackstone Publishing
GIVING THE DEVIL HIS DUE: A CHARITY ANTHOLOGY
By Lee Murray, Jason Sanford, Peter Tieryas, and full cast.
Published by The Pixel Project
MARRIAGE: FROM THE FEMININE PERSPECTIVE
Edited, narrated and published by Christine Mascott
THRILLER/SUSPENSE WINNER
Greenwich Park
By Katherine Faulkner
Narrated by Laura Kirman
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
THRILLER/SUSPENSE FINALISTS
THE BOYS FROM BILOXI
By John Grisham
Narrated by Michael Beck
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
THE PARIS APARTMENT
By Lucy Foley
Narrated by Clare Corbett, Daphne Kouma, Julia Winwood, Sope Dirisu, Sofia Zervudachi, and Charlie Anson
Published by HarperAudio
SNOWSTORM IN AUGUST
By Marshall Karp
Narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla and Michael Manuel
Published by Blackstone Publishing
WHERE SECRETS LIVE
By S. C. Richards
Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya
Published by Dreamscape Media
YOUNG ADULT WINNER
Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel
By Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by Ben Barnes, Benjamin Valic, Cassandra Morris, Eason Rytter, James Fouhey, Mary McCartney, Matt Leisy, Salli Saffioti, Sean Gormley, and Tom Bromhead
Published by Macmillan Audio
YOUNG ADULT FINALISTS
THE DROWNED WOODS
By Emily Lloyd-Jones
Narrated by Moira Quirk
Published by Hachette Audio
LOVE RADIO
By Ebony LaDelle
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt and JaQwan J. Kelly
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
LOVELESS
By Alice Oseman
Narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown, Elizabeth Schenk, and Imogen Church
Published by Scholastic Audio
THE SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET
By Jen Ferguson
Narrated by Julie Lumsden
Published by HarperAudio
YOUNG LISTENERS WINNER
YOUNG LISTENERS FINALISTS
OUR TABLE
Written and narrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Published by Weston Woods Studios
PATCHWORK
By Matt de la Peña
Narrated by Philip Hernandez, Catherine Ho, Dion Graham, Finlay Stevenson, Arischa Conner, and Sunil Malhotra
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
WHEN GRANDFATHER FLEW
By Patricia MacLachlan
Narrated by Katie Schorr and George Guidall
Published by Live Oak Media
WHERE SNOW ANGELS GO
By Maggie O'Farrell
Narrated by Ruth Negga
Published by Dreamscape Media