2026 Audie Awards Ceremony Program
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating excellence in audiobooks. The 2026 Audie Awards® will feature Hall of Fame inductions, special tributes, and the presentation of awards across a wide range of categories — culminating in Audiobook of the Year.
Opening Remarks
Welcome from Sean McManus, APA President
Hall of Fame introduction by Dan Zitt
Hall of Fame Induction #1
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Cher: Part One
By Cher
Narrated by Cher; Stephanie J. Block
Published by HarperAudio
Code Name: Pale Horse
By Scott Payne with Michelle Shephard
Narrated by Scott Payne
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
The Heart of a Woman
By Maya Angelou
Narrated by Uzo Aduba
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Matriarch
By Tina Knowles
Narrated by Tina Knowles, Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly Rowland, and Angie Beyincé
Published Penguin Random House Audio
Nobody's Girl
By Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Narrated by Thérèse Plummer and Gabra Zackman
Published by Penguin Random House Audio -
Baldwin: A Love Story
By Nicholas Boggs
Narrated by Ron Butler
Published by Macmillan Audio
The Fate of the Day
By Rick Atkinson
Narrated by Grover Gardner and Rick Atkinson
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Mark Twain
By Ron Chernow
Narrated by Jason Culp
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
By John Seabrook
Narrated by Dion Graham
Published by HighBridge Audio, a division of RBMedia
The Zorg
By Siddharth Kara
Narrated by Dion Graham
Published by Macmillan Audio -
Breaking Trauma Bonds with Narcissists and Psychopaths
By Shahida Arabi, MA
Narrated by Rachel Perry
Published by Tantor Audio, a division of RBMedia
The Let Them Theory
Written and narrated by Mel Robbins
Published by Audible Studios
The Next Conversation
Written and narrated by Jefferson Fisher
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Perseverance > Endurance
By Blayne Smith and Brandon Young
Narrated by Joe Knezevich
Published by Brilliance Publishing
Strong Ground
Written and narrated by Brené Brown
Published by Penguin Random House Audio -
The Bible Recap for Kids
By Tara-Leigh Cobble
Narrated by Emma Faye
Published by Christian Audio
Embergold
By Rachelle Nelson
Narrated by Aimee Lilly
Published by Oasis Audio
Every Deadly Suspicion
By Janice Cantore
Narrated by Jeannie Sheneman
Published by Tyndale Fiction
The Last Keeper, The Dream Keeper Saga Book 5
By Kathryn Butler
Narrated by Shannon McManus
Published by Crossway/Good News Publishing
The Rebel Girls of Rome
By Jordyn Taylor
Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya and Jesse Vilinsky
Published by HarperAudio
Silent Horizons
By Chad Robichaux and Jack Stewart
Narrated by Ray Porter
Published by Tyndale Fiction
Awards Presentation
Hall of Fame Induction #2
Awards Presentation
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Gone Before Goodbye
By Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
Narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld, and James Fouhey
Published by Hachette Audio
Gray Dawn
By Walter Mosley
Narrated by Michael Boatman and Walter Mosley
Published by Hachette Audio
The Queens of Crime
By Marie Benedict
Narrated by Bessie Carter
Published by Macmillan Audio
Secret Sister
By Sarah A. Denzil
Narrated by Jessica Gunning, Sacha Dhawan, Joanne Froggatt, Nathaniel Curtis, and Hopi Grace
Published by Audible Originals
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
By Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by Eunice Wong
Published by Penguin Random House Audio -
Beautiful Ugly
By Alice Feeney
Narrated by Richard Armitage and Tuppence Middleton
Published by Macmillan Audio
Don't Let Him In
By Lisa Jewell
Narrated by Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, Tamaryn Payne, Gemma Whelan, Louise Brealey, and Patience Tomlinson
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Everyone Is Lying to You
By Jo Piazza
Narrated by Rachel F. Hirsch, Sarah Reny, Vas Eli and Saskia Maarleveld
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Havoc
By Christopher Bollen
Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed
Published by HarperAudio
To Die For
By David Baldacci
Narrated by Zach Villa, Mela Lee, Cassandra Morris, Rena Marie Villano, Christine Lakin, Will Collyer, Kiff Vandenheuvel, and Erin Bennett
Published by Hachette Audio -
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
By Baker Kylie Lee
Narrated by Natalie Naudus
Published by HarperAudio
Breathe In, Bleed Out
By Brian McAuley
Narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker
Published by Sourcebooks
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
By Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teale
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Coffin Moon
By Keith Rosson
Narrated by Pete Cross
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
They Bloom at Night
By Trang Thanh Tran
Narrated by Nhi Do
Published by Bloomsbury PLC -
Great Big Beautiful Life
By Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
King of Envy
By Ana Huang
Narrated by Jason Clark and Nia Serge
Published by One Night Stand Studios x Ana Huang
Looking for Group
By Alexis Hall
Narrated by Will Watt, Sam Newton, Morag Sims, Rich Keeble, Matt Godfrey, and Chris Devon
Published by Sourcebooks
Plus Size Player
By Danielle Allen
Narrated by Wesleigh Siobhan
Published by Macmillan Audio
Say You'll Remember Me
By Abby Jimenez
Narrated by Christine Lakin and Matt Lanter
Published by Hachette Audio -
American Queen
By Sierra Simone
Narrated by Sophie Eastlake, Teddy Hamilton, Rex Rhys, Shane East, and Valerie Azlynn
Published by Audiobrary
Axes and O's
By Kayla Grosse
Narrated by Stella Hunter, Stephen Dexter, and Grayson Owens
Published by Forever
House of Rayne
By Harley LaRoux
Narrated by Allie Shae and Jaclyn Kelso
Published by Podium Audio
The Secrets We Hide
By Berlin Wick
Narrated by Sean Masters and Branden Davis-Butler
Published by Wick Publications
Torment: Part One
By Dylan Page
Narrated by Rylee Forrester
Published by Brilliance Publishing -
Anima Rising
By Christopher Moore
Narrated by Mary Jane Wells
Published by HarperAudio
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
By V. E. Schwab
Narrated by Marisa Calin, Katie Leung, and Julia Whelan
Published by Macmillan Audio
The Everlasting
By Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by Sid Sagar and Moira Quirk
Published by Macmillan Audio
The Knight and the Moth
By Rachel Gillig
Narrated by Samantha Hydeson
Published by Hachette Audio
A Ruin, Great and Free
By Cadwell Turnbull
Narrated by Dion Graham
Published by Blackstone Publishing
Hall of Fame Induction #3
Awards Presentation
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All-Star Superman
By Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely; Adapted by Meghan Fitzmartin
Narrated by Marc Thompson, Kristen Sieh, Christopher Smith, Jessica Almasy, Matthew Amendt, Pete Bradbury, Scott Brick, Brennan Brown, Will Damron, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Lauren Ezzo, Robert Fass, James Fouhey, Todd Haberkorn, Neil Hellegers, Dominic Hoffman, Đavid Lee Huỳnh, Joshua Kane, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Brandon McInnis, Ray Porter, Salli Saffioti, Catherine Taber, and Oliver Wyman
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Dark Forest
By Cixin Liu; translated by Joel Martinsen
Narrated by Jess Hong
Published by Macmillan Audio
Flybot
By Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by Ray Porter
Published by Audible Originals
New Arcadia: Judgment Day
By Eric Jason Martin
Narrated by Eric Jason Martin, Robert Patrick, Matthew Mercer, Erika Ishii, Sam Riegel, Dave Fennoy, Marin Ireland, January LaVoy, James Urbaniak, Emily Woo Zeller, and a Full Cast
Published by Sound Off Productions
Simultaneous
By Eric Heisserer
Narrated by Ray Porter, Marin Ireland, and Stephanie Sheh
Published by Macmillan Audio
The Two Lies of Faven Sythe
By Megan E. O'Keefe
Narrated by Zara Ramm
Published by Hachette Audio -
The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery
By John Mankiewicz, Jamie Napoli, Daniel Pyne, Katie Pyne, and Aaron Lipstadt
Narrated by Jon Hamm, Ana de la Reguera, Alia Shawkat, Omar Epps, Erin Moriarty, Sosie Bacon, John Slattery, and a full cast
Published by Audible Originals
Doctor Who - Hooklight 1
By Tim Foley
Narrated by Peter Davison, Paul McGann, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse, Kieran Bew, Alan Cox, Ruby Crepin-Glyne, David Holt, Celia Imrie, Harriet Kershaw, Shogo Miyakita, David Shaw-Parker, Theo Solomon, and Issy Van Randwyck
Published by Big Finish Productions
The Making of Jackson Parrish
By Liv Constantine
Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Suzanne Elise Freeman, and Scott Brick
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Shot Clock
By Andrew Bourelle
Narrated by Emma Love
Published by Dreamscape Media, a division of RBMedia
What Could Go Wrong?
Written and narrated by Scott Z. Burns
Published by Audible Originals -
Alibis
By Freida McFadden, Sally Hepworth, David Lagercrantz, Chris Bohjalian, Chad Zunker, and Wanda M. Morris
Narrated by Lauryn Allman, Anthea Greco, Graham Halstead, Eric Altheide, Soneela Nankani, Pete Simonelli, Amara Jasper, and Susannah Jones
Published by Brilliance Publishing
Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties
By Suzanne Roberts
Narrated by Julia Whelan
Published by Audiobrary
The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand
Edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene / Introduction by Stephen King
Narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins and Adenrele Ojo
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Food for Thought
Written and narrated by Alton Brown
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
The Illustrated Man
By Ray Bradbury
Narrated by Prentice Onayemi, Ari Fliakos, and Marin Ireland
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Notes to John
By Joan Didion
Narrated by Julianne Moore
Published by Penguin Random House Audio -
Will Patton
for Lonesome Dove
By Larry McMurtry
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Marin Ireland
for My Friends
By Fredrik Backman
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Kristin Atherton
for Outlander
By Diana Gabaldon
Published by Recorded Books, a division of RBmedia
Dion Graham
for Red Clay
By Charles B. Fancher
Published by Blackstone Publishing
Andrew Eiden
for The Sideways Life of Denny Voss
By Holly Kennedy
Published by Brilliance Publishing
Sponsor Recognition
In Memoriam Tribute
Awards Presentation
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Death in the Jungle
By Candace Fleming
Narrated by Karen Murray
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Everything Is Tuberculosis
Written and narrated by John Green
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever
Written and narrated by Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
On the Hippie Trail
Written and narrated by Rick Steves
Published by Hachette Audio
Separation of Church and Hate
Written and narrated by John Fugelsang
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio -
33 Place Brugmann
By Alice Austen
Narrated by Shiromi Arserio, Jilly Bond, Nicholas Boulton, Billie Fulford-Brown, Danielle Cohen, Raphael Corkhill, Matthew Lloyd Davies, James Meunier, Joshua Riley, and Simon Slater
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
The Director
By Daniel Kehlmann
Narrated by Nicholas Boulton
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
The Emperor of Gladness
By Ocean Vuong
Narrated by James Aaron Oh
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Reports of His Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
By James Goodhand
Narrated by Peter Noble
Published by Harlequin Audio
So Far Gone
By Jess Walter
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Published by HarperAudio
The Sound and the Fury
By William Faulkner
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Bronson Pinchot, and Robin Miles
Published by Blackstone Publishing
Hall of Fame Induction #4
Awards Presentation
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Benny on the Case
By Wesley King
Narrated by P.J. Ochlan
Published by Dreamscape Media, a division of RBMedia
How the Word Is Passed
By Clint Smith and Sonja Cherry-Paul
Narrated by Clint Smith
Published by Hachette Audio
Pajammin'
Written and narrated by Ziggy Marley
Published by HarperAudio
Prince Among Slaves
By N. H. Senzai
Narrated by Junior Nyong'o and N. H. Senzai
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Secrets of the Purple Pearl
By Kate McKinnon
Narrated by Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne
Published by Hachette Audio -
All the Blues in the Sky
By Renée Watson
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
Published by Bloomsbury PLC
J vs K
Written and narrated by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft
Published by Hachette Audio
The Trouble with Heroes
By Kate Messner
Narrated by Mack Gordon
Published by Bloomsbury PLC
The Weirdies 3: Maybe This is a Bit Too Weird
By Michael Buckley
Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter
Published by Audible Originals
Whale Eyes
Written and narrated by James Robinson
Published by Penguin Random House Audio -
Lady or the Tiger
By Heather M. Herrman
Narrated by Sophie Amoss
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Otherwhere Post
By Emily J. Taylor
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Scammer
By Tiffany D. Jackson
Narrated by January LaVoy
Published by HarperAudio
Sunrise on the Reaping
By Suzanne Collins
Narrated by Jefferson White
Published by Scholastic Audio
Under the Same Stars
By Libba Bray
Narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker, January LaVoy, and Major Curda
Published by Macmillan Audio -
Apocalipsis Z - El principio del fin
By Manel Loureiro
Narrated by Javier Rey, Maggie Civantos, José María de Tavira, Manuel Chacón, Oleg Kricunova, Marta Barriuso, Peter Nikolas, Rosalía Castro, Mercedes Castro, Manuel de Andrés, David García Palencia, Oscar Goikoetxea, Sabela Mascuñana, Daniel Méndez
Published by Audible Originals
(Cómo ser una) Gorda Libre
By Miriam Lara-Mejia and Adonde Media
Narrated by Miriam Lara-Mejia
Published by Audible Originals
El hombre
By Guillermo Arriaga
Narrated by Javier Poza, Noé Velázquez, Dan Osorio, Chava Reyes, Pilar Escandón, Ariel Sainz
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial México
Esperanza - La Autobiografía
By Papa Francisco - Pope Francis
Narrated by Gerardo Prat
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial S.A.U.
La Celestina
By Fernando de Rojas
Narrated by Israel Elejalde, Natalia Huarte, María Pujalte, Pedro Casablanc, Francesco Carril, Marta Larralde, Eugenio Gómez, Juan Paños, Rebeca Hernando, Charo Soria, Paula Iwasaki, Arturo Querejeta, Jaime Soler Huete, Raúl García Arrondo, Pablo Ibáñez Durán, Daniel Ortiz
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial S.A.U.
Hall of Fame Induction #5
Awards Presentation
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Dragon Day
By Bob Proehl
Narrated by Hayley Atwell, Michael Chiklis, Aldis Hodge, Greta Lee, Jimmi Simpson, and a full cast
Published by Audible Originals
King Sorrow
By Joe Hill
Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Dominic Hoffman, Ian Shaw, Jaime Lamchick, Kate Mulgrew, Kevin Stillwell, Kristen Ariza, Kristen Sieh, Marin Ireland, Micky Shiloah, Mike Ortego, Pete Simonelli, Peter Ganim, Tim Sample, and Virginia Kull
Published by HarperAudioMillie Fleur Saves the Night
By Christy Mandin
Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden
Published by Scholastic Audio
The River Has Roots
By Amal El-Mohtar
Narrated by Gem Carmella
Published by Macmillan AudioSoundtrack
By Jason Reynolds
Narrated by Nile Bullock, Mekhi Hewling, Jade Williams, Brandon Miles, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Amir Royale, Jasmin Richardson, Christopher Grant, Khaya Fraites, Nadine Simmons, Robb Moreira, We Ani, Rocky Anicette, Brandiss Seward, Siho Ellsmore, Tyrell Buckner, Gina Daniels, Karen Murray, Jonathan Beville, Karla Moore, and Ronald Peet
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Under Milk Wood
By Dylan Thomas
Narrated by Iwan Rheon, Heledd Gywnn, Tim Treloar, Gareth Pierce, Ruby Valentino, Betsan Llwyd, Eiry Thomas, Elena Valentine, Aneirin Hughes, Michael Grinter, Elsie Gallacher, Geriant Pickard, Lowri Gwynne, Bronwen Price, and Hannah Lloyd
Published by SNR Audio -
Lily Newmark
For Bog Queen
By Anna North
Published by Bloomsbury PLCShane Ghostkeeper
For The Devil Is a Southpaw
By Brandon Hobson
Published by HarperAudioJames Aaron Oh
For The Emperor of Gladness
By Ocean Vuong
Published by Penguin Random House AudioGem Carmella
For The River Has Roots
By Amal El-Mohtar
Published by Macmillan Audio
Nicole Cash
For We Don't Talk About Carol
By Kristen L. Berry
Published by Penguin Random House Audio -
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
By Mahogany L. Browne
Narrated by Emana Rachelle, Ozzie Jacobs, Elena Rey, Mahogany L. Browne, Amir Royale, Nile Bullock, Andrea Emmes, Brandon Miles, Kiebpoli Calnek, Ali Nasser, Tyla Collier, Marie-Francoise Theodore, Ron Butler, and Chantelle Ramdeen
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Correspondent
By Virginia Evans
Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Jim Seybert, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Jade Wheeler, Peter Ganim, and Steve West
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Dragon Day
By Bob Proehl
Narrated by Hayley Atwell, Michael Chiklis, Aldis Hodge, Greta Lee, Jimmi Simpson, and a full cast
Published by Audible Originals
Heartwood
By Amity Gaige
Narrated by Justine Lupe, Alma Cuervo, Rebecca Lowman, Ali Andre Ali, Cary Hite, and Helen Laser
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Soundtrack
By Jason Reynolds
Narrated by Nile Bullock, Mekhi Hewling, Jade Williams, Brandon Miles, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Amir Royale, Jasmin Richardson, Christopher Grant, Khaya Fraites, Nadine Simmons, Robb Moreira, We Ani, Rocky Anicette, Brandiss Seward, Siho Ellsmore, Tyrell Buckner, Gina Daniels, Karen Murray, Jonathan Beville, Karla Moore, and Ronald Peet
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
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The 23rd Hero
Written and narrated by Rebecca Anne Nguyen
Published by Castle Bridge Media
Bits and Pieces
Written and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg
Published by Blackstone Publishing
Bookshops & Bonedust
Written and narrated by Travis Baldree
Published by Macmillan Audio
Knife
Written and narrated by Salman Rushdie
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Sorry for the Inconvenience
Written and narrated by Farah Naz Rishi
Published by Brilliance Publishing
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Will Patton
for Lonesome Dove
By Larry McMurtry
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Marin Ireland
for My Friends
By Fredrik Backman
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Kristin Atherton
for Outlander
By Diana Gabaldon
Published by Recorded Books, a division of RBmedia
Dion Graham
for Red Clay
By Charles B. Fancher
Published by Blackstone Publishing
Andrew Eiden
for The Sideways Life of Denny Voss
By Holly Kennedy
Published by Brilliance Publishing
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Martin Sheen
for Ghosts of Hiroshima
By Charles Pellegrino
Published by Blackstone Publishing
Dion Graham
for Remember Us
By Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter
Published by HarperAudio
Blair Underwood
for Truly
By Lionel Richie
Published by HarperAudio
Helen Stern
for The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
By Anne Sebba
Published by Macmillan Audio
Dion Graham
for The Zorg
By Siddharth Kara
Published by Macmillan Audio
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The Devil Reached Toward the Sky
By Garrett M. Graff
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini with Garrett M. Graff, Vikas Adam, Arthur Bishop, Nicholas Boulton, Carlotta Brentan, Matthew Bridges, Danny Campbell, Neo Cihi, Raphael Corkhill, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Vas Eli, Kevin R. Free, Mieko Gavia, Holter Graham, Adam Grupper, JD Jackson, Simon Jones, Caitlin Kelly, Elisabeth Lagelée, Saskia Maarleveld, Jefferson Mays, Dan John Miller, Mirai, Brian Nishii, Joy Osmanski, Lee Osorio, Mizuo Peck, Robert Petkoff, Jacques Roy, and Rob Shapiro
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
King of Ashes
By S. A. Cosby
Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White
Published by Macmillan Audio
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka
Narrated by Marisa Abela, Harris Dickinson, Glenn Close, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bill Nighy, Sophie Wilde, Jessie Buckley, Toheeb Jimoh, Patricia Allison, Bertie Carvel, Leah Hazard, David Gyasi, Rosalind Eleazar, and a full cast
Published by Audible Originals
Shield of Sparrows: Book 1 in the Shield of Sparrows series
By Devney Perry
Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke
Published by Tantor Audio, a division of RBMedia
Sunrise on the Reaping
By Suzanne Collins
Narrated by Jefferson White
Published by Scholastic Audio
Wild Dark Shore
By Charlotte McConaghy
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Katherine Littrell, Cooper Mortlock, and Steve West
Published by Macmillan Audio