Here are the 2017 Audie Award Winners

The Audie Awards are presented by the Audiobook Publishers Association and puts the spotlight on production, narration and aids listeners in discovery. The event has just wrapped up in New York and the winners have been formally announced.

The Audiobook of the Year recognizes the audiobook that, through quality, innovation, marketing and sales, has had the most significant impact on the industry. The Award for Audiobook of the Year went to Hamilton: The Revolution, published by Hachette Audio. The distinguished panel of judges praised this work: “The phenomenon that is Hamilton the musical spreads to the audiobook world with Hamilton: The Revolution, a must-have insider’s guide to the making of the musical. Read by super-fan Mariska Hargitay, the audio takes listeners on a journey from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pool-side reading of Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton to Broadway success and propulsion into the zeitgeist. Fans will especially appreciate Miranda’s reading of his annotations, from the very first revelation that the distinctive three-note intro mimics a squeaky door. Just as the musical has expanded the audience for musical theatre, this audiobook has won new fans to the world of audiobooks, thanks in no small part to Miranda’s devoted social media following.”

AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

• Hamilton: The Revolution By Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
• Read by Mariska Hargitay, with the authors
• Hachette Audio

AUDIO DRAMA

• In the Embers By Brian Price and Jerry Stearns
• Read by Edwin Strout, Robin Miles, and a full cast
• Great Northern Audio Theatre/Blackstone Audio

AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

• The Greatest: My Own Story By Muhammad Ali with Richard Durham
• Read by Dion Graham
• Graymalkin Media

BEST FEMALE NARRATOR

• Be Frank with Me By Julia Claiborne Johnson
• Read by Tavia Gilbert
• HarperAudio

BEST MALE NARRATOR

• Jerusalem By Alan Moore
• Read by Simon Vance
• Recorded Books

BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Humans Need Not Apply By Jerry Kaplan
• Read by John Pruden
• Tantor Media, a division of Recorded Books

EROTICA

• Marriage Games By CD Reiss
• Read by Sebastian York and Elena Wolfe
• Flip City Media Inc.

EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING

• Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 By L. Ron Hubbard
• Read by Jim Meskimen, Stefan Rudnicki, and a full cast
• Galaxy Audio

EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN

• Geek Feminist Revolution By Kameron Hurley
• Design by Jessica Daigle
• HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION

• Alien: Out of the Shadows: An Audible Original Drama By Tim Lebbon and Dirk Maggs
• Read by Corey Johnson, Laurel Lefkow, and a full cast
• Audible Studios

FANTASY

• The Hike By Drew Magary
• Read by Christopher Lane
• Brilliance Publishing

FICTION

• Sister of Mine By Sabra Waldfogel
• Read by Bahni Turpin
• Brilliance Publishing

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

• In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors By Doug Stanton
• Read by Mark Boyett
• Audible Studios

HUMOR

• I’m Judging You Written and read by Luvvie Ajayi
• Macmillan Audio

INSPIRATIONAL FAITH-BASED FICTION

• Risen: The Novelization of the Major Motion Picture By Angela Hunt
• Read by P.J. Ochlan and Alana Kerr Collins
• christianaudio, a division of Recorded Books

INSPIRATIONAL FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION

• The Awakening of HK Derryberry By Jim Bradford and Andy Hardin
• Read by Milton Bagby
• Thomas Nelson

LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS

• Homegoing By Yaa Gyasi
• Read by Dominic Hoffman
• Penguin Random House Audio / Books On Tape

MIDDLE GRADE

• How to Train Your Dragon: How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury By Cressida Cowell
• Read by David Tennant
• Hachette Audio

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

• Small Great Things By Jodi Picoult
• Read by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, and Ari Fliakos
• Penguin Random House Audio / Books On Tape

MYSTERY

• The Crossing By Michael Connelly
• Read by Titus Welliver
• Hachette Audio

NARRATION BY AUTHOR

• A Life in Parts Written and read by Bryan Cranston
• Simon & Schuster Audio

NON-FICTION

• Hillbilly Elegy Written and read by J.D. Vance
• HarperAudio

ORIGINAL WORK

• The Dispatcher By John Scalzi
• Read by Zachary Quinto
• Audible Studios

PARANORMAL

• Ghost Gifts By Laura Spinella
• Read by Nicol Zanzarella
• Brilliance Publishing

ROMANCE

• Dirty By Kylie Scott
• Read by Andi Arndt
• Macmillan Audio

SCIENCE FICTION

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens By Alan Dean Foster
• Read by Marc Thompson
• Penguin Random House Audio / Books On Tape

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

• The Brink: Stories By Austin Bunn
• Read by Austin Bunn, Luke Daniels, Tanya Eby, et al.
• Blunder Woman Productions via ACX

THRILLER/SUSPENSE

• Cross Justice By James Patterson
• Read by Ruben Santiago Hudson and Jefferson Mays
• Hachette Audio

YOUNG ADULT

• Salt to the Sea By Ruta Sepetys
• Read by Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, et al.
• Listening Library

YOUNG LISTENERS

• 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World By Charles R. Smith, Jr.