The 23rd Audie Awards have just concluded and the Audiobook of the Year went to Lincoln in the Bardo,published by Random House Audio. This not only has been one of the most successful audio title of 2017, but the ebook has been a perennial best seller.
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
Lincoln in the Bardo
By George Saunders
Read by Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, and a full cast
Random House Audio
AUDIO DRAMA
Brother Francis: The Barefoot Saint of Assisi
By Paul McCusker
Read by over 30 actors including Joseph Timms, Owen Teale, and Geoffrey Palmer
Augustine Institute
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Born to Run
Written and read by Bruce Springsteen
Simon & Schuster Audio
BEST FEMALE NARRATOR
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas
Read by Bahni Turpin
HarperAudio
BEST MALE NARRATOR
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Written and read by Trevor Noah
Audible Studios
BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Peak Performance
By Brad Stullberg and Steve Magness
Read by Christopher Lane
Brilliance Publishing
EROTICA
Claim & Protect
By Rhenna Morgan
Read by John Lane
Harlequin Audio
EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN
In Death Limited Collector’s Edition
By J.D. Robb
Design by Carissa Dreese
Brilliance Publishing
EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING
Transform Your Commute Campaign
Penguin Random House Audio
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION
Sherlock Holmes
By Arthur Conan Doyle and Stephen Fry
Read by Stephen Fry
Audible Studios
FANTASY
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter
By Theodora Goss
Read by Kate Reading
Simon & Schuster Audio
FICTION
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
By Gail Honeyman
Read by Cathleen McCarron
Penguin Audio
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
Loving Vs. Virginia
By Patricia Hruby Powell
Read by Adenrele Ojo and MacLeod Andrews
Dreamscape Media
HUMOR
Carpet Diem: Or…
How to Save the World by Accident
By Justin Lee Anderson
Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies
Tantor Audio, a division of Recorded Books
INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION
Catching the Wind
By Melanie Dobson
Read by Nancy Peterson
Two Words Publishing | Tyndale House – Print publisher
INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION
Fire Road: The Napalm Girl’s Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace
By Kim Phuc Phan Thi
Read by Emily Woo Zeller
HighBridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books
LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS
House of Names
By Colm Toibin
Read by Juliet Stevenson, et al.
Simon & Schuster Audio
MIDDLE GRADE
See You in the Cosmos
By Jack Cheng
Read by Kivlighan de Montebello, Brittany Pressley, Michael Crouch, and a full cast
Listening Library
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE
Restart
By Gordon Korman
Read by Jonathan Todd Ross, Laura Knight Keating, Ramon de Ocampo, Andy Paris, Suzy Jackson, Graham Halstead, and John Kroft
Recorded Books
MYSTERY
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
By David Lagercrantz
Read by Simon Vance
Random House Audio
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR
Norse Mythology
Written and read by Neil Gaiman
HarperAudio
NON-FICTION
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
By Nate Blakeslee
Read by Mark Bramhall
Random House Audio
ORIGINAL WORK
Romeo and Juliet: A Novel
By David Hewson
Read by Richard Armitage
Audible Studios
PARANORMAL
Curse on the Land: Soulwood, Book 2
By Faith Hunter
Read by Khristine Hvam
Audible Studios
ROMANCE
The Duchess Deal
By Tessa Dare
Read by Mary Jane Wells
HarperAudio
SCIENCE FICTION
Provenance
By Ann Leckie
Read by Adjoa Andoh
Hachette Audio
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
By Leigh Bardugo
Read by Lauren Fortgang
Audible Studios
THRILLER/SUSPENSE
The Fourth Monkey
By J.D. Barker
Read by Edoardo Ballerini and Graham Winton
Recorded Books
YOUNG ADULT
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas
Read by Bahni Turpin
HarperAudio
YOUNG LISTENERS
Trombone Shorty
By Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews
By Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Read by Dion Graham
Live Oak Media
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.