Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year
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Audio Publishers Association annual award for best audiobook
The Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It has been awarded since 2004.
2000s
2010s
| Year | Audiobook | Author | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 15th |
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales (2002) | Nelson Mandela | Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, and full cast | Hachette Audio | Winner | [1][12] |
| The Time of My Life (2009) | Lisa Niemiand Patrick Swayze | Patrick Swayze | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [13] | |
| The Word of Promise Audio Bible (2009) | Nelson Bibles | Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, and full cast | Thomas Nelson | Finalist | [13] | |
| 2011 16th |
Life (2010) | Keith Richards | Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley (feat. Keith Richards) | Hachette Audio | Winner | [1][14] |
| The Woody Allen Collection (2010) | Woody Allen | Woody Allen | Audible | Finalist | [15] | |
| The Red Pyramid (2010) | Rick Riordan | Katherine Kellgren and Kevin P. Free | Audible | Finalist | [15] | |
| 2012 17th |
Bossypants (2011) | Tina Fey | Tina Fey | Hachette Audio | Winner | [1][16][17] |
| Go the Fuck to Sleep (2011) | Adam Mansbach | Samuel L. Jackson | Audible/Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [18] | |
| American Gods (2001) | Neil Gaiman | Dennis Boutsikaris and full cast | HarperAudio | Finalist | [18] | |
| Steve Jobs (2011) | Walter Isaacson | Dylan Baker | Simon & Schuster Audio/Recorded Books | Finalist | [18] | |
| 2013 18th |
The End of the Affair (1951) | Graham Greene | Colin Firth | Audible | Winner | [1][19] |
| American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America (2012) | Michelle Obama | Michelle Obama, Jim Adams, Charlie Brandts, Christeta Comerford, Sam Kass, Bill Yosses, and full cast | Random House Audio | Finalist | [20] | |
| Beautiful Ruins (2012) | Jess Walter | Edoardo Ballerini | HarperAudio | Finalist | [20] | |
| Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot (2012) | Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | Bill O'Reilly | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [20] | |
| 2014 19th |
Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? (2013) | Billy Crystal | Billy Crystal | Macmillan Audio | Winner | [1][21] |
| The Testament of Mary (2012) | Colm Tóibín | Meryl Streep | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [21] | |
| The Things They Carried (1990) | Tim O'Brien | Bryan Cranston | Audible | Finalist | [21] | |
| 2015 20th |
Mandela: An Audio History (2014) | Nelson Mandela | Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman | HighBridge (Recorded Books) | Winner | [1][22] |
| The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism (2013) | Doris Kearns Goodwin | Edward Herrmann | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [22] | |
| The Graveyard Book (2008) | Neil Gaiman | Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and full cast | HarperAudio | Finalist | [22] | |
| What I Know For Sure (2014) | Oprah Winfrey | Oprah Winfrey | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [22] | |
| Yes Please (2014) | Amy Poehler | Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner | HarperAudio | Finalist | [22] | |
| 2016 21st |
The Girl on the Train (2015) | Paula Hawkins | Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, and India Fisher | Penguin Audio/Books on Tape | Winner | [1][23] |
| Go Set a Watchman (2015) | Harper Lee | Reese Witherspoon | HarperAudio | Finalist | [23] | |
| The Nightingale (2015) | Kristin Hannah | Polly Stone | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [23] | |
| The Water Diviner (2014) | Andrew Anastasios and Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios | Jack Thompson | Bolinda Audio | Finalist | [23] | |
| 2017 22nd |
Hamilton: The Revolution (2016) | Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter | Mariska Hargitay, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeremy Carter | Hachette Audio | Winner | [1][24] |
| Boys in the Trees (2015) | Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [24] | |
| The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (2016) | Amy Schumer | Amy Schumer | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [24] | |
| The Underground Railroad (2016) | Colson Whitehead | Bahni Turpin | Penguin Random House Audio/Books on Tape | Finalist | [24] | |
| Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person (2015) | Shonda Rhimes | Shonda Rhimes | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [24] | |
| 2018 23rd |
Lincoln in the Bardo (2017) | George Saunders | Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, and full cast | Random House Audio | Winner | [1][25] |
| Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (2016) | Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah | Audible | Finalist | [25] | |
| Columbus Day: Expeditionary Force, Book 1 (2017) | Craig Alanson | R. C. Bray | Podium Publishing | Finalist | [25] | |
| The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition (1985) | Margaret Atwood and Valerie Martin | Claire Danes, Margaret Atwood, and full cast | Audible | Finalist | [25] | |
| The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness (2017) | Paula Poundstone | Paula Poundstone | HighBridge Audio (Recorded Books) | Finalist | [25] | |
| 2019 24th |
Children of Blood and Bone (2018) | Tomi Adeyemi | Bahni Turpin | Macmillan Audio | Winner | [1][26] |
| An American Marriage (2018) | Tayari Jones | Eisa Davis and Sean Crisden | HighBridge Audio (Recorded Books) | Finalist | [27] | |
| Beastie Boys Book (2018) | Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz | Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and full cast | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| Calypso (2018) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers (2018) | Maxwell King | LeVar Burton | Oasis Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (2018) | Michelle McNamara | Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn, and Patton Oswalt | HarperAudio | Finalist | [27] |
2020s
| Year | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 25th |
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 (2019) | Garrett M. Graff | Holter Graham and full cast | Simon & Schuster Audio | Winner | [28] |
| Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (1991) | Tony Kushner | Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, Susan Brown, Denise Gough, and full cast | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [28] | |
| Becoming (2018) | Michelle Obama | Michelle Obama | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [28] | |
| Charlotte's Web (1952) | E. B. White | Meryl Streep and full cast | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [28] | |
| The Dutch House (2019) | Ann Patchett | Tom Hanks | HarperAudio | Finalist | [28] | |
| The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale (2019) | Margaret Atwood | Ann Dowd, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mae Whitman, Derek Jacobi, Tantoo Cardinal, and Margaret Atwood | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [28] | |
| 2021 26th |
Piranesi (2020) | Susanna Clarke | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Bloomsbury PLC | Winner | [29][30][31] |
| The Decision: Overcoming Today's BS for Tomorrow's Success (2020) | Kevin Hart | Kevin Hart | Audible Originals | Finalist | [31][32] | |
| More Myself: A Journal (2020) | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [31][32] | |
| The Mountains Sing (2020) | Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai | Quyen Ngo | Dreamscape | Finalist | [31][32] | |
| We're Better Than This (2020) | Elijah Cummings with James Dale | Nancy Pelosi, Laurence Fishburne, and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings | HarperAudio | Finalist | [31][32] | |
| 2022 27th |
Project Hail Mary (2021) | Andy Weir | Ray Porter | Audible Studios | Winner | [33] |
| A Promised Land (2020) | Barack Obama | Barack Obama | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [34] | |
| The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music(2021) | Dave Grohl | Dave Grohl | HarperAudio | Finalist | [34] | |
| The Sweetness of Water (2021) | Nathan Harris | William DeMeritt | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [34] | |
| 2023 28th |
Finding Me (2022) | Viola Davis | Viola Davis | Harper Audio | Winner | [35] |
| The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (2021) | Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine, edited by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein | Nikole Hannah-Jones, January LaVoy and full cast | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [36][35] | |
| Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon (2021) | Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam | Paul Simon, Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam | Pushkin Industries | Finalist | [36][35] | |
| Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022) | Shelby Van Pelt | Marin Ireland and Michael Urie | HarperAudio | Finalist | [36][35] | |
| Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts (2022) | Tyler English-Beckwith (adapter), based on the graphic novel by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez | DeWanda Wise, Chanté Adams, Jerrie Johnson, Folake Olowofoyeku, Bahni Turpin, and full cast | Podium Audio | Finalist | [36][35] | |
| 2024 29th |
Surrender | Bono | Bono | Penguin Random House Audio | Winner | [37] |
| All the Sinners Bleed (2023) | S. A. Cosby | Adam Lazarre-White | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [37][38] | |
| Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound | Lake Bell | Lake Bell | Pushkin Industries | Finalist | [37][38] | |
| Sing a Black Girl's Song | Ntozake Shange, edited by Imani Perry, foreword by Tarana Burke | Alfre Woodard, D. Woods, and full cast | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [37][38] | |
| Tom Lake (2023) | Ann Patchett | Meryl Streep | HarperAudio | Finalist | [37][38] | |
| 2025 30th |
My Name Is Barbra (2023) | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [39] |
| George Orwell’s 1984 | George Orwell, adapted by Joe White | Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, and full cast | Audible Originals | Finalist | [40][41] | |
| Playground | Richard Powers | Edoardo Ballerini, Robin Siegerman, and full cast | Spotify Audiobooks | Finalist | [40][41] | |
| Poor Deer | Claire Oshetsky | Sophie Amoss | HarperAudio | Finalist | [40][41] | |
| The Sing Sing Files | Dan Slepian | Dan Slepian | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [40][41] | |
| 2026
31st |
Sunrise on the Reaping (2025) | Suzanne Collins | Jefferson White | Scholastic Audio | Winner | [42][43] |
| The Devil Reached Toward the Sky | Garrett M. Graff | 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 Lagalée, Saskia Maarleveld, Jefferson Mays, Dan John Miller, Mirai, Brian Nishii, Joy Osmanski, Lee Osorio, Mizuo Peck, Robert Petkoff, Jacques Roy, and Rob Shapiro | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [44] | |
| King of Ashes | S. A. Cosby | Adam Lazarre-White | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [44] | |
| Pride and Prejudice (1813) | Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka | 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 | Audible Originals | Finalist | [44] | |
| Shield of Sparrows | Devney Perry | Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [44] | |
| Wild Dark Shore (2025) | Charlotte McConaghy | Saskia Maarleveld, Katherine Littrell, Cooper Mortlock, and Steve West | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [44] |
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