2019 AUDIE AWARDS See And Congratulate Finalists In
The 2019 Audie Awards® Competition
February 5, 2019
(VOXtra) - Let the congratulations begin!
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced finalists in 24 categories of the 2019 Audie Awards® competition, honoring narrators, authors and publishers.
This is the premier awards program in the U.S. recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.
And to make the cut to finalist in the competition is indeed an honor, so see and congratulate the people listed below.
Winners in each category will be announced and celebrated at the 2019 Audie Awards Gala on March 4 at Guastavino's (409 East 59th Street) in New York City.
Note: Traditionally held in late May following the APA's annual convention, the 2019 ceremony was moved to March to be in a time line with other high-profile awards programs. For ticket info, please click here.
Tan France (pictured), well-known fashion designer, stylist and star of the Emmy Award-winning Netflix reboot, Queer Eye - who will also soon introduce his memoir and self-narrated audiobook - will emcee the ceremony.
"Tan will be a wonderful addition to the 2019 Audie Awards, commanding and enchanting the room full of publishing personalities," says APA Executive Director Michele Cobb.
And now, the 2019 finalists are ... AUDIOBOOK
OF THE YEAR
- An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, narrated by Eisa Davis and Sean Crisden,
published by HighBridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books
- Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond and Adam
Horovitz, narrated by the authors and a full cast, published by Penguin Random
House Audio
- Calypso, written and narrated by David Sedaris, published by
Hachette Audio
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, narrated by Bahni Turpin, published by
Macmillan Audio
- The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King, narrated by LeVar Burton, published by
Oasis Audio
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara, narrated by
Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn, and Patton Oswalt, published by HarperAudio
AUDIO
DRAMA
-
Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. Moore, adapted by Dirk Maggs, narrated by John
Chancer, Stockard Channing, Tony Gardner, Lorelei King, Laurel Lefkow, and a
full cast, published by Audible Studios
-
Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar, narrated by Geoffrey Arend, Behzad Dabu,
Hari Dhillon, Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris, and Emily Swallow, published by L.A.
Theatre Works
- Emma by Jane Austen, adapted by Anna Lea, narrated by Emma
Thompson, Isabella Inchbald, Joanne Froggatt, Joseph Millson, Morgana Robinson,
and a full cast, published by Audible Studios
- Girls & Boys by Dennis Kelly, narrated by Carey Mulligan, published by
Audible Studios
- The Martian Invasion of Earth by HG Wells, dramatized by Nicholas Briggs, narrated by
Richard Armitage and Lucy Briggs-Owen, published by Big Finish Productions
- Steal the Stars by Mac Rogers, narrated by a full
cast, published by Macmillan Audio
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
- Educated by Tara Westover, narrated by Julia
Whelan, published by Penguin Random House Audio
- Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim
Higher, and Never Stop Learning,
written and narrated by Leslie Odom, Jr., published by Audible Studios
- In Pieces, written and narrated by Sally
Field, published by Hachette Audio
- Letter to Louis by Alison White, narrated by Eve Webster, published by
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
- Small Fry by Lisa-Brennan Jobs, narrated by
Eileen Stevens, published by Blackstone Publishing
BEST
FEMALE NARRATOR - Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston, narrated by
Robin Miles, published by HarperAudio
- Educated by Tara Westover, narrated by Julia
Whelan, published by Penguin Random House Audio
- Girls & Boys by Dennis Kelly, narrated by Carey Mulligan, published by
Audible Studios
- The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar, narrated by Juliet Stevenson,
published by HarperAudio
- Transcription by Kate Atkinson, narrated by
Fenella Woolgar, published by Hachette Audio
BEST
MALE NARRATOR
- The Devil's Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch, narrated by Euan Morton, published by
Macmillan Audio
- Harry Clarke by David Cale, narrated by Billy Crudup, published by
Audible Studios
- Pet Sematary by Stephen King, narrated by Michael C. Hall, published by
Simon & Schuster Audio
- Stuff and Nonsense: Threadbare, Book
1 by Andrew Seiple, narrated by Tim
Gerard Reynolds, published by Podium Publishing
- Watchers by Dean Koontz, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, published by
Brilliance Publishing
BUSINESS/PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
- Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga, narrated by Noah
Galvin, Graeme Malcolm, and January LaVoy, published by Simon & Schuster
Audio
- The Dichotomy of Leadership, written and narrated by Jocko
Willink and Leif Babin, published by Macmillan Audio
- Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to
Think Like a 21st Century Economist, written and narrated by Kate Raworth, published by Chelsea
Green Publishing
- The Gentle Art of Swedish Death
Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson, narrated by
Juliet Stevenson, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
- How to Be Heard, written and narrated by Julian
Treasure, published by Blackstone Publishing
- The Opposite of Hate, written and narrated by Sally Kohn, published by
HighBridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books
FAITH-BASED
FICTION & NON-FICTION
- The Christmas Star, written and narrated by Donna
VanLiere, published by Macmillan Audio
- Goliath Code by Suzanne Leonhard, narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir,
published by ACX/Audible
- The Man on the Mountaintop by Susan Trott, adapted by Libby
Spurrier, narrated by Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Clare Corbett, Rachel Atkins,
Jeff Harding, David Thorpe, and a full cast, published by Audible Studios
- Pull it Off, written and narrated by Julianna Zobrist, published by
Hachette Audio
- The Rogue: Planets Shaken, Book 1 by Lee W. Brainard, narrated by Therese Plummer, published
by Podium Publishing
FANTASY
- European Travel for the Monstrous
Gentlewoman by
Theodora Goss, narrated by Kate Reading, published by Simon & Schuster
Audio
- Jade City by Fonda Lee, narrated by Andrew
Kishino, published by Hachette Audio
- Kill the Farm Boy by Kevin Hearne and Delilah S. Dawson, narrated by Luke
Daniels, published by Penguin Random House Audio
- Second Hand Curses by Drew Hayes, narrated by Scott
Aiello, Marc Vietor, and Tavia Gilbert, published by Audible Studios
- Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, narrated by Lisa Flanagan,
published by Penguin Random House Audio
FICTION - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, narrated by Kristen Sieh and Hank Green,
published by Penguin Random House Audio
- The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton, narrated by Joanne Froggatt, published by
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, narrated by Julia Whelan, published by
Macmillan Audio
-
Life of Pi by Yann Martel, narrated by Vikas Adam, published by
Audible Studios
- Sanctuary by Judy Nunn, narrated by John
Derum, published by Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, narrated by
Richard Armitage, published by HarperAudio
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY - Darkest Hour by Anthony McCarten, narrated by
John Lee, published by HarperAudio
- The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King, narrated by LeVar Burton, published by
Oasis Audio
- Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic,
narrated by John Bedford Lloyd, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
- Robin by Dave Itzkoff, narrated by Fred
Berman and Dave Itzkoff, published by Macmillan Audio
-
We Were Soldiers Once… and Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L.
Galloway, narrated by Jonathan Davis, published by Tantor Audio, a division of
Recorded Books
HUMOR
- Calypso, written and narrated by David Sedaris, published by
Hachette Audio
- Everything's Trash, But It's Okay, written and narrated by Phoebe
Robinson, published by Penguin Random House Audio
- The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, written and narrated by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally,
published by Penguin Random House Audio
-
How Not to Get Shot, written and narrated by D.L. Hughley, published by
HarperAudio
- Noir by Christopher Moore, narrated by
Johnny Heller, published by HarperAudio
LITERARY
FICTION & CLASSICS
- Bleak House by Charles Dickens, narrated by
Miriam Margolyes, published by Audible Studios
-
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, narrated by
James Anderson Foster, published by Brilliance Publishing
- Housegirl by Michael Donkor, narrated by Adjoa
Andoh, published by Macmillan Audio
- Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul, narrated by Ron
Butler, published by Blackstone Publishing
- Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, narrated by Brian
Nishii, published by Blackstone Publishing
- Split Tooth, written and narrated by Tanya Tagaq, published by Penguin
Random House Canada Ltd.
MIDDLE
GRADE
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome, narrated by
Dion Graham, published by Dreamscape Media
- Grenade by Alan Gratz, narrated by Todd Haberkorn
and Andrew Eiden, published by Scholastic Audio
- The Incorrigible Children of Ashton
Place: Book VI by
Maryrose Wood, narrated by Fiona Hardingham, published by HarperAudio
- Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo, narrated by
Cassandra Morris, published by Penguin Random House Audio
- The Secret of Nightingale Wood, written and narrated by Lucy Strange, published by
Scholastic Audio
- Sunny by Jason Reynolds, narrated by Guy
Lockard, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
MULTI-VOICED
PERFORMANCE - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, narrated by Eisa
Davis and Sean Crisden, published by HighBridge Audio, a division of Recorded
Books
-
Any Man by Amber Tamblyn, narrated by Glenn
Davis, Ben Foster, Marc Maron, Jason Ritter, John Roberts, Russ Tamblyn, Amber
Tamblyn, January LaVoy, Phoebe Strole, Robin Miles, Thérèse Plummer, Dan
Bittner, James Fouhey, and Michael Crouch, published by HarperAudio
- Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham, narrated by
Pyeng Threadgill and Luke Slattery, published by Hachette Audio
- Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy
Tales by
Hans Christian Andersen, narrated by F. Murray Abraham and an ensemble cast,
published by Penguin Random House Audio/Listening Library
- Sadie by Courtney Summers, narrated by Dan
Bittner, Rebecca Soler, Gabra Zackman, and Fred Berman, published by Macmillan
Audio
- There There by Tommy Orange, narrated by Darrell
Dennis, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Alma Cuervo, and Kyla Garcia, published by
Penguin Random House Audio
MYSTERY
-
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith, narrated by
Robert Glenister, published by Hachette Audio
- The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah, narrated by Julian
Rhind-Tutt, published by HarperAudio
- The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George, narrated by
Simon Vance, published by Penguin Random House Audio
- The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen, narrated by Jonathan
Keeble and Katy Sobey, published by Audible Studios
- Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves, narrated by Kenny
Blyth, published by Macmillan Audio
NARRATION
BY THE AUTHOR or AUTHORS
- How Not to Get Shot, written and narrated by D.L. Hughley, published by
HarperAudio
-
In Pieces, written and narrated by Sally Field, published by Hachette
Audio
- My Pride, written and narrated by Alton White, published by
Blackstone Publishing
- The Poet X, written and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo, published by
HarperAudio
- Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope,
Hardship, and Purpose, written
and narrated by Joe Biden, published by Audible Studios
- The Secret of Nightingale Wood, written and narrated by Lucy Strange, published by
Scholastic Audio
NON-FICTION
- The Cadaver King and the Country
Dentist by
Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington, narrated by Robert Fass, published by
Hachette Audio
- Dopesick, written and narrated by Beth Macy, published by Hachette
Audio
- Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life
of Beavers and Why They Matter
by Ben Goldfarb, narrated by Will
Damron, published by Chelsea Green Publishing
-
Heartland, written and narrated by Sarah Smarsh, published by Simon
& Schuster Audio
- The Perfectionists, written and narrated by Simon Winchester, published by
HarperAudio
- Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or
Community? by
Martin Luther King, Jr., narrated by J.D. Jackson, published by Beacon Press
Audio
ORIGINAL
WORK -
Fandango at the Wall, written and narrated by Kabir Sehgal, published by Hachette
Audio
- Loki Ragnarok, written and narrated by Mark Binder, published by Light
Publications
- Magus Elgar by Kennedy Phillips, narrated by
Ricardo Cabral, William Violenus, Christopher Moore, Sandra Espinoza, Randy
Nazarian, David Autovino, Kellen Goff, Brian Stivale, Kalinda Gray, Mandanna
Wright, Kennedy Phillips, and Andrew Cornell, published by Kennedy Phillips,
MelodyGun
- The Old Cart Wrangler's Saga by Brian Price, narrated by David Ossman, published by
Blackstone Publishing/Great Northern Audio
-
Spin by Harvey Edelman and Neil Fishman,
adapted for audio by David B. Coe, narrated by Jim Dale, Barrett Leddy, Lisa
Livesay, Nicola Barber, Khristine Hvam, Nick Sullivan, John Brady, and Johnny
Heller, published by HarperAudio
- Splat! A Quirky Cat Audio Book by Adele Park, narrated by Eric
Comeau, Luke Randall, Jove Trip-Thompson, Kent Hayes, Sherri Aldred, Garry
Morris, Allie Boman, Adele Park, and Cindy Clemens, published by Straight to
Audio Productions
ROMANCE
- Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas, narrated by Mary
Jane Wells, published by HarperAudio
- His Viking Bride by Olivia Norem, narrated by Greg
Patmore, published by Olivia Norem
- Possession by Jessica Hawkins, narrated by
Christian Fox, published by 518 Books, Inc.
- Shadow and Ice by Gena Showalter, narrated by
Melissa Moran and Leo Barnabas, published by HarperAudio
- Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely, narrated by
Richard Armitage and Grace Grant, published by Audible Studios
- The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory, narrated by
Janina Edwards, published by Penguin Random House Audio
SCIENCE
FICTION - Artemis by Andy Weir, narrated by Rosario
Dawson, published by Audible Studios
- Black Star Renegades by Michael Moreci, narrated by Dan
Bittner, published by Macmillan Audio
- Head On by John Scalzi, narrated by Wil
Wheaton, published by Audible Studios
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase
by Eoin Colfer and Douglas Adams,
narrated by John Lloyd, Simon Jones, Geoff McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Sandra
Dickinson, Susan Sheridan, Samantha Béart, Toby Longworth, Andy Secombe, Mitch
Benn, Jane Horrocks, Ed Byrne, Jon Culshaw, Jim Broadbent, Professor Stephen Hawking,
Lenny Henry, Tom Alexander, Philip Pope, Theo Maggs, Phillipe Bosher, and John
Marsh, published by Penguin Random House UK Audio
- Planetside by Michael Mammay, narrated by R.C.
Bray, published by HarperAudio
SHORT
STORIES/COLLECTIONS
- Eveningland: Stories by Michael Knight, narrated by Scott Sowers, published by
Recorded Books
- The Flame by Leonard Cohen, narrated by
Margaret Atwood, Seth Rogen, Michael Shannon, Will Patton, Rodney Crowell, John
Doe, Jim Fletcher, Ari Fliakos, Maggie Hoffman, Ross Marquand, and Neela
Vaswani, published by Macmillan Audio
- The Grass Harp by Truman Capote, narrated by Cody
Roberts, published by Tantor Audio, a division of Recorded Books
- Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, narrated
by Adenrele Ojo, published by HighBridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books
- You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld, narrated by
Emily Rankin, published by Penguin Random House Audio
THRILLER/SUSPENSE - Crimson Lake by Candice Fox, narrated by Euan
Morton, published by Macmillan Audio
- The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, narrated by Imogen
Church, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
- Macbeth by Jo Nesbo, narrated by Euan
Morton, published by Penguin Random House Audio
- The Outsider by Stephen King, narrated by Will
Patton, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
- The Terminal List by Jack Carr, narrated by Ray
Porter, published by Simon & Schuster Audio
- Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard
Armitage, published by Audible Studios
YOUNG
ADULT
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, narrated by Bahni
Turpin, published by Macmillan Audio
- Far from the Tree by Robin Benway, narrated by Julia
Whelan, published by HarperAudio
- The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and
Piracy by
Mackenzi Lee, narrated by Moira Quirk, published by HarperAudio
- The Poet X, written and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo, published by
HarperAudio
- Sadie by Courtney Summers, narrated by Dan
Bittner, Rebecca Soler, Gabra Zackman, and Fred Berman, published by Macmillan
Audio
- The Stars at Oktober Bend by Glenda Millard, narrated by
Candice Moll and Ron Butler, published by Brilliance Publishing
YOUNG
LISTENERS (up to age 8) - Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome, narrated by
SiSi Aisha Johnson, January LaVoy, Lisa Renee Pitts, and Bahni Turpin,
published by Live Oak Media
- Dreamers by Yuyi Morales, narrated by Adriana
Sananes, published by Dreamscape Media
- Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood, narrated by Brian
Amador, published by Live Oak Media
- Her Right Foot by Dave Eggars, narrated by Dion
Graham, published by Recorded Books
- We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen, narrated by Johnny Heller and Christopher
Curry, published by Weston Woods Studios Inc.
FOR MORE INFO ...
For more info about the Audie Awards and the Audio Publishers Association, please visit www.audiopub.org.
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