Check Out Our 2019 Audie Finalists!
We’re so excited to have 15 Audie Award nominations this year! Congratulations to all of our incredible authors and narrators. We are also thrilled that Tan France, author and narrator of Naturally Tan, will be hosting the Audie Awards!
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And listen to excerpts from all of our finalists below:
Nominee for Audiobook of the Year and Young Adult
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Read by Bahni Turpin
“Turpin’s sonorous incantation of prayers, as well as her brisk pacing during exciting moments of danger, will have listeners on the edge of their seats. Her depiction of the king’s rage is also downright terrifying, as Turpin is unafraid to roar. Her hypnotic performance is one to be reckoned with.” — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Nominee for Audio Drama
Steal the Stars by Mac Rogers
Read by a full cast
“The listener experiences the audio drama as it unfolds and the quirky characters come to life, making this program addictive.” — AudioFile
Nominee for Best Male Narrator
The Devil’s Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch
Read by Euan Morton
“Narrator Euan Morton’s soft Irish brogue transports listeners to New York City in 1799.” — AudioFile
Nominee for Business/Personal Development
The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
Read by the authors
“Until this point in my life, I’ve never read a book that reveals the truths of leadership in such detail and rawness. The true value of this book cannot be quantified in words.” — Pete Roberts, Co-Founder & CEO, Origin Maine USA
Nominee for Faith-Based Fiction/Non-Fiction
The Christmas Star by Donna VanLiere
Read by the author
“VanLiere is an expert at tugging heartstrings, and this sincere tearjearker delivers.” — Library Journal
Nominee for Fiction
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Read by Julia Whelan
“Voice actor Whelan ratchets up the suspense in her tense narration of this tale of Ernt Albright, a Vietnam vet with PTSD, who takes his wife, Cora, and 13-year-old daughter, Leni, to Alaska to live off the grid.” — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Nominee for History/Biography
Robin by Dave Itzkoff
Read by Fred Berman and Dave Itzkoff
“Narrator Fred Berman’s youthful enthusiasm percolates through his performance of this in-depth, detailed, and quite revealing biographical analysis of Robin Williams’s life and career.” — AudioFile
Nominee for Literary Fiction & Classics
Housegirl by Michael Donkor
Read by Adjoa Andoh
“Narrator Adjoa Andoh will have listeners aching for the lost childhoods of Belinda and Mary as the two child servants work in an upper-middle-class home in Ghana.” — AudioFile
Nominee for Multi-Voiced Performance and Young Adult
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Read by Dan Bittner, Rebecca Soler, Gabra Zackman, Fred Berman, and a full cast
“The premise of this young adult thriller makes it a perfect audiobook, as much of the story is recounted as a radio whodunit.” — The New York Times
Nominee for Mystery
Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
Read by Kenny Blyth
“Narrator Kenny Blyth draws the listener into the mystery and beauty of the Shetland Islands as DI Jimmy Perez and his senior colleague and love interest, Willow Reeves, investigate the murder of a young nanny, Emma Shearer. ” — AudioFile on this Earphones Award-winning title
Nominee for Science Fiction
Black Star Renegades by Michael Moreci
Read by Dan Bittner
“Narrator Dan Bittner throws himself into this science-fiction adventure with the enthusiasm the story begs for.” — AudioFile
Nominee for Short Stories/Collections
The Flame by Leonard Cohen
Read by Margaret Atwood, Seth Rogen, Michael Shannon, Will Patton, Rodney Crowell, John Doe, Jim Fletcher, Ari Fliakos, Maggie Hoffman, Ross Marquand, and Neela Vaswani
“The many narrators are familiar with Cohen’s phrasing, and they provide an eloquent tribute.” — AudioFile
Nominee for Thriller/Suspense
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox
Read by Euan Morton
“Two of the best times to pick up an audiobook are 1) when you want to get sucked into a great mystery, and 2) when you want to do a backstroke through an accent not your own. Candice Fox’s Crimson Lake series, set in the croc-infested north of Australia, lets you do both.” — Paste
