The Audie Awards, presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association, described itself as the “premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” Each year, they recognize audiobooks in several categories, and they’ve just released their list of finalists.

Here are the finalists in just a few of the Audie Awards categories.

Audiobook of the Year

a collage of the audiobook covers listed

Best Female Narrator

  • Joniece Abbott-Pratt for Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
  • January Lavoy for Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
  • Stephanie Németh-Parker for NSFW by Isabel Kaplan
  • Thandiwe Newton for War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude
  • Rosamund Pike for The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Best Male Narrator

To see the finalists in all categories — including Audio Drama, Spanish Language, Autobiography/Memoir, Nonfiction, Erotica, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Listeners, and more — check out the Audio Publishers Association website.

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