The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for the 2025 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” Winners were announced at the Audie Awards Gala at The Avalon in Los Angeles on March 4, 2025.
Here are the finalists for 2025 that are in the TBP collection.
Audiobook of the Year
MY NAME IS BARBRA by Barbra Streisand and narrated by the author (DB 116687)
PLAYGROUND: A NOVEL by Richard Powers and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Robin Siegerman, Eunice Wong, Pun Bandhu, Krys Janae, and Kevin R. Free (DB 124700)
POOR DEER by Claire Oshetsky and narrated by Sophie Amoss (DB 122755)
SING SING FILES: ONE JOURNALIST, SIX INNOCENT MEN, AND A TWENTY-YEAR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE by Dan Slepian and narrated by the author (DB 126173)
Autobiography/Memoir
IN MY TIME OF DYING: HOW I CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE IDEA OF AN AFTERLIFE by Sebastian Junger and narrated by the author (DB 123521)
KNIFE: MEDITATIONS AFTER AN ATTEMPTED MURDER by Salman Rushdie and narrated by the author (DB 120670)
MY NAME IS BARBRA by Barbra Streisand and narrated by the author (DB 116687)
THIRD GILMORE GIRL: A MEMOIR by Kelly Bishop and narrated by the author (DB 124981)
Best Fiction Narrator
Elle Fanning for MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES by Rufi Thorpe (DB 122178)
Dominic Hoffman for JAMES by Percival Everett (DB 120063)
Saskia Maarleveld for BRIAR CLUB by Kate Quinn (DB 122866)
Julia Whelan for WOMEN by Kristin Hannah (DB 118896)
Best Nonfiction Narrator
Peter Noble for WIDE WIDE SEA: IMPERIAL AMBITION, FIRST CONTACT AND THE FATEFUL FINAL VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK by Hampton Sides (DB 120831)
Malcolm Gladwell for REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT: OVERSTORIES, SUPERSPREADERS, AND THE RISE OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING by Malcolm Gladwell (DB 124574)
Business/Personal Development
AND THEN WE RISE: A GUIDE TO LOVING AND TAKING CARE OF SELF by Common and narrated by the author (DB 118989)
FLUKE: CHANCE, CHAOS, AND WHY EVERYTHING WE DO MATTERS by Brian Klaas and narrated by the author (DB 120430)
Español – Spanish Language
ISLA OCULTA por Abraham Jiménez Enoa narrated by Ernesto Rumbaut and Javier Lacroix (DB 121746)
Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction
AMERICAN QUEEN by Vanessa Miller and narrated by Angel Pean (DB 125706 IN PROCESS)
DO THE NEW YOU by Steven Furtick and narrated by the author (DB 120437)
MOSTLY WHAT GOD DOES: REFLECTIONS ON SEEKING AND FINDING HIS LOVE EVERYWHERE by Savannah Guthrie and narrated by the author (DB 120654)
Fantasy
BLACK SHIELD MAIDEN by Willow Smith and Jess Hendel and narrated by Willow Smith (DB 126966 IN PROCESS)
BRIGHT SWORD: A NOVEL OF KING ARTHUR by Lev Grossman and narrated by the author and Nicholas Guy Smith (DB 122990)
GODDESS OF THE RIVER by Vaishnavi Patel and narrated by Sneha Mathan (DB 125631)
Fiction
MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley and narrated by George Weightman and Katie Leung (DB 121556)
WOMEN by Kristin Hannah and narrated by Julia Whelan (DB 118896)
History/Biography
CHALLENGER: A TRUE STORY OF HEROISM AND DISASTER ON THE EDGE OF SPACE by Adam Higginbotham and narrated by Jacques Roy (DB 122096)
CODENAME NEMO: THE HUNT FOR A NAZI U-BOAT AND THE ELUSIVE ENIGMA MACHINE by Charles Lachman and narrated by Qarie Marshall (DB 123531)
DEMON OF UNREST: A SAGA OF HUBRIS, HEARTBREAK, AND HEROISM AT THE DAWN OF THE CIVIL WAR by Erik Larson and narrated by the author and Will Patton (DB 120675)
LOVES OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT: THE WOMEN WHO CREATED A PRESIDENT by Edward F. O’Keefe and narrated by the author (DB 123403)
SHOWMAN: INSIDE THE INVASION THAT SHOOK THE WORLD AND MADE A LEADER OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY by Simon Shuster and narrated by Daniel Gamburg (DB 119252)
Humor
GLORY DAYS: STORIES by Simon Rich and narrated by John Mulaney (DB 124328)
Judges Category- Horror
ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE by Stephen Graham Jones and narrated by the author and Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, Angela Goethals, Andrew J. Robinson, with Stephen King (DB 120300)
I WAS A TEENAGE SLASHER by Stephen Graham Jones narrated by the author and Michael Crouch (DB 123048)
SWARM by Jennifer D. Lyle and narrated by Krystal Hammond (DB 117572)
Literary Fiction and Classics
JAMES by Percival Everett and narrated by Dominic Hoffman (DB 120063)
MIGHTY RED by Louise Erdrich and narrated by Marin Ireland (DB 124843)
Multi-Voiced Performance
BUTCHER: FATHER OF MODERN GYNO-PSYCHIATRY by Joyce Carol Oates and narrated by Amy Shiels, Edoardo Ballerini, Cassandra Campbell, Robert Fass, Tavia Gilbert, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Danny Campbell, and Max Meyers (DB 121699)
FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN: A MEMOIR by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough and narrated by Julia Roberts and Riley Keough (DB 124764)
WHEN THE SEA CAME ALIVE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF D-DAY by Garrett M. Graff and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Garrett M. Graff, Arthur Bishop, Nicholas Boulton, Holter Graham, Imogen Church, Raphael Corkhill, Kevin R. Free, Billie Fulford-Brown, Gary Furlong, Adam Grupper, Graham Halstead, Simon Jones, Elizabeth Lagelée, James Langton, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Saskia Maarleveld, Ron May, Leon Nixon, Jacques Roy, Rob Shapiro, and Eunice Wong (DB 122991)
Mystery
LISTEN FOR THE LIE by Amy Tintera and narrated by Will Damron and January LaVoy (DB 119654)
MIDNIGHT FEAST by Lucy Foley and narrated by Joe Eyre, Sarah Slimani, Roly Botha, Laurence Dobiesz, and Tuppence Middleton (DB 122574)
STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE by Lisa Gardner and narrated by Hillary Huber (DB 119891)
THIS IS WHY WE LIED by Karin Slaughter and narrated by Kathleen Early (DB 124323)
Narration by Author
BITS AND PIECES: MY MOTHER, MY BROTHER, AND ME written and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg (DB 121637)
KNIFE: MEDITATIONS AFTER AN ATTEMPTED MURDER written and narrated by Salman Rushdie (DB 120670)
Nonfiction
SITUATION ROOM: THE INSIDE STORY OF PRESIDENTS IN CRISIS by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey and narrated by George Stephanopoulos, Peter Ganim, and Elisabeth Rodgers (DB 121216)
WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE: GLAMOUR AND POWER AT THE DAWN OF AMERICAN FASHION by Julie Satow and narrated by Karen Murray (DB 122466)
Romance
LOVE YOU A LATKE by Amanda Elliot and narrated by Kelli Tager (DB 124977)
ROM-COMMERS by Katherine Center and narrated by Patti Murin (DB 122047)
Science Fiction
BOOK OF DOORS: A NOVEL by Gareth Brown and narrated by Miranda Raison (DB 119678)
LAKE OF SOULS: THE COLLECTED SHORT FICTION by Ann Leckie and narrated by Adjoa Andoh (DB 120243)
MAL GOES TO WAR by Edward Ashton and narrated by John Pirhalla and Katharine Chin (DB 121330)
SYSTEM COLLAPSE by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free (DB 117861)
Thriller/Suspense
FIRST LIE WINS by Ashley Elston and narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (DB 118733)
FOREST OF LOST SOULS by Dean R. Koontz and narrated by January LaVoy (DB 125187 IN PROCESS)
LONE WOLF by Gregg Hurwitz and narrated by Scott Brick (DB 119099)
RETURN OF ELLIE BLACK by Emiko Jean and narrated by Mizuo Peck, Tessa Albertson, Nicole Lewis, Rebecca Lowman, Joy Osmanski, Angel Pean, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Erin Ruth Walker, and CJ Wilson (DB 121780)
Young Adult
HEIR by Sabaa Tahir and narrated by Vidish Athavale, Esme Lonsdale, Joe Pitts, Marco Young, and Rachel Petladwala (DB 124830)
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for the 2024 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” The full list of finalists follows. Winners were announced at the Audie Awards Gala at The Avalon in Los Angeles on March 4, 2024.
Here are the finalists for 2024 that are in the TBP collection.
Audiobook of the Year
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby and narrated by Adam Lazarre-White (DB 115237)
SURRENDER: 40 SONGS, ONE STORY by Bono and narrated by the author (DB 111015)
TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett and narrated by Meryl Streep (DB 116555)
Audio Drama
NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell and narrated by the author Lisa Jewell with Nicola Walker, Jenny Walser, Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey, Alix Dunmore, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Thomas Judd, and Dominic Thorburn (DB 116345)
Autobiography/Memoir
BEHIND THE SEAMS: MY LIFE IN RHINESTONES by Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren, and Rebecca Seaver and narrated by the authors. (DB 117524)
MAKING IT SO: A MEMOIR by Patrick Stewart and narrated by the author (DB 116785)
SAVED: A WAR REPORTER’S MISSION TO MAKE IT HOME by Benjamin Hall and narrated by the author (DB 114606)
Best Fiction Narrator
LAST LIFEBOAT by Hazel Gaynor and narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown (DB IN PROCESS)
EYES & THE IMPOSSIBLE by Dave Eggers and narrated by Ethan Hawke (DB 116273)
LAND OF MILK AND HONEY: A NOVEL by C. Pam Zhang and narrated by Eunice Wong (DB 116953)
Best Nonfiction Narrator
ART THIEF: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, CRIME, AND A DANGEROUS OBSESSION by Michael Finkel and narrated by the author and Edoardo Ballerini (DB 115367)
KING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig and narrated by Dion Graham (DB 115189)
WAGER: A TALE OF SHIPWRECK, MUTINY AND MURDER by David Grann and narrated by the author and Dion Graham (DB 113965)
WOMAN IN ME by Britney Spears and narrated by the author and Michelle Williams (DB 116686)
Business/Personal Development
LIGHT WE CARRY: OVERCOMING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES by Michelle Obama and narrated by the author (DB 111237)
WIN EVERY ARGUMENT: THE ART OF DEBATING, PERSUADING, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING by Mehdi Hasan and narrated by the author (DB 112685)
WISDOM OF MORRIE: LIVING AND AGING CREATIVELY AND JOYFULLY by Morrie Schwartz and narrated by Rob Schwartz and Steven Weber (DB IN PROCESS)
Español – Spanish Language
CON LUZ PROPIA: VENCER EN TIEMPOS DE INCERTIDUMBRE por Michelle Obama [traducción de Gabriel Dols Gallardo, Efrén del Valle Peñamil, Raúl Sastre Letona y Carlos Abreu Fetter] and narrated by Jane Santos (DB 112490)
Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction
SOUL BOOM: WHY WE NEED A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION by Rainn Wilson and narrated by the author (DB 114163)
Fantasy
RED RABBIT by Alex Grecian and narrated by John Pirhalla (DB 116383)
STARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow and narrated by Natalie Naudus (DB 116445)
TREAD OF ANGELS by Rebecca Roanhorse and narrated by Dion Graham (DB 113252)
Fiction
BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton and narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (DB 115924)
MAAME by Jessica George and narrated by Heather Agyepong (DB 112961)
YELLOWFACE by R. F. Kuang and narrated by Helen Laser (DB 114930)
History/Biography
ELON MUSK by Walter Isaacson narrated by the author and Jeremy Bobb (DB 116346)
EMPIRE OF ICE AND STONE: THE DISASTEROUS AND HEROIC VOYAGE OF THE KARLUK by Buddy Levy and narrated by Will Damron (DB 113494)
Humor
HOW TO SURVIVE HISTORY by Cody Cassidy and narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris (DB 118800 IN PROCESS)
LESLIE F*CKING JONES: A MEMOIR by Leslie Jones and narrated by the author and Chris Rock (DB IN PROCESS)
RAW DOG: THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT HOT DOGS by Jamie Loftus and narrated by the author (DB 115180)
Judges Category- UK – Produced Audiobook
ATLAS: THE STORY OF PA SALT by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker. Narrated by Richard Armitage and Middleton Tuppence (DB IN PROCESS)
SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES by Jojo Moyes and narrated by Daisy Ridley (DB 112338)
Literary Fiction and Classics
MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE by Tom Hanks and narrated by the author (DB 114593)
Middle Grade
BIG TREE by Brian Selznick and narrated by the author with Meryl Streep (DB 114871)
ELF DOG AND OWL HEAD by M. T. Anderson and narrated by Pete Cross (DB 115064)
SCHOOL TRIP by Jerry Craft and narrated by Dereje Tarrant, Nile Bullock, Guy Lockard, Marc Thompson, Kaian Lilien, Dan Bittner, Ron Butler, Kim Mai Guest, Miles Harvey, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Rebecca Soler, and Phoebe Strole (DB 115050)
SIMON SORT OF SAYS by Erin Bow and narrated by Will Collyer (DB 113782)
WHAT HAPPENED TO RACHEL RILEY by Claire Swinarski and narrated by Ferdelle Capistrano, Alexandra Hunter, Karla Serrato, Gail Shalan, Reena Dutt, Caitlin Davies, Andrew Eiden, and Kirby Heyborne (DB 112718)
Multi-Voiced Performance
NO TWO PERSONS by Erica Bauermeister and narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Braden Wright, Carol Jacobanis, Cassandra Campbell, Gabra Zackman, George Newbern, Jesse Vilinsky, Max Meyers, Rachel L. Jacobs, and Stephen Graybill (DB 114586 IN PROCESS)
SING HER DOWN by Ivy Pochoda and narrated by Frankie Corzo, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Sophie Amoss, and Victoria Villarreal (DB 114455)
Mystery
THE GOLDEN GATE by Amy Chua and narrated by Robb Moreira, Suzanne Toren, and Tim Campbell (DB 116781)
LINE IN THE SAND by Kevin Powers and narrated by Christine Lakin (DB 115402)
MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER by Rupert Holmes and narrated by Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Vance (DB 115376)
VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS by Jesse Q. Sutanto and narrated by Eunice Wong (DB 113039)
WORLD OF CURIOSITIES by Louise Penny and narrated by Robert Bathurst (DB 111297)
Narration by Author
COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese and narrated by the author (DB 114896)
IT. GOES. SO. FAST: THE YEAR OF NO DO-OVERS by Mary Louise Kelly and narrated by the author (DB 115155)
Nonfiction
FIRE WEATHER: A TRUE STORY FROM A HOTTER WORLD by John Vaillant and narrated by Alan Carlson (DB 116220)
POVERTY, BY AMERICA by Matthew Desmond and narrated by Dion Graham (DB 113856)
PUNISHED FOR DREAMING: HOW SCHOOL REFORM HARMS BLACK CHILDREN AND HOW WE HEAL by Bettina L. Love and narrated by the author with Karen Chilton (DB 116415)
Romance
10 THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED by Alexis Hall and narrated by Will M. Watt (DB 118479 IN PROCESS)
TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT by Christina Lauren and narrated by Jonathan Cole and Cindy Kay (DB 115235)
Science Fiction
DUAL MEMORY by Sue Burke and narrated by André Santana (DB 116833)
DEEP SKY by Yume Kitasei and narrated by Sarah Skaer (DB 115190)
WORLD WE MAKE by N. K. Jemisin and narrated by Robin Miles (DB 113527)
CASSANDRA IN REVERSE by Holly Smale and narrated by Kristin Atherton (DB 115359)
Thriller/Suspense
BAD CREE by Jessica Johns and narrated by Tanis Parenteau (DB 112059)
Young Adult
BEHOLDER by Ryan La Sala and narrated by Vikas Adam (DB 117571)
STOLEN HEIR by Holly Black and narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (DB 112168)
THIS WINTER by Alice Oseman and narrated by Jenny Walser, Joe Jameson, and Aaron Barashi (DB 118753 IN PROCESS)
Young Listener
SKULL by Jon Klassen and narrated by Fairuza Balk and Jon Klassen (DB 116902)
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW by Leslie Jr. Odom and Nicolette Robinson and narrated by the authors (DB 114139)
