The Audie Awards for 2022 were recently announced. The Audies are given by the Audio Publishers Association for the best audiobooks of the year. Check one of these out for a “sure bet” listen. We offer several audio formats including eAudiobooks, CD books, and Playaways, available to place on hold through our online catalog. A full list of winners is below:

Audiobook of the Year: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Audio Drama: Sherlock Holmes – The Seamstress of Peckham Rye written by Jonathan Barnes

Autobiography/Memoir: Somebody’s Daughter written and narrated by Ashley C. Ford

Best Female Narrator: The Parted Earth by Anjali Enjeti

Best Male Narrator: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Business/Personal Development: Machiavelli for Women written and narrated by Stacey Vanek Smith

Faith-Based Fiction nor Non-Fiction: The Gift of Black Folk written by W.E.B. Du Bois

Fantasy: Rhythm of War written by Brandon Sanderson

Fiction: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev written by Dawnie Walton

History/Biography: Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other written and narrated by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish (with a foreword written and narrated by Diana Gabaldon)

Humor: How Y’all Doing? written and narrated by Leslie Jordan

Español- Spanish Language  La casa de Bernarda Alba written by Federico García Lorca

Literary Fiction & Classics: All Creatures Great and Small written by James Herriot

Middle Grade: Playing the Cards You’re Dealt written by Varian Johnson

Multi-Voiced Performance: Heresy written by Melissa Lenhardt

Mystery: Later written by Stephen King

Narration By the Author(s): A Promised Land written and narrated by Barack Obama

Non-Fiction: The Joy of Sweat written by Sarah Everts

Original Work: Heroine written and narrated by Mary Jane Wells

Romance: Reel: Hollywood Renaissance, Book 1 written by Kennedy Ryan

Science Fiction: Project Hail Mary written by Andy Weir

Short Stories/ Collections: Blackout written by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon

Thriller/Suspense: Local Woman Missing written by Mary Kubica

Young Adult: Be Dazzled written by Ryan La Sala

Young Listeners: I and I Bob Marley written by Tony Medina

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