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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