2025 Audie Awards® FINALISTS
Audiobook of the Year|Audio Drama|Autobiography/Memoir|Best Fiction Narrator|Best Non-Fiction Narrator|Business/Personal Development|Erotica|Español - Spanish Language|Faith-Based Fiction or Non-Fiction|Fantasy|Fiction|History/Biography|Humor|Judges Category: Horror | Literary Fiction & Classics|Middle Grade|Multi-Voiced Performance|Mystery|Narration by the Author(s)|Non-Fiction|Original Work|Romance| Science Fiction|Short Stories/Collections|Thriller/Suspense|UK-Produced Audiobook |Young Adult|Young Listeners
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
George Orwell’s 1984 (Audio)
By George Orwell, adapted by Joe White
Performed by Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, full cast
Published by Audible Originals
AudioFile Review
My Name Is Barbra (Audio)
Written and narrated by Barbra Streisand
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Playground: A Novel (Audio)
By Richard Powers
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Robin Siegerman, full cast
Published by Spotify Audiobooks
AudioFile Review
The Sing Sing Files (Audio)
Written and narrated by Dan Slepian
Published by Macmillan Audio
AUDIO DRAMA
Brokedown Prophets
By S.A. Cosby
Narrated by Jonathan Majors, Brian Tyree Henry, full cast
Published by SBH Productions/Audible Originals
The Coldest Case: The Past Has a Long Memory
By James Patterson, Aaron Tracy, and Ryan Silbert
Narrated by Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter, full cast
Published by Audible Originals
Wild with Happy
By Colman Domingo
Narrated by Colman Domingo, Alex Newell, Sharon Washington, full cast
Published by Audible Originals
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR FINALISTS
In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
Written and narrated by Sebastian Junger
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
AudioFile Review
The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
Written and narrated by Kelly Bishop
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
AudioFile Review
BEST FICTION NARRATOR FINALISTS
Stephen Fry (Audio)
for Great Expectations
By Charles Dickens
Published by SNR Audio Ltd.
Dominic Hoffman (Audio)
for James
By Percival Everett
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
AudioFile Review
BEST NON-FICTION NARRATOR FINALISTS
Malcolm Gladwell (Audio)
for Revenge of the Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell
Published by Hachette Audio and Pushkin Industries
Andia Winslow
for Coming Home
By Brittney Griner and Michelle Burford
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FINALISTS
Come Together (Audio)
Written and narrated by Emily Nagoski, PhD
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
Written and narrated by Brian Klaas
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Humans Who Teach: A Guide for Centering Love, Justice, and Liberation in Schools (Audio)
Written and narrated by Shamari Reid
Published by Heinemann
Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality (Audio)
Written and narrated by Josie Cox
Published by Recorded Books, Inc., a division of RBmedia
AudioFile Review
EROTICA FINALISTS
The Beta (Audio)
By Avanne Michaels
Narrated by Blanca Frappier, Sean Crisden, and Jack Hill
Published by Black Dog Publishing
Faking with Benefits (Audio)
By Lily Gold
Narrated by Faye Adele, Shane East, a full cast
Published by Lyric Audiobooks
The Heartbreaker
By Marni Mann
Narrated by Savannah Peachwood, Connor Crais
Published by Dreamscape Media LLC
Once You're Mine (Audio)
By Morgan Bridges
Narrated by Amelia Hugh and Walker Williams
Published by Podium Audio
ESPAÑOL - SPANISH LANGUAGE FINALISTS
La canción de Aquiles
By Madeline Miller
Narrated by Pedro M. Sánchez
Published by BookaVivo, a division of RBmedia
La isla oculta (Audio)
By Abraham Jiménez Enoa; Prologue by Jon Lee Anderson
Narrated by Ernesto Rumbaut and Javier Lacroix
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Medea Me Cantó un Corrido
By Dahlia de la Cerda
Narrated by Irene Azuela, Maya Zapata, full cast
Published by Editorial Audiolibre
A veces despierto temblando
By Ximena Santaolalla
Narrated by Jaime Collepardo, Dan Osorio, full cast
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial México
FAITH-BASED FICTION OR NON-FICTION FINALISTS
The American Queen (Audio)
By Vanessa Miller
Narrated by Angel Pean
Published by HarperAudio
AudioFile Review
FANTASY FINALISTS
Black Shield Maiden (Audio)
By Willow Smith and Jess Hendel
Narrated by Willow Smith
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
AudioFile Review
The Bright Sword (Audio)
By Lev Grossman
Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith and Lev Grossman
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
AudioFile Review
Goddess of the River (Audio)
By Vaishnavi Patel
Narrated by Sneha Mathan
Published by Hachette Audio
Someone You Can Build a Nest In (Audio)
By John Wiswell
Narrated by Carmen Rose
Published by Tantor Audio, a division of RBMedia
FICTION FINALISTS
The Evolution of Annabel Craig (Audio)
By Lisa Grunwald
Narrated by Erin Bennett
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Hamlet's Children (Audio)
By Richard Kluger
Narrated by Paul Woodson
Published by Tantor Audio, a division of RBMedia
The Ministry of Time: A Novel
By Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by George Weightman and Katie Leung
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
AudioFile Review
Rednecks (Audio)
By Taylor Brown
Narrated by Ramiz Monsef
Published by Recorded Books, Inc., a division of RBmedia
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY FINALISTS
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By Adam Higginbotham
Narrated by Jacques Roy
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Codename Nemo
By Charles Lachman
Narrated by Qarie Marshall
Published by Dreamscape Media LLC
The Demon of Unrest (Audio)
By Erik Larson
Narrated by Will Patton and Erik Larson
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
AudioFile Review
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created the President
Written and narrated by Edward F. O'Keefe
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
HUMOR FINALISTS
Erasure: A Novel (Audio)
By Percival Everett
Narrated by Sean Crisden
Published by Tantor Audio, a division of RBMedia
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (Audio)
By Kate McKinnon
Narrated by Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne
Published by Hachette Audio
Wilder Widows Walk on the Wilder Side
By Katherine Hastings
Narrated Pamela Dillman
Published by Flyte Publishing
JUDGES CATEGORY: HORROR
The Angel of Indian Lake
By Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, a full cast
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Bury Your Gays
By Chuck Tingle
Narrated by André Santana, full cast
Published by Macmillan Audio
A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers (Audio)
Edited by Joyce Carol Oates
Narrated by Bianca Amato, Lynette R. Freeman, a full cast
Published by Recorded Books, Inc., a division of RBmedia
I Was a Teenage Slasher: A Novel
By Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by Michael Crouch and Stephen Graham Jones
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Swarm
By Jennifer D. Lyle
Narrated by Krystal Hammond
Published by Blackstone Publishing
LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS FINALISTS
The Mighty Red (Audio)
By Louise Erdrich
Narrated by Marin Ireland
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
MIDDLE GRADE FINALISTS
Black Star (Audio)
By Kwame Alexander
Narrated by Angel Pean, Nile Bullock, Karen Chilton, Aaron Goodson, Dominic Hoffman
Published by Hachette Audio
Louder Than Hunger (Audio)
By John Schu
Narrated by Jeff Ebner and John Schu
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
One Big Open Sky
By Lesa Cline-Ransome
Narrated by Crystal Clarke, Janina Edwards, and Emana Rachelle
Published Dreamscape Media LLC
Skandar and the Chaos Trials
By A.F. Steadman
Narrated by David Dawson
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
Anita de Monte Laughs Last (Audio)
By Xochitl Gonzalez
Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez, Jonathan Gregg, and Jessica Pimentel
Published by Macmillan Audio
Five Broken Blades (Audio)
By Mai Corland
Narrated by Donald Chang, Greg Chun, Zion Jang, Sophie Oda, Jaine Ye & Roger Yeh
Published by Recorded Books, Inc., a division of RBMedia
From Here to the Great Unknown
By Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
Narrated by Julia Roberts and Riley Keough
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Snake Oil (Audio)
By Kelsey Rae Dimberg
Narrated by Andi Arndt, Renata Friedman, and Kristen Sieh
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
By Garrett M. Graff
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Garrett M. Graff, full cast
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
MYSTERY FINALISTS
Listen for the Lie (Audio)
By Amy Tintera
Narrated by Will Damron and January LaVoy
Published by Macmillan Audio
The Midnight Feast (Audio)
By Lucy Foley
Narrated by Joe Eyre, Sarah Slimani, Roly Botha, Laurence Dobiesz, and Tuppence Middleton
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
This Is Why We Lied (Audio)
By Karin Slaughter
Narrated by Kathleen Early
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR(S) FINALISTS
Sorry for the Inconvenience (Audio)
Written and narrated by Farah Naz Rishi
Published by Brilliance Publishing
NON-FICTION FINALISTS
Cool Food (Audio)
By Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Kostigen
Narrated by Robert Downey Jr., Tom Kostigan, and Deepti Gupta
Published by Blackstone Publishing
The Situation Room (Audio)
By George Stephanopoulos and Lisa Dickey
Narrated by George Stephanopoulos, Peter Ganim, and Elisabeth Rodgers
Published by Hachette Audio
There’s Always This Year (Audio)
Written and narrated by Hanif Abdurraqib
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion (Audio)
By Julie Satow
Narrated by Karen Murray
Published by Random House Audio
ORIGINAL WORK FINALISTS
The Boar’s Nest
By Rachel Bonds, Holly Gleason, and Dub Cornett
Narrated by Mandy Moore, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, full cast
Published by Audible Originals
Casanova LLC
By Julia Whelan
Narrated by Sebastian York, Julia Whelan, Edoardo Ballerini, and Johnathan McClain
Published by Audiobrary
ROMANCE FINALISTS
Lights Out
By Navessa Allen
Narrated by Elena Wolfe and Jacob Morgan
Published by Zando, LLC
The Starter Ex
By Mia Sosa
Narrated by Noah B. Perez and Miranda Jay
Published by Audible Originals
This Could Be Us (Audio)
By Kennedy Ryan
Narrated by Ines del Castillo and Jakobi Diem
Published by Hachette Audio
SCIENCE FICTION FINALISTS
The Book of Doors (Audio)
By Gareth Brown
Narrated by Miranda Raison
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Frontier (Audio)
By Grace Curtis
Narrated by Aven Shore
Published by Tantor Audio, a division of RBMedia
Mal Goes to War (Audio)
By Edward Ashton
Narrated by John Pirhalla and Katharine Chin
Published by Macmillan Audio
System Collapse (Audio)
By Martha Wells
Narrated by Kevin R. Free
Published by Recorded Books, Inc., a division of RBMedia
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS FINALISTS
Letters from Klara
By Tove Jansson
Narrated by Indira Varma
Published by Saga Egmont
What If We Get It Right? (Audio)
Written and narrated by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
You Like It Darker
By Stephen King
Narrated by Will Patton with Stephen King
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
THRILLER/SUSPENSE FINALISTS
First Lie Wins (Audio)
By Ashley Elston
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
The Forest of Lost Souls (Audio)
By Dean Koontz
Narrated by January LaVoy
Published by Brilliance Publishing
The Little Drummer Girl
By John le Carré
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh
Published by Dreamscape Media LLC
The Return of Ellie Black
By Emiko Jean
Narrated by Mizuo Peck, Tessa Albertson, full cast
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
UK-PRODUCED AUDIOBOOK FINALISTS
Astrochimp (Audio)
By David Walliams
Narrated by Eric Meyers, Joanna Ruiz, Aaron Vodovoz, David Walliams and Rebecca Yeo
Published by HarperCollins UK
The Fyodor Dostoyevsky Complete Collection
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Narrated by David Rintoul, Jonathan Keeble, full cast
Published by SNR Audio Ltd.
If You Live to 100, You Might as Well Be Happy (Audio)
By Rhee Kun Hoo
Narrated by Tim Lounibos
Published by Penguin Random House UK
Northern Lights (Audio)
By Philip Pullman
Narrated by Ruth Wilson
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
You Will Get Through This Night: Extended Edition (Audio)
Written and narrated by Daniel Howell
Published by HarperCollins UK
YOUNG ADULT FINALISTS
Gamer Girls: Out of Control
By Andrea Towers
Narrated by Jensen Olaya
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio
Heir (Audio)
By Sabaa Tahir
Narrated by Vidish Athavale, Esme Lonsdale, Joe Pitts, Marco Young, and Rachel Petladwala
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
Homebody (Audio)
By Theo Parish
Narrated by Roly Botha, Anabel Baldwin, and George Naylor
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
The Real Education of TJ Crowley: Coming of Age on the Redline
By Grant Overstake and May Wuthrich
Narrated by Dani Martineck, Dion Graham, full cast
Published by Grain Valley Publishing/Blackstone
YOUNG LISTENERS FINALISTS
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King (Audio)
By Coretta Scott King
Narrated by January LaVoy
Published by Macmillan Audio
I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams (Audio)
By Tanisia Moore
Narrated by Nile Bullock
Published by Scholastic Audio
Millie Fleur's Poison Garden (Audio)
By Christy Mandlin
Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden
Published by Scholastic Audio
Nothing: John Cage and 4’33” (Audio)
By Nicholas Day
Narrated by Fred Berman
Published by Live Oak Media
