2019 Audie Award Winners
The 2019 Audie Awards, presented by Audio Publisher’s Association to honor excellence in audiobooks and spoken entertainment, were announced last night at the Audies Gala at Guastavino’s in New York City. The ceremony was hosted by Queer Eye fashion expert and upcoming author and audiobook narrator, Tan France. Taking the prized audiobook of the year award is Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone, narrated by the prolific Bahni Turpin. Adeyemi’s debut novel in audio is no stranger to top spots this year; it was also selected as Booklist’s Top of the List youth audiobook.
Below is the complete list of Audie winners, linked to their Booklist reviews when available. A list of all the nominees can be found here. Congratulations to all!
Audiobook of the Year
Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi, narrated by Bahni Turpin
Audio Drama
The Martian Invasion of Earth, by H. G. Wells, dramatized by Nicholas Briggs, narrated by Richard Armitage and Lucy Briggs-Owen
Autobiography / Memoir
Educated, by Tara Westover, narrated by Julia Whelan
Best Female Narrator
Educated, by Tara Westover, narrated by Julia Whelan
Best Male Narrator
Watchers, by Dean Koontz, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Business / Personal Development
How to Be Heard, written and narrated by Julian Treasure
Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction
The Man on the Mountaintop, by Susan Trott, adapted by Libby Spurrier, narrated by Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Clare Corbett, Rachel Atkins, Jeff Harding, David Thorpe, and a full cast
Fantasy
Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik
Fiction
The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris, narrated by Richard Armitage
History / Biography
Darkest Hour, by Anthony McCarten, narrated by John Lee
Humor
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, written and narrated by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally
Literary Fiction and Classics
Bleak House, by Charles Dickens, narrated by Miriam Margolyes
Middle Grade
Sunny, by Jason Reynolds, narrated by Guy Lockard
Multi-Voiced Performance
Dreamland Burning, by Jennifer Latham, narrated by Pyeng Threadgill and Luke Slattery
Mystery
The Punishment She Deserves, by Elizabeth George, narrated by Simon Vance
Narration by the Author or Authors
The Secret of Nightingale Wood, written and narrated by Lucy Strange
Nonfiction
The Perfectionists, written and narrated by Simon Winchester
Original Work
Spin, by Harvey Edelman and Neil Fishman, adapted for audio by David B. Coe, narrated by Jim Dale, Barrett Leddy, Lisa Livesay, Nicola Barber, Khristine Hvam, Nick Sullivan, John Brady, and Johnny Heller
Romance
His Viking Bride, by Olivia Norem, narrated by Greg Patmore
Science Fiction
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase, by Eoin Colfer and Douglas Adams, narrated by John Lloyd, Simon Jones, Geoff McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Sandra Dickinson, Susan Sheridan, Samantha Béart, Toby Longworth, Andy Secombe, Mitch Benn, Jane Horrocks, Ed Byrne, Jon Culshaw, Jim Broadbent, Professor Stephen Hawking, Lenny Henry, Tom Alexander, Philip Pope, Theo Maggs, Phillipe Bosher, and John Marsh
Short Stories / Collections
Heads of the Colored People, by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, narrated by Adenrele Ojo
Thriller / Suspense
Crimson Lake, by Candice Fox, narrated by Euan Morton
Young Adult
Sadie, by Courtney Summers, narrated by Dan Bittner, Rebecca Soler, Gabra Zackman, and Fred Berman
Young Listeners
Before She Was Harriet, by Lesa Cline-Ransome, narrated by SiSi Aisha Johnson, January LaVoy, Lisa Renee Pitts, and Bahni Turpin
excellent piece of writing, I certainly liked the way your award ceremony