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