Andi Arndt

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Andi Arndt
Alma mater James Madison University
OccupationAudiobook narrator

Andi Arndt is an American audiobook narrator. She is in the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame [1] and has won two Audie Awards and three Voice Arts Awards.

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Biography

Arndt is a classically-trained actress and has studied Spanish, Dutch, Italian, French, and Mandarin Chinese. [2] She began her career hosting public radio programs, as well as teaching acting and voice/speech at James Madison University. [2] In 2014, Arndt founded Lyric Audiobooks, an audiobook production company. [1]

She lives in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley with her husband and their two daughters. [1]

Awards and honors

In 2015, AudioFile included Arndt's narration of Broken Juliet in their list of the best romantic fiction narrations of the year. [3]

In 2018, she was inducted into Audible's Narrator Hall of Fame. [1]

YearTitleAuthorAwardResultRef.
2014Nine Inches Tom Perrotta Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections Finalist [4]
2015The Good GirlMary Kubica Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: Crime & ThrillerFinalist [5]
2016Beneath These LiesMeghan March Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: RomanceFinalist [6]
Slip of the TongueJessica Hawkins Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: RomanceFinalist [6]
2017Dirty (1945)Kylie Scott Audie Award for Romance Winner [7] [3]
The Hot OneLauren Blakely Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: RomanceWinner [8]
Take Me BackMeghan March Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: RomanceFinalist [9]
2018Cake: A Love Story (2016)J. Bengtsson Audie Award for Romance Finalist [10]
Come As You AreLauren Blakely Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: Romance or EroticaFinalist [11]
2019Birthday SuitTyler Whitlatch Voice Arts Award for Best Sound Design in Audio EngineeringFinalist [12]
A Bound HeartAimee Lilly Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: Romance or EroticaFinalist [13]
Wrong TurnTanya Eby (editor) Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: Short Story AnthologyWinner [14]
2020Birthday SuitTyler Whitlatch Audie Award for Audio Drama Finalist [15]
Bitter LegacyGary Furlong Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: Romance or EroticaFinalist [12]
Instant GratificationTyler Whitlatch Voice Arts Award for Best Sound Design in Audio EngineeringWinner [16]
Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: HumorFinalist [12]
Satisfaction GuaranteedTyler Whitlatch Voice Arts Award for Best Sound Design in Audio EngineeringFinalist [12]
The Yes FactorErin Spencer and Emma Sable Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: Romance or EroticaFinalist [12]
2021Dirty Letters (2021) Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Audie Award for Romance Winner [17] [3]
Florida Man R. C. Bray Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover in Audiobook Narration: HumorFinalist [18]
2022PauseKylie Scott Audie Award for Romance Finalist [19]

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