Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year

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The Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It has been awarded since 2004.

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Winners and finalists

Winners are listed first each year and are highlighted in green.

2000s

Year of ReleaseAudiobookAuthorNarratorAudiobook Publisher
2004 [1]
9th		 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Random House Audio
A Patriot's Handbook Caroline Kennedy Caroline Kennedy , James Earl Jones, Vanessa Williams, Edward M. Kennedy, and full castHyperion Audiobooks
David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall (2003) David Sedaris David Sedaris Time Warner AudioBooks
The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare (1589–1614) William Shakespeare The Arkangel CastThe Audio Partners Publishing Corp.
The John Cheever Audio Collection (1947–1964) John Cheever John Cheever , Blythe Danner, Peter Gallagher, Edward Herrmann, George Plimpton, and Meryl Streep Caedmon/HarperAudio
2005 [2]
10th		 My Life (2004) Bill Clinton Bill Clinton Random House Audio
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning (1999) Lemony Snicket Tim Curry HarperAudio
Ulysses (1918–1920) James Joyce Jim Norton and Marcella RiordanNaxos AudioBooks, Ltd
2006 [3]
11th		 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase (2004) Douglas Adams Simon Jones , Geoffrey McGivern, and full castBBC Audiobooks America
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Random House Audio
The Truth (With Jokes) (2005) Al Franken Al Franken Brilliance Audio
2007 [4]
12th		 Inspired by... The Bible Experience: New Testament (2007) Media Group Angela Bassett , Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Blair Underwood, Denzel Washington, and full castZondervan Publishing
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women (2004) Jay Allison and Dan Gediman Bill Gates , Martha Graham, and full castAudio Renaissance
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) Harper Lee Sissy Spacek HarperAudio/Caedmon
World War Z (2006) Max Brooks Alan Alda , Mark Hamill, Carl Reiner, and full castRandom House Audio
2008 [5]

13th

 The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller (2007) Lee Child , David Corbett, Joseph Finder, Jim Fusilli, John Gilstrap, James Grady, David Hewson, P. J. Parrish, and Jeffery Deaver Alfred Molina Audible
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Random House/Listening Library
I Am America (And So Can You!) (2007) Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert with Paul Dinello, Kevin Dorff, Greg Hollimon, Evie McGee, David Pasquesi, Allison Silverman, Brian Stack, and Jon Stewart Hachette Audio
Inspired by... The Bible Experience: Old Testament (2007) Media Group Angela Bassett , Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Blair Underwood, Denzel Washington, and full castZondervan Publishing
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007) Brian Selznick Jeff Woodman Scholastic Audio
2009 [6] [7]
14th		 The Graveyard Book (2008) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman HarperAudio
Brisingr (2008) Christopher Paolini Gerard Doyle Listening Library
A Wolf at the Table (2008) Augusten Burroughs Augusten Burroughs Macmillan Audio

2010s

Year of ReleaseAudiobookAuthorNarratorAudiobook Publisher
2010 [8]
15th		Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales (2002) Nelson Mandela Samuel L. Jackson , Whoopi Goldberg, and full castHachette Audio
The Time of My Life (2009) Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze Simon & Schuster Audio
The Word of Promise Audio Bible (2009) Nelson Bibles Michael York , Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, and full castThomas Nelson
2011 [9]
16th		 Life (2010) Keith Richards Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley (feat. Keith Richards)Hachette Audio
The Woody Allen Collection (2010) Woody Allen Woody Allen Audible
The Red Pyramid (2010) Rick Riordan Katherine Kellgren and Kevin P. FreeAudible
2012 [10] [11]
17th		 Bossypants (2011) Tina Fey Tina Fey Hachette Audio
Go the Fuck to Sleep (2011) Adam Mansbach Samuel L. Jackson Audible/Brilliance Audio
American Gods (2001) Neil Gaiman Dennis Boutsikaris and full castHarperAudio
Steve Jobs (2011) Walter Isaacson Dylan Baker Simon & Schuster Audio/Recorded Books
2013 [12]
18th		 The End of the Affair (1951) Graham Greene Colin Firth Audible
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America (2012) Michelle Obama Michelle Obama , Jim Adams, Charlie Brandts, Christeta Comerford, Sam Kass, Bill Yosses, and full castRandom House Audio
Beautiful Ruins (2012) Jess Walter Edoardo Ballerini HarperAudio
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot (2012) Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard Bill O'Reilly Macmillan Audio
2014 [13]
19th		Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? (2013) Billy Crystal Billy Crystal Macmillan Audio
The Testament of Mary (2012) Colm Tóibín Meryl Streep Simon & Schuster Audio
The Things They Carried (1990) Tim O'Brien Bryan Cranston Audible
2015 [14]
20th		Mandela: An Audio History (2014) Nelson Mandela Desmond Tutu , Nelson Mandela, and Joe RichmanHighBridge (Recorded Books)
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism (2013) Doris Kearns Goodwin Edward Herrmann Simon & Schuster Audio
The Graveyard Book (2008) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman , Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and full castHarperAudio
What I Know For Sure (2014) Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Macmillan Audio
Yes Please (2014) Amy Poehler Amy Poehler , Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner HarperAudio
2016 [15]
21st		 The Girl on the Train (2015) Paula Hawkins Clare Corbett , Louise Brealey, and India Fisher Penguin Audio/Books on Tape
Go Set a Watchman (2015) Harper Lee Reese Witherspoon HarperAudio
The Nightingale (2015) Kristin Hannah Polly Stone Macmillan Audio
The Water Diviner (2014) Andrew Anastasios and Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios Jack Thompson Bolinda Audio
2017 [16]
22nd		Hamilton: The Revolution (2016) Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter Mariska Hargitay , Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeremy Carter Hachette Audio
Boys in the Trees (2015) Carly Simon Carly Simon Macmillan Audio
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (2016) Amy Schumer Amy Schumer Simon & Schuster Audio
The Underground Railroad (2016) Colson Whitehead Bahni Turpin Penguin Random House Audio/Books on Tape
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person (2015) Shonda Rhimes Shonda Rhimes Simon & Schuster Audio
2018 [17]
23rd		 Lincoln in the Bardo (2017) George Saunders Nick Offerman , David Sedaris, George Saunders, and full castRandom House Audio
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (2016) Trevor Noah Trevor Noah Audible
Columbus Day: Expeditionary Force, Book 1 (2017) Craig Alanson R. C. Bray Podium Publishing
The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition (1985) Margaret Atwood and Valerie Martin Claire Danes , Margaret Atwood, and full castAudible
The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness (2017) Paula Poundstone Paula Poundstone HighBridge Audio (Recorded Books)
2019 [18] 24th Children of Blood and Bone (2018) Tomi Adeyemi Bahni Turpin Macmillan Audio
An American Marriage (2018) Tayari Jones Eisa Davis and Sean CrisdenHighBridge Audio (Recorded Books)
Beastie Boys Book (2018) Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz Michael Diamond , Adam Horovitz, and full castPenguin Random House Audio
Calypso (2018) David Sedaris David Sedaris Hachette Audio
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers (2018)Maxwell King LeVar Burton Oasis Audio
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (2018) Michelle McNamara Gabra Zackman , Gillian Flynn, and Patton Oswalt HarperAudio

2020s

Year of ReleaseAudiobookAuthorNarratorAudiobook Publisher
2020 [19]
25th		The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 (2019) Garrett M. Graff Holter Graham and full castSimon & Schuster Audio
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (1991) Tony Kushner Andrew Garfield , Nathan Lane, Susan Brown, Denise Gough, and full castPenguin Random House Audio
Becoming (2018) Michelle Obama Michelle Obama Penguin Random House Audio
Charlotte's Web (1952) E. B. White Meryl Streep and full castPenguin Random House Audio
The Dutch House (2019) Ann Patchett Tom Hanks HarperAudio
The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale (2019) Margaret Atwood Ann Dowd , Bryce Dallas Howard, Mae Whitman, Derek Jacobi, Tantoo Cardinal, and Margaret Atwood Penguin Random House Audio
2021 [20] [21] [22]
26th		 Piranesi (2020) Susanna Clarke Chiwetel Ejiofor Bloomsbury PLC
The Decision: Overcoming Today's BS for Tomorrow's Success (2020) Kevin Hart Kevin Hart Audible Originals
More Myself: A Journal (2020) Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Macmillan Audio
The Mountains Sing (2020) Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Quyen NgoDreamscape
We're Better Than This (2020) Elijah Cummings with James Dale Nancy Pelosi , Laurence Fishburne, and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings HarperAudio
2022 [23] [24]

27th

 Project Hail Mary (2021) Andy Weir Ray Porter Audible Studios
A Promised Land (2020) Barack Obama Barack Obama Penguin Random House Audio
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music(2021) Dave Grohl Dave Grohl HarperAudio
The Sweetness of Water (2021) Nathan Harris William DeMerittHachette Audio
2023 [25] [26]
28th		Finding Me (2022) Viola Davis Viola Davis Harper Audio
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (2021) Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine , edited by Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein Nikole Hannah-Jones , January LaVoy and full castPenguin Random House Audio
Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon (2021) Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam Paul Simon , Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam Pushkin Industries
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022) Shelby Van Pelt Marin Ireland and Michael Urie HarperAudio
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts (2022) Tyler English-Beckwith (adapter), based on the graphic novel by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez DeWanda Wise , Chanté Adams, Jerrie Johnson, Folake Olowofoyeku, Bahni Turpin, and full castPodium Audio

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