I will never share the list of Audie Award winners without thinking of Sandie Herron. Sandie loved audiobooks, and she’s the one who requested that I list the winners every year. In memory of Sandie, I’m sharing those award winning titles with you.

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) unveiled the winners of the 2023 Audie Awards® at its premier awards program which recognizes distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.

Viola Davis’ Finding Me, which she wrote and narrated, and published by HarperCollins Publishers, earned two Audie Awards. It received the night’s top honor, Audiobook of the Year as well as Narration by Author. Winners across 26 competitive categories may be found below.

2023 AUDIE AWARD WINNERS:

AUDIO DRAMA
PIPELINE
Written by Dominique Morisseau
Performed by Sophina Brown, Eugene Byrd, Demetrius Grosse, Sharon Lawrence, X Mayo, Uyoata Udi, and Karen Malina White  
Published by L.A. Theatre Works

AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
FINDING ME
Written and narrated by Viola Davis
Published by HarperCollins Publishers

AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
UNPROTECTED: A MEMOIR 
Written and narrated by Billy Porter
Published by Recorded Books, a division of RBmedia

BEST FEMALE NARRATOR
ROSAMUND PIKE, for The Eye of the World
Written by Robert Jordan
Published by Macmillan Audio

BEST MALE NARRATOR
SETH NUMRICH, for Fairy Tale
Written by Stephen King
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
TOUGH
Written and narrated by Terry Crews
Published by Penguin Random House Audio

EROTICA
ON THE HUSTLE
Written by Adriana Herrera
Narrated by Lola James and Sean Crisden
Published by HarperAudio

ESPAÑOL – SPANISH LANGUAGE
¡PRIMERA CAÍDA! El ENMASCARADO DE TERCIOPELO 
Written by Diego Mejía Eguiluz
Narrated by Noé Velázquez
Published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial México

FAITH-BASED FICTION & NON-FICTION
DARK ANGEL
Written by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews
Published by Tyndale House Publishers

FANTASY
THE MONSTERS WE DEFY
Written by Leslye Penelope 
Narrated by Shayna Small 
Published by Hachette Audio

FICTION
MAD HONEY 
Written by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Narrated by Carrie Coon, Key Taw, Jodi Picoult, and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Published by Penguin Random House Audio

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
SUMMER OF ‘85
Written by Chris Morrow, Kevin Hart, Tara Thomas, Nicole Shelton, Charlamagne Tha God, Marc Gerald, Dave Becky, Mike Stein, Thai Randolph, Bryan Smiley, and Karen Kinney
Narrated by Kevin Hart
Published by Audible Originals

HUMOR
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY 
Written and narrated by David Sedaris
Published by Hachette Audio

LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS
WAR AND PEACE 
Written by Leo Tolstoy
Translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude
Narrated by Thandiwe Newton
Published by Audible Studios

MIDDLE GRADE
STUNTBOY, IN THE MEANTIME 
Written by Jason Reynolds
Narrated by Guy Lockard, Nile Bullock, Angel Pean, James Fouhey, Soneela Nankani, Leon Nixon, Chanté McCormick, Lamarr Gulley, and DePre Owens
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE
SPARRING PARTNERS 
Written by John Grisham
Narrated by Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke, January LaVoy, and John Grisham
Published by Penguin Random House Audio

MYSTERY
THE HERON
Written by Don Winslow
Narrated by Ed Harris
Published by Audible Originals

NARRATION BY AUTHOR OR AUTHORS
VIOLA DAVIS, for Finding Me
Published by HarperAudio

NON-FICTION
THE RANSOMWARE HUNTING TEAM 
Written by Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden
Narrated by BD Wong
Published by Macmillan Audio

ORIGINAL WORK
MRS. WICKHAM
Written by Sarah Page
Narrated by Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, and a full cast
Published by Audible Originals

ROMANCE
DELILAH GREEN DOESN’T CARE
Written by Ashley Herring Blake
Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio
Published by Penguin Random House Audio

SCIENCE FICTION
INTERGALACTIC EXTERMINATORS, INC
Written by Ash Bishop
Narrated by Scott Brick and Suzanne Elise Freeman
Published by CamCat Books

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS
GETAWAY
Written by Sally Hepworth, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Catherine Steadman, Luanne Rice, Jess Lourey, and Rumaan Alam
Narrated by Candice Moll, Shayna Small, Samara Naeymi, Jennifer Jill Araya, Carly Robins, and Fajer Al-Kaisi
Published by Brilliance Publishing

THRILLER/SUSPENSE
GREENWICH PARK
Written by Katherine Faulkner
Narrated by Laura Kirman
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio

YOUNG ADULT
DEMON IN THE WOOD GRAPHIC NOVEL 
Written by Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by Ben Barnes, Benjamin Valic, Cassandra Morris, Eason Rytter, James Fouhey, Mary McCartney, Matt Leisy, Salli Saffioti, Sean Gormley, and Tom Bromhead
Published by Macmillan Audio

YOUNG LISTENERS
A DOOR MADE FOR ME
Written and narrated by Tyler Merritt
Published by Hachette Audio

“ABOUT THE AUDIE AWARDS® 
The Audie Awards® is the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. Publishers and rights holders enter titles in various categories for recognition of achievement. Finalists are selected, and from that group of finalists one winner is awarded. The Audie Awards® is a registered trademark of the Audio Publishers Association. To learn more about the 2023 finalists visit theaudies.com.”

“ABOUT THE AUDIO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) is a not-for-profit trade organization whose primary goals are to promote awareness of the audiobook industry, gather and disseminate industry statistics, encourage high production standards and represent the interests of audiobook publishers. Since 1986, the APA has worked to bring audio publishers together to increase interest in audiobooks. For more information about the APA, please visit https://www.audiopub.org/.”