The 24th Annual Audie Awards were held last night at Guastavino's in Manhattan. Hosted by Tan France, the fashion expert for the Netflix series Queer Eye, audiobook narrator, and author of the upcoming memoir Naturally Tan, the ceremony saw authors, narrators, producers, and publishers gather at a swanky, black tie optional event to fête those involved in one of publishing's most productive sectors.
The big award, for Audiobook of the Year, went to Children of Blood and Bone (Macmillan Audio), written by Tomi Adeyemi and narrated by Bahni Turpin. Other highlights included Tara Westover's Educated (Penguin Random House Audio), narrated by Julia Whalen, for best autobiography or memoir (and female narrator); the controversial bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz, (Harper Audio), by Heather Morris and narrated by Richard Armitage, for best fiction book; Simon Winchester's The Perfectionists (HarperAudio), narrated by the author, for best nonfiction book; and Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Live Oak Media) and narrated by SiSi Aisha Johnson, January LaVoy, Lisa Renee Pitts, and Bahni Turpin for best audiobook for young listeners.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Audiobook of the Year
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, narrated by Bahni Turpin (Macmillan Audio)
Audio Drama
The Martian Invasion of Earth by HG Wells, dramatized by Nicholas Briggs, performed by Richard Armitage and Lucy Briggs-Owen (Big Finish Productions)
Autobiography/Memoir
Educated by Tara Westover, narrated by Julia Whelan (Penguin Random House Audio)
Best Female Narrator
Educated by Tara Westover, narrated by Julia Whelan (Penguin Random House Audio)
Best Male Narrator
Watchers by Dean Koontz, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (Brilliance Publishing)
Business/Personal Development
How to Be Heard by Julian Treasure, narrated by Julian Treasure (Blackstone Publishing)
Faith-vased 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, and David Thorpe (Audible Studios)
Fantasy
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, narrated by Lisa Flanagan (Penguin Random House Audio)
Fiction
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, narrated by Richard Armitage (Harper Audio)
History/Biography
Darkest Hour by Anthony McCarten, narrated by John Lee (HarperAudio)
Humor
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, written and narrated by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally (Penguin Random House Audio)
Literary Fiction and Classics
Bleak House by Charles Dickens, narrated by Miriam Margolyes (Audible Studios)
Middle Grade
Sunny by Jason Reynolds, narrated by Guy Lockard (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Multi-voiced Performance
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham, narrated by Pyeng Threadgill and Luke Slattery (Hachette Audio)
Mystery
The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George, narrated by Simon Vance (Penguin Random House Audio)
Narration by Author or Authors
The Secret of Nightingale Wood, written and narrated by Lucy Strange (Scholastic Audio)
Nonfiction
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester, narrated by Simon Winchester (HarperAudio)
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 (HarperAudio)
Romance
His Viking Bride by Olivia Norem, narrated by Greg Patmore (Olivia Norem)
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 (Penguin Random House UK Audio)
Short Stories/Collections
Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, narrated by Adenrele Ojo (HighBridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books)
Thriller/Suspense
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox, narrated by Euan Morton (Macmillan Audio)
Young Adult
Sadie by Courtney Summers, narrated by Dan Bittner, Rebecca Soler, Gabra Zackman, and Fred Berman (Macmillan Audio)
Young Listeners
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome, narrated by SiSi Aisha Johnson, January LaVoy, Lisa Renee Pitts, and Bahni Turpin (Live Oak Media)
