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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.

Winners and finalists

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

2000s

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Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2004
9th 		Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Random House Audio Winner [1][2]
A Patriot's Handbook Caroline Kennedy Caroline Kennedy, James Earl Jones, Vanessa Williams, Edward M. Kennedy, and full cast Hyperion Audiobooks Finalist [2]
David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall (2003) David Sedaris David Sedaris Time Warner AudioBooks Finalist [2]
The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare (1589–1614) William Shakespeare The Arkangel Cast The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. Finalist [2]
The John Cheever Audio Collection (1947–1964) John Cheever John Cheever, Blythe Danner, Peter Gallagher, Edward Herrmann, George Plimpton, and Meryl Streep Caedmon/HarperAudio Finalist [2]
2005
10th 		My Life (2004) Bill Clinton Bill Clinton Random House Audio Winner [1][3]
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning (1999) Lemony Snicket Tim Curry HarperAudio Finalist [3]
Ulysses (1918–1920) James Joyce Jim Norton and Marcella Riordan Naxos AudioBooks, Ltd Finalist [3]
2006
11th 		The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase (2004) Douglas Adams Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and full cast BBC Audiobooks America Winner [1]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Random House Audio Finalist
The Truth (With Jokes) (2005) Al Franken Al Franken Brilliance Audio Finalist
2007
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 cast Zondervan Publishing Winner [1][4]
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women (2004) Jay Allison and Dan Gediman Bill Gates, Martha Graham, and full cast Audio Renaissance Finalist
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) Harper Lee Sissy Spacek HarperAudio/Caedmon Finalist
World War Z (2006) Max Brooks Alan Alda, Mark Hamill, Carl Reiner, and full cast Random House Audio Finalist
2008

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 Winner [1][5]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Random House/Listening Library Finalist
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 Finalist
Inspired by... The Bible Experience: Old Testament (2007) Media Group Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Blair Underwood, Denzel Washington, and full cast Zondervan Publishing Finalist
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007) Brian Selznick Jeff Woodman Scholastic Audio Finalist
2009
14th 		The Graveyard Book (2008) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman HarperAudio Winner [1][6][7]
Brisingr (2008) Christopher Paolini Gerard Doyle Listening Library Finalist
A Wolf at the Table (2008) Augusten Burroughs Augusten Burroughs Macmillan Audio Finalist

2010s

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Year Audiobook Author Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2010
15th 		Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales (2002) Nelson Mandela Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, and full cast Hachette Audio Winner [1][8]
The Time of My Life (2009) Lisa Niemiand Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist
The Word of Promise Audio Bible (2009) Nelson Bibles Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, and full cast Thomas Nelson Finalist
2011
16th 		Life (2010) Keith Richards Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley (feat. Keith Richards) Hachette Audio Winner [1][9]
The Woody Allen Collection (2010) Woody Allen Woody Allen Audible Finalist
The Red Pyramid (2010) Rick Riordan Katherine Kellgren and Kevin P. Free Audible Finalist
2012
17th 		Bossypants (2011) Tina Fey Tina Fey Hachette Audio Winner [1][10][11]
Go the Fuck to Sleep (2011) Adam Mansbach Samuel L. Jackson Audible/Brilliance Audio Finalist
American Gods (2001) Neil Gaiman Dennis Boutsikaris and full cast HarperAudio Finalist
Steve Jobs (2011) Walter Isaacson Dylan Baker Simon & Schuster Audio/Recorded Books Finalist
2013
18th 		The End of the Affair (1951) Graham Greene Colin Firth Audible Winner [1][12]
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 cast Random House Audio Finalist
Beautiful Ruins (2012) Jess Walter Edoardo Ballerini HarperAudio Finalist
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot (2012) Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard Bill O'Reilly Macmillan Audio Finalist
2014
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 Winner [1][13]
The Testament of Mary (2012) Colm Tóibín Meryl Streep Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [13]
The Things They Carried (1990) Tim O'Brien Bryan Cranston Audible Finalist [13]
2015
20th 		Mandela: An Audio History (2014) Nelson Mandela Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman HighBridge (Recorded Books) Winner [1][14]
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism (2013) Doris Kearns Goodwin Edward Herrmann Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [14]
The Graveyard Book (2008) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and full cast HarperAudio Finalist [14]
What I Know For Sure (2014) Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Macmillan Audio Finalist [14]
Yes Please (2014) Amy Poehler Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner HarperAudio Finalist [14]
2016
21st 		The Girl on the Train (2015) Paula Hawkins Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, and India Fisher Penguin Audio/Books on Tape Winner [1][15]
Go Set a Watchman (2015) Harper Lee Reese Witherspoon HarperAudio Finalist [15]
The Nightingale (2015) Kristin Hannah Polly Stone Macmillan Audio Finalist [15]
The Water Diviner (2014) Andrew Anastasios and Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios Jack Thompson Bolinda Audio Finalist [15]
2017
22nd 		Hamilton: The Revolution (2016) Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter Mariska Hargitay, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Jeremy Carter Hachette Audio Winner [1][16]
Boys in the Trees (2015) Carly Simon Carly Simon Macmillan Audio Finalist [16]
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (2016) Amy Schumer Amy Schumer Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [16]
The Underground Railroad (2016) Colson Whitehead Bahni Turpin Penguin Random House Audio/Books on Tape Finalist [16]
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 Finalist [16]
2018
23rd 		Lincoln in the Bardo (2017) George Saunders Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, and full cast Random House Audio Winner [1][17]
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (2016) Trevor Noah Trevor Noah Audible Finalist [17]
Columbus Day: Expeditionary Force, Book 1 (2017) Craig Alanson R. C. Bray Podium Publishing Finalist [17]
The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition (1985) Margaret Atwood and Valerie Martin Claire Danes, Margaret Atwood, and full cast Audible Finalist [17]
The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness (2017) Paula Poundstone Paula Poundstone HighBridge Audio (Recorded Books) Finalist [17]
2019

24th

Children of Blood and Bone (2018) Tomi Adeyemi Bahni Turpin Macmillan Audio Winner [1][18]
An American Marriage (2018) Tayari Jones Eisa Davis and Sean Crisden HighBridge Audio (Recorded Books) Finalist
Beastie Boys Book (2018) Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and full cast Penguin Random House Audio Finalist
Calypso (2018) David Sedaris David Sedaris Hachette Audio Finalist
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers (2018) Maxwell King LeVar Burton Oasis Audio Finalist
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 Finalist

2020s

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

27th

Project Hail Mary (2021) Andy Weir Ray Porter Audible Studios Winner [24]
A Promised Land (2020) Barack Obama Barack Obama Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [25]
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music(2021) Dave Grohl Dave Grohl HarperAudio Finalist [25]
The Sweetness of Water (2021) Nathan Harris William DeMeritt Hachette Audio Finalist [25]
2023
28th 		Finding Me (2022) Viola Davis Viola Davis Harper Audio Winner [26]
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 cast Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [27][26]
Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon (2021) Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam Paul Simon, Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam Pushkin Industries Finalist [27][26]
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022) Shelby Van Pelt Marin Ireland and Michael Urie HarperAudio Finalist [27][26]
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 cast Podium Audio Finalist [27][26]
2024
29th 		Surrender Bono Bono Penguin Random House Audio Winner [28]
All the Sinners Bleed (2023) S. A. Cosby Adam Lazarre-White Macmillan Audio Finalist [28][29]
Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound Lake Bell Lake Bell Pushkin Industries Finalist [28][29]
Sing a Black Girl's Song Ntozake Shange, edited by Imani Perry, foreword by Tarana Burke Alfre Woodard, D. Woods, and full cast Hachette Audio Finalist [28][29]
Tom Lake (2023) Ann Patchett Meryl Streep HarperAudio Finalist [28][29]

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