The Best Audiobooks of 2014 – The Audie Awards

The Audie Awards recognizes distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and is sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association. This event has been ongoing for over 20 years and is a very good indication on what is selling. There are few resources that track audiobook sales and what constitutes the best of the bunch. The big winners this year was MANDELA: AN AUDIO HISTORY that won Audiobook of the Year and Best Original Work. Neil Gaimon also won three awards, cementing himself as one of the most successful audiobook adopters. If you want to get a sense of the most popular audiobooks of 2014, the comprehensive winners list below should satiate you. Audio Drama THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Read by Geoffrey Arend, Wilson Bethel, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Henri Lubatti, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Moira Quirk, Darren Richardson Audiobook of the Year/Original Work MANDELA: AN AUDIO HISTORY Radio Diaries, Read by Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Joe Richman Autobiography/Memoir/Narration by the Author or Authors NOT MY FATHER’S SON Alan Cumming, Read by Alan Cumming Business/Educational A MORE BEAUTIFUL QUESTION Warren Berger, Read by Michael Quinlan Children’s Titles – Ages 8-12/DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION/Multi-Voiced Performance THE GRAVEYARD BOOK Neil Gaiman, Read by Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Reece Shearsmith, Lenny Henry, Neil Gaiman, and an Ensemble Cast Children’s Titles – Ages Up to 8 H.O.R.S.E. Christopher Myers, Read by Dion Graham, Christopher Myers Classic THE NEW YORK STORIES John O’Hara, Read by Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Hamm, Richard Kind, Jan Maxwell, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts, E.L. Doctorow Erotica ALPHA Jasinda Wilder, Read by Summer Roberts, Tyler donne Fantasy WORDS OF RADIANCE Brandon Sanderson, Read by Michael Kramer, Kate Reading Fiction ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE Anthony Doerr, Read by Zach Appelman History/Biography THE BULLY PULPIT Doris Kearns Goodwin, Read by Edward Herrmann Humor YES PLEASE Amy Poehler, Read by Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen Poehler, William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner Literary Fiction EUPHORIA Lily King, Read by Simon Vance, Xe Sands Mystery THE SILKWORM Robert Galbraith, Read by Robert Glenister Non-Fiction FURIOUS COOL David Henry, Joe Henry, Read by Dion Graham Paranormal THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS M.R. Carey, Read by Finty Williams Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction THE AUSCHWITZ ESCAPE Joel C. Rosenberg, Read by Christopher Lane Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction BEFORE AMEN Max Lucado, Read by Ben Holland Judges Award: Science & Technology THE SECOND MACHINE AGE Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee, Read by Jeff Cummings Package Design THE LIGHT AT THE END Nicholas Briggs, Read by Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, and a Full Cast Personal Development WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE Oprah Winfrey, Read by Oprah Winfrey Romance THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Robert James Waller, Read by Kelli O’Hara, Steven Pasquale Science Fiction THE MARTIAN Andy Weir, Read by R.C. Bray Short Stories/Collections THE ASSASSINATION OF MARGARET THATCHER Hilary Mantel, Read by Jane Carr Solo Narration – Female YELLOW CROCUS Laila Ibrahim, Read by Bahni Turpin Solo Narration – Male THE HERO’S GUIDE TO BEING AN OUTLAW Christopher Healy, Read by Bronson Pinchot Teens EGG & SPOON Gregory Maguire, Read by Michael Page Thriller/Suspense THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD Michael Koryta, Read by Robert Petkoff The Best Audiobooks of 2014 – The Audie Awards is a post from: Good e-Reader

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