The Audio Publishers Affiliation (APA) introduced the winners on Friday in a digital ceremony hosted by Kal Penn.

Barack Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Jordan are among the many winners for the 2022 Audie Awards, which acknowledge work in audiobooks and spoken-word leisure.
The Audio Publishers Affiliation (APA) introduced the winners on Friday in a digital ceremony hosted by Kal Penn.
The night time’s prime honor went to Challenge Hail Mary written by Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter, and printed by Audible Studios, successful audiobook of the yr. The audiobook of the yr class was judged by New York Occasions bestselling creator Kristen Arnett, creator and journalist Gayle Forman and Seija Rankin (Senior Books Editor at Leisure Weekly).
“The audio of Challenge Hail Mary did precisely what I need an audiobook to do, which is to make use of the medium to increase the story,” mentioned Forman. “If this Sci-Fi e book might make a fan out of me, a lover of up to date reasonable fiction, it might positively win over any first-time audio listeners.”
Different winners included Miranda, who received for greatest male narrator for the manufacturing of Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, and Jordan, who received in the very best humor class for his memoir How Y’all Doing?
Obama received in the very best narration by the creator class for the narration of his memoir A Promised Land, printed by Penguin Random Home Audio.
Ryan La Sala’s Be Dazzled, narrated by Pete Cross, and printed by Dreamscape Media received the younger grownup Audie Award. The younger grownup class was judged by creator, activist and co-host of the hit podcast Queerified with Gigi Attractive and Mimi Gigi Attractive, author and NPR e book reviewer Caitlyn Paxson and Anthony Allen Ramos (Govt Producer of the GLAAD Media Awards and official leisure correspondent).
A full record of winners follows.
Audiobook of the 12 months
Challenge Hail Mary
Written by Andy Weir
Narrated by Ray Porter
Printed by Audible Studios
Audio Drama
Sherlock Holmes – The Seamstress of Peckham Rye
Written by Jonathan Barnes
Carried out by Nicholas Briggs, Richard Earl, Lucy Briggs-Owen, India Fisher, James Joyce, Anjella MacKintosh, Glen McCready, and Mark Elstob
Printed by Large End Productions
Autobiography/Memoir
Someone’s Daughter
Written and narrated by Ashley C. Ford
Printed by Macmillan Audio
Finest Feminine Narrator
Deepti Gupta
The Parted Earth
Written by Anjali Enjeti
Printed by Novel Audio
Finest Male Narrator
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
Written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Printed by Simon & Schuster Audio
Enterprise/Private Growth
Machiavelli for Girls
Written and narrated by Stacey Vanek Smith
Printed by Simon & Schuster Audio
Español- Spanish Language
La casa de Bernarda Alba
Written by Federico García Lorca
Narrated by Gloria Muñoz, Elena González, Rebeca Hernando, Carmen Mayordomo, Marta Poveda, Sol de la Barreda, Beatriz Melgares, Cristina Arias, and Antonio Martínez Asensio
Printed by Penguin Random Home Grupo Editorial
Religion-Based mostly Fiction nor Non-Fiction
The Reward of Black People
Written by W.E.B. Du Bois
Narrated by Arnell Powell
Printed by Brilliance Publishing
Fantasy
Rhythm of Warfare
Written by Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Studying
Printed by Macmillan Audio
Fiction
The Ultimate Revival of Opal & Nev
Written by Dawnie Walton
Narrated by Janina Edwards, Bahni Turpin, James Langton, André De Shields, Dennis Boutsikaris, Steve West, Gabra Zackman, Robin Miles, and a full forged
Printed by Simon & Schuster Audio
Historical past/Biography
Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Journey Like No Different
Written and narrated by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish (with a foreword written and narrated by Diana Gabaldon)
Printed by Hodder & Stoughton
Humor
How Y’all Doing?
Written and narrated by Leslie Jordan
Printed by HarperAudio
Literary Fiction & Classics
All Creatures Nice and Small
Written by James Herriot
Narrated by Nicholas Ralph
Printed by Macmillan Audio
Center Grade
Taking part in the Playing cards You’re Dealt
Written by Varian Johnson
Narrated by Dion Graham
Printed by Scholastic Audio
Multi-Voiced Efficiency
Heresy
Written by Melissa Lenhardt
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Bailey Carr, Ella Turenne, Nikki Massoud, Natalie Naudus, Imani Jade Powers, and James Fouhey
Printed by Hachette Audio
Thriller
Later
Written by Stephen King
Narrated by Seth Numrich
Printed by Simon & Schuster Audio
Narration By the Writer(s)
A Promised Land
Written and narrated by Barack Obama
Printed by Penguin Random Home Audio
Non-Fiction
The Pleasure of Sweat
Written by Sarah Everts
Narrated by Sophie Amoss
Printed by Penguin Random Home Audio
Authentic Work
Heroine
Written and narrated by Mary Jane Wells
Printed by Writer’s Republic
Romance
Reel: Hollywood Renaissance, Ebook 1
Written by Kennedy Ryan
Narrated by Eboni Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small, and April Christina
Printed by Scribechick Media LLC, Produced by Lyric Audiobooks
Science Fiction
Challenge Hail Mary
Written by Andy Weir
Narrated by Ray Porter
Printed by Audible Studios
Brief Tales/ Collections
Blackout
Written by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J. Beckles, and Bahni Turpin
Printed by HarperAudio
Thriller/Suspense
Native Girl Lacking
Written by Mary Kubica
Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and Jesse Vilinsky Printed by HarperAudio
Younger Grownup
Be Dazzled
Written by Ryan La Sala
Narrated by Pete Cross
Printed by Dreamscape Media
Younger Listeners
I and I Bob Marley
Written by Tony Medina
Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith