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2024 Audie Award winners
Enthralling audiobooks that were awarded Audies in 2024, including “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett and “Making It So” by Patrick Stewart.
Publicado em 11 de Março de 2024
Tom Lake: A Novel
Ann PatchettAt the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lara’s three adult daughters return to the family cherry farm to quarantine. Lara fills the long hours by sharing stories of her early adulthood, when she had a brief acting career and a whirlwind romance with a rising film star. Patchett solidifies her reputation as one of the best literary talents of the century by lacing beauty and meaning into every strand of a dual-timeline story. Meryl Streep — the undisputed GOAT — narrates this 2024 Audie Award for Fiction winner.
Making It So: A Memoir
Patrick StewartMost of us know the iconic Stewart from his roles in the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises. A lucky few have seen him on stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Now, get to know Stewart as a writer and a human being in his moving memoir, which won the Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir. “Making It So” moves fluidly from his Yorkshire childhood to Hollywood stardom and all the meaningful moments in between. And if there’s anything better than hearing Stewart’s life story, it’s hearing it in his own voice.
Goodbye Christopher Robin: A. A. Milne and the Making of Winnie-the-Pooh
Ann ThwaiteA. A. Milne was an English playwright, poet, and veteran of both world wars. But he’s undoubtedly best known for creating Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin (inspired by Milne’s son), and the other beloved characters in the Hundred Acre Wood. Thwaite previously penned a full biography of the author (“A. A. Milne”), but this book focuses on the “Winnie the Pooh” years — including the effects fame had on Milne’s life and relationship with his son. “Goodbye Christoper Robin” inspired a 2017 film starring Domhnal Gleeson and Margot Robbie, and it won this year’s Audie for History/Biography.
All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel
S. A. CosbyPublishers Weekly calls Cosby’s noir “easily the author’s strongest work to date.” The Audie Award judges were equally impressed, with “All the Sinners Bleed” winning in the Thriller/Suspense category. A fatal school shooting leads Sheriff Titus Crowne into a complex web of racially motivated crime, forcing him to reckon with his role as a Black law enforcement officer in the American South. Narrator Adam Lazarre-White builds tension in all the right ways.
The True Love Experiment
Christina LaurenThis novel from our favorite BFF rom-com duo follows a reality TV dating show where the line between true feelings and made-for-TV is blurry at best. When documentarian Connor and romance novelist Fizzy (who made her debut in Lauren’s “The Soulmate Equation”) team up to work on a new reality show, with Connor as the producer and Fizzy as the romantic lead, their off-screen chemistry goes off the charts. “The True Love Experiment” won the Audie for Romance.
Anger Bang
Avery FlynnIn this year’s Audie winner for Erotica, Thea Pope’s sister becomes the ultimate bridezilla when her wedding is chosen to be filmed for a reality TV series. After one too many hurtful comments and outrageous requests, Thea exacts the ultimate revenge: sleeping with the groom’s brother. It’s purely physical and very temporary — or is it? Flynn’s steamy rom-com is served with a side of personal growth, making for some balanced entertainment.
Exodus: The Shanghai Jews
Kate McAllThis L.A. Theatre Works production of playwright McAll’s work reveals a little-known slice of World War II history, and it won the Audie Award for Original Work. Hear the true and fascinating stories of eight Jewish refugees who were granted visas to Shanghai when fleeing the Third Reich. They were among the tens of thousands of Jews welcomed into China after countries like the U.S. and England rejected their applications, and their accounts deserve to be heard.
No Two Persons: A Novel
Erica BauermeisterBauermeister’s novel, winner of the Audie for Multi-Voiced Performance, offers a unique premise and structure, but one that’s sure to resonate with avid readers. The story begins as debut author Alice finally publishes her first book, “Theo,” inspired by her late brother. Over the course of decades, we see the novel’s impact on various readers, agents, publishing assistants, and more, proving that “no two persons” have the same experience with a book.
It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs
Mary Louise KellyThis is for any parent who has struggled to find the balance between family time and career aspirations. NPR reporter Kelly kept telling herself that next year she’d prioritize taking her son to soccer over interviewing high-profile public figures for “All Things Considered,” but those plans didn’t pan out. Kelly’s poignant reminiscences of moments missed and goals reached strike close to home, and it won the Audie for Narration by the Author(s).
Dark Fall: A Military and Supernatural Warfare Thriller
Brian AndrewsIn the third book of Andrews and Wilson’s “The Shepherds Series,” former Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson and the rest of the Shepherds task force investigate a stolen weapon of mass destruction. From visceral danger to spiritual warfare, the stakes and perils soar in “Dark Fall,” winner of the Audie Award for Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction.
What Happened to Rachel Riley?
Claire SwinarskiAlong with the Middle Grade Audie Award, “What Happened to Rachel Riley?” won the YALSA Award for YA Fiction and was named “Best Book of the Year” in 2023 by BookPage, Amazon, the New York Public Library, and more. The story follows Anna Hunt, an eighth grader who starts a true crime podcast investigation to uncover why her formerly popular classmate is now a social outcast. This book is an excellent conversation starter on tough-to-broach subjects, like sexual harassment at school.
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
Jon KlassenKlassen, winner of the Caldecott Medal for “This is Not My Hat,” retells a Tyrolean folk tale about two unlikely friends facing their fears. A young girl named Otilla befriends a talking skull in an eerie old mansion, promising to protect him from the headless skeleton that arrives each night. Cozy and creepy in equal measure — what’s not to love about this Audie winner for Young Listeners?