Shoshana, Nox, and Jordy, all avid audiobook listeners, chat about the Annual Audies, the National Audiobook Awards. In this spoiler-free conversation, they share some of their opinions about the winning titles, the capitalism of it all, and the financial challenges to winning big in the audiobook industry.
Books and Resources Mentioned:
Audiobooks: Libro.FM 2026 Audie Award Finalists Playlist
Audiobooks: Libro.FM Audie Hall of Fame Winners
Audiobook of the Year
Audiobook: Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins
Audiobook: The Devil Reached Toward the Sky By Garrett M. Graff
Audiobook: King of Ashes By S. A. Cosby
Audiobook: Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka (Audible only 🙁)
Audiobook: Shield of Sparrows: Book 1 By Devney Perry
Audiobook: Wild Dark Shore By Charlotte McConaghy
New Voice Award: Judges Category Winner
Audiobook: The River Has Roots By Amal El-Mohtar
Audiobook: Bog Queen By Anna North
Audiobook: The Devil Is a Southpaw By Brandon Hobson
Audiobook: The Emperor of Gladness By Ocean Vuong
Audiobook: We Don’t Talk About Carol By Kristen L. Berry
Horror Category
Audiobook: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter By Stephen Graham Jones
Audiobook: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng By Kylie Lee Baker
Audiobook: Breathe In, Bleed Out By Brian McAuley
Audiobook: Coffin Moon By Keith Rosson
Audiobook: They Bloom at Night By Trang Thanh Tran
Mystery Category
Audiobook: Gone Before Goodbye By Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
Audiobook: Gray Dawn By Walter Mosley
Audiobook: The Queens of Crime By Marie Benedict
Audiobook: Secret Sister By Sarah A. Denzil (Audible only 🙁)
Audiobook: Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) By Jesse Q. Sutanto
Romance Category
Audiobook: King of Envy By Ana Huang
Audiobook: Great Big Beautiful Life By Emily Henry
Audiobook: Looking for Group By Alexis Hall
Audiobook: Plus Size Player By Danielle Allen
Audiobook: Say You’ll Remember Me By Abby Jimenez
Audiobook: Judge Stone by James Patterson & Viola Davis
Audiobooks: JD Robb
Resource: 2026 Audie Awards Winners – full list of finalists and winners by category
Resource: Audie Awards Past Winners – full list of winners from 1996 onwards
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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.
Original music by Amarissa
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