19 PRH Audio 2021 Audies Nominees
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Penguin Random House Audio has 19 Finalists for the 2021 Audie Awards, Audio Publishing’s annual honoring of the year’s best. The winners will be revealed at the Audies Gala, to be held virtually March 22, hosted by John Leguizamo. Guest judges include: Jennifer Egan, Tommy Orange, David Sedaris, Jerry Craft, V.E. Schwab, and Melissa De La Cruz. You can tune in here for the virtual ‘Red Carpet’ at 8:30 PM ET and the show at 9pm ET!
Our nominees:
BEST FEMALE NARRATOR
SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid, narrated by Nicole Lewis
CD ISBN: 9780593294611/ DN ISBN: 9780593107065 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593107072
Penguin Audio, on sale March 17, 2020
THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein, narrated by Marisa Tomei
CD ISBN: 9780593340882 / DN ISBN: 9780593340899 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593340905
Random House Audio, on sale September 1, 2020
BEST MALE NARRATOR
SQUEEZE ME by Carl Hiaasen, narrated by Scott Brick
CD ISBN: 9780593295342 / DN ISBN: 9780593295359 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593295366Random House Audio, on sale August 25, 2020
FICTION
SEX AND VANITY by Kevin Kwan, narrated by Lydia Look
CD ISBN: 9780593340912 / DN ISBN: 9780593293560 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593293577
Random House Audio, on sale June 30, 2020
SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid, narrated by Nicole Lewis
CD ISBN: 9780593294611/ DN ISBN: 9780593107065 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593107072
Penguin Audio, on sale March 17, 2020
THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig, narrated by Carey Mulligan
DN ISBN: 9780593340233 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593340233
Penguin Audio, on sale September 29, 2020
NONFICTION
TIGHTROPE by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, narrated by Jennifer Garner, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
DN ISBN: 9780593169759 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593169766
Random House Audio, on sale January 14, 2020
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON by Jon Meacham, afterword by John Lewis, narrated by JD Jackson and Jon Meacham
CD ISBN: 9780593347843 / DN ISBN: 9780593347645 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593347652
Random House Audio, on sale September 29, 2020
HUMOR
A VERY PUNCHABLE FACE by Colin Jost, narrated by the author
DN ISBN: 9780593216309 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593216316
Random House Audio, on sale July 14, 2020
WOW, NO THANK YOU by Samantha Irby, narrated by the author
DN ISBN: 9780593170694 / BOT DN ISBN: 97805932163 9780593170700
Random House Audio, on sale March 31, 2020
LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS
DEACON KING KONG by James McBride, narrated by Dominic Hoffman
CD ISBN: 9780593166970 / DN ISBN: 9780593166987/ BOT DN ISBN: 9780593166994
Random House Audio, on sale March 3, 2020
THE DEATH OF VIVEK OJI by Akwaeke Emezi, narrated by Yetide Badaki and Chukwudi Iwuji
DN ISBN: 9780593211472 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593211489
Penguin Audio, on sale August 4, 2020
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE
HOW THE PENGUINS SAVED VERONICA by Hazel Prior, narrated by Helen Lloyd, Andrew Fallaize and Mandy Williams
DN ISBN: 9780593214855 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593214862
Penguin Audio, on sale June 16, 2020
ORIGINAL WORK
GETTING STARTED WITH SOURDOUGH by Chad Robertson and Jennifer Latham, narrated by the authors
DN ISBN: 9780593346440 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593346457
Random House Audio, on sale August 18, 2020
SCIENCE FICTION
STAR WARS: THRAWN ASCENDANCY (Book I: Chaos Rising) by Timothy Zahn, narrated by Marc Thompson
CD ISBN: 9780593215371/ DN ISBN: 9780593215388 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593215395
Random House Audio, on sale September 1, 2020
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS
MINOR FEELINGS by Cathy Park Hong, narrated by the author
DN ISBN: 9780593164747 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593164754
Random House Audio, on sale February 25, 2020
THRILLER/SUSPENSE
THE SENTINEL by Lee Child and Andrew Child, narrated by Scott Brick
CD ISBN: 9780593339718 / DN ISBN: 9780593339725 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593339732
Random House Audio, on sale October 27, 2020
YOUNG ADULT
EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE by Daniel Nayeri, narrated by the author
DN ISBN: 9780593168400 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593168417
Listening Library, on sale August 25, 2020
THIS IS MY AMERICA by Kim Johnson, narrated by Bahni Turpin
DN ISBN: 9780593207932 / BOT DN ISBN: 9780593207949
Listening Library, on sale July 28, 2020
SPANISH LANGUAGE
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Spanish Language
EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO, by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke, narrated by Luis Ávila, published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial México
SI, SI ES CONTIGO, written and narrated by Calle y Poché, published by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Colombia
Click here for complete Finalist list.