Best Audiobooks: 2015 Audie Award Winners
The Audies, sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), honours excellence in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment.
Listening to an audiobook is a wonderful way to 'read' a book. They are perfect accompaniment for long drives, flights or commuting, when doing chores around the house, while going for a walk, relaxing on the beach or enjoying hobbies. The skill of the narrator can really add to the experience of the story.
If you are interested in trying out an audiobook, the Toronto Public Library has many available on CD. We also have two e-audiobook collections – OverDrive and OneClickdigital. eAudiobooks can be downloaded to computers, smartphones or tablets, so they are available even when you do not have an Internet connection.
There are many different categories of Audie Awards. Visit the Audie Awards website for more information, including a full list of nominees.
Here are some of the 2015 winners:
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming; Narrated by Alan Cumming
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• Talking Book (Restricted to print disabled patrons)
FANTASY
Words of Radiance, The Stormlight Archive series, Book 2 by Brandon Sanderson; Narrated by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer
• eAudiobook
FICTION
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr; Narrated by Zach Appelman
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• Talking Book (Restricted to print disabled patrons)
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin; Narrated by Edward Herrmann
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
HUMOUR
Yes Please by Amy Poehler; Narrated by Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• Talking Book (Restricted to print disabled patrons)
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JUDGES’ AWARD: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee; Narrated by Jeff Cummings
• Audiobook
• Talking Book (Restricted to print disabled patrons)
MYSTERY
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith; Narrated by Robert Glenister
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• Talking Book (Restricted to print disabled patrons)
SCIENCE FICTION
The Martian by Andy Weir; Narrated by R.C. Bray
• Audiobook
• Talking Book (Restricted to print disabled patrons)
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel; Narrated by Jane Carr
• Audiobook
• Talking Book (Restricted to print disabled patrons)
THRILLER/SUSPENSE
Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta; Narrated by Robert Petkoff
• eAudiobook
• Talking Book (Restricted to print disabled patrons)
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