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Audie Award for Nonfiction

The Audie Award for Nonfiction is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a nonfiction audiobook released in a given year. Before 2008 the award was given as the Audie Award for Unabridged Nonfiction. It has been awarded since 1996.

Winners and finalists

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1990s

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Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
1996
1st 		Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation (1995) Jonathan Kozol Dick Hill Brilliance Audio Winner [1]
Crossing the Threshold of Hope (1995) Pope John Paul II Earl Hammond and William Bogert Random House Audio Finalist [1]
Lincoln's Letters: The Private Man and the Warrior (1995) Abraham Lincoln George Vail Commuter's Library Finalist [1]
1997
2nd 		Genesis (1996) Bill Moyers Mandy Patinkin Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Winner [2]
Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin (1996) Stephen Jay Gould Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Dove Audio Finalist [2]
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1972) James Herriot Christopher Timothy Chivers North America Finalist [2]
1998
3rd 		James Herriot's Animal Stories (1992) James Herriot Christopher Timothy Audio Renaissance Winner [3][4]
The Lord God Made Them All (1981) James Herriot Christopher Timothy Chivers North America Finalist [4]
Tuesdays with Morrie (1997) Mitch Albom Mitch Albom Brilliance Audio Finalist [4]
1999
4th 		Full Circle: A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin (1997) Michael Palin Michael Palin Chivers North America Winner [3][5]
Ned Kelly: A Short Life (1995) Ian Jones Paul English Australian Large Print Audio & Video Finalist [5]
White Coolies (1954) Betty Jeffrey Beverly Dunn Australian Large Print Audio & Video Finalist [5]

2000s

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Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2000
5th 		'Tis (1999) Frank McCourt Frank McCourt Simon & Schuster Audio Winner [3][6]
Elegy for Iris (1999) John Bayley David Frederick Case Books on Tape Finalist [6]
The War Journal of Major Damon Rocky Gause (1999) Damon Rocky Gause Dick Hill Brilliance Audio Finalist [6]
2001
6th 		The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (2000) Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier HarperAudio Winner [3][7]
On Writing (2000) Stephen King Stephen King Simon & Schuster Finalist [7]
2002
7th 		John Adams (2001) David McCullough Nelson Runger Recorded Books Winner [3][8]
An Album of Memories (2001) Tom Brokaw Tom Brokaw et al. Random House Audio Finalist [8]
The Life and Works of Chopin (2001) Jeremy Siepmann Jeremy Siepmann Naxos Audiobooks Finalist [8]
2003
8th 		3000 Degrees (2002) Sean Flynn Richard Rohan Listen & Live Audio Winner [3][9]
Band of Brothers (1992) Stephen E. Ambrose Tim Jerome BBC Audiobooks America Finalist [9]
Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America (1999) Yossef Bodansky Nadia May Blackstone Audio Finalist [9]
Mark Twain (2001) Geoffrey C. Ward,Dayton Duncan, and Ken Burns Bille Meisle Random House Audio Finalist [9]
The Trial and The Death of Socrates (4th century B.C.) Plato Bruce Alexander and Jamie Glover Naxos Audiobooks Finalist [9]
2004
9th 		The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings (2003) Amy Tan Amy Tan Brilliance Audio Winner [3][10]
The Devil in the White City (2003) Erik Larson Tony Goldwyn Random House Audio Finalist [10]
Hitler's Scientists (2003) John Cornwell Simon Prebble Listen & Live Audio Finalist [10]
Middletown, America (2003) Gail Sheehy Gail Sheehy Brilliance Finalist [10]
The Bounty (2003) Caroline Alexander Michael York Penguin Audiobooks Finalist [10]
2005
10th 		Chasing the Devil (1997) David Reichert Dennis Boutsikaris Time Warner AudioBooks Winner [3][11]
Ask Not (2004) Thurston Clarke Edward Herrmann Audio Renaissance Finalist [11]
Caddy for Life (2004) John Feinstein John Feinstein Time Warner AudioBooks Finalist [11]
The Culture of Fear (1999) Barry Glassner Barry Glassner The Audio Partners Finalist [11]
Running with the Bulls (2004) Valerie Hemingway Anne Flosnik Brilliance Audio Finalist [11]
They Made America (2004) Harold Evans, Gail Buckland, and David Lefer Harold Evans Time Warner AudioBooks Finalist [11]
2006
11th 		The World Is Flat (2005) Thomas L. Friedman Oliver Wyman Audio Renaissance Winner [3]
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc (2005) Douglas Brinkley Douglas Brinkley HarperAudio Finalist
Conspiracy of Fools (2005) Kurt Eichenwald Stephen Lang Random House Audio Finalist
A Crack in the Edge of the World (2005) Simon Winchester Simon Winchester HarperAudio Finalist
The Truth (with Jokes) (2005) Al Franken Al Franken Brilliance Audio Finalist
2007
12th 		Narrow Dog to Carcassonne (2004) Terry Darlington Steve Hodson IFIS Publishing Winner [3][12]
Babylon by Bus (2006) Ray LeMoine, Jeff Neumann, and Donovan Webster Jeremy Davidson Penguin Audiobooks Finalist
Striking Back (2005) Aaron J. Klein Stefan Rudnicki Blackstone Audio Finalist
Team of Rivals (2005) Doris Kearns Goodwin Suzanne Toren Recorded Books Finalist
The Looming Tower (2006) Lawrence Wright Alan Sklar Tantor Audio Finalist
2008
13th 		Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976) Alex Haley Avery Brooks BBC Audiobooks America Winner [3][13]
Banker to the Poor (2006) Muhammad Yunus Ray Porter Blackstone Audio Finalist
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War (2007) David Halberstam Edward Herrmann Hyperion Audiobooks Finalist
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (1959) Alfred Lansing Simon Prebble Blackstone Audio Finalist
Jesus for the Non-Religious (2007) John Shelby Spong Alan Sklar HarperAudio Finalist
2009
14th 		Hot, Flat, and Crowded (2008) Thomas Friedman Oliver Wyman Macmillan Audio Winner [3][14]
Abraham Lincoln, a Man of Faith and Courage (2008) Joe Wheeler Grover Gardner Oasis Audio Finalist
Buying In (2008) Rob Walker Robert Fass BBC Audiobooks America Finalist
Gang Leader for a Day (2008) Sudhir Venkatesh Reg Rogers HarperAudio Finalist
Out of Mao's Shadows (2008) Philip P. Pan David Colacci Tantor Audio Finalist

2010s

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Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2010
15th 		The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009) Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan Random House Audio Winner [3][15]
Anne Frank Remembered (1995) Miep Gies and Leslie Gold Barbara Rosenblat Oasis Audio Finalist
Columbine (2009) Dave Cullen Don Leslie Blackstone Audio Finalist
Outliers (2008) Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Hachette Audio Finalist
What Americans Really Want…Really (2009) Frank Luntz L. J. Ganser Hyperion Audio Finalist
2011
16th 		The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010) Rebecca Skloot Cassandra Campbell and Bahni Turpin Random House Audio Winner [3][16]
No One Would Listen (2010) Harry Markopolos Harry Markopolos, Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, David Kotz, Gaytri Kachroo, and Michael Ocrant Audible Finalist
Game Change (2010) John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Dennis Boutsikaris HarperAudio Finalist
Obama's Wars (2010) Bob Woodward Boyd Gaines Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist
The Poisoner's Handbook (2010) Deborah Blum Coleen Marlo Tantor Audio Finalist
2012
17th 		The Murder of the Century Paul Collins William Dufris AudioGO Winner [3][17]
Dog Sense (2011) John Bradshaw Michael Page Tantor Audio Finalist
The 4 Percent Universe (2011) Richard Panek Ray Porter Blackstone Audio Finalist
My Korean Deli (2010) Ben Ryder Howe Bronson Pinchot Blackstone Audio Finalist
Unbroken (2010) Laura Hillenbrand Edward Herrmann Random House Audio/Books on Tape Finalist
2013
18th 		Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History (2012) Florence Williams Kate Reading Tantor Audio Winner [3][18]
Cemetery John (2012) Robert Zorn Sean Runnette Tantor Audio Finalist
The Crisis of Zionism (2012) Peter Beinart Lloyd James Tantor Audio Finalist
Love Is the Cure (2012) Elton John Elton John Hachette Audio Finalist
Sex and God at Yale (2012) Nathan Harden Scott Aiello Audible Finalist
2014
19th 		David and Goliath (2013) Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Hachette Audio Winner [3][19]
Beyond Belief (2013) Jenna Miscavige Hill Sandy Rustin HarperAudio Finalist [19]
The End of Nature (1989) Bill McKibben Jeff Woodman Audible Finalist [19]
The Telling Room (2013) Michael Paterniti L. J. Ganser Audible Finalist [19]
Thank You for Your Service (2013) David Finkel Arthur Bishop Macmillan Audio Finalist [19]
2015
20th 		Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him (2013) David Henry and Joe Henry Dion Graham Tantor Audio Winner [3][20]
Being Mortal (2014) Atul Gawande Robert Petkoff Macmillan Audio Finalist [20]
Deep Down Dark (2014) Héctor Tobar Henry Leyva Macmillan Audio Finalist [20]
Flash Boys (2014) Michael Lewis Dylan Baker Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [20]
The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (2014) Walter Isaacson Dennis Boutsikaris Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [20]
Unruly Places (2014) Alastair Bonnett Derek Perkins Tantor Audio Finalist [20]
2016
21st 		Ghettoside (2015) Jill Leovy Rebecca Lowman Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio Winner [3][21]
The Dorito Effect (2015) Mark Schatzker Chris Patton Dreamscape Finalist [21]
I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out (2013) Lee Gutkind Tavia Gilbert Tantor Audio Finalist [21]
Missoula (2015) Jon Krakauer Mozhan Marno Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [21]
The Song Machine (2015) John Seabrook Dion Graham HighBridge Audio/Recorded Books Finalist [21]
2017
22nd 		Hillbilly Elegy (2016) J. D. Vance J. D. Vance HarperAudio Winner [3][22]
Adnan's Story (2016) Rabia Chaudry Rabia Chaudry Macmillan Audio Finalist [22]
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (2016) Matthew Desmond Dion Graham Penguin Random House Audio/Books on Tape Finalist [22]
The Gene: An Intimate History (2016) Siddhartha Mukherjee Dennis Boutsikaris Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [22]
A Million Years in a Day (2015) Greg Jenner Matthew Lloyd Davies Tantor Audio (Recorded Books) Finalist [22]
Words on the Move: Why English Won't – and Can't – Sit Still (Like, Literally) (2016) John McWhorter John McWhorter Audible Finalist [22]
2018
23rd 		American Wolf (2017) Nate Blakeslee Mark Bramhall Random House Audio Winner [3][23]
The Butterfly Effect (2017) Jon Ronson Jon Ronson Audible Originals Finalist [23]
Ghosts of the Tsunami (2017) Richard Lloyd Parry Simon Vance Macmillan Audio Finalist [23]
Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign (2017) Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes Kimberly Farr Random House Audio Finalist [23]
This Fight Is Our Fight (2017) Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren Macmillan Audio Finalist [23]
2019
24th 		The Perfectionists Simon Winchester Simon Winchester HarperAudio Winner [3][24]
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist (2018) Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington Robert Fass Hachette Audio Finalist
Dopesick (2018) Beth Macy Beth Macy Hachette Audio Finalist
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter (2018) Ben Goldfarb Will Damron Chelsea Green Publishing Finalist
Heartland (2018) Sarah Smarsh Sarah Smarsh Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (1967) Martin Luther King, Jr. JD Jackson Beacon Press Audio Finalist

2020s

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Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator Publisher Result Ref.
2020
25th 		Grace Will Lead Us Home (2019) Jennifer Berry Hawes Karen Chilton and Jennifer Berry Hawes Macmillan Audio Winner [25]
Mama's Last Hug (2019) Frans de Waal L. J. Ganser Recorded Books Finalist [25]
The Perfect Predator (2019) Steffanie Strathdee, Thomas Patterson, and Teresa Barker Christine Lakin and Dan Woren Hachette Audio Finalist [25]
Talking to Strangers (2019) Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Hachette Audio Finalist [25]
We Are the Weather (2019) Jonathan Safran Foer Jonathan Safran Foer Macmillan Audio Finalist [25]
2021
26th 		Fire in Paradise (2020) Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano T. Ryder Smith Recorded Books Winner [26]
If You Tell (2019) Gregg Olsen Karen Peakes Brilliance Finalist [26]
Rage (2020) Bob Woodward Robert Petkoff Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [26]
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope (2020) Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Jennifer Garner Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [26]
Wandering in Strange Lands (2020) Morgan Jerkins Morgan Jerkins HarperAudio Finalist [26]
2022

27th

The Joy of Sweat Sarah Everts Sophie Amoss Penguin Random House Audio Winner [27]
Freedom Sebastian Junger Sebastian Junger Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [27]
Last Call Elon Green David Pittu Macmillan Audio Finalist [27]
The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism Jen Gunter Jen Gunter HighBridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books Finalist [27]
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story Michael Lewis Adenrele Ojo Audible Studios Finalist [27]
This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan Michael Pollan Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [27]
2023

27th

The Ransomware Hunting Team (2022) Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden BD Wong Macmillan Audio Winner [28]
Davos Man Peter S. Goodman Michael David Axtell HarperAudio Finalist [28]
Queer Ducks (And Other Animals) Eliot Schrefer Joel Froomkin, Dustin Ballard, Hope Newhouse, and Neo Cihi HarperAudio Finalist [28]
The Sex Lives of African Women Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Iesha Nyree, Adenrele Ojo, Deanna Anthony, Stephanie Weeks, Joy Hooper, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Karen Murray, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Janina Edwards, M. J. Brown, and Karla Mosley Blackstone Audio Finalist [28]
The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa) Shaun Taylor-Corbett Brilliance Publishing Finalist [28]
2024

29th

Poverty, by America (2023) Matthew Desmond Dion Graham Penguin Random House Audio Winner [29]
Fire Weather John Vaillant Alan Carlson Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [29]
Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies (2023) Elizabeth Winkler Eunice Wong Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [29]
Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal Bettina L. Love Karen Chilton, introduction read by Bettina L. Love Macmillan Audio Finalist [29]
A Refugee's American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service Leth Oun, contribution by Joe Samuel Starnes Tim Lounibos Tantor Audio Finalist [29]

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