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2016 Audie Award winners — every category

The 2016 Audie Awards, presented by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), recognized 22 winning audiobooks across 22 categories tracked in this index. The year's top prize, Audiobook of the Year, went to The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, narrated by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher.

Last verified 2026-06-10 · Sources: Wikipedia + Audio Publishers Association

CategoryAudiobookAuthorNarrator(s)
Audiobook of the YearThe Girl on the TrainPaula HawkinsClare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher
Audio DramaThe Jungle Book: The Mowgli StoriesRudyard Kipling, adapted by Bev Doyle, Richard KurtiBill Bailey, Richard E. Grant, Colin Salmon, Tim McInnerny, Bernard Cribbins, Celia Imrie, Martin Shaw
Autobiography or MemoirGhost BoyMartin PistoriusSimon Bubb
Best Female NarratorWild Rover No MoreL. A. MeyerKatherine Kellgren
Best Male NarratorGabriel Allon: The English SpyDaniel SilvaGeorge Guidall
Business and Personal DevelopmentWake Up HappyMichael Strahan & Veronica ChambersMichael Strahan
Faith-Based Fiction and NonfictionThe Boy Born DeadDavid RingPaul Michael
FantasyNice Dragons Finish LastRachel AaronVikas Adam
FictionThe NightingaleKristin HannahPolly Stone
History or BiographyA Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo AstronautsAndrew Chaikin, Tom HanksBronson Pinchot
HumorFuriously HappyJenny LawsonJenny Lawson
Literary Fiction & ClassicsLittle Big ManThomas BergerScott Sowers, David Aaron Baker
Middle GradeEchoPam Munoz RyanMark Bramhall, David de Vries, MacLeod Andrews, Rebecca Soler
Multi-Voiced PerformanceIlluminaeAmie Kaufman, Jay KristoffOlivia Taylor Dudley, Lincoln Hoppe, Johnathan McClain
MysteryCareer of EvilRobert GalbraithRobert Glenister
NonfictionGhettosideJill LeovyRebecca Lowman
Original WorkThe Starling ProjectJeffery DeaverAlfred Molina, full cast
RomanceThe HighwaymanKerrigan ByrneDerek Perkins
Science FictionJurassic ParkMichael CrichtonScott Brick
Thriller & SuspenseThe Patriot Threat: Cotton MaloneSteve BerryScott Brick
Young AdultLair of DreamsLibba BrayJanuary LaVoy
Young ListenersLittle Shop of MonstersR. L. Stine and Marc BrownJack Black

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