2026 Audie Award winners — every category
The 2026 Audie Awards, presented by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), recognized 20 winning audiobooks across 20 categories tracked in this index.
| Category | Audiobook | Author | Narrator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autobiography or Memoir | Matriarch: A Memoir | Tina Knowles | Tina Knowles, Beyonce, Solange Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Angie Beyince |
| Business and Personal Development | The Next Conversation | Jefferson Fisher | Jefferson Fisher |
| Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction | Silent Horizons | Chad Robichaux and Jack Stewart | Ray Porter |
| Fantasy | Anima Rising | Christopher Moore | Mary Jane Wells |
| Fiction | Atmosphere | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Kristen DiMercurio, Julia Whelan, Taylor Jenkins Reid |
| History or Biography | Baldwin: A Love Story | Nicholas Boggs | Ron Butler |
| Horror | The Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones | Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland, Owen Teale |
| Literary Fiction & Classics | The Director | Daniel Kehlmann | Nicholas Boulton |
| Middle Grade | All the Blues in the Sky | Renee Watson | Bahni Turpin |
| Multi-Voiced Performance | A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe | Mahogany L. Browne | Emana Rachelle, Ozzie Jacobs, Elena Rey, Mahogany L. Browne, Amir Royale, Nile Bullock, Andrea Emmes, Brandon Miles, Kiebpoli Calnek, Ali Nasser, Tyla Collier, Marie-Francoise Theodore, Ron Butler, Chantelle Ramdeen |
| Mystery | Gone Before Goodbye | Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben | ensemble cast |
| Nonfiction | Separation of Church and Hate | John Fugelsang | John Fugelsang |
| Original Work | The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery | John Mankiewicz, Jamie Napoli, Daniel Pyne, Katie Pyne, Aaron Lipstadt | Jon Hamm, Ana de la Reguera, Alia Shawkat, Omar Epps, Erin Moriarty, Sosie Bacon, John Slattery, full cast |
| Romance | King of Envy | Ana Huang | Jason Clark, Nia Serge |
| Science Fiction | Simultaneous | Eric Heisserer | Ray Porter, Marin Ireland, Stephanie Sheh |
| Short Stories or Collection | Food for Thought | Alton Brown | Alton Brown |
| Spanish Language | Apocalipsis Z - El principio del fin | Manel Loureiro | Javier Rey, Maggie Civantos, Jose Maria de Tavira, Manuel Chacon, full cast |
| Thriller & Suspense | Don't Let Him In | Lisa Jewell | Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, Tamaryn Payne, Gemma Whelan, Louise Brealey, Patience Tomlinson |
| Young Adult | Under the Same Stars | Libba Bray | Jeremy Carlisle Parker, January LaVoy, Major Curda |
| Young Listeners | Secrets of the Purple Pearl | Kate McKinnon | Kate McKinnon, Emily Lynne |
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