The best faith-based fiction and nonfiction audiobooks, by award record: every Audie Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction winner
Looking for a faith-based fiction and nonfiction audiobook that's actually worth a credit? This is the complete record of the Audie Award's Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction category — 24 winners from 2003 to 2026, the audiobook industry's own pick for the best faith-based fiction and nonfiction production of each year. The most recent winner is Silent Horizons by Chad Robichaux and Jack Stewart, narrated by Ray Porter.
| Year | Narrator | Audiobook | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ray Porter | Silent Horizons | Chad Robichaux and Jack Stewart |
| 2025 | Angel Pean | The American Queen | Vanessa Miller |
| 2024 | MacLeod Andrews | Dark Fall | Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson |
| 2023 | MacLeod Andrews | Dark Angel | Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson |
| 2022 | Arnell Powell | The Gift of Black Folk | W. E. B. Du Bois |
| 2021 | Jen Hatmaker | Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire | Jen Hatmaker |
| 2020 | Tavia Gilbert | How the Light Gets In | Jolina Petersheim |
| 2019 | Libby Spurrier | The Man on the Mountaintop | Susan Trott |
| 2018 | Emily Woo Zeller | Fire Road | Phan Thi Kim Phuc |
| 2017 | Milton Bagby | The Awakening of HK Derryberry | Jim Bradford and Andy Hardin |
| 2016 | Paul Michael | The Boy Born Dead | David Ring |
| 2015 | Christopher Lane | The Auschwitz Escape | Joel C. Rosenberg |
| 2014 | Keith David, Mark Burnett, Roma Downey | A Story of God and All of Us | Roma Downey and Mark Burnett |
| 2013 | Donna VanLiere | The Good Dream | Donna VanLiere |
| 2012 | Roger Mueller | Courageous | Randy Alcorn |
| 2011 | Kate Forbes | Fireflies in December | Jennifer Erin Valent |
| 2010 | Johanna Parker | A Month of Summer | Lisa Wingate |
| 2009 | Sean Barrett | Prague Counterpoint | Bodie and Brock Thoene |
| 2008 | Dion Graham | River Rising | Athol Dickson |
| 2007 | Donna VanLiere | The Angels of Morgan Hill | Donna VanLiere |
| 2006 | John McDonough | Grace Will Lead Me Home | Katherine Valentine |
| 2005 | Patrick Stewart | The Last Battle | C. S. Lewis |
| 2004 | Davina Porter | Treasure of Stonewycke | Michael Phillips and Judith Pella |
| 2003 | Richard Ferrone | Hidden Victory | Herbert Francis Smith |
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Most-awarded faith-based fiction and nonfiction narrators
MacLeod Andrews (2 wins) · Donna VanLiere (2 wins).
Most-awarded faith-based fiction and nonfiction authors
Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson (2 wins) · Donna VanLiere (2 wins).
Every Audie Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction finalist (the full nominee record)
The Audie Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction category names finalists alongside each winner. These 33 audiobooks were nominated but didn't win — also sourced; each title's full record is in the A–Z index.
| Year | Finalist | Author | Narrator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Embergold | Rachelle Nelson | Aimee Lilly |
| 2026 | Every Deadly Suspicion | Janice Cantore | Jeannie Sheneman |
| 2026 | The Bible Recap for Kids | Tara-Leigh Cobble | Emma Faye |
| 2026 | The Last Keeper, The Dream Keeper Saga Book 5 | Kathryn Butler | Shannon McManus |
| 2026 | The Rebel Girls of Rome | Jordyn Taylor | Jennifer Jill Araya, Jesse Vilinsky |
| 2025 | Do the New You | Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick |
| 2025 | Intercessor | John Robert Still | Jonathan Beville |
| 2025 | Life-Minded | Brady Boyd | Chris Abell |
| 2025 | Mostly What God Does | Savannah Guthrie | Savannah Guthrie |
| 2024 | Once We Were Home | Jennifer Rosner | Gabra Zackman, Vikas Adam |
| 2024 | Six Sermons | Asa Merritt | Stephanie Hsu |
| 2024 | Soul Boom - Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution | Rainn Wilson | Rainn Wilson |
| 2024 | The Year of Jubilee | Cindy Morgan | Sisi Aisha Johnson |
| 2023 | Marriage Be Hard | Kevin Fredericks; Melissa Fredericks | Kevin Fredericks, Melissa Fredericks |
| 2023 | Part of My World | Jodi Benson; Carol Traver | Jodi Benson |
| 2023 | The Prophet's Wife | Libbie Grant | Sophie Amoss |
| 2023 | You Should Sit Down for This | Tamera Mowry-Housley | Tamera Mowry-Housley |
| 2022 | Crazy Faith | Michael Todd | Aaron Goodson |
| 2022 | He Saw That It Was Good | Sho Baraka; Chris Broussard | Sho Baraka |
| 2022 | Home Sweet Road | Johnnyswim | Abner Ramirez |
| 2022 | The Happiest Man on Earth | Jaku Eddie | Raphael Corkhill |
| 2021 | Chasing Vines | Beth Moore | Beth Moore |
| 2021 | Cliff Falls: The Missing Pieces Edition | C. B. Shiepe | Santino Fontana |
| 2021 | Old School Love | Joseph Simmons; Justine Simmons | Joseph Simmons, Justine Simmons |
| 2021 | The Power of Favor | Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen |
| 2020 | Breathe Again | Niki Hardy | Niki Hardy |
| 2020 | Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind | Annaka Harris | Annaka Harris |
| 2020 | Dare to See: Discovering God in the Everyday | Katie Brown | Katie Brown |
| 2020 | The Prequel | Jacquelin Thomas | Janina Edwards |
| 2019 | Goliath Code | Suzanne Leonhard | Gabrielle de Cuir |
| 2019 | Pull It Off: Removing Your Fears and Putting On Confidence | Julianna Zobrist | Julianna Zobrist |
| 2019 | The Christmas Star | Donna VanLiere | Donna VanLiere |
| 2019 | The Rogue | Lee W. Brainard | Thérèse Plummer |
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