We’re celebrating the Audie Awards all week with host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb. Today they’re discussing last night’s virtual gala and the winner of the Audie Award for Best Male Narrator, a category full of skilled performances.
The finalists for the 2021 Audie Award for Best Male Narrator are:
ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE by Louise Penny, read by Robert Bathurst, published by Macmillan
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X by Malcolm X, Alex Haley, read by Laurence Fishburne, published by Audible, Inc.
THE GLIMME by Emily Rodda, read by Andrew Scott, published by Bolinda Audio
A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman, read by George Newbern, published by Dreamscape
SQUEEZE ME by Carl Hiaasen, read by Scott Brick, published by Random House Audio
And congratulations to the winner, Laurence Fishburne’s stunning performance of THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley. Hear a clip from the winning audiobook--which also won in the Autobiography/Memoir category--and learn more about the impact of this new recording of a powerful work.
Find a full list of 2021 Audie Award finalists and winners at theaudies.com
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