“Hunger Games” Prequel “Sunrise on the Reaping” Wins Audiobook of the Year — See the Full List!
“Hunger Games” Prequel “Sunrise on the Reaping” Wins Audiobook of the Year — See the Full List!
Rachel RaposasTue, March 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM UTC
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Sunrise on the Reaping, Matriarch and Atmosphere.
Among a lineup of acclaimed audio works, Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins was named Audiobook of the Year.
At the Audio Publishers Association's (APA) 31st annual Audie Awards Gala on March 2, more than two dozen audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment works were honored for their distinction in their respective genres and categories. Beloved titles recognized this year included Taylor Jenkins Reid's Atmosphere, Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben's Gone Before Goodbye and King of Envy by Ana Huang.
Notable presenters included Grammy-nominated artist Corinne Bailey Rae, actor Adam Lazarre-White and NBC News anchor Morgan Radford. Read the full list of winners below:
31ST ANNUAL AUDIE AWARD WINNERS
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEARSunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne CollinsNarrated by Jefferson WhitePublished by Scholastic Audio
ADAPTATION/ORIGINAL WORK The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin MysteryBy John Mankiewicz, Jamie Napoli, Daniel Pyne, Katie Pyne, and Aaron LipstadtNarrated by Jon Hamm, Ana de la Reguera, Alia Shawkat, Omar Epps, Erin Moriarty, Sosie Bacon, John Slattery, and a full castPublished by Audible Originals
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR Matriarch by Tina KnowlesNarrated by Tina Knowles, Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly Rowland, and Angie BeyincéPublished by Penguin Random House Audio
BEST FICTION NARRATOR Kristin Atherton for Outlander by Diana GabaldonPublished by Recorded Books, a division of RBmedia
Corinne Bailey Rae presenting at the 31st Audie Awards.Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
BEST NON-FICTION NARRATOR Blair Underwood for Truly by Lionel RichiePublished by HarperAudio
PRODUCTION & SOUND DESIGNDragon Day by Bob ProehlNarrated by Hayley Atwell, Michael Chiklis, Aldis Hodge, Greta Lee, Jimmi Simpson, and a full castPublished by Audible Originals
BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT The Next Conversation, written and narrated by Jefferson FisherPublished by Penguin Random House Audio
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE The Correspondent by Virginia EvansNarrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Jim Seybert, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Jade Wheeler, Peter Ganim, and Steve WestPublished by Penguin Random House Audio
EROTICAAmerican Queen by Sierra SimoneNarrated by Sophie Eastlake, Teddy Hamilton, Rex Rhys, Shane East, and Valerie AzlynnPublished by Audiobrary
ESPANÞOL – SPANISH LANGUAGEApocalipsis Z - El principio del fin by Manel LoureiroNarrated by Javier Rey, Maggie Civantos, José María de Tavira, Manuel Chacón, Oleg Kricunova, Marta Barriuso, Peter Nikolas, Rosalía Castro, Mercedes Castro, Manuel de Andrés, David García Palencia, Oscar Goikoetxea, Sabela Mascuñana, Daniel MéndezPublished by Audible Originals
FAITH-BASED FICTION OR NON-FICTION Silent Horizons by Chad Robichaux and Jack StewartNarrated by Ray PorterPublished by Tyndale Fiction
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FANTASY Anima Rising by Christopher MooreNarrated by Mary Jane WellsPublished by HarperAudio
FICTION Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidNarrated by Kristen DiMercurio, Julia Whelan, and Taylor Jenkins ReidPublished by Penguin Random House Audio
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas BoggsNarrated by Ron ButlerPublished by Macmillan Audio
HORROR The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesNarrated by Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland, and Owen TealePublished by Simon & Schuster Audio
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter.Credit: S&S/Saga Press
NEW VOICE AWARD: JUDGES CATEGORYGem Carmella for The River Has Roots by Amal El-MohtarPublished by Macmillan Audio
LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS The Director by Daniel KehlmannNarrated by Nicholas BoultonPublished by Simon & Schuster Audio
MIDDLE GRADE All the Blues in the Sky by Renée WatsonNarrated by Bahni TurpinPublished by Bloomsbury PLC
MYSTERY Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan CobenNarrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld, and James FouheyPublished by Hachette Audio
Gone Before Goodbye.Credit: Grand Central Publishing
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR Everything Is Tuberculosis, written and narrated by John GreenPublished by Penguin Random House Audio
NON-FICTION Separation of Church and Hate, written and narrated by John FugelsangPublished by Simon & Schuster Audio
ROMANCE King of Envy by Ana HuangNarrated by Jason Clark and Nia SergePublished by One Night Stand Studios x Ana Huang
King of Envy.
SCIENCE FICTION Simultaneous by Eric HeissererNarrated by Ray Porter, Marin Ireland, and Stephanie ShehPublished by Macmillan Audio
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS Food for Thought written and narrated by Alton BrownPublished by Simon & Schuster Audio
THRILLER/SUSPENSE Don't Let Him In by Lisa JewellNarrated by Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, Tamaryn Payne, Gemma Whelan, Louise Brealey, and Patience TomlinsonPublished by Simon & Schuster Audio
Kate McKinnon.Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
YOUNG ADULT Under the Same Stars by Libba BrayNarrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker, January LaVoy, and Major CurdaPublished by Macmillan Audio
YOUNG LISTENERSSecrets of the Purple Pearl by Kate McKinnonNarrated by Kate McKinnon and Emily LynnePublished by Hachette Audio
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