Six outstanding audiobooks have been named finalists for the 2019 Audiobook of the Year Audie Award. Congratulations to the authors, narrators, and publishers!
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[audiobook title=”An American Marriage” isbn=”9781681688343″ image=”http://libro.fm/wp-content/uploads/An-American-Marriage-Enhanced-Cover.png” author=”Tayari Jones”]Recommended by Angela at Duende District: “Tayari Jones comes in fierce with An American Marriage. Delving into the lives of the newly married Roy and Celestial, this is a novel that pulls no punches from beginning to end. I won’t ruin the surprise, but they’re hit with a harrowing event that will define not only their relationship, but each of their lives, forever. Writing with an intensity and pace worthy of Donna Tartt, Jones yanks us into her characters’ lives with a grip that never lets up. I cannot wait to put this in people’s hands!”[/audiobook]
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[audiobook title=”Beastie Boys Book” isbn=”9781984828217″ image=”http://libro.fm/wp-content/uploads/Beastie-Boys-Book-Enhanced-Cover.png” author=”Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz”]Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam “ADROCK” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers. For more than thirty years, this band has had an inescapable and indelible influence on popular culture. With a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, Beastie Boys Book upends the typical music memoir, featuring a collection of voices reminiscent of your favorite mixtape. [/audiobook]
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[audiobook title=”Calypso” isbn=”9781478964162″ image=”http://libro.fm/wp-content/uploads/Calypso-Enhanced-Cover.png” author=”David Sedaris”]Recommended by Ella at Parnassus Books: “David Sedaris’s storytelling capabilities are only strengthened through the audiobook, in which the author himself leads us through his gut-busting tale of his vacations in beach homes. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and then you’ll listen to the audiobook forty times over again.”[/audiobook]
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[audiobook title=”Children of Blood and Bone” isbn=”9781427295507″ image=”http://libro.fm/wp-content/uploads/Children-of-Blood-and-Bone-Enhanced-Cover.png” author=”Tomi Adeyemi”]Recommended by Kelly at Mysterious Galaxy Books: “A sprawling fantasy teeming with deep and meaningful magic. One of the things I like most about this debut is that it raises very real and important issues of our time through multiple character’s perspectives. No character is one-dimensional, and every character must learn from failure and introspection to become who they were meant to be.”[/audiobook]
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[audiobook title=”The Good Neighbor” isbn=”9781621888437″ image=”http://libro.fm/wp-content/uploads/The-Good-Neighbor-Enhanced-Cover.png” author=”Maxwell King”]Recommended by James at Octavia Books: “A wonderful biography of an American icon who seemed too good to be true. And yet, believe it or not, he was an even better, more caring man than he portrayed on television. If you are a fan of Fred Rogers and want to understand what drove him to create Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, this is an essential read. Learning more about Rogers’ life through the words of his family and friends in this well-researched and comprehensive biography will give you even more reason to admire the man. And when’s the last time a biography made you cry tears of joy?”[/audiobook]
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[audiobook title=”I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” isbn=”9780062798695″ image=”http://libro.fm/wp-content/uploads/I’ll-Be-Gone-in-the-Dark-Enhanced-Cover.png” author=”Michelle McNamara”]Recommended by Kristin at McLean & Eakin Booksellers: “An overwhelmingly obsessed Michelle McNamara dissects the decades old trail of tragedy, trauma and ongoing taunts by the elusive East Area Rapist in her investigative crime thriller ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ published posthumously after her unexpected demise. Dubbed the “Golden State Killer” by McNamara herself, his crime spree started with 50 unsolved rapes before escalating to numerous murders leaving terrorized California residents tense for ten years. A determined McNamara meticulously researches this reign of terror with such precision it’s sure to pry this perpetrators identity out of obscurity and into justice, a suitable ending for this authors’ life.”[/audiobook]
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You can find Audie book finalists from all categories on our 2019 Audies playlist.