2025 Audie Winners: Check Your Library’s Digital Shelves for These Audiobooks!

By Jennifer Rubins | March 10 2025 | AwardsAudiobook News

Listeners’ advisory tip: The 2025 Audie Award Winners have been announced! If you are looking to make some strong recommendations to patrons interested in memoir, fiction, fantasy, and more, these audiobooks are a great place to start! My Name is Barbra written and read by Barbra Streisand and featuring her songs, and additional anecdotes, was the big winner of the awards, taking home Audiobook of the Year and Best Autobiography/Memoir! Check out more winners below, or see all of our 2025 finalists here.

Audiobook of the Year Winner & Best Autobiography/Memoir

Read by the Author

“A spectacular and heartfelt memoir, written with invigorating passion and read with endearing humor.”—Library Journal, starred review

“Impeccably read.”—Booklist, starred review


Business/Personal Development Winner

The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections

Read by the Author

“A primary purchase for collections of well-researched and entertaining nonfiction regarding health, relationships, and sex.”—Booklist


Literary Fiction and Classics Winner

A Novel
Read by Dominic Hoffman
“Hoffman’s performance captures the varying tone of Jim’s dialogue, highlighting the shifts in his vocabulary and rhythm. With its subtlety and attention to detail, Hoffman’s narration reinforces Jim’s character and narrative arcs as Jim takes back his agency in life.”—AudioFile Earphones Award

Non-Fiction Winner

On Basketball and Ascension

Read by the Author

“Hanif Abdurraqib’s latest book is a transcendent feat of poetry, memoir, and—well, magic. His narration is as breathless and beautiful as his prose; this book is epic in every sense of the word.”—AudioFile Earphones Award


UK-Produced Audiobook Winner

Read by Ruth Wilson

“This new audio edition of the His Dark Materials trilogy-starter is narrated in a manner befitting the sweeping nature of the story. It should please listeners new to the tale and those who grew up with it and sustain an abiding love for Pullman’s modern classic.”—Booklist, starred review

“Wilson captures Lyra’s determination, obstinance, attempts to impress other children, and childlike cadences. With the large number of characters, it’s impressive to hear a distinct voice for each child, adult, supernatural being, and seeming parade of old men. Wilson also fluidly captures all classes of British accent–to the listener’s delight.”—AudioFile

Age 10 and up