PAST WINNERS
=2025 My Favourite Mistake Penguin/Keyes
=2025 Bunny vs Monkey Bolinda/Smart, Saward
2024 None of This Is True Penguin/Jewell, Walker, Brealey
2023 Young Mungo Picador/Stuart, Reilly
2022 Never and Forever Hachette/Cowell, Tennant
BOOK OF THE YEAR Audiobook: Fiction
Oyinkan Braithwaite triumphs in this category for her Lagos-set tale of three women, Cursed Daughters, brought to life by a brilliant trifecta of narrators: Weruche Opia, Diana Yekinni and Nnei Opia Clark. The judges were blown away by the “authenticity” and “richness” of the audio edition, hailing the narrators for creating a listening experience that felt deeply human. “I’ve not heard an audiobook like this before,” said one judge. The panel applauded WF Howes’ commitment to finding a narrator – Yekinni
– who could speak Yoruba fluently and voice the character of Ebun authentically. The team worked closely with print publisher Atlantic to execute a collaborative campaign that spotlit both the audio and print edition in tandem. One judge said that WF Howes punched “above its weight” with its masterful casting and campaign. The panel also appreciated the publisher’s delicate touch with sound effects and its pursuit of excellence through difference.
Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite; Weruche Opia, Diana Yekinni, Nnei Opia Clark (narrators) WF HOWES
THE SHORTLIST
Beautiful Ugly ALICE FEENEY; RICHARD ARMITAGE, TUPPENCE MIDDLETON (NARRATORS)
One of Us ELIZABETH DAY; RICHARD ARMITAGE, OLIVER CHRIS, EMILIA FOX, GENEVIEVE GAUNT, BELLA MACLEAN (NARRATORS)
Pride and
Prejudice JANE AUSTEN, ADAPTED BY LULU RACZKA; MARISA ABELA, HARRIS DICKINSON, GLENN CLOSE, MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE, BILL NIGHY (NARRATORS)
The Long Shoe BOB MORTIMER; MORTIMER, DIANE MORGAN, ARABELLA WEIR (NARRATORS)
The Rose Field:
The Book of Dust PHILIP PULLMAN; MICHAEL SHEEN (NARRATOR)
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