BOOK OF THE YEAR
AUDIOBOOK: NON-FICTION
development and the trials and tribulations of parenthood make up this eclectic shortlist. What all the titles have in common is excellent attention to detail on production and thoughtful campaigns championing the audiobook genre.
A POCKETFUL OF HAPPINESS Richard E Grant’s moving memoir recounts his life since childhood, acting career and marriage to his late wife Joan Washington. Author care was at the heart of Gallery Books’ approach, with extra time baked into recording sessions so Grant could take breaks; the number of interviews was also limited to give Grant space on days of personal significance.
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A VISIBLE MAN Edward Enninful recounts his own life story directly to the listener, adding another layer of intimacy to this audiobook produced by Audible; it has an average rating on the platform of 4.7 out of five stars. From his Ghana childhood to 1990s London, becoming the youngest-ever fashion director of i-D and now the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue, it is a remarkable tale.
PARENTING HELL Adapted from Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s podcast and book of the same name, Parenting Hell was Bonnier’s most successful audiobook of 2022. The production combined reading from the text and off-script conversa- tions to capture the pair’s comic partnership. Blink also asked the podcast listeners’ children to record chapter titles for use in the audiobook.
FRIENDS, LOVERS AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING Matthew Perry’s honest memoir, detailing his struggles with addiction, was Hachette UK’s top non-fiction audio release of 2022. Perry’s narra- tion creates an intimate experi- ence which, combined with a marketing campaign that utilised 30-second snippets of the audio for radio adverts, made Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing a success.
TEN STEPS TO NANETTE This memoir by comedian Hannah Gadsby, chronicling their Netflix comedy special of the same name, was recorded by W F Howes during Gadsby’s tour of America and creates a “compelling hybrid perfor- mance” of stand-up comedy and narration. It was selected as one of the Best Audiobooks of 2022 at the FT and remains an Audible bestseller in the LGBTQ+ voices category.
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