PRH Audio’s 2026 Audie Award Winners!
Congratulations to our Penguin Random House Audio narrators and producers who took home audiobook gold at this year’s Annual Audie Awards®.
Each year, the Audio Publishers Association awards excellence in audiobooks across multiple categories and genres, and this year, PRH Audio scored wins in the Memoir, Business, Ensemble Performance, Fiction, and Narrated by the Author categories. Read on to listen to audiobook clips from our winners, and to see a complete list of winners in all categories, click here.
Autobiography/Memoir Winner
Matriarch is one brilliant woman’s intimate and revealing story, and a multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America—and the wisdom that women pass on to each other, mothers to daughters, across generations.
“A beautiful and brave story of strong women, fierce mothering, and the power of continued evolution.”—Michelle Obama
Business/Personal Development Winner
No matter who you’re talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate. Jefferson Fisher, trial lawyer and one of the leading voices on real-world communication, offers a tried-and-true framework that will show you how to transform your life and your relationships by improving your next conversation.
Ensemble Performance Winner
Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person. It is about the hubris of youth and the wisdom of old age, and the mistakes and acts of kindness that occur during a lifetime.
“Beautiful prose and amazing performances make this audiobook one listeners won’t want to miss.”—AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner
Fiction Winner
Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love—this time among the stars.
“Julia Whelan and Kristen DiMercurio beautifully narrate a queer love story…An absolute must-listen.” —AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner
Narration by the Author Winner
In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John Green, award-winning author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Woven through with the scientific and social histories, Green shares how tuberculosis has shaped our world—and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.
