Capitalism at the Audies

Shoshana, Nox, and Jordy, all avid audiobook listeners, chat about the Annual Audies, the National Audiobook Awards. In this spoiler-free conversation, they share some of their opinions about the winning titles, the capitalism of it all, and the financial challenges to winning big in the audiobook industry.    Books and Resources Mentioned: Audiobooks: Libro.FM 2026 Audie Award Finalists Playlist   Audiobooks: Libro.FM Audie Hall of Fame Winners    Audiobook of the Year  Audiobook: Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins  Audiobook: The Devil Reached Toward the Sky By Garrett M. Graff  Audiobook: King of Ashes By S. A. Cosby  Audiobook: Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka (Audible only 🙁)  Audiobook: Shield of Sparrows: Book 1 By Devney Perry  Audiobook: Wild Dark Shore By Charlotte McConaghy    New Voice Award: Judges Category Winner  Audiobook: The River Has Roots By Amal El-Mohtar  Audiobook: Bog Queen By Anna North  Audiobook: The Devil Is a Southpaw By Brandon Hobson  Audiobook: The Emperor of Gladness By Ocean Vuong  Audiobook: We Don't Talk About Carol By Kristen L. Berry    Horror Category  Audiobook: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter By Stephen Graham Jones  Audiobook: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng By Kylie Lee Baker  Audiobook: Breathe In, Bleed Out By Brian McAuley  Audiobook: Coffin Moon By Keith Rosson  Audiobook: They Bloom at Night By Trang Thanh Tran    Mystery Category  Audiobook: Gone Before Goodbye By Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben  Audiobook: Gray Dawn By Walter Mosley  Audiobook: The Queens of Crime By Marie Benedict  Audiobook: Secret Sister By Sarah A. Denzil (Audible only 🙁)  Audiobook: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) By Jesse Q. Sutanto    Romance Category  Audiobook: King of Envy By Ana Huang  Audiobook: Great Big Beautiful Life By Emily Henry  Audiobook: Looking for Group By Alexis Hall  Audiobook: Plus Size Player By Danielle Allen  Audiobook: Say You'll Remember Me By Abby Jimenez    Audiobook: Judge Stone by James Patterson & Viola Davis  Audiobooks: JD Robb  Resource: 2026 Audie Awards Winners - full list of finalists and winners by category   Resource: Audie Awards Past Winners - full list of winners from 1996 onwards    Support and follow our guest and host! Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram  Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.