Four RBmedia companies—Recorded Books, HighBridge Audio, Tantor Media, and Christian Audio—receive nominations in 13 different categories for the 2018 Audie Awards

Landover, MD, February 6, 2018 – Four of RBmedia’s US publishing brands were honored with nominations in this year’s Audies® competition. Recorded Books, HighBridge Audio, Tantor Media, and Christian Audio received 19 nominations across more than a dozen categories. Finalists were announced today by the Audio Publishers Association (APA).

The Audies, often promoted as the “Oscars of the audiobook industry,” is the premier awards program in the US, recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.

“As a publisher, we pride ourselves on both the quality and excellence of production, as well as the value and range of titles we record,” said Troy Juliar, chief content officer for RBmedia. “To receive 19 nominations across 13 different award categories is a true testament to the talent of our narrators and the diversity we bring to the audiobook industry.”

RBmedia received the following nominations:

 

Fiction

The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson: A Novel by Nancy Peacock

Narrator: JD Jackson (HighBridge Audio)

 

Fantasy

The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente

Narrator: Karis A. Campbell (HighBridge Audio)

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

Narrator: Heather O’Neill (Recorded Books)

 

History/Biography

Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope by Wendy Holden

Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley (Tantor Media)

 

Thriller/Suspense

The Fourth Monkey by J. D. Barker

Narrators: Edoardo Ballerini, Graham Winton (Recorded Books)

 

Romance

Any Day Now by Robyn Carr

Narrator: Thérèse Plummer (Recorded Books)

 

Faith-Based Fiction

The Ebb Tide by Beverly Lewis

Narrators: Christina Moore, Stephanie Cozart (Recorded Books)

Sandpiper Cove by Irene Hannon

Narrator: Thérèse Plummer (Recorded Books)

 

Faith-Based Non-Fiction

The Sacrament of Happy: What a Smiling God Brings to a Wounded World by Lisa Harper

Narrator: the author (Christian Audio)

Fire Road: The Napalm Girl’s Journey through Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness & Peace by Kim Phuc Phan Thi

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller (HighBridge Audio)

 

Humor

The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness by Paula Poundstone

Narrator: the author (HighBridge Audio)

Carpet Diem: Or … How to Save the World by Accident by Justin Lee Anderson

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies (Tantor Media)

 

Literary Fiction & Classics

Beast by Paul Kingsnorth

Narrator: Simon Vance (Tantor Media)

 

Multi-Voiced Performance

Restart by Gordon Korman

Narrators: Jonathan Todd Ross, Laura Knight Keating, Ramón de Ocampo, Graham Halstead, Suzy Jackson, John Kroft, Andy Paris (Recorded Books)

 

Erotica

More Than Want You by Shayla Black

Narrator: Christian Fox (Tantor Media)

 

Paranormal

Finding My Pack by Lane Whitt

Narrators: Cooper North, Aletha George (Tantor Media)

Silver Silence by Nalini Singh

Narrator: Angela Dawe (Tantor Media)

 

Young Listeners

A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Narrator: Channie Waites (Recorded Books)

Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz

Narrator: Davina Porter (Recorded Books)

In March, finalists in four other categories will be announced: Audiobook of the Year, Excellence in Design, Excellence in Marketing, and Excellence in Production. Winners will be announced May 31 at the Audies Gala in New York.

 

About RBmedia
RBmedia is a global leader in spoken audio content and digital media distribution technology that reaches millions of consumers—at home, in the car, and wherever their mobile devices take them. RBmedia produces exclusive titles and delivers the finest digital content—including audiobooks, streaming video, educational courses, entertainment titles, and much more. Headquartered in Landover, Maryland, RBmedia comprises an ever-expanding group of the best brands in spoken audio content and digital media distribution technology. Find out more at www.rbmediaglobal.com.