![]() Kudos to all those authors and narrators who were nominees and finalists as well. An NPR Best Book of the Year, AudioFile Magazine wrote of Small’s reading, she “imbues her voice with the power of spirits and the determination of a Black woman with the power to talk to them.”Īna Maria Allessi, VP, Publisher, Hachette Audio had praise for all involved: “We are thrilled that David Sedaris, Tyler Merritt, and Leslye Penelope and Shayna Small were all recognized tonight for their superlative work. Set in 1925 Washington DC, Penelope’s dazzling historical fantasy weaves African American folk magic, history and romance into a tale of a heist that will set one woman free. Leslye Penelope, in the category of Fantasy, for THE MONSTERS WE DEFY, read by Shayna Small. Merritt’s clear-eyed memory of the emotional impact of the encounter becomes a message of love and acceptance. Hurt, the young narrator asks of his grandfather: “How can she hate me when she doesn’t know me?” Offering wisdom and encouragement to the child, the grandfather reassures him that another person’s hate does not change the fact that he is loved and that he matters. ![]() ![]() Drawn from the author’s own childhood experiences, a young Black boy confronts his first experience of overt racism. Tyler Merritt, author and narrator, in the Young Listener category for A DOOR MADE FOR ME. Sedaris captures the unsettling of our lives when the pandemic hits and mines the peculiarities of lockdown, the losses, the sudden interiority of our daily lives and finds in the upheavals, personal and public, the unexpected, hilarious and poignant that unites us all. (New York, NY)–Three Hachette Audio productions brought home wins from the prestigious Audie ® Awards, given every year by the Audiobook Publishers Association, the premiere trade organization for audiobook professionals.ĭavid Sedaris, author and narrator, in the Humor category for HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, his first collection of personal essays since his bestseller Calypso. HACHETTE AUDIO WINS THREE AUDIE AWARDS® AT THE AUDIOBOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL GALAĭavid Sedaris, Tyler Merritt, Leslye Penelope and Shayna Small Take Home Winning Honors
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