Best Audiobook: Business/Self-Help
The winner and shortlist for the Best Audiobook: Business/Self-help category at The British Audio Awards - aka the Speakies - organised by The Bookseller and The Stage
For non-fiction audiobooks specific to the business and self-help areas of publishing. The audiobook categories celebrate the process from text to listener, including the work of the narrator and audio production team.
Winner
Am I Having Fun Now?
Suzi Ruffell
Bluebird
Suzi Ruffell
Strathmore & Adrian Cecil
Pan Macmillan and the Strathmore Studios team made Suzi Ruffell’s memoir-cum-life-guide not just a reading but an experience that drew listeners deep into the book. It took cues from podcasts, with extra content including guest appearances, and the release was backed by superb social media marketing.
One judge said: “Suzi must be a producer’s dream. It feels like having a cup of tea with someone who’s talking to you personally… I could have listened to it for hours at a time.”
Shortlist
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Am I Having Fun Now?
Suzi Ruffell
Bluebird
Suzi Ruffell
Strathmore/Adrian Cecil
Part memoir, part life-guide, comedian Suzi Ruffell considers life's big questions through her own journey. Here the audio is enchanced by interviews with Romesh Ranganthan, Josh Widdicombe, Rosie Jones, and her own mum. Honest, moving and funny.
Buy Yourself the Damn Flowers
Tam Kaur
Blink
Tam Kaur
Charlotte Brown
Social media star Tam Kaur's guide to self-love, helping you find yourself through dating, breakups, and bad relationships. Here the audiobook was central to the publisher's strategy, leveraging her audience and successful podcast.
Make Change That Lasts
Rangan Chatterjee
Penguin Audio
Rangan Chatterjee
Audio Always
Dr Rangan Chatterjee reveals how to make positive change that lasts thought 9 simple ways. Here the publisher released the audiobook ahead of other formats, described as a resounding success.
The Cat Who Taught Zen
James Norbury
Bolinda Audio
Richard Coyle
Alex Bachelard
Bolinda bought audio rights in this previously published cofee-table book, reworked the manuscript, and built an immersive experience with actor Richard Coyle for this compelling 50-minute audiobook.
The DOSE Effect
TJ Power
HQ
TJ Power
Rebecca Fortuin
The audio was a key part of the pitch to the author when its publisher acquired it. An engaged author, led to additional material geared around a listening audience. Power brought a chatty, almost podcast style to the recording.
What's Your Dream?
Simon Squibb
Penguin Audio
Simon Squibb
Roy McMillan
Squibb brought his trademark enthusiasm and motivational spirit to the recording of his first audiobook. It resonated with his existing audience, and demonstrated how audio enables dyslexic readers to engage with this type of book.
