Finalists have been chosen for the Audie Awards, which recognizes "distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment" and is sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association. Winners will be announced at a celebration on March 2 in New York City. This year's awards include four new categories: adaptation/original work, ensemble performance, new voice, and production & sound design. To see the nominees in all 27 categories, click here.
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Amor Tibon won the £4,000 (about $5,510) Wingate Literary Prize, which honors "the best book, fiction or nonfiction, to convey the idea of Jewishness to the general reader," for The Gates of Gaza, the Bookseller reported. The award is run in association with the Jewish Literary Foundation.
The judges said: "We were thrilled with our shortlist this year, but in the end one book was our unanimous choice. Amir Tibon’s The Gates of Gaza is a remarkable accomplishment. To write about the devastating events in Israel and Palestine with such humanity, such knowledge of history and such balance would be extraordinary under any circumstances; given the author’s situation--he was himself caught up in the attack of 7th October--it is even more stunning. Tibon's style is lucid and compelling, and one could not hope for a better guide to these challenging and painful times."