By Jena Lynde-Smith
Sarah Everts, Carleton University’s CTV Chair in Digital Science Journalism, has won a prestigious Audie Award for the audio version of her book, The Joy of Sweat.
The Audie Awards, commonly referred to as the Audies, honor the best titles in audio publishing at an annual gala awards ceremony. The awards have been described as the Oscars of the audiobook world.
This year’s Audie Awards Gala was held virtually on Mar. 4, where Everts took home the non-fiction prize. She was nominated alongside a number of notable authors including Sebastian Junger, David Pittu, Dr. Jen Gunter, Michael Lewis and Michael Pollan. Other Audie winners include Barack Obama, Stephen King and Lin Manuel Miranda.
“I was overjoyed that the Joy of Sweat was nominated for an Audie, especially along with authors I really admire. But to win – honestly, I’m totally floored,” Everts said.
In the Joy of Sweat, Everts takes an in-depth look at the science, culture and history of perspiration. She tackles taboo questions such as why sweat stinks, why we sweat when we’re stressed and why some people produce colorful sweat. The book has received high praise from The New York Times and Oprah Daily. It was also named one of the Smithsonian’s 10 Best Science Books of 2021.
The audiobook, published by Penguin Random House Audio, took home the non-fiction award for its content and its narration. It was narrated by Sophie Amoss, a New-York based voice actor. Everts said she couldn’t have picked someone better for the job.
“I remember the folks at Penguin Random House Audio sending me a few clips of potential readers, and her voice absolutely jumped out as The One. I loved how it was – how it is – sardonic and smart. I’m so fortunate she took the gig,” Everts said.
Everts joined Carleton’s journalism program in 2019 as the CTV Chair in Digital Science Journalism. Before that, she spent more than a decade in Berlin, where she reported on science and technology for such publications as Scientific American, New Scientist, Smithsonian, Chemical & Engineering News and others. Her work has garnered numerous awards and accolades, such as inclusion in the 2017 Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology – and now, an Audie.
Everts said her only disappointment is not being able to attend the Audie Awards Gala, which was held online because of Omicron.
“How fun would it have been to hang out at the same party as Barack Obama and Lin Manuel Miranda, who were up for awards in other categories,” she said.
“I did happen to be hanging out with some dear friends when the news dropped, so there was much merriment and fizz far too late into the night—so I guess I did get a party after all.”
See all of the 2021 Audie winners here: https://ew.com/books/2022-audie-awards-winners-list/
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in General, Journalism News
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