{"id":18798,"date":"2026-01-30T19:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=18798"},"modified":"2026-01-30T19:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:04:05","slug":"see-the-31st-annual-audie-award-finalists-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=18798","title":{"rendered":"See the 31st Annual Audie Award Finalists (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>The finalists for the 31st Audie Awards have been announced<\/li>\n<li>The annual awards ceremony recognizes &#8220;distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Cher, Tina Knowles and Kate McKinnon are among the finalists for this year&#8217;s awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The finalists for the 31st annual Audie Awards have been announced.<\/p>\n<p>The Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced their list of finalists for the 31st Audie Awards on Jan. 28. The annual ceremony, per a statement shared with PEOPLE, is the premier awards program for \u201crecognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The APA noted a record-breaking 2,300 entries for this year\u2019s awards, demonstrating the huge and rising popularity of the medium.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cThis year\u2019s Audie Awards finalists represent the extraordinary range, innovation and creative excellence shaping today\u2019s audiobook landscape,\u201d APA president Sean McManus said in the statement. \u201cThe record increase in submissions marks a tremendous milestone for the Audies and is a powerful testament to the medium\u2019s growing popularity and cultural impact. Audiobooks continue to expand the way stories are told and experienced, reaching broader audiences and cementing their place as an essential part of the publishing and entertainment industries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s awards ceremony also sees the addition of four new categories: Adaptation\/Original Work, Ensemble Performance, New Voice Award and Production and Sound Design.<\/p>\n<p>See the full list of Audie Award finalists below.<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Audiobook of the Year<em><br \/>The Devil Reached Toward the Sky <\/em>by Garrett M. Graff<br \/>Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, a full cast and Garrett M. Graff<\/p>\n<p><em>King of Ashes <\/em>by S. A. Cosby<br \/>Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Lulu Raczka<br \/>Narrated by Marisa Abela, Harris Dickinson, Glenn Close, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bill Nighy, Sophie Wilde, Jessie Buckley, Toheeb Jimoh, Patricia Allison, Bertie Carvel, Leah Hazard, David Gyasi, Rosalind Eleazar and a full cast<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Shield of Sparrows: Book 1 in the Shield of Sparrows series by Devney Perry<br \/>Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins<br \/>Narrated by Jefferson White<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy<br \/>Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Katherine Littrell, Cooper Mortlock and Steve West<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">The cover of &#8216;Wild Dark Shore&#8217; by Charlotte McConaghy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Flatiron Books<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Adaptation\/Original Work<\/strong><em><br \/>The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery <\/em>by John Mankiewicz, Jamie Napoli, Daniel Pyne, Katie Pyne and Aaron Lipstadt<br \/>Narrated by Jon Hamm, Ana de la Reguera, Alia Shawkat, Omar Epps, Erin Moriarty, Sosie Bacon, John Slattery and a full cast<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Doctor Who \u2014 Hooklight 1 by Tim Foley<br \/>Narrated by Peter Davison, Paul McGann, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse, Kieran Bew, Alan Cox, Ruby Crepin-Glyne, David Holt, Celia Imrie, Harriet Kershaw, Shogo Miyakita, David Shaw-Parker, Theo Solomon and Issy Van Randwyck<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Making of Jackson Parrish by Liv Constantine<br \/>Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Suzanne Elise Freeman and Scott Brick<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Shot Clock by Andrew Bourelle<br \/>Narrated by Emma Love<em \/><\/p>\n<p>What Could Go Wrong? written and narrated by Scott Z. Burns<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>Autobiography\/Memoir<em><br \/>Cher: Part One <\/em>by Cher<br \/>Narrated by Cher; Stephanie J. <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block-adslot-inline\" \/>Block<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Code Name: Pale Horse by Scott Payne<br \/>Narrated by Scott Payne with Michelle Shephard<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou<br \/>Narrated by Uzo Aduba<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Matriarch by Tina Knowles<br \/>Narrated by Tina Knowles, Beyonc\u00e9, Solange, Kelly Rowland and Angie Beyinc\u00e9<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Nobody&#8217;s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre<br \/>Narrated by Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Plummer and Gabra Zackman<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Best Fiction Narrator<br \/>Will Patton for <em>Lonesome Dove <\/em>by Larry McMurtry<\/p>\n<p>Marin Ireland for <em>My Friends <\/em>by Fredrik Backman<\/p>\n<p>Kristin Atherton for <em>Outlander <\/em>by Diana Gabaldon<\/p>\n<p>Dion Graham for <em>Red Clay <\/em>by Charles B. Fancher<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Eiden for <em>The Sideways Life of Denny Voss <\/em>by Holly Kennedy<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">The cover of &#8216;The Sideways Life of Denny Voss&#8217; by Holly Kennedy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Lake Union Publishing<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Best Non-fiction Narrator<\/strong><br \/>Martin Sheen for <em>Ghosts of Hiroshima <\/em>by Charles Pellegrino<\/p>\n<p>Dion Graham for <em>Remember Us <\/em>by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter<\/p>\n<p>Blair Underwood for <em>Truly <\/em>by Lionel Richie<\/p>\n<p>Helen Stern for <em>The Women&#8217;s Orchestra of Auschwitz <\/em>by Anne Sebba<\/p>\n<p>Dion Graham for <em>The Zorg <\/em>by Siddharth Kara<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Business\/Personal Development\u00a0<em><br \/>Breaking Trauma Bonds with Narcissists and Psychopaths <\/em>by Shahida Arabi, MA<br \/>Narrated by Rachel Perry<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Let Them Theory written and narrated by Mel Robbins<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Next Conversation written and narrated by Jefferson Fisher<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Perseverance &gt; Endurance by Blayne Smith and Brandon Young<br \/>Narrated by Joe Knezevich<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Strong Ground written and narrated by Bren\u00e9 Brown<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Ensemble Performance<em><br \/>A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe <\/em>by Mahogany L. Browne<br \/>Narrated by Emana Rachelle, Ozzie Jacobs, Elena Rey, Mahogany L. Browne, Amir Royale, Nile Bullock, Andrea Emmes, Brandon Miles, Kiebpoli Calnek, Ali Nasser, Tyla Collier, Marie-Francoise Theodore, Ron Butler and Chantelle Ramdeen<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Correspondent by Virginia Evans<br \/>Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Jim Seybert, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Jade Wheeler, Peter Ganim and Steve West<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Dragon Day by Bob Proehl<br \/>Narrated by Hayley Atwell, Michael Chiklis, Aldis Hodge, Greta Lee, Jimmi Simpson and a full cast<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Heartwood by Amity Gaige<br \/>Narrated by Justine Lupe, Alma Cuervo, Rebecca Lowman, Ali Andre Ali, Cary Hite and Helen Laser<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds<br \/>Narrated by Nile Bullock, Mekhi Hewling, Jade Williams, Brandon Miles, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Amir Royale, Jasmin Richardson, Christopher Grant, Khaya Fraites, Nadine Simmons, Robb Moreira, We Ani, Rocky Anicette, Brandiss Seward, Siho Ellsmore, Tyrell Buckner, Gina Daniels, Karen Murray, Jonathan Beville, Karla Moore and Ronald Peet<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Erotica<em><br \/>American Queen <\/em>by Sierra Simone<br \/>Narrated by Sophie Eastlake, Teddy Hamilton, Rex Rhys, Shane East and Valerie Azlynn<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Axes and O&#8217;s by Kayla Grosse<br \/>Narrated by Stella Hunter, Stephen Dexter and Grayson Owens<em \/><\/p>\n<p>House of Rayne by Harley LaRoux<br \/>Narrated by Allie Shae and Jaclyn Kelso<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Secrets We Hide by Berlin Wick<br \/>Narrated by Sean Masters and Branden Davis-Butler<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Torment: Part One by Dylan Page<br \/>Narrated by Rylee Forrester<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Espa\u00f1ol\u00a0\u2014 Spanish Language\u00a0<em><br \/>Apocalipsis Z &#8211; El principio del fin <\/em>by Manel Loureiro<br \/>Narrated by Javier Rey, Maggie Civantos, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda de Tavira, Manuel Chac\u00f3n, Oleg Kricunova, Marta Barriuso, Peter Nikolas, Rosal\u00eda Castro, Mercedes Castro, Manuel de Andr\u00e9s, David Garc\u00eda Palencia, Oscar Goikoetxea, Sabela Mascu\u00f1ana and Daniel M\u00e9ndez<em \/><\/p>\n<p>(C\u00f3mo ser una) Gorda Libre by Miriam Lara-Mejia and Adonde Media<br \/>Narrated by Miriam Lara-Mejia<em \/><\/p>\n<p>El hombre by Guillermo Arriaga<br \/>Narrated by Javier Poza, No\u00e9 Vel\u00e1zquez, Dan Osorio, Chava Reyes, Pilar Escand\u00f3n and Ariel Sainz<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Esperanza \u2014 La Autobiograf\u00eda by Papa Francisco \u2014 Pope Francis<br \/>Narrated by Gerardo Prat<em \/><\/p>\n<p>La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas<br \/>Narrated by Israel Elejalde, Natalia Huarte, Mar\u00eda Pujalte, Pedro Casablanc, Francesco Carril, Marta Larralde, Eugenio G\u00f3mez, Juan Pa\u00f1os, Rebeca Hernando, Charo Soria, Paula Iwasaki, Arturo Querejeta, Jaime Soler Huete, Ra\u00fal Garc\u00eda Arrondo, Pablo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez Dur\u00e1n and Daniel Ortiz<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Faith-Based Fiction or Non-fiction<em><br \/>The Bible Recap for Kids <\/em>by Tara-Leigh Cobble<br \/>Narrated by Emma Faye<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Embergold by Rachelle Nelson<br \/>Narrated by Aimee Lilly<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Every Deadly Suspicion by Janice Cantore<br \/>Narrated by Jeannie Sheneman<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Last Keeper, The Dream Keeper Saga Book 5 by Kathryn Butler<br \/>Narrated by Shannon McManus<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Rebel Girls of Rome by Jordyn Taylor<br \/>Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya and Jesse Vilinsky<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Silent Horizons by Chad Robichaux and Jack Stewart<br \/>Narrated by Ray Porter<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">The cover of &#8216;Anima Rising&#8217; by Christopher Moore.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">William Morrow<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Fantasy<\/strong><em><br \/>Anima Rising <\/em>by Christopher Moore<br \/>Narrated by Mary Jane Wells<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab<br \/>Narrated by Marisa Calin, Katie Leung and Julia Whelan<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow<br \/>Narrated by Sid Sagar and Moira Quirk<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig<br \/>Narrated by Samantha Hydeson<em \/><\/p>\n<p>A Ruin, Great and Free by Cadwell Turnbull<br \/>Narrated by Dion Graham<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Fiction<em><br \/>Atmosphere <\/em>by Taylor Jenkins Reid<br \/>Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio, Julia Whelan and Taylor Jenkins Reid<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall<br \/>Narrated by Hattie Morahan<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Correspondent by Virginia Evans<br \/>Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Jim Seybert, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Jade Wheeler, Peter Ganim and Steve West<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Favorites by Layne Fargo<br \/>Narrated by Christine Lakin, Louisa Zhu, Amy Landon, Elena Rey, Valerie Rose Lohman, Suzanne Toren, Graham Halstead, Julia Emelin, Layne Fargo, Eric Yang, Johnny Weir and Brandon Perea<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine<br \/>Narrated by Angel Pean<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>History\/Biography<em><br \/>Baldwin: A Love Story <\/em>by Nicholas Boggs<br \/>Narrated by Ron Butler<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson<br \/>Narrated by Grover Gardner and Rick Atkinson<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Mark Twain by Ron Chernow<br \/>Narrated by Jason Culp<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by John Seabrook<br \/>Narrated by Dion Graham<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Zorg by Siddharth Kara<br \/>Narrated by Dion Graham<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-low-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">The cover of &#8216;The Zorg&#8217; by Siddharth Kara.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">St. Martin&#8217;s Press<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Horror<\/strong><em><br \/>Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng <\/em>by Baker Kylie Lee<br \/>Narrated by Natalie Naudus<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley<br \/>Narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones<br \/>Narrated by Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland and Owen Teale<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson<br \/>Narrated by Pete Cross<em \/><\/p>\n<p>They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran<br \/>Narrated by Nhi Do<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Literary Fiction and Classics<\/strong><em><br \/>33 Place Brugmann <\/em>by Alice Austen<br \/>Narrated by Shiromi Arserio, Jilly Bond, Nicholas Boulton, Billie Fulford-Brown, Danielle Cohen, Raphael Corkhill, Matthew Lloyd Davies, James Meunier, Joshua Riley and Simon Slater<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Director by Daniel Kehlmann<br \/>Narrated by Nicholas Boulton<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong<br \/>Narrated by James Aaron Oh<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Reports of His Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated by James Goodhand<br \/>Narrated by Peter Noble<em \/><\/p>\n<p>So Far Gone by Jess Walter<br \/>Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner<br \/>Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Bronson Pinchot and Robin Miles<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Middle Grade<em><br \/>All the Blues in the Sky <\/em>by Ren\u00e9e Watson<br \/>Narrated by Bahni Turpin<em \/><\/p>\n<p>J vs K written and narrated by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner<br \/>Narrated by Mack Gordon<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Weirdies 3: Maybe This is a Bit Too Weird by Michael Buckley<br \/>Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Whale Eyes written and narrated by James Robinson<strong \/><\/p>\n<p>Mystery<em><br \/>Gone Before Goodbye <\/em>by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben<br \/>Narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld and James Fouhey<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Gray Dawn by Walter Mosley<br \/>Narrated by Michael Boatman and Walter Mosley<em \/><\/p>\n<p>The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict<br \/>Narrated by Bessie Carter<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Secret Sister by Sarah A. <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block-adslot-inline\" \/>Denzil<br \/>Narrated by Jessica Gunning, Sacha Dhawan, Joanne Froggatt, Nathaniel Curtis and Hopi Grace<em \/><\/p>\n<p>Vera Wong&#8217;s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto<br \/>Narrated by Eunice Wong<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">The cover of &#8216;Vera Wong&#8217;s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)&#8217; by Jesse Q. Sutanto.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Berkley<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Narration by the Author<\/strong><em><br \/>Ditching the Sky <\/em>written and narrated by Heidi A. 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Berry<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-puzzler-8620185\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? 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