Strong Female Character

Comedian Fern Brady’s "honest" and "heartfelt" memoir Strong Female Character resonated with our panel of judges, who called the audio edition "fascinating and beautiful". Voiced by the author, Brady’s "profoundly impactful" account of her life as a woman living with autism was called "eye-opening" by our panel.

Brazen knew it had something special with Strong Female Character and utilised Brady’s existing audience to promote awareness of neurodiversity and help the audiobook find the listeners who needed it most. Brady’s tour audiences were also offered a voucher for the audio edition, which was recognised as one of Apple and Audible’s audio­ books of the year. Our judges agreed Strong Female Character was an "intimate" and "raw" listening experience which "achieved a deep-to­ the-bone honesty", making it a clear stand-out in this category.