The Grammy Awards announced their finalists in the Best Spoken Word category this Tuesday. Spanning poetry, audiobooks, and storytelling, the category has a rich history of winners, including Jimmy Carter, Stephen Colbert, President Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Maya Angelou.

This year’s nominees are:

Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer, S&S Audio

M Train, Patti Smith

Such Good Company, Carol Burnett

Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk, John Doe

Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, Elvis Costello

Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer, S&S Audio

M Train, Patti Smith

Such Good Company, Carol Burnett

Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk, John Doe

Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, Elvis Costello

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer (Simon & Schuster Audio). Also nominated for Best Comedy Album.

In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox, Carol Burnett (RH Audio/BOT)

M Train, Patti Smith (RH Audio/BOT)

Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk, John Doe with Tom Desavia and various artists (RH Audio/BOT). Review from the L.A. Times.

Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, Elvis Costello (RH Audio/BOT)

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