The Awardist Grammys Hear exclusive excerpts from this year's Grammy-nominated audiobooks By Madeline Raynor Published on February 7, 2017 12:03PM EST Photo: Rich Polk/WireImage Every year, the Recording Academy honors authors in the traditionally non-musical category, Best Spoken Word Album, and this year, several big-name celebrity memoirs are duking it out. Below, EW is excited to present exclusive excerpts from all five titles. The nominees are Amy Schumer's The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo, Carol Burnett's In Such Good Company, Patti Smith's M Train, and Elvis Costello's Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink. The fifth contender is John Doe's music history tome Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk. Hear new exclusive excerpts of these books, plus our original excerpt from The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, first published in August. Tune into the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12. 1. The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer 2. In Such Good Company by Carol Burnett 3. M Train by Patti Smith 4. Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink by Elvis Costello 5. Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk by John Doe with Tom DeSavia