AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

MANDELA: AN AUDIO HISTORY

by Nelson Mandela

Narrated by Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman (HighBridge)

FINALIST TITLES

The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; narrated by a full cast including Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt (HarperAudio)

What I Know For Sure written and read by Oprah Winfrey (Macmillan Audio)

Yes Please by Amy Poehler; narrated by Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner (HarperAudio)

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK: FULL-CAST PRODUCTION

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by a full cast including Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Child by Sebastian Fitzek; narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones, Jack Boulter, Emilia Fox, Stephen Marcus, Robert Glenister, and Andy Serkis (Audible, Inc.)

Report from Nuremberg: The International War Crimes Trial by Harold Burson; narrated by Scott Brick, John Rubinstein and Stefan Rudnicki, with Arthur Morey, Richard McGonagle, Robert Forster, Jim Meskimen, Kristoffer Tabori, Christian Rummel, Joe Nocera, Harold Burson, and Gabrielle DeCuir (Audible, Inc.)

Revolution by Deborah Wiles; narrated by Stacey Aswad, Francois Battiste, J.D. Jackson, and Robin Miles (Listening Library)

AUDIO DRAMA

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright

Narrated by Geoffrey Arend, Wilson Bethel, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Henri Lubatti, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Moira Quirk, and Darren Richardson (L.A. Theatre Works)

FINALIST TITLES

Anne Manx and the Blood Chase by Larry Weiner; narrated by Claudia Christian, Moira Kelly, Patricia Tallman, and a full cast (RRCA)

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson; narrated by Terence Aselford, Kimberly Gilbert, David Jourdan, and a full cast (GraphicAudio)

The Swords of Riverside by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman; narrated by Ellen Kushner, Barbara Rosenblat, Katherine Kellgren, Dion Graham, Simon Jones, et al. (SueMedia Productions for Neil Gaiman/ACX)

Under Drake's Flag by G.A. Henty; narrated by Brian Blessed (Heirloom Audio Productions)

AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

NOT MY FATHER'S SON: A MEMOIR

by Alan Cumming

Narrated by Alan Cumming (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Daring: My Passages by Gail Sheehy; narrated by Bernadette Dunne (HarperAudio)

Living on Air by Joe Cipriano and Ann Cipriano; narrated by Joe Cipriano (Joe Cipriano Promos, Inc.)

My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead; narrated by Kate Reading (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Yes Please by Amy Poehler; narrated by Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner (HarperAudio)

BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL

A MORE BEAUTIFUL QUESTION: THE POWER OF INQUIRY TO SPARK BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS

by Warren Berger

Narrated by Michael Quinlan (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

#GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso; narrated by Sara Jes Austell (Penguin Random House Audio)

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace; narrated by Peter Altschuler (Penguin Random House Audio)

Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin; narrated by L.J. Ganser (Audible, Inc.)

Talk Like TED written and read by Carmine Gallo (Macmillan Audio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK: FULL-CAST PRODUCTION

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by a full cast including Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt

FINALIST TITLES

The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy; narrated by Bronson Pinchot (HarperAudio)

How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks; narrated by Mandy Williams (Listening Library)  

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd; narrated by Cassandra Morris (Scholastic Audio)

Unstoppable Octobia May by Sharon G. Flake; narrated by Bahni Turpin (Scholastic Audio)

CLASSIC

THE NEW YORK STORIES

by John O'Hara, edited and introduced by Steven Goldleaf with foreward by E. L. Doctorow

Narrated by E.L. Doctorow, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Hamm, Richard Kind, Jan Maxwell, Gretchen Mol, and Dallas Roberts (Penguin Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor; narrated by Grover Gardner (Audible, Inc.)

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote; narrated by Michael C. Hall (Audible, Inc.)   

Darkwater by W.E.B. Du Bois; narrated by Bernard K. Addison, Dion Graham, Lisa Renee Pitts, Bahni Turpin, and Mirron Willis (Skyboat Media, Inc./Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fitzgerald; narrated by Dan Stevens (Macmillan Audio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8

H.O.R.S.E.: A GAME OF BASKETBALL AND IMAGINATION

by Christopher Myers

Narrated by Christopher Myers and Dion Graham (Live Oak Media)

FINALIST TITLES

Deep in the Swamp by Donna M. Bateman; narrated by Tom Chapin (Live Oak Media)

Follow, Follow by Marilyn Singer; narrated by Marilyn Singer and Joe Morton (Live Oak Media)

Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell; narrated by Lizan Mitchell (Recorded Books)  

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen; narrated by John Keating (Weston Woods)

Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Tantor Media)

EROTICA

ALPHA

by Jasinda Wilder

Narrated by Summer Roberts and Tyler Donne (ACX/Seth Clarke)

FINALIST TITLES

Beauty from Love by Georgia Cates; narrated by Bunny Warren and Robert Black (Audible, Inc.)

Beauty from Pain by Georgia Cates; narrated by Bunny Warren and Robert Black (Audible, Inc.)

Carter Reed by Tijan; narrated by Lucy Rivers (Tantor Media)

One Dom to Love by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, and Isabella LaPearl; narrated by Christian Fox (Tantor Media)

FICTION

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE: A NOVEL

by Anthony Doerr

Narrated by Zach Appelman (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Fives and Twenty Fives by Michael Pitre; narrated by Kevin T. Collins, Nick Sullivan, Jay Snyder, Fajer Al-Kaisi, and Michael Pitre (Audible, Inc.)  

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd; narrated by Sue Monk Kidd, Jenna Lamia, and Adepero Oduye (Penguin Random House Audio)

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King; narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Us by David Nicholls; narrated by David Haig (HarperAudio)

Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon; narrated by Davina Porter (Recorded Books)

FANTASY

WORDS OF RADIANCE: THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE, BOOK 2

by Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Cress by Marissa Meyer; narrated by Rebecca Soler (Macmillan Audio)  

The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley; narrated by Simon Vance (Brilliance Publishing)

Hawk by Steven Brust; narrated by Bernard Setaro Clark (Audible, Inc.)

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (HarperAudio)

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

THE BULLY PULPIT: THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF JOURNALISM

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Narrated by Edward Herrmann (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Enduring Courage by John F. Ross; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Macmillan Audio)

Enemy Coast Ahead—Uncensored: The Real Guy Gibson by Guy Gibson; narrated by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)

In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides; narrated by Arthur Morey (Penguin Random House Audio)

Lincoln's Gamble written and read by Todd Brewster (Brilliance Publishing)

A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre; narrated by John Lee (Penguin Random House Audio)

HUMOR

YES PLEASE

by Amy Poehler

Narrated by Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Ben Franklin: Unplugged written and read by Josh Kornbluth (Audible, Inc.)

The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissel; Narrated by Greg Sestero (Tantor Media)

Food: A Love Story written and read by Jim Gaffigan (Penguin Random House Audio)

God Is Disappointed in You by Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler; Narrated by James Urbaniak (Audible, Inc.)

You Can Date Boys When You're Forty written and read by Dave Barry (Penguin Random House Audio)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

THE AUSCHWITZ ESCAPE

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Narrated by Christopher Lane (Brilliance Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

Chasing the Lion by Nancy Kimball; narrated by Joseph Narducci (Nancy Kimball)

The Christmas Light written and read by Donna VanLiere (Macmillan Audio) 

The First Phone Call from Heaven written and read by Mitch Albom (HarperAudio)  

Grounded by Angela Correll; narrated by Lyssa Browne (Cedar House Audio Productions) 

A Sensible Arrangement by Tracie Peterson; narrated by Barbara McCulloh (Recorded Books)

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (FULL CAST)

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by a full cast including Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Anatomy Lesson by Nina Siegal; narrated by Adam Alexi-Malle, Peter Altschuler, Emma Jayne Appleyard, Hannah Curtis, Gildart Jackson, Bruce Mann, and Steve West (Penguin Random House Audio) 

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique; narrated by Cherise Boothe, Korey Jackson, Rachel Leslie, and Myra Lucretia Taylor (Recorded Books) 

A Long Time Gone by Karen White; narrated by Susan Bennett, Jennifer Ikeda, and Pilar Witherspoon (Recorded Books) 

The Sixteenth of June by Maya Lang; narrated by Julia Whelan, Will Damron, and MacLeod Andrews (Brilliance Publishing)  

Stars edited by Janis Ian and Mike Resnick; narrated by Janis Ian, Emily Rankin, Gabrielle du Cuir, John Rubinstein, Kathe Mazur, Kristoffer Tabori, Paul Boehmer, Sile Bermingham, Stefan Rudnicki and SusanHanfield (Audible, Inc.)

LITERARY FICTION

EUPHORIA: A NOVEL

by Lily King

Narrated by Simon Vance and Xe Sands (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell; narrated by Jessica Ball, Leon Williams, Colin Mace, Steven Crossley, Laurel Lefkow, and Anna Bentinck (Recorded Books)

Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín; narrated by Fiona Shaw (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn; narrated by Alex Jennings (Macmillan Audio)

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine; narrated by Suzanne Toren (Audible, Inc.)

Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? by Dave Eggers; narrated by MacLeod Andrews with Marc Cashman, Mark Deakins, Michelle Gonzalez, Rebecca Lowman, John H. Mayer, Kate McGregor-Stewart, and Bruce Turk (Penguin Random House Audio)

JUDGES AWARD: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

THE SECOND MACHINE AGE: WORK, PROGRESS, AND PROSPERITY IN A TIME OF BRILLIANT TECHNOLOGIES

by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

Narrated by Jeff Cummings (Brilliance Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

The Copernicus Complex written and read by Caleb Scharf (Macmillan Audio)

The Marshmellow Test by Walter Mischel; narrated by Alan Alda (Brilliance Publishing)

A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky; narrated by Mike Chamberlain (Tantor Media)

When Google Met Wikileaks by Julian Assange; narrated by Tom Pile (Audible, Inc.)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION

BEFORE AMEN: THE POWER OF A SIMPLE PRAYER

by Max Lucado

Narrated by Ben Holland and Thomas Nelson (Thomas Nelson)

FINALIST TITLES

Living a Life That Matters by Ben Lesser; Narrated by Ben Lesser and Jonathan Silverman (Remembrance Publishing, LLC)

Prepared for a Purpose by Antoinette Tuff; Narrated by Robin Miles (eChristian)

The Singe and the Song by Miriam Therese Winter; Narrated by Janis Ian (Audible, Inc.)

Steel Will by Shilo Harris; Narrated by Johnny Heller (eChristian)

MYSTERY

THE SILKWORM

by Robert Galbraith

Narrated by Robert Glenister (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo; narrated by Kathleen McInerney (Macmillan Audio)

Hounded by David Rosenfelt; narrated by Grover Gardner (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)

Malice by Keigo Higashino; narrated by Jeff Woodman (Macmillan Audio)

Missing You by Harlan Coben; narrated by January LaVoy (Brilliance Publishing)

Providence Rag by Bruce DeSilva; narrated by Jeff Woodman (Audible, Inc.)

ORIGINAL WORK

MANDELA: AN AUDIO HISTORY

by Nelson Mandela

Narrated by Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman (HighBridge)

FINALIST TITLES

The Child by Sebastian Fitzek; narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones, Jack Boulter, Emilia Fox, Stephen Marcus, Robert Glenister, and Andy Serkis (Audible, Inc.) 

Gadzooks! A Comically Quirky Audio Book by Adele Park; narrated by Garry Morris, Andra Harbold, Lesley Mendenhall, Abby Elvidge, Rhett Guter, Melissa Sandberg, Kent Hayes, Jack de Golia, Steve Campbell (Straight to Audio Productions)

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson; Narrated by Richard Armitage (Audible, Inc.) 

Transparent written and read by Jeffrey Tambor (Audible, Inc.) 

NON-FICTION

FURIOUS COOL: RICHARD PRYOR AND THE WORLD THAT MADE HIM

by David Henry and Joe Henry

Narrated by Dion Graham (Tantor Media)

FINALIST TITLES

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande; narrated by Robert Petkoff (Macmillan Audio)

Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar; narrated by Henry Leyva  (Macmillan Audio)

Flash Boys by Michael Lewis; narrated by Dylan Baker (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Innovators by Walter Isaacson; narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Unruly Places by Alastair Bonnett; narrated by Derek Perkins (Tantor Media)

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

NOT MY FATHER'S SON

by Alan Cumming

Narrated Alan Cumming (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Fighting Chance written and read by Elizabeth Warren (Macmillan Audio)

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities by Herbie Hancock with Lisa Dickey; narrated by Herbie Hancock (Penguin Random House Audio)  

What I Know For Sure written and read by Oprah Winfrey (Macmillan Audio)

Yes Please by Amy Poehler; narrated by with Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner (HarperAudio)

PACKAGE DESIGN

DOCTOR WHO: THE LIGHT AT THE END

by Nicholas Briggs

Package Design by Alex Mallinson (Big Finish Productions)

FINALIST TITLES

Bad Kitty Christmas Storytime Set by Nick Bruel; Package Design by Margo Goody (Macmillan Audio)

The Hall from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; Package Design by Cindy Joy (Hachette Audio)

Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children® Series Collector's Edition by Jean M. Auel; Package Design by Kathlyn Miller (Brilliance Publishing)

Under Drake's Flag by G.A. Henty; Package Design by Steve Tyrrell—Tyrrell Creative (Heirloom Audio Productions)

PARANORMAL

THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS

by M.R. Carey

Narrated by Finty Williams (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Damoren by Seth Skorkowsky; narrated by R.C. Bray (Audible, Inc.)  

Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole; narrated by Robert Petkoff (Simon & Schuster Audio)

A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor; narrated by Zara Ramm (Audible, Inc.)    

Suffer the Children by Craig Dilouie; narrated by R.C. Bray (Tantor Media)

Yesterday's Gone, Season One by Sean Platt and David Wright; narrated by R.C. Bray, Chris Patton, Brian Holsopple, Ray Chase, Maxwell Glick, Tamara Marston (Podium Publishing)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE

by Oprah Winfrey

Narrated by Oprah Winfrey (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success by Steve Harvey; narrated by Mike Hodge (HarperAudio)

Autism Breakthrough written and read by Raun K. Kaufman (Tantor Media)  

Becoming the Kind Father by Calvin Sandborn; narrated by Michael Puttonen (Post Hypnotic Press)

Learning to Speak Alzheimer's by Joanne Koenig Coste; narrated by Pam Ward (Tantor Media)

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons by Meg Meeker MD; narrated by Marguerite Gavin (Tantor Media)

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

THE ASSASSINATION OF MARGARET THATCHER: STORIES

by Hilary Mantel

Narrated by Jane Carr (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois; narrated by Claudia Black, Scott Brick, Karen Dotrice, Jonathan Frakes, Iain Glen, Janis Ian, Stana Katic, Inna Korobkina, Jenna Lamia, Lee Meriwether, Emily Rankin, Maggi-Meg Reed, Fred Sanders, Allan Scott-Douglas, Sophie Turner, Harriet Walter, and Jake Weber (Penguin Random House Audio)

Faceoff by Linwood Barclay, Steve Berry, Lee Child, Lincoln Child, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Linda Fairstein, Joseph Finder, Lisa Gardner, Heather Graham, Peter James, Raymond Khoury, Dennis Lehane, John Lescroart, Steve Martini, T. Jefferson Parker, Douglas Preston, Ian Rankin, James Rollins, M. J. Rose, John Sandford, R.L. Stine, and F. Paul Wilson; narrated by Dylan Baker, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jeremy Bobb, Daniel Gerroll, January LaVoy, with David Baldacci (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths by Bernard Evslin; narrated by Todd Haberkorn (Graymalkin Media)

The Legend of Drizzt, The Collected Stories by R. A. Salvatore; narrated by Dan Harmon, Danny Pudi, Al Yankovic, Felicia Day, Greg Gurnberg, Melissa Rauch, Michael Chiklis, Sean Astin, Tom Felton, David Duchovny, Ice T, and Wil Wheaton (Audible, Inc.)

The Wily O'Reilly by Patrick Taylor; narrated by John Keating (Macmillan Audio)

SCIENCE FICTION

THE MARTIAN (REVISED)

by Andy Weir

Narrated by R.C. Bray (Podium Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

The Beam: Season 1 by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant; narrated by Johnny Heller, Tara Sands, Ralph Lister, Ray Chase, R.C. Bray, Jeffrey Kafer, Chris Patton, Eric Martin, Brian Holsopple, Rachel Fulginiti, Stephen Bowlby, and Emily Woo Zeller (Podium Publishing) 

Dark Eden by Chris Beckett; narrated by Matthew Frow, Jayne Entwistle, Ione Butler, Hannah Curtis, Robert Hook, Bruce Mann, Nicholas Guy Smith, and Heather Wilds (Penguin Random House Audio)  

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North; Narrated by Peter Kenny (Hachette Audio)

Lock In by John Scalzi; narrated by Wil Wheaton, Amber Benson and a full cast (Audible, Inc.)

ROMANCE

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

by Robert James Waller

Narrated by Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews; narrated by Renee Raudman (HarperAudio)

First Love by James Patterson; narrated by Lauren Fortgang (Hachette Audio)

Just This Once by Rosalind James; narrated by Claire Bocking (ACX/Rosalind Iiams)

Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis; narrated by Karen White (Tantor Media)

SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE

YELLOW CROCUS

by Laila Ibrahim

Narrated by Bahni Turpin (Brilliance Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

Boston Jacky by L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.) 

Life Drawing by Robin Black; narrated by Cassandra Campbell (Penguin Random House Audio)

Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen; narrated by Nicola Barber (Audible, Inc.)  

Until the End of the World by Sarah Lyons Fleming; narrated by Julia Whelan (Podium Publishing)

Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon; narrated by Davina Porter (Recorded Books)

SOLO NARRATION—MALE

THE HERO'S GUIDE TO BEING AN OUTLAW

by Christopher Healy

Narrated by Bronson Pinchot (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson; narrated by Richard Armitage (Audible, Inc.) 

The Martian by Andy Weir; narrated by R.C. Bray (Podium Publishing)

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King; narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Other Story by Tatiana de Rosnay; narrated by Simon Vance (Macmillan Audio)

Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah; narrated by Dion Graham (Macmillan Audio)

TEENS

EGG & SPOON

by Gregory Maguire

Narrated by Michael Page (Brilliance Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

The Accidental Highwayman by Ben Tripp; narrated by Steve West (Macmillan Audio)

Boston Jacky by L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)  

Cress by Marissa Meyer; narrated by Rebecca Soler (Macmillan Audio)  

Curtsies and Conspiracies by Gail Carriger; narrated by Moira Quirk (Hachette Audio)  

The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson; narrated by Julia Whelan and Luke Daniels (Brilliance Publishing)

THRILLER/SUSPENSE

THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD

by Michael Koryta

Narrated by Robert Petkoff (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Avengers, Lost Episodes Vol 1: Hot Snow adapted by John Dorney; narrated by a full cast (Big Finish Productions)

Dead Six by Larry Correia and Mike Kupari; narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Audible, Inc.)

In the Morning I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty; narrated by Gerard Doyle (Blackstone Audio Inc.)  

The Lost Key by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison; narrated by Renee Raudman & MacLeod Andrews (Brilliance Publishing)

Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke; narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

EDWARD HERRMANN

Edward Herrmann was a renowned actor and much-lauded audiobook narrator who was universally respected. Ed once told AudioFile magazine that he loved hearing stories while growing up, and seeing how they stirred the imagination of the listener. “I love the spoken word. I love hearing it. The way the words can seduce you.” In his narration, Ed was always attuned to the music of a sentence, seeing his role as “reading a story to someone, not narrating.” And this connection shone through all of his recordings; Ed trusted the text implicitly, and let it speak through him.