AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

THE DYBBUK

by S. Ansky

Narrated by Edward Asner, Theodor Bikel, Harlan Ellison, Marian Mercer, Kristoffer Tabori, and Carl Reiner (NewStar Media, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Prairie Home Companion's 25th Anniversary written and read by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)

Voices of Our Time by Studs Terkel; narrated by Studs Terkel, et al. (HighBridge Audio)

BUSINESS INFORMATION

BEER BLAST: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE BREWING INDUSTRY'S BIZARRE BATTLES FOR YOUR MONEY

by Philip Van Munching

Narrated by Philip Van Munching (Audio Book Club Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

Business at the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates; narrated by Roger Steffens (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Faster by written and read by James Gleick (Random House Audio)

CHILDREN'S TITLE

THE GOLDEN COMPASS: HIS DARK MATERIALS, BOOK 1

by Philip Pullman

Narrated by a full cast (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling; narrated by Jim Dale (Listening Library/Random House)

Shakespeare without the Boring Bits by William Shakespeare; narrated by Carole Boyd (Chivers North America)

CLASSIC, FICTION

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS

by C.S. Lewis

Narrated by John Cleese (Audio Literature)

FINALIST TITLES

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; narrated by Patrick Fraley (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

On the Road by Jack Kerouac; narrated by Frank Muller (Recorded Books, LLC)

EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING

IF YOU CAN TALK, YOU CAN WRITE

by Joel Saltzman

Narrated by Joel Saltzman (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

FINALIST TITLES

How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend by Monks of New Skete; narrated by Michael Wager (HighBridge Audio)

The Savage Truth on Money written and read by Terry Savage (B&B Audio)

FICTION, ABRIDGED

EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS

by David Guterson

Narrated by Edward Herrmann (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Jewel by Bret Lott; narrated by Celia Weston (Simon & Schuster Audio)

White Oleander by Janet Fitch; narrated by Oprah Winfrey (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FICTION, UNABRIDGED

I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE

by Wally Lamb

Narrated by George Guidall (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

Duane's Depressed written and read by Larry McMurtry (NewStar Media Inc.)

The Testament by John Grisham; narrated by Frank Muller (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)

HUMOR

HOW PAUL ROBESON SAVED MY LIFE: AND OTHER MOSTLY HAPPY STORIES

by Carl Reiner

Narrated by Carl Reiner (NewStar Media, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

How Men Have Babies written and read by Alan Thicke (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

Rants Redux written and read by Dennis Miller (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)

INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL

REASON FOR HOPE: A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

by Jane Goodall and Phillip Berman

Narrated by Jane Goodall (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

Friendship with God by Neale Donald Walsch; narrated by Neale Donald Walsch, Edward Asner, and Ellen Burstyn (NewStar Media, Inc.)

Song of the Sun written and read by Andrew Harvey (Sounds True)

MOTIVATIONAL

JOE TORRE'S GROUND RULES: TWELVE KEYS TO MANAGING TEAM PLAYERS, TOUGH BOSSES, SETBACKS, AND SUCCESS

by Joe Torre and Henry Dreher

Narrated by Joe Torre (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

I Refuse to Raise a Brat written and read by Marilu Henner (HarperAudio)

Take Yourself to the Top written and read by Laura Berman Fortgang (NewStar Media, Inc.)

MULTI-VOICED NARRATION

THE DIARIES OF ADAM & EVE: TRANSLATED BY MARK TWAIN

by Mark Twain

Narrated by Walter Cronkite, Betty Buckley, and Mandy Patinkin (Fair Oaks Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Friendship with God by Neale Donald Walsch; narrated by Neale Donald Walsch, Edward Asner, and Ellen Burstyn (NewStar Media, Inc.)

Song of the Sun written and read by Andrew Harvey (Sounds True)

MULTI-VOICED PRESENTATION

SHERLOCK'S SECRET LIFE

by Ed Lange and Will Severin

Narrated by Karl Malden, et al. (NYS Theatre Institute/Family Classic Audio Books)

FINALIST TITLES

In the Name of Security by Peter Goodchild; narrated by David Hyde Pierce, John Rubinstein, John de Lancie, Ella Joyce, and Amy Pietz (L.A. Theatre Works)

Misadventures in the (213) by Dennis Hensley; narrated by Kathy Griffin, Jack Plotnick, Rachel Harris, Gregg Rainwater, Shane Jacobsen, Rob Nash, Robert Abele, and Dennis Hensley (The Publishing Mills)

MYSTERY, FICTION

THE BREAKER

by Minette Walters

Narrated by Robert Powell (Chivers North America)

FINALIST TITLES

O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton; narrated by Judy Kaye (Random House Audio)

Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane; narrated by Thomas J.S. Brown (Brilliance Audio)

NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED

THE ENDURANCE: SHACKLETON'S LEGENDARY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION

by Caroline Alexander

Narrated by Michael Tezla and Martin Rubin (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Isaac's Storm by Eric Larson; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Random House Audio)

'Tis: A Memoir written and read by Frank McCourt (Simon & Schuster Audio)

NON-FICTION, LICENSED OR DISTRIBUTED

LORD BYRON: POEMS

by Lord Byron

Narrated by Douglas Hodge, David Horovitch, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam, Dianna Quick, Prunella Scales, and Sian Thomas (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Best of NPR: Public Laughter written and read by Jerry Seinfeld, Lily Tomlin, Bill Maher, Carl Reiner, Andrei Codrescu, et al. (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The History of Opera by Richard Fawkes; narrated by Robert Powell (Naxos Audiobooks UK)

NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED

'TIS: A MEMOIR

by Frank McCourt

Narrated by Frank McCourt (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Elegy for Iris by John Bayley; narrated by David Case (Books on Tape, Inc.)

The War Journal of Major Damon Rocky Gause by Major Damon Rocky Gause; narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)

ORIGINAL WORK

SONG OF THE UNICORN

by Susan Hammond and Debra A.S. Olivia

Narrated by Jeremy Irons, Graham Harley, Phelan Landry, Robert Lurtsema, Catherine McNally, and Tracy Moore (The Children's Group)

FINALIST TITLES

Braces written and read by Donald Davis (August House)

The History of Opera by Richard Fawkes; narrated by Robert Powell (Naxos Audiobooks UK)

PACKAGE DESIGN

STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE

by Terry Brooks

Narrated by Alexander Adams (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

New Testament as Told By Max McLean written and read by Max McLean (Oasis Audio)

Shakespeare Audio Collection by William Shakespeare; narrated by a full cast (HarperAudio)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

HOW MEN HAVE BABIES: THE PREGNANT FATHER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE

by Alan Thicke

Narrated by Alan Thicke (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

FINALIST TITLES

Eat, Drink, & Be Merry written and read by Dean Edell (HarperAudio)

What Southern Women Know written and read by Ronda Rich (Brilliance Audio)

POETRY

REALMS OF GOLD

by John Keats

Narrated by Samuel West and Matthew Marsh (Naxos Audiobooks UK)

FINALIST TITLES

The Voice of the Poet: Auden written and read by W.H. Auden (Random House Audio)

The Voice of the Poet: Plath written and read by Sylvia Plath (Random House Audio)

SHORT STORIES/ESSAYS/COLLECTIONS

MALICE DOMESTIC 6: AN ANTHOLOGY OF ORIGINAL TRADITIONAL MYSTERY STORIES

by Anne Perry, et al.

Narrated by Patrick Macnee, Juliet Mills, Judy Geeson, Christopher Cazenove, Stephanie Beacham, Reed Diamond, and William Windom (NewStar Media, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Goodbye Columbus and 5 Short Stories by Philip Roth; narrated by Theodore Bikel, Harlan Ellison, Elliott Gould, John Rubinstein, and Jerry Zaks (NewStar Media, Inc.)

Zoe Caldwell Reads Oscar Wilde Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde and Dennis Buck; narrated by Christopher Plummer and Zoe Caldwell (NYS Theatre Institute/Family Classic Audio Books)

SOLO NARRATION—AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

THE EXORCIST

by William Peter Blatty

Narrated by William Peter Blatty (NewStar Media, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Hannibal written and read by Thomas Harris (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)

'Tis written and read by Frank McCourt (Simon & Schuster Audio)

SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE

BRIDGET JONES' DIARY

by Helen Fielding

Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende; narrated by Blair Brown (HarperAudio)

These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner; narrated by Valerie Leonard (Chivers North America)

SOLO NARRATION—MALE

THE FENCING MASTER

by Arturo Perez-Reverte

Narrated by Michael York (NewStar Media, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; narrated by Patrick Fraley (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

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

THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

by Garrison Keillor

Narrated by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Fair Country by Jon Robin Baitz; narrated by Judith Ivey, David Dukes, Kurt Deutsch, and Matt McGrath (L.A. Theatre Works)

Pretty Fire written and read by Charlayne Woodard (L.A. Theatre Works)

UNABRIDGED FICTION, LICENSED OR DISTRIBUTED

CARRY ON, JEEVES

by P.G. Wodehouse

Narrated by Martin Jarvis (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

FINALIST TITLES

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; narrated by Miriam Margolyes (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

Trilby by George Du Maurier; narrated by Peter Joyce (Thomas T. Beeler)

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

JUDY MCGUINN, FOUNDER OF THE APA COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

ROBIN WHITTEN, FOUNDER OF AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE

Robin Whitten, editor, publisher, and founder of AudioFile magazine, the only magazine dedicated solely to the audiobook industry was recognized for her contributions to the industry and the association.