AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

by J.K. Rowling

Narrated by Jim Dale (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Patriot's Handbook by Caroline Kennedy; narrated by Caroline Kennedy, James Earl Jones, Vanessa Williams, Edward M. Kennedy, et al. and featuring archival recordings by Neil Armstrong, Robert Frost, John McCain, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Hyperion Audiobooks)

David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall written and read by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare by William Shakespeare; narrated by The Arkangel Cast (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

The John Cheever Audio Collection by John Cheever; narrated by John Cheever, Blythe Danner, Peter Gallagher, Edward Herrmann, George Plimpton, and Meryl Streep (Caedmon/HarperAudio)

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

by C.S. Lewis

Narrated by a full cast (Focus on the Family)

FINALIST TITLES

Father Gilbert Mysteries II by Paul McCusker; narrated by a full cast (Focus on the Family)

Feed by M. T. Anderson; narrated by David Aaron Baker (Listening Library)

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck; narrated by a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)

The John Cheever Audio Collection by John Cheever; narrated by John Cheever, Blythe Danner, Peter Gallagher, Edward Herrmann, George Plimpton, and Meryl Streep (Caedmon/HarperAudio)

AUDIO DRAMA

THE COMPLETE ARKANGEL SHAKESPEARE

by William Shakespeare

Narrated by a full cast (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

FINALIST TITLES

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon; narrated by a full cast (Tyndale Audio)

Father Gilbert Mysteries II by Paul McCusker; narrated by a full cast (Focus on the Family)

On the Waterfront by Budd Schulberg; narrated by a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis; narrated by a full cast (Focus on the Family)

AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

THE KILLINGS TALE

by W.A. Frankonis

Narrated by John Romeo, et al.

FINALIST TITLES

Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto; narrated by Luis Guzman (Weston Woods Studios)

Home on the Prairie by Garrison Keillor; narrated by Garrison Keillor, et al. (HighBridge Audio)

Tea at Five by Matthew Lombardo; narrated by Kate Mulgrew (HighBridge Audio)

The Worst of Bogosian, Vol. One written and read by Eric Bogosian (Audible, Inc.)

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

THE NAZI OFFICER'S WIFE: HOW ONE JEWISH WOMAN SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST

by Edith Hahn Beer

Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

A Long Way from Home written and read by Tom Brokaw (Random House Audio)

Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson; narrated by Boyd Gaines (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Hannibal by Harold Lamb; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

My Invented Country by Isabel Allende; narrated by Blair Brown (HarperAudio)

BUSINESS INFORMATION/EDUCATIONAL

USE WHAT YOU'VE GOT, & OTHER BUSINESS LESSONS I LEARNED FROM MY MOM

by Barbara Corcoran and Bruce Littlefield

Narrated by Barbara Corcoran (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Cracking Your Retirement Nest Egg by Margaret A. Malaspina; narrated by Celeste Lawson (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Ready for Anything written and read by David Allen (Simon & Schuster Audio)

What Clients Love written and read by Harry Beckwith (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? by Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.; narrated by Edward Herrmann (HarperAudio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8+

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

by J.K. Rowling

Narrated by Jim Dale (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin; narrated by Judith Ivey (Listening Library)

Dear Mr. President by Andrea Davis Pinkney; narrated by George Guidall, SiSi Johnson, and Tom Stechshult (Live Oak Media)

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke; narrated by Lynn Redgrave (Random House Audio)

The Misfits by James Howe; narrated by Spencer Murphy and the Full Cast Family (Full Cast Audio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8

CHATO AND THE PARTY ANIMALS

by Gary Soto

Narrated by Luis Guzman (Weston Woods Studios)

FINALIST TITLES

Ella Fitzgerald by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney; narrated by Billy Dee Williams (Weston Woods Studios)

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss; narrated by Jason Alexander, David Hyde Pierce, and Michael McKean (Random House Audio)

Raising Sweetness by Diane Stanley; narrated by Tom Bodett (Live Oak Media)

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo; narrated by Graeme Malcolm (Random House Audio)

CLASSIC

EAST OF EDEN

by John Steinbeck

Narrated by Richard Poe (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath; narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal (HarperAudio)

The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway, Volume II by Ernest Hemingway; narrated by Stacy Keach (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson; narrated by Richard Matthews (Books on Tape)

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte; narrated by Donada Peters (Books on Tape)

FICTION, ABRIDGED

BRICK LANE

by Monica Ali

Narrated by Elizabeth Sastre (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George; narrated by Simon Jones (Random House Audio)

The King of Torts by John Grisham; narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris (Random House Audio)

The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart; narrated by Nicky Guadagni (BTC Audiobooks)

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger; narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed and Christopher Burns (HighBridge Audio)

FICTION, UNABRIDGED

ALL OVER CREATION

by Ruth Ozeki

Narrated by Anna Fields (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom; narrated by Erik Singer (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett; narrated by Stephen Briggs (HarperAudio)

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri; narrated by Sarita Choudhury (Random House Audio)

The Last Detective by Robert Crais; narrated by James Daniels (Brilliance Audio)

HUMOR

DAVID SEDARIS: LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL

by David Sedaris

Narrated by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

Boogers Are My Beat by Dave Barry; narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)

The Funny Thing Is written and read by Ellen Degeneres (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella; narrated by Emily Gray (Recorded Books, LLC)

The Pleasure of My Company written and read by Steve Martin (Time Warner AudioBooks)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

TREASURE OF STONEWYCKE

by Michael Phillips and Judith Pella

Narrated by Davina Porter (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

Armageddon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins; narrated by Richard Ferrone (Recorded Books, LLC)

Cover Girls by T.D. Jakes; narrated by Pamala Tyson (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Christmas Blessing by Donna VanLiere; narrated by Oliver Wyman (Audio Renaissance)

This Far By Faith by Juan Williams and Quinton Dixie; narrated by Lorraine Toussaint (HarperAudio)

INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL

THE LAKOTA WAY

by Joseph Marshall

Narrated by Joseph Marshall (Makoche)

FINALIST TITLES

Creating True Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh; narrated by Michael York (Simon & Schuster Audio)

In the Presence of My Enemies by Gracia Burnham and Dean Merrill; narrated by Aimee Lilly (Tyndale Audio)

The Art of Happiness at Work by His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D.; narrated by Howard Cutler, M.D. and B. D. Wong (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Red Suit Diaries write and read by Ed Butchart (Brilliance Audio)

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

GHOST RIDERS: BALAD SERIES #7

by Sharyn McCrumb

Narrated by Dick Hill and Susie Breck (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Patriot's Handbook by Caroline Kennedy; narrated by Neil Armstrong, Robert Frost, John McCain, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Caroline Kennedy, James Earl Jones, Vanessa Williams, Edward M. Kennedy, et al. (Hyperion Audiobooks)

A Venetian Affair by Andrea Di Robilant; narrated by Paul Hecht (Recorded Books, LLC)

Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland; narrated by Jenna Lamia, David Ledoux, Jillian Crane, and John Randolph Jones (HighBridge Audio)

The Misfits by James Howe; narrated by Spencer Murphy and the Full Cast Family (Full Cast Audio)

MYSTERY (FICTION)

LOST LIGHT: HARRY BOSCH SERIES, BOOK 9

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Len Cariou (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

A Fine Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale; narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)

Bangkok 8 by John Burdett; narrated by B. D. Wong (Random House Audio)

Fear Itself by Walter Mosley; narrated by Don Cheadle (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Last Detective by Robert Crais; narrated by James Daniels (Brilliance Audio)

NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED

THE OPPOSITE OF FATE: MEMORIES OF A WRITING LIFE

by Amy Tan

Narrated by Amy Tan (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson; narrated by Tony Goldwyn (Random House Audio)

Hitler's Scientists by John Cornwell; narrated by Simon Prebble (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)

Middletown, America written and read by Gail Sheehy (Brilliance Audio)

The Bounty by Caroline Alexander; narrated by Michael York (Penguin Audiobooks)

NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED

CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE LARGEST COVERT OPERATION IN HISTORY

by George Crile

Narrated by Christopher Lane (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Flyboys written and read by James Bradley (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Krakatoa written and read by Simon Winchester (HarperAudio)

Naked in Baghdad by Anne Garrels; narrated by Anne Garrels and Vint Lawrence (Audio Renaissance)

The Bounty by Caroline Alexander; narrated by Simon Prebble (Penguin Audiobooks/Books on Tape)

ORIGINAL WORK

NEW YORK: THE BRONX 2004

by Soundwalk

Narrated by Tony Morante (Soundwalk/Oversampling, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Garrison Keillor: A Life in Comedy written and read by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)

Greatest Cartoon Voice Tricks Ever Smuggled Out of Hollywood written and read by Patrick Fraley (Fraley/Huber)

The Killings Tale by W.A. Frankonis; narrated by a full cast (Family Classics/NYS Theatre Institute)

They Saw It Happen by Matthew Lewin; narrated by Teresa Gallagher, Tom George, Steve Hodson and Kerry Shale (Naxos Audiobooks, Ltd)

PACKAGE DESIGN

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

by J.K. Rowling

Narrated by Jim Dale (Listening Library)

FINALIST TITLES

A Patriot's Handbook by Caroline Kennedy; narrated by Neil Armstrong, Robert Frost, John McCain, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Caroline Kennedy, James Earl Jones, Vanessa Williams, Edward M. Kennedy, et al. (Hyperion Audiobooks)

Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman; narrated by Philip Pullman and a full cast (Listening Library)

The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket; narrated by Tim Curry (Harper Children's Audio)

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis; narrated by a full cast (Focus on the Family)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/MOTIVATIONAL

THE ULTIMATE WEIGHT SOLUTION: THE 7 KEYS TO WEIGHT LOSS FREEDOM

by Dr. Phil McGraw

Narrated by Dr. Phil McGraw (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Confessions of a Reformed Dieter by A. J. Rochester; narrated by A. J. Rochester (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)

If Mama Goes South, We're All Going with Her written and read by Lindsey O'Connor (Brilliance Audio)

Love the Life You Live by Les Parrott, Ph.D and Neil Clark Warren, Ph.D; narrated by Chris Fabry (Tyndale Audio)

The Present by Spencer Johnson; narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris (Random House Audio)

SCIENCE FICTION

MONSTROUS REGIMENT: DISCWORLD #31

by Terry Pratchett

Narrated by Stephen Briggs (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Darwin's Children by Greg Bear; narrated by Scott Brick (Books on Tape)

Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; narrated by Scott Brick (Audio Renaissance)

Still Life With Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; narrated by Rene Auberjonois (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Callahan Chronicles by Spider Robinson; narrated by Barrett Whitener (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

HOME ON THE PRAIRIE: STORIES FROM LAKE WOBEGON

by Garrison Keillor

Narrated by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Classic Chinese Short Stories, Volume 2 by Yuan Chen, Lien Pu, Hsieh Liang, Mao Tun, Feng Meng-lung; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer; narrated by Shirley Jordan (HighBridge Audio)

Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon; narrated by John McDonough (Penguin Audiobooks)

The John Cheever Audio Collection by John Cheever; narrated by John Cheever, Blythe Danner, Peter Gallagher, Edward Herrmann, George Plimpton, and Meryl Streep (Caedmon/HarperAudio)

SOLO NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

NAKED IN BAGHDAD: THE IRAQ WAR AS SEEN BY NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S CORRESPONDENT

by Anne Garrels

Narrated by Anne Garrels (Audio Renaissance)

FINALIST TITLES

I Am the Central Park Jogger written and read by Trisha Meili (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them written and read by Al Franken (HighBridge Audio)

Madam Secretary written and read by Madeleine Albright (BBC Audiobooks America)

The Great Unraveling written and read by Paul Krugman (HarperAudio)

The Lakota Way written and read by Joseph M. Marshall, III (Makoche)

SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE

THE NAZI OFFICER'S WIFE: HOW ONE JEWISH WOMAN SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST

by Edith Hahn Beer

Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin; narrated by Judith Ivey (Listening Library)

Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell; narrated by Kate Reading (Putnam Berkley Audio/Books on Tape)

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke; narrated by Lynn Redgrave (Listening Library)

Stuffed by Patricia Volk; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

SOLO NARRATION—MALE

LAST CAR TO ELYSIAN FIELDS: A DAVE ROBICHEAUX NOVEL

by James Lee Burke

Narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Edith Grossman; narrated by George Guidall (Recorded Books, LLC)

Fear Itself by Walter Mosley; narrated by Don Cheadle (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling; narrated by Jim Dale (Listening Library)

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood; narrated by Campbell Scott (Random House Audio)