AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

THE CHOPIN MANUSCRIPT: A SERIAL THRILLER

by Lee Child, David Corbett, Joseph Finder, Jim Fusilli, John Gilstrap, James Grady, David Hewson, P. J. Parrish, and Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by Alfred Molina (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling; narrated by Jim Dale (Random House/Listening Library)

I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert; narrated by Stephen Colbert with Paul Dinello, Kevin Dorff, Greg Hollimon, Evie McGee, David Pasquesi, Allison Silverman, Brian Stack, and Jon Stewart (Hachette Audio)

Inspired By…The Bible Experience: Old Testament by Media Group; narrated by Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Blair Underwood, Denzel Washington, et al. (Zondervan Publishing)

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; narrated by Jeff Woodman (Scholastic Audio) 

ACHIEVEMENT IN ABRIDGEMENT

THE RACE

by Richard North Patterson

Narrated by Michael Boatman (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

I Am America (And So Can You!) by Colbert; narrated by Stephen Colbert with Paul Dinello, Kevin Dorff, Greg Hollimon, Evie McGee, David Pasquesi, Allison Silverman, Brian Stack, and Jon Stewart (Hachette Audio)

Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi; narrated by Edward Herrmann and abridged by Jesse Boggs (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan; narrated by Eric Conger (HarperAudio)

The Terror by Dan Simmons; narrated by Simon Vance (Hachette Audio)

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

SWEENEY TODD AND THE STRING OF PEARLS

by Yuri Rasovsky

Narrated by Phil Proctor, Simon Templeman, Moira Quirk, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Robertson Dean, and W. Morgan Sheppard (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Dune by Frank Herbert; narrated by Scott Brick, Simon Vance and a full cast (Macmillan Audio)

Inspired By…The Bible Experience: Old Testament by Media Group; narrated by Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, et al (Zondervan Publishing)

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; narrated By Jeff Woodman (Scholastic Audio)

Radio Theatre's Amazing Grace by Paul McCusker and Dave Arnold; narrated by Robert Lindsay, David Oyelowo, Chris Larkin, Sir Donald Sinden, Martin Jarvis, Laura-Michelle Kelly, and a full cast (Focus on the Family/Tyndale House)

AUDIO DRAMA

SWEENEY TODD AND THE STRING OF PEARLS

by Yuri Rasovsky

Narrated by Phil Proctor, Simon Templeman, Moira Quirk, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Robertson Dean, and W. Morgan Sheppard (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale; narrated by Laura Credidio (Full Cast Audio) 

Radio Theatre's Amazing Grace by Paul McCusker and Dave Arnold; narrated by Robert Lindsay, David Oyelowo, Chris Larkin, Sir Donald Sinden, Martin Jarvis, Laura-Michelle Kelly, and a full cast (Focus on the Family/Tyndale House)

Star Beast by Robert A. Heinlein; narrated by David Baker (Full Cast Audio)

Vienna Prelude by Bodie Thoene; narrated by Sean Barrett (FamilyAudioLibrary.com) 

AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

THE TWILIGHT ZONE RADIO DRAMAS COLLECTION 11

by Various Authors

Narrated by Jason Alexander, Stan Freberg, Kate Jackson, Stacy Keach, Hal Sparks, Mike Starr, Blair Underwood, and Fred Willard (Blackstone Audio Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Douglas Adams Live written and read by Douglas Adams (Phoenix Books/Audio, Inc/Digital Village Production)

Selected Shorts: Pets! by T.C. Boyle, Robertson Davies, Molly Giles, Gail Godwin, Ana Mendez, and Max Steele; narrated by Jane Curtin, Jacqueline Kim, Charles Keating, Kate Burton, Isaiah Sheffer, and Paul Hecht (Symphony Space)

Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein; narrated by Johnny Heller (Recorded Books)

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me by NPR; narrated by Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, and various celebrity guests (HighBridge Audio)

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

EINSTEIN: HIS LIFE AND UNIVERSE

by Walter Isaacson

Narrated by Edward Herrmann (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

My Lobotomy by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming; narrated by Johnny Heller (Tantor Media)

Schulz and Peanuts by David Michaelis; narrated by Holter Graham (HarperAudio)

Shakespeare by Bill Bryson; narrated by Bill Bryson (HarperAudio)

Tearing Down the Wall of Sound by Mick Brown; narrated by Ray Porter (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

BUSINESS INFORMATION/EDUCATIONAL

WORDS THAT WORK: IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY, IT'S WHAT PEOPLE HEAR

by Dr. Frank Luntz

Narrated by Dr. Frank Luntz and L.J. Ganser (Hyperion Audiobooks)

FINALIST TITLES

The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly; narrated by David Slavin (Hyperion Audiobooks)

The House of Mondavi by Julia Flynn Siler; narrated by Alan Sklar (Tantor Media)

How to Get to the Top written and read by Jeffrey Fox (Macmillan Audio)   

The Tao of Warren Buffett by Mary Buffett and David Clark; narrated by Anna Fields (Tantor Media)

Do You! by Russell Simmons with Chris Morrow; narrated by Black Ice (Penguin Audio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8-11

CLEMENTINE

by Sara Pennypacker

Narrated by Jessica Almasy (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper by Jean van Leeuwen; narrated by Daniel Bostick (Full Cast Audio)

Rosa written and read by Nikki Giovanni (Weston Woods Studios)

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy; narrated by Rupert Degas (HarperAudio)

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt; narrated by Joel Johnstone (Scholastic Audio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 12+

BLOODY JACK: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF MARY "JACKY" FABER, SHIP'S BOY

by L.A. Meyer

Narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves; narrated by Christopher Evan Welch (HarperAudio)

A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass; narrated by Danielle Ferland (Recorded Books, LLC)

M is for Magic written and read by Neil Gaiman (HarperAudio)

Slam by Nick Hornby; narrated by Nicholas Hoult (Penguin Audio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8

MORE ABOUT PADDINGTON

by Michael Bond

Narrated by Stephen Fry (Harper Children's Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden written and read by Jack Prelutsky (HarperAudio) 

Goodnight Hawaiian Moon by Dr. Carolan; narrated by Amy Hanaialii Gilliom (Banana Patch Press)

Ogre in a Toga written and read by Geoffrey McSkimming (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)

The One and Only Shrek! by William Steig; narrated by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci (Macmillan Audio) 

CLASSICS

TREASURE ISLAND

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by Alfred Molina (Random House Audio/Listening Library)

FINALIST TITLES

1984 by George Orwell; narrated by Simon Prebble (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London; narrated by John Lee (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller; narrated by Jay O. Sanders (Scholastic Audio)

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess; narrated by Tom Hollander with introduction by Anthony Burgess (HarperAudio) 

FICTION

TALLGRASS

by Sandra Dallas

Narrated by Lorelei King (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Exile by Richard North Patterson; narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris (Macmillan Audio)

The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs; narrated by Carrington MacDuffie (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney; narrated by Sally Armstrong and Adam Sims (Ulverscroft Group/Isis Publishing)

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell; narrated by Anne Flosnick (Blackstone Audio. Inc.)

HUMOR

I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!)

by Stephen Colbert

Narrated by Stephen Colbert with Paul Dinello, Kevin Dorff, Greg Hollimon, Evie McGee, David Pasquesi, Amy Sedaris, Allison Silverman, Brian Stack, and Jon Stewart (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings written and read by Tyler Perry (Penguin Audio)

Our Dumb World written and read by The Onion (Hachette Audio)

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein; narrated by Johnny Heller (Recorded Books, LLC)

The Ultimate David Sedaris Box Set by David Sedaris; narrated by David Sedaris with Amy Sedaris and Ann Magnuson (Hachette Audio) 

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

RIVER RISING

by Athol Dickson

Narrated by Dion Graham (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

Ever After by Karen Kingsbury; narrated by Kathy Garver (Zondervan Publishing)

Not Easily Broken by T.D. Jakes; narrated by Tracey Leigh (BBC Audiobooks America)

The Penny by Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford; narrated by Ellen Archer (Hachette Audio)

Renovating Becky Miller by Sharon Hinck; narrated by Johanna Parker (Recorded Books, LLC) 

INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL

INSPIRED BY...THE BIBLE EXPERIENCE: (OLD TESTAMENT)

by Media Group

Narrated by Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, et al. (Zondervan Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

Ana's Story written and read by Jenna Bush (HarperAudio)

Anger written and read by Gary Chapman (Oasis Audio)

Finding Home written and read by Jim Daly (Oasis Audio)

The Great Omission by Dallas Willard; narrated by Grover Gardner (ChristianAudio)

Vienna Prelude by Bodie Thoene; narrated by Sean Barrett (FamilyAudioLibrary.com)

LITERARY FICTION

TREE OF SMOKE: A NOVEL

by Denis Johnson

Narrated by Will Patton (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy; narrated by Richard Poe (Recorded Books)

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai; narrated by Meera Simhan (Penguin Audio)

Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett; narrated by Josephine Bailey (Tantor Media, Inc.)

The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon; narrated by Peter Riegert (HarperAudio) 

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

INSPIRED BY...THE BIBLE EXPERIENCE: (OLD TESTAMENT)

by Media Group

Narrated by Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, et al. (Zondervan Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

Dune by Frank Herbert; narrated by Scott Brick, Simon Vance, and a full cast (Macmillan Audio)

I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert; narrated by Stephen Colbert with Paul Dinello, Kevin Dorff, Greg Hollimon, Evie McGee, David Pasquesi, Allison Silverman, Brian Stack, and Jon Stewart (Hachette Audio)

The Word of Promise...New Testament Audio Bible by Thomas Nelson, Inc.; narrated by a full cast (Thomas Nelson, Inc.)

Hollowville by Mary Jane Hansen; narrated by Bruce Dern (NYS Theatre Institute) 

MYSTERY

THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN: A DAVE ROBICHEAUX NOVEL

by James Lee Burke

Narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny; narrated by Ralph Cosham (Blackstone Audio Inc.)

Hollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh; narrated by Adam Grupper (Hachette Audio)

Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger; narrated by Buck Schirmer (Brilliance Audio)

Up in Honey's Room by Elmore Leonard; narrated by Arliss Howard (HarperAudio)

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

PONTOON: A NOVEL OF LAKE WOBEGON

by Garrison Keillor

Narrated by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver; narrated by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, and Steven L. Hopp (HarperAudio)

Here If You Need Me written and read by Kate Braestrup (Hachette Audio)

Michael Tolliver Lives written and read by Armistead Maupin (HarperAudio)

Neverwhere written and read by Neil Gaiman (HarperAudio)

The Traveler written and read by Ron McLarty (Recorded Books, LLC)

NON-FICTION

ROOTS: THE SAGA OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY

by Alex Haley

Narrated by Avery Brooks (BBC Audiobooks America)

FINALIST TITLES

Banker to the Poor by Muhammad Yunus; narrated by Ray Porter (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Hyperion Audiobooks)

Endurance by Alfred Lansing; narrated by Simon Prebble (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Jesus for the Non-Religious by John Shelby Spong; narrated by Alan Sklar (HarperAudio) 

PACKAGE DESIGN

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

by J.K. Rowling

Narrated by Jim Dale (Random House/Listening Library)

FINALIST TITLES

Inspired By...The Bible Experience (Old Testament) by Media Group; narrated by Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, et al. (Zondervan Publishing)

Speak in a Week—Latin American Spanish Street Smart by Linton H. Robinson, M.F. Jones-Reid, and Charlene Lopez; narrated by Robert Moutal (Penton Overseas)

The Christmas Hope Collection by Donna Van Liere; narrated by various narrators including Paul Michael, Oliver Wyman, and Donna VanLiere (Macmillan Audio)

The One and Only Shrek! by William Steig; narrated by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci (Macmillan Audio)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/MOTIVATIONAL

FIT TO LIVE: THE 5-POINT PLAN TO BE LEAN, STRONG, AND FEARLESS FOR LIFE

by Pamela Peeke M.D.

Narrated by Pamela Peeke M.D. (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

From the Heart written and read by Robin Roberts (Hyperion Audiobooks)

Giving written and read by Bill Clinton (Random House Audio)

Mariel Hemingway's Healthy Living from the Inside Out written and read by Mariel Hemingway (HarperAudio)

Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote; narrated by Patrick Lawlor (Tantor Media)

ROMANCE

NATURAL BORN CHARMER

by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Narrated by Anna Fields (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Morning; narrated by Phil Gigante (BBC Audiobooks America)

Consequences by Penelope Lively; narrated by Josephine Bailey (Tantor Media)

Everlasting by E. Woodiwiss; narrated by Xanthe Elbrick (HarperAudio)

On Tall Pine Lake by Dorothy Garlock; narrated by Anna Fields (Tantor Media)

Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas; narrated by Jeannie Stith (Brilliance Audio) 

SCIENCE FICTION

DUNE

by Frank Herbert

Narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, and Ilyana Kadushin

FINALIST TITLES

The Draco Tavern by Larry Niven; narrated by Tom Weiner (Blackstone Audio Inc.)

The Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney; narrated by Kristoffer Tabori (Blackstone Audio Inc.)

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon by Diana L. Paxson; narrated by Lorna Raver (Tantor Media, Inc.)

Selections from Dreamsongs 1 by George R.R. Martin; narrated by Claudia Black, Mark Bramhall, Scott Brick, Roy Dotrice, Kim Mai Guest, Kirby Heyborne, and Adrian Paul (Random House Audio) 

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

20TH CENTURY GHOSTS

by Joe Hill

Narrated by David Ledoux (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Big Country by Louis L'Amour; narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Grace Under Fire edited by Andrew Carroll; narrated by Patrick Lawlor (Tantor Media)

Growing Up Ethnic in America by various authors; narrated by a full cast (Penguin Audio)

Selected Readings from the Portable Dorothy Parker by Marion Meade; narrated by Lorna Raver (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) 

SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE

TALLGRASS

by Sandra Dallas

Narrated by Lorelei King (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Blood of Flowers by Amirrezvani; narrated by Shohreh Aghdashloo (Hachette Audio)

Boomsday by Christopher Buckley; narrated by Janeane Garofalo (Hachette Audio)

Taking Flight written and read by Adriana Sevan (L.A. Theatre Works)

The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery; narrated by Barbara Caruso (HighBridge) 

SOLO NARRATION—MALE

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

by J.K. Rowling

Narrated by Jim Dale (Random House Audio/Listening Library)

FINALIST TITLES

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller; narrated by Jay O. Sanders (HarperAudio/Caedmon)

The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Hyperion Audiobooks)

The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz; narrated by John Lee (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) 

SPANISH LANGUAGE

MALINCHE: UNA NOVELA

by Laura Esquivel

Narrated by Lucia Mendez (FonoLibro, Inc.)

When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortes, she, like many, believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortes destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortes' thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love.

Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for her betrayal of the Indian people. However, recent historical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages, Spanish and Nahuatl.

FINALIST TITLES

20 Mil Leguas de Viaje Submarino (20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) by Jules Verne; narrated by a full cast (FonoLibro, Inc.)

El Zahir (The Zahir) by Paulo Coelho; narrated by a full cast (FonoLibro, Inc.)

Ines del Alma Mia (Ines of My Soul) written and read by Isabel Varas (FonoLibro, Inc.)

La Isla del Tesoro (Treasure Island) by Robert Louis Stevenson; narrated by a full cast (FonoLibro, Inc.) 

THRILLER/SUSPENSE

HEART-SHAPED BOX

by Joe Hill

Narrated by Stephen Lang (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Daddy's Girl by Lisa Scottoline; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (HarperAudio)

The Judas Strain by James Rollins; narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez (HarperAudio)

No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay; narrated by Christopher Lane (Brilliance Audio)

The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva; narrated by Phil Gigante (Brilliance Audio)

What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman; narrated by Linda Emond (HarperAudio) 

HALL OF FAME AWARD

THE SECRET

by Rhonda Byrne

Narrated by Rhonda Byrne

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

LINDA OLSEN AND GRADY HESTERS, AUDIO EDITIONS

Audio Editions CEO Grady Hesters and Company President Linda Olsen, were pioneers in the field of audio publishing and have been in the business for over 30 years. Grady and Linda typified the entrepreneurial spirit of the audiobook industry. They have been recognized as innovators who have played a vital role in establishing audiobooks as a viable retail product.