AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

LIFE

by Keith Richards

Narrated by Johnny Depp, Joe Hurley, and featuring Keith Richards (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Woody Allen Collection written and read by Woody Allen (Audible, Inc.)

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan; narrated by Katherine Kellgren and Kevin P. Free (Audible, Inc.) 

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

HERE IN HARLEM: POEMS IN MANY VOICES

by Walter Dean Myers

Narrated by full cast (Live Oak Media)

FINALIST TITLES

Chapters from My Autobiography by Mark Twain; narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson; narrated by Simon Vance (Random House Audio)

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia; narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson (Recorded Books)

Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw; narrated by a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Sunset Limited by Cormac McCarthy; narrated by Austin Pendleton, Ezra Knight, and Tom Stechschulte (Recorded Books)

AUDIO DRAMA

SAINT JOAN: A CHRONICLE PLAY IN SIX SCENES AND AN EPILOGUE

by George Bernard Shaw

Narrated by Amy Irving, Edward Hermann, Kristoffer Tabori, and a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Vengeance by AJ Scudiere; narrated by Kristoffer Tabori, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Don Leslie (Griffyn Ink)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; narrated by Emily Bergl, Charles Busch, Neil Dickson, Jill Gascoine, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, and Matthew Wolf (L.A. Theatre Works)

Art by Yasmina Reza; narrated by Bob Balaban, Brian Cox, and Jeff Perry (L.A. Theatre Works)

Sunset Limited by Cormac McCarthy; narrated by Austin Pendleton, Ezra Knight, and Tom Stechschulte (Recorded Books) 

AUDIOBOOK ADAPTATION

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

by Cormac McCarthy

Narrated by Sean Barrett (Naxos AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

NPR: The First 40 Years by NPR; narrated by Various (HighBridge Audio)

Venetia by Georgette Heyer; narrated by Richard Armitage (Naxos AudioBooks)

Selected Shorts: American Classics by Edgar Allan Poe, Joyce Carol Oates, et al.; narrated by Stockard Channing, Jerry Stiller, et al. (Symphony Space)

Selected Shorts: Even More Laughs by T. Coraghessan Boyle, Philip Roth, et al.; narrated by Alec Baldwin, Christine Baranski, et al. (Symphony Space)

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

LIFE

by Keith Richards

Narrated by Johnny Depp, with Joe Hurley, and featuring Keith Richards (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Slave Across the Street by Theresa Flores; narrated by Renee Raudman (Christianaudio)

Somewhere Inside written and read by Lisa Ling and Laura Ling (HarperAudio)

This Time Together written and read by Carol Burnett (Random House Audio)

Abigail Adams by Woody Holton; narrated by Cassandra Campbell (Tantor Media)

BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL

THE INTELLIGENT ENTREPRENEUR: HOW THREE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL GRADUATES LEARNED THE 10 RULES OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

by Bill Murphy, Jr.

Narrated by LJ Ganser and Fred Berman (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The 4 Hour Work Week (Expanded and Updated) by Timothy Ferriss; narrated by Ray Porter (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Buy-In by John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead; narrated by Tim Wheeler (Brilliance Audio)

Delivering Happiness written and read by Tony Hsieh (Hachette Audio)

Lead Like Ike by Geoff Lotus; narrated by Mort Crim (Oasis Audio) 

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12

THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE

by Jacqueline Kelly

Narrated by Natalie Ross (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo; narrated by Juliet Stevenson (Brilliance Audio)

Nanny McPhee Returns written and read by Emma Thompson (Macmillan Audio)

Alchemy and Meggy Swan by Karen Cushman; narrated by Kathryn Kellgren (Random House Audio)

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia; narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson (Recorded Books) 

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8

THIS JAZZ MAN

by Karen Ehrhardt

Narrated by James 'D Train' Williams (Live Oak Media)

FINALIST TITLES

One Beastly Beast by Garth Nix; narrated by Stig Wemyss (Bolinda Publishing) 

Judy Moody & Stink by Megan McDonald; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Brilliance Audio)

Despicable Me by Annie Auerbach; narrated by Tim Curry (Hachette Audio)

Epossumondas Plays Possum by Coleen Salley; narrated by Cynthia Darlow (Recorded Books)

CLASSIC

THE WOMAN IN WHITE

by Wilkie Collins

Narrated by Roger Ress, Rosalyn Landar, John Lee, and Judy Geeson (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Light in August by William Faulkner; narrated by Will Patton (Audible, Inc.)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

Watership Down by Richard Adams; narrated by Ralph Cosham (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi; narrated by Scott Brick (Tantor Media)

FICTION

WINTER'S BONE: A NOVEL

by Daniel Woodrell

Narrated by Emma Galvin (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Steve Hockensmith; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc.)

The Postmistress by Sarah Blake; narrated by Orlagh Cassidy (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett; narrated by John Lee (Penguin Audio)

The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall; narrated by David Aaron Baker (Recorded Books)

Every Last One by Anna Quindlen; narrated by Hope Davis (Simon & Schuster Audio) 

HISTORY

EMPIRE OF LIBERTY: A HISTORY OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC

by Gordon S. Wood

Narrated by Robert Fass (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

1959 by Fred Kaplan; narrated by Joe Barrett (Audible, Inc.)

The History of Rome, Volume 1 by Livy; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn; narrated by Jeff Zinn (HarperAudio)

Vikings of the Ice by George Allan England; narrated by Frank Holden (Rattling Books) 

HUMOR

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES: 5,000 YEARS OF FUNNY BITS AND NOT-SO-KOSHER LAUGHS

by Sam Hoffman with Eric Spiegelman

Narrated by Sam Hoffman with Eric Spiegelman and a full cast (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Paul is Undead by Alan Goldsher; narrated by Simon Vance (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) 

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth by Jon Stewart and The Daily Show; narrated by Jon Stewart, et al. (Hachette Audio) 

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris; narrated by David Sedaris, et al. (Hachette Audio) 

Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern; narrated by Sean Schemmel (HarperAudio)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

FIREFLIES IN DECEMBER

by Jennifer Erin Valent

Narrated by Kate Forbes (Recorded Books)

FINALIST TITLES

Missing Max by Karen Young; narrated by Laural Merlington (Oasis Audio)

The Gathering Storm by Bodie & Brock Thoene; narrated by Bodie Thoene (Oasis Audio)

Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury; narrated by Roxanne Hernandez (Zondervan Publishing)

Edge of Apocalypse by Tim LaHaye and Craig Parshall; narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (Zondervan Publishing)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION

IN A HEARTBEAT: SHARING THE POWER OF CHEERFUL GIVING

by Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins

Narrated by Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sean Tuohy, Kathleen McInerney, and Rick Adamson (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Blueprint by Kirk Franklin; narrated by Dion Graham (Brilliance Audio)

God Never Blinks written and read by Regina Brett (Hachette Audio)

Shattered by Frank Pastore and Ellen Vaughn; narrated by Frank Pastore (Oasis Audio)

Toward a True Kinship of Faiths by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; narrated by Richard Gere (Random House Audio)

JUDGES AWARD—PARANORMAL

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES: BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, BOOK 1

by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Narrated by Kevin T. Collins (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Skinwalker by Faith Hunter; narrated by Khristine Hvam (Audible, Inc.)

So Cold the River by Michael Koryta; narrated by Robert Petkoff (Hachette Audio)

The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White; narrated by Aimee Bruneau (Listen & Live Audio)

Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews; narrated by Renee Raudman (Tantor Media)

LITERARY FICTION

SNAKEWOMAN OF LITTLE EGYPT: A NOVEL

by Robert Hellenga

Narrated by Coleen Marlo (Tantor Media)

FINALIST TITLES

Beautiful Maria of My Soul by Oscar Hijuelos; narrated by Armando Duran (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

My Life As a Man by Philip Roth; narrated by Dan John Miller (Brilliance Audio)

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen; narrated by David LeDoux (Macmillan Audio)

Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell; narrated by Jonathan Aris and Paula Wilcox (Recorded Books) 

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

JITTERS: A QUIRKY LITTLE AUDIO BOOK

by Adele Park

Narrated by a full cast (Straight to Audio Productions)

FINALIST TITLES

Great Classic Science Fiction by H. G. Wells, Stanley G. Weinbaum, et al.; narrated by a full cast (AudioGO)

Room by Emma Donoghue; narrated by Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer, Robert Petkoff, and Suzanne Toren (Hachette Audio)

The Shadow Effect written and read by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson (HarperAudio)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; narrated by Emily Bergl, Charles Busch, Neil Dickson, Jill Gascoine, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, and Matthew Wolf (L.A. Theatre Works)

MYSTERY

THE REVERSAL: A LINCOLN LAWYER NOVEL

by Michael Connelly

Narrated by Peter Giles (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc.)

This Body of Death by Elizabeth George; narrated by John Lee (HarperAudio)

Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt; narrated by Grover Gardner (Listen & Live Audio)

Our Kind of Traitor by John LeCarre; narrated by Robin Sachs (Penguin Audio)

The Dead Room by Chris Mooney; narrated by Regina Reagan (Isis Publishing, Ltd) 

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS

by Emma Thompson

Narrated by Emma Thompson (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Crazy Heart written and read by Thomas Cobb (HarperAudio)

A Christmas Blizzard written and read by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)

The Color Purple written and read by Alice Walker (Recorded Books)

Role Models written and read by John Waters (Tantor Media)

NON-FICTION

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

by Rebecca Skloot

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell with Bahni Turpin (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

No One Would Listen by Harry Markopolos; narrated by Scott Brick, Harry Markopolos, Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, Kavid Kotz, Gaytri Kachroo, and Michael Ocrant (Audible, Inc.)

Game Change by John Heilemann; narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris (HarperAudio)

Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward; narrated by Boyd Gaines (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum; narrated by Coleen Marlo (Tantor Media) 

ORIGINAL WORK

NEW ADVENTURES OF MICKEY SPILLANE'S MIKE HAMMER VOL 2

by Max Allan Collins

Narrated by Stacy Keach and a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Alchemist and the Executioness by Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell; narrated by Jonathan Davis and Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc.)

Hearts, Keys and Puppetry by Neil Gaimen and the Twitterverse; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (AudioGO)

Fashionably Undead by Meg Cabot and the Twitterverse; narrated by Sarah Drew (AudioGO)

William's Leap For Freedom adapted by Renee Pringle with assistance by Sue Zizza; narrated by Dion Graham, Mirron E. Willis, and a full cast (SueMedia Productions)

PACKAGE DESIGN

THE VERY BEST OF BOB AND RAY: LEGENDS OF COMEDY

by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding

Narrated by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Shakespeare: The Essential Tragedies, Volume 1 by William Shakespeare; narrated by a full cast (AudioGO) 

Peter & Max by Bill Willingham; narrated by Wil Wheaton (Brilliance Audio) 

Malcolm Gladwell: The Box Set written and read by Malcolm Gladwell (Hachette Audio)

Martin Luther King, Junior: The Essential Box Set written and read by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Hachette Audio)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

PUT ON YOUR CROWN: LIFE-CHANGING MOMENTS ON THE PATH TO QUEENDOM

by Queen Latifah

Narrated by Queen Latifah (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Zig Ziglar's Leadership & Success Series by Made for Success; narrated by Zig Ziglar (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

This is Water written and read by David Foster Wallace (Hachette Audio)

Spiritual Partnership written and read by Gary Zukav (HarperAudio)

Good Discipline, Great Teen written and read by Dr. Raymond N. Guarendi (St. Anthony Messenger Press)

The Music Lesson written and read by Victor L. Wooten (Tantor Media) 

ROMANCE

SECRET DIARIES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË

by Syrie James

Narrated by Bianca Amato (Recorded Books)

FINALIST TITLES

Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb; narrated by Susan Ericksen (Brilliance Audio)

A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James; narrated by Susan Duerden (HarperAudio)

The Elusive Bride by Stephanie Laurens; narrated by Simon Prebble (HarperAudio)

By King's Command by Linda Lea Castle; narrated by a full cast (Siren Audio Studios)

SCIENCE FICTION

THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT

by Harry Harrison

Narrated by Phil Gigante (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

WWW: Watch by Robert J. Sawyer; narrated by Jessica Almasy, Marc Vietor, Oliver Wyman, Jennifer Van Dyck, and Robert J. Sawyer (Audible, Inc.)

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham; narrated by Graeme Malcolm (Audible.com, Inc.)

Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison; narrated by Marguerite Gavin (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FEED by Mira Grant; narrated by Paula Christensen and Jesse Bernstein (Hachette Audio)

Halo: Evolutions by Tobias Buckell, Jonathan Goff, et al.; narrated by Steve Downes, Holter Graham, Frank O'Connor, and Jen Taylor (Macmillan Audio) 

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

STORIES: ALL-NEW TALES

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by Anne Bobby, Jonathan Davis, Peter Francis James, Katherine Kellgren, and Euan Morton (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Matter of Matter by L. Ron Hubbard; narrated by Corey Burton, R.F. Daley, Jim Meskimen, Tait Ruppert, and Josh Thompson (Galaxy Press)

And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer; narrated by Gerard Doyle (Macmillan Audio)

How Did You Get This Number written and read by Sloane Crosley (Penguin Audio)

Ford County written and read by John Grisham (Random House Audio)

A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris; narrated by Johanna Parker (Recorded Books)

Long After Midnight by Ray Bradbury; narrated by Michael Prichard (Tantor Media) 

SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE

GLORIOUS

by Bernice McFadden

Narrated by Alfre Woodard (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Invisible Order by Paul Crilley; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc.)

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo; narrated by Juliet Stevenson (Brilliance Audio)

Rapture of the Deep by L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing; narrated by Juliet Stevenson (Naxos AudioBooks)

Spoken from the Heart written and read by Laura Bush (Simon & Schuster Audio)

SOLO NARRATION—MALE

ZORGAMAZOO

by Robert Paul Weston

Narrated by Alan Cumming (Penguin Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 2 by Arthur Conan Doyle; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu; narrated by Jim Dale (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Innocent by Scott Turow; narrated by Edward Hermann (Hachette Audio)

Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada; narrated by George Guidall (Recorded Books) 

TEEN

THE ROCK AND THE RIVER

by Kekla Magoon

Narrated by Dion Graham (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan; narrated by MacLeod Andrews and Nick Podehl (Brilliance Audio)

Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon; narrated by Channie Waites (Brilliance Audio)

Rapture of the Deep by L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)

Here in Harlem by Walter Dean Myers; narrated by Multi cast (Live Oak Media)

THRILLER/SUSPENSE

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST

by Stieg Larsson

Narrated by Simon Vance (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Interface by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George; narrated by Oliver Wyman (Audible, Inc.)

The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds; narrated by Kate Reading (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Vengeance by AJ Scudiere; narrated by Kristoffer Tabori, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Don Leslie (Griffyn Ink)

Dead Aim by Thomas Perry; narrated by Michael Kramer (Tantor Media)