AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

BOSSYPANTS

by Tina Fey

Narrated by Tina Fey (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Go the F--k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach; narrated by Samuel L. Jackson (Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio)

American Gods by JeNeil Gaiman; narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris and a full cast (HarperAudio)

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson; narrated Dylan Baker (Simon & Schuster Audio/Recorded Books) 

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

THE WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT: VOICES FROM THE TITANIC

by Allan Wolf

Narrated by Michael Page, Phil Gigante, Christopher Lane, Laural Merlington, and Angela Dawe (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley and adapted by Yuri Rasovsky; narrated by Val Kilmer and a full cast (Zorro Productions, Inc./Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

She Walks in Beauty edited by Carolyn Kennedy; narrated by Carolyn Kennedy, Jane Alexander, John Bedford Lloyd, Hope Davis, and Campbell Scott (Hyperion Audio)

The Witches of Lublin by Ellen Kushner, Elizabeth Schwartz, and Yale Strom; narrated by Tovah Feldshuh, Barbara Rosenblat, and a full cast (SueMedia Productions)

AUDIO DRAMA

I, CLAUDIUS

by Robert Graves

Narrated by a full cast, featuring Derek Jacobi and Tom Goodman Hill (AudioGO, Ltd.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Arthur Miller Collection by Arthur Miller; narrated by a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)

The Graduate by Charles Webb, Terry Johnson, Calder Willingham, and adapted by Buck Henry; narrated by Kathleen Turner, Matthew Rhys, and a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)

The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley and adapted by Yuri Rasovsky; narrated by Val Kilmer and a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

We're Alive by KC Wayland; narrated by a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) 

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

BOSSYPANTS

by Tina Fey

Narrated by Tina Fey (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball; narrated by Tavia Gilbert (Tantor Media)

Here Comes Trouble written and read by Michael Moore (Hachette Audio)

My Dog Tulip by J. R. Ackerley; narrated by Ralph Cosham (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Until Tuesday written and read by Luis Carlos Montalvan (Audible, Inc.)

BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL

THE BAREFOOT EXECUTIVE: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR BEING YOUR OWN BOSS AND ACHIEVING FINANCIAL FREEDOM

by Carrie Wilkerson

Narrated by Carrie Wilkerson (Oasis Audio, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

Aftershock by David Wiedemer, Robert A. Wiedemer, and Cindy S. Spitzer; narrated by Christopher Kipiniak (Audible, Inc.)

The Blue Sweater written and read by Jacqueline Novogratz (Audible, Inc.)

I'm Feeling Lucky written and read by Douglas Edwards (Audible, Inc.)

The Thank You Economy written and read by Gary Vaynerchuk (HarperAudio/Dreamscape)

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang; narrated by Joe Barrett (Audible, Inc.)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12

HEART AND SOUL

by Kadir Nelson

Narrated by Debbie Allen (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Countdown by Deborah Wiles; narrated by Emma Galvin (Listening Library)

The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson and John Paterson; narrated by Ralph Lister (Brilliance Audio/Candlewick)

The Hidden Gallery by Mayrose Wood; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (HarperAudio/Books on Tape)

A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz; narrated by Johnny Heller (Recorded Books)

When I Grow Up written and read by Al Yankovic (HarperAudio) 

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8

DJANGO: WORLD'S GREATEST JAZZ GUITARIST

by Bonnie Christensen

Narrated by George Guidall (Live Oak Media)

FINALIST TITLES

Black Jack by Charles R. Smith, Jr.; narrated by Dion Graham (Live Oak Media) 

Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers; narrated by Dion Graham and Quincy Tyler Bernstine (Live Oak Media)

Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth; narrated by B. D. Wong (Weston Woods)

Wolf Pie by Brenda Seabrooke; narrated by Andrew Watts (Recorded Books) 

CLASSIC

THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKELBY

by Charles Dickens

Narrated by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)

FINALIST TITLES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; narrated by Elijah Wood (Audible, Inc.) 

Deliverance by James Dickey; narrated by Will Patton (Audible, Inc.) 

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad; narrated by Kenneth Branagh (Audible, Inc.) 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings written and read by Maya Angelou (Books on Tape)

FANTASY

DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE

by Laini Taylor

Narrated by Khristine Hvam (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez; narrated by Marc Vietor (Audible, Inc.)

The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll; narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (Audible, Inc.)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Steve Hockensmith; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio)

Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures by Walter Moers; narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FICTION

ALAS, BABYLON

by Pat Frank

Narrated by Will Patton (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

American Gods by Neil Gaiman; narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris and a full cast (HarperAudio)

Heat Rises by Richard Castle; narrated by Johnny Heller (Hyperion Audio) 

Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva; narrated by Simon Vance (HarperAudio/Recorded Books) 

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk; narrated by Kevin Pariseau (Audible, Inc.)

HISTORY

1861: THE CIVIL WAR AWAKENING

by Adam Goodheart

Narrated by Jonathan Davis (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

1812 by George C. Daughan; narrated by Marc Vietor (Audible, Inc.)

Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt; narrated by Wanda McCaddon (Tantor Media)

The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee; narrated by Stephen Hoye (Tantor Media)

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson; narrated by Stephen Hoye (Random House Audio/Books on Tape) 

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

COURAGEOUS: A NOVEL

by Randy Alcorn

Narrated by Roger Mueller (Oasis Audio, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

Buddha Standard Time by Lama Surya Das; narrated by Peter Berkrot (Tantor Media)

Christmas Note by Donna VanLiere; narrated by Donna VanLiere (Macmillan Audio)

Lion of Babylon by Davis Bunn; narrated by Paul Boehmer (ChristianAudio)

Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses by Sharon Ewell Foster; narrated by John McLain (Oasis Audio, LLC)

Thunder of Heaven by Tim LaHaye and Craig Parshall; narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (Zondervan Publishing)

Wonder of Your Love by Beth Wiseman; narrated by Kirsten Potter (ChristianAudio) 

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION

THE STORY, NIV: THE BIBLE AS ONE CONTINUING STORY OF GOD AND HIS PEOPLE

by Zondervan Publishing

Narrated by Michael Blain-Rozgay, Allison Moffett, and a full cast (Zondervan Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

All Is Grace by Brennan Manning and John Blasé; narrated by Maurice England (ChristianAudio)

The Invisible World by Anthony DeStefano; narrated by Anthony DeStefano (Audible, Inc.)

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by John Ringo; narrated by Suzy Jackson (Audible, Inc.)

Resolving Everyday Conflict by Ken Sande; narrated by Maurice England (ChristianAudio)

LITERARY FICTION

STATE OF WONDER

by Ann Patchett

Narrated by Hope Davis (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee; narrated by Dan John Miller and Cassandra Campbell (Tantor Media)

Follow the River by James Alexander Thom; narrated by David Drummond (Tantor Media)

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides; narrated by David Pittu (Macmillan Audio)

No One in the World by E. Lynn Harris and R. M. Johnson; narrated by Alan Bomar Jones (Tantor Media) 

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

by Lorraine Hansberry

Narrated by Judyann Elder, Rutina Wesley, Mirron Willis, and a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)

FINALIST TITLES

Bruiser by Neal Shusterman; narrated by Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd, Luke Daniels, and Laura Hamilton (Brilliance Audio)

The Graduate by Charles Webb and Terry Johnson, Calder Willingham, and adapted by Buck Henry; narrated by Kathleen Turner, Matthew Rhys, and a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, and translated by Philip Gabriel; narrated by Alison Hiroto, Marc Vietor, and Mark Boyett (Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio)

The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf; narrated by Michael Page, Phil Gigante, Christopher Lane, Laural Merlington, and Angela Dawe (Brilliance Audio/Candlewick)

MYSTERY

FEAST DAY OF FOOLS: A NOVEL

by James Lee Burke

Narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc.)

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

Return to Marshall's Bayou by S. H. Baker; narrated by a full cast (Siren Audio Studios)

Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva; narrated by Jeff Woodman (Audible, Inc.)

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

BEAUTY QUEENS

by Libba Bray

Narrated by Libba Bray (Scholastic Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Bossypants written and read by Tina Fey (Hachette Audio)

Drama written and read by John Lithgow (HarperAudio)

Seriously...I'm Kidding written and read by Ellen DeGeneres (Hachette Audio)

Stories I Only Tell My Friends written and read by Rob Lowe (Macmillan Audio)

NON-FICTION

THE MURDER OF THE CENTURY: THE GILDED AGE CRIME THAT SCANDALIZED A CITY & SPARKED THE TABLOID WARS

by Paul Collins

Narrated by William Dufris (AudioGO, Ltd.)

FINALIST TITLES

Dog Sense by John Bradshaw; narrated by Michael Page (Tantor Media)

The 4 Percent Universe by Richard Panek; narrated by Ray Porter (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

My Korean Deli by Ben Ryder Howe; narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Random House Audio/Books on Tape) 

ORIGINAL WORK

METATROPOLIS: CASCADIA

by Jay Lake, Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, Ken Scholes, Karl Schroeder, and Tobias Buckell

Narrated by René Auberjonois, Kate Mulgrew, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, and LeVar Burton (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Macbeth by David Hewson and A. J. Hartley; narrated by Alan Cumming, David Hewson, and A. J. Hartley (Audible, Inc.)

The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 3 by Max Allan Collins; narrated by Stacy Keach and a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Prayers by various authors; narrated by Michael York (ChristianAudio)

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem and translated by Bill Johnston; narrated by Alessandro Juliani (Audible, Inc.)

The Witches of Lublin by Ellen Kushner, Elizabeth Schwartz, and Yale Strom; narrated by Tovah Feldshuh, Barbara Rosenblat, and a full cast (SueMedia Productions) 

PACKAGE DESIGN

JANE AUSTEN: CLASSIC BBC RADIO PRODUCTIONS

by Jane Austen

Narrated by Angharad Rees, Hannah Gordon, Juliet Stevenson, Annette Crosbie, and a full cast (AudioGO, Ltd./designed by Tri-Plex, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Kardashian Konfidential written and read by Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian (Macmillan Audio)

NPR American Chronicles: The Civil War by NPR; narrated by Neal Conan et al. (HighBridge Audio)

One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost; narrated by Tavia Gilbert (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Sherrilyn Kenyon Audio Coffin Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon; narrated by Carrington MacDuffie and William Dufris (Macmillan Audio)

The Witches of Lublin by Ellen Kushner, Elizabeth Schwartz, and Yale Strom; narrated by Tovah Feldshuh, Barbara Rosenblat, and a full cast (SueMedia Productions)

PARANORMAL

HARD MAGIC

by Larry Correia

Narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Cypress House by Michael Koryta; narrated by Robert Petkoff (Hachette Audio)

Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison; narrated by Sophie Eastlake (Tantor Media)

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones; narrated by Lorelei King (Macmillan Audio)

Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia; narrated by Oliver Wyman (Audible, Inc.) 

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

PRIME TIME: LOVE, HEALTH, SEX, FITNESS, FRIENDSHIP, SPIRIT AND MAKING THE MOST OF ALL OF YOUR LIFE

by Jane Fonda

Narrated by Jane Fonda (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

FINALIST TITLES

The Courage to Be Free by Guy Finley; narrated by Sean Runnette (Tantor Media)

Don't Sing at the Table written and read by Adriana Trigiani (HarperAudio)

Fortytude written and read by Sarah Brokaw (Macmillan Audio)

iGetSlim written and read by Tony Wighton (Puttenham Ltd.)

Money Secrets of the Amish written and read by Lorilee Craker (Oasis Audio, LLC)

ROMANCE

NEW YORK TO DALLAS

by J. D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter; narrated by Max Bellmore (Audible, Inc.)

Notorious by Nicola Cornick; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc.)

Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews; narrated by Isabel Keating (Macmillan Audio)

When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James; narrated by Susan Duerden (HarperAudio)

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley; narrated by Rosalyn Landor (Audible, Inc.)

SCIENCE FICTION

FUZZY NATION

by John Scalzi

Narrated by Wil Wheaton (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi; narrated by Wil Wheaton (Audible, Inc.)

The Cold Commands by Richard K. Morgan; narrated by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)

Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey; narrated by Jefferson Mays (Recorded Books) 

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem and translated by Bill Johnston; narrated by Alessandro Juliani (Audible, Inc.)

The Tears of the Sun by S. M. Stirling; narrated by Todd McLaren (Tantor Media) 

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

SELECTED SHORTS: NEW AMERICAN STORIES

by Aleksandar Hemon, Jhumpa Lahirir, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Sherman Alexie

Narrated by Boyd Gaines, Rita Wolf, Condola Rashad, and BD Wong (Symphony Space, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Black Mask 1 by Keith Alan Deutsch, Erle Stanley Gardner, Dashiell Hammett, George Harmon Coxe, Frederick Nebel, Lester Dent, and edited by Otto Penzler; narrated by a full cast (HighBridge Audio)

Bullfighting by Roddy Doyle; narrated by Lorcan Cranitch (AudioGO)

The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat, Gabra Zackman, Marc Vietor, Kevin Pariseau, LJ Ganser, Katherine Kellgren, Allyson Johnson, Victor Bevine, Elisabeth Rodgers, Jonathan Davis, Oliver Wyman, Jeremy Gage, Eileen Stevens, Joe Barrett, Jessica Almasy, Khristine Hvam, and Su (Audible, Inc.)

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; narrated by Kirsten Potter (Tantor Media)

You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon; narrated by Cassandra Campbell (Tantor Media) 

SOLO NARRATION — FEMALE

THE WINTER SEA

by Susanna Kearsley

Narrated by Rosalyn Landor (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Ashes: Ashes Trilogy, Book 1 by Ilsa J. Bick; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc./Brilliance Audio)

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones; narrated by Lorelei King (Macmillan Audio)

Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn and George Vecsey; narrated by Sissy Spacek (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

The Wake of Lorelei Lee by L. A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio) 

​SOLO NARRATION — MALE

THE KING'S SPEECH: HOW ONE MAN SAVED THE BRITISH MONARCHY

by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi

Narrated by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)

FINALIST TITLES

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

Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin; narrated by Dion Graham (AudioGO)

Hard Magic by Larry Correia; narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Audible, Inc.)

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad; narrated by Kenneth Branagh (Audible, Inc.) 

TEEN

THE WAKE OF THE LORELEI LEE: BLOODY JACK #8

by L. A. Meyer

Narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Beauty Queens written and read by Libba Bray (Scholastic Audio)

Chime by Franny Billingsley; narrated by Susan Duerden (Listening Library)

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt; narrated by Lincoln Hoppe (Listening Library)

Pick-Up Game by Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith, Jr., et al.; narrated by Dion Graham and Quincy Tyler (Bernstine Brilliance Audio/Candlewick) 

THRILLER/SUSPENSE

THE NIGHTMARE THIEF: A NOVEL

by Meg Gardiner

Narrated by Susan Ericksen (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Adrenaline by Jeff Abbott; narrated by Kevin T. Collins (Hachette Audio)

The Bone House by Brian Freeman; narrated by Joe Barrett (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)  

A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin; narrated by Mauro Hantman (AudioGO)

Silent Scream by Karen Rose; narrated by Marguerite Gavin (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Unknown [Out of My Head] by Didier van Cauwelaert; narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) 

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

CRAIG BLACK, FOUNDER AND CEO OF BLACKSTONE AUDIO

Craig Black was honored for his contributions to audio publishing. He is the CEO of Blackstone Audio, a company he founded in 1987. Blackstone Audio has been one of the largest independent audiobook publishers in the United States, offering over 10,000 audiobooks. The company is based in Ashland, Oregon with five in-house recording studios. Since 2004, Blackstone Audio has won 21 Audie Awards.