AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

STILL FOOLIN' 'EM: WHERE I'VE BEEN, WHERE I'M GOING, AND WHERE THE HELL ARE MY KEYS?

by Billy Crystal

Narrated by Billy Crystal (Macmillian Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín; narrated by Meryl Streep (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien; narrated by Bryan Cranston (Audible, Inc.)

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

THE STORM KING: STORIES, NARRATIVES, POEMS: SPOKEN WORDS SET TO A WORLD OF MUSIC

by Pete Seeger, presented by Jeff Haynes

Narrated by Pete Seeger (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Ender’s Game Alive by Orson Scott Card; narrated by a full cast (Audible, Inc.)

Matilda by Roald Dahl; narrated by Kate Winslet (Penguin Audio)

AUDIO DRAMA

OLIVER TWIST

by Charles Dickens, adapted by Paul McCusker

Narrated by Joe Holgate, Henry Goodman, Bill Sykes, Geoffrey Palmer, Roy Hudd, Finty Williams, and a full cast (Tyndale Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman; narrated by Ellen Kushner, et al. (SueMedia Productions for Neil Gaiman Presents/Audible, Inc.)

Hollywood Said No! by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross; narrated by Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, and a full cast (Hachette Audio)

Marvel Civil War by Stuart Moore; narrated by Richard Rohan, Richard Cutting, Tim Getman, James Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, and a full cast (GraphicAudio)

Screaming with the Cannibals by Lee Maynard; narrated by Ross Ballard II (MountainWhispers.com Audiobooks)

War of the Worlds by M.J. Elliott and H.G. Wells; narrated by The Colonial Radio Players (The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air)

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER: MY LIFE WITH THE HERD IN THE AFRICAN WILD

by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence

Narrated by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)

FINALIST TITLES

[sic]: A Memoir by Joshua Cody; narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (Audible, Inc.)

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor; narrated by Rita Moreno (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

World on a String written and read by John Pizzarelli and Joseph Cosgriff (Audible, Inc.)

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai; narrated by Archie Panjabi (Hachette Audio)

BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL

LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF THE SALVATION ARMY

by Robert Watson and Ben Brown

Narrated by Bob Souer (eChristian)

FINALIST TITLES

The Everything Store by Brad Stone; narrated by Peter Larkin (Hachette Audio)

The Invisible Heart by Russell D. Roberts; narrated by Kirby Heyborne (Audible, Inc.)

Leading Apple with Steve Jobs by Jay Elliot; narrated by Richard Davidson (Audible, Inc.)

Naked Statistics by Charles Wheelan; narrated by Jonathan Davis (Audible, Inc.)

Without Their Permission by Alexis Ohanian; narrated by Alexis Ohanian (Hachette Audio)

CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12

MATILDA

by Roald Dahl

Narrated by Kate Winslet (Penguin Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park; narrated by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop (Full Cast Audio)

Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (HarperAudio)

Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes; narrated by Bahni Turpin (Brilliance Audio)

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt; narrated by Lyle Lovett (Simon & Schuster Audio)

CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8

HOORAY FOR ANNA HIBISCUS!

by Atinuke

Narrated by Mutiyat Ade-Salu (Recorded Books)

FINALIST TITLES

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Michael B. Kaplan; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Live Oak Media)

Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds; narrated by James Naughton (Weston Woods)

The Dark by Lemony Snicket; narrated by Neil Gaiman (Hachette Audio)

Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson; narrated by Forest Whitaker (Weston Woods)

Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout by Megan McDonald; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Brilliance Audio)

CLASSIC

THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE HEIRLOOM COLLECTION

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by Simon Vance (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody; narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts (Tantor Media)

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; narrated by Dan Stevens (Audible, Inc.)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; narrated by Jake Gyllenhaal (Audible, Inc.)

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; narrated by Armando Duran (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

EROTICA

CARRIE'S STORY: AN EROTIC S/M NOVEL

by Molly Weatherfield

Narrated by Shana Savage (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines; narrated by Jennifer Bronstein (Audible, Inc.)

The Killer Wore Leather by Laura Antoniou; narrated by Lauren Fortgang (Audible, Inc.)

Release Me (The Stark Trilogy) by J. Kenner; narrated by Sofia Willingham (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas; narrated by Edita Brychta (Hachette Audio)

Wuthering Nights by Emily Bronte and I.J. Miller; narrated by Joy Pratt (Hachette Audio)

FANTASY

WISP OF A THING: A NOVEL OF THE TUFA, BOOK 2

by Alex Bledsoe

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey; narrated by MacLeod Andrews (HarperAudio)

The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch; narrated by Michael Page (Tantor Media)

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson; narrated by Michael Kramer (Macmillan Audio)

Swords of Waar by Nathan Long; narrated by Dina Pearlman (Audible, Inc.)

FICTION

DOCTOR SLEEP: A NOVEL

by Stephen King

Narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker; narrated by George Guidall (HarperAudio)

The Good House by Ann Leary; narrated by Mary Beth Hurt (Macmillan Audio)

The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler; narrated by Tavia Gilbert (Tantor Media)

Jacob’s Oath by Martin Fletcher; narrated by George Guidall (Macmillan Audio)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane written and read by Neil Gaiman (HarperAudio)

HISTORY

DEVIL IN THE GROVE: THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE GROVELAND BOYS, AND THE DAWN OF A NEW AMERICA

by Gilbert King

Narrated by Peter Francis James (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

C.C. Pyle’s Amazing Foot Race by Geoff Williams; narrated by Robertson Dean (Tantor Media)

Frozen in Time written and read by Mitchell Zuckoff (HarperAudio)

The Hour of Peril by Daniel Stashower; narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (Macmillan Audio)

Nero’s Killing Machine by Stephen Dando-Collins; narrated by Robert Fass (Audible, Inc.)

One Summer written and read by Bill Bryson (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

HUMOR

STILL FOOLIN' 'EM: WHERE I'VE BEEN, WHERE I'M GOING, AND WHERE THE HELL ARE MY KEYS?

by Billy Crystal

Narrated by Billy Crystal (Macmillian Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

How I Slept My Way to the Middle by Kevin Pollak with Alan Goldsher; narrated by Kevin Pollak (Brilliance Audio)

Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris; narrated by David Sedaris (Hachette Audio)

Someone Could Get Hurt by Drew Magary; narrated by Drew Magary (Penguin Audio)

The Stench of Honolulu by Jack Handey; narrated by Jack Handey (Hachette Audio)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

A STORY OF GOD AND ALL OF US: BASED ON THE EPIC TV MINISERIES "THE BIBLE"

by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett

Narrated by Keith David, Mark Burnett, and Roma Downey (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson; narrated by Stina Nielsen (Recorded Books)

Illuminations by Mary Sharratt; narrated by Tavia Gilbert (Tantor Media)

Truth-Stained Lies by Terri Blackstock; narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir (Zondervan)

Unveiled by Francine Rivers; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Recorded Books)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION

KEEPING HOPE ALIVE: ONE WOMAN: 90,000 LIVES CHANGED

by Dr. Hawa Abdi and Sarah J. Robbins

Narrated by Robin Miles (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Break Out! by Joel Osteen; narrated by Joel Osteen (Hachette Audio)

Called to the Fire by Cheston M. Bush; narrated by David Cochran Heath (eChristian)

Grace Happens Here by Max Lucado; narrated by Wayne Shepherd, Kate Rudd, and Luke Daniels (Brilliance Audio)

Sparkly Green Earrings by Melanie Shankle; narrated by Melanie Shankle (eChristian)

LITERARY FICTION

THE GOLDFINCH

by Donna Tartt

Narrated by David Pittu (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Amy Falls Down by Jincy Willett; narrated by Amy McFadden (Brilliance Audio)

The Curiosity by Stephen Kiernan; narrated by Kate Udall, Erik Bergmann, and George Guidall (HarperAudio)

The Son by Philipp Meyer; narrated by Will Patton, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Shepherd, and Clifton Collins, Jr. (HarperAudio)

The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín; narrated by Meryl Streep (Simon & Schuster Audio)

MULTI–VOICED PERFORMANCE

WORLD WAR Z: THE COMPLETE EDITION: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE ZOMBIE WAR

by Max Brooks

Narrated by Martin Scorsese, Alfred Molina, and a full cast (Random House/Books on Tape)

FINALIST TITLES

Ender’s Game Alive by Orson Scott Card; narrated by a full cast (Audible, Inc.)

The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman; narrated by Ellen Kushner, et al. (SueMedia Productions for Neil Gaiman Presents/Audible, Inc.)

Snowbound by Richard S. Wheeler; narrated by Brian Hutchison, T. Ryder Smith, Robert Ian Mackenzie, James Colby, Cellest Ciulla, and Scott Sowers (Recorded Books)

William Shakespeare’s Star Wars by Ian Doescher; narrated by Daniel Davis, Jonathan Davis, January LaVoy, and Marc Thompson (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

MYSTERY

UNLEASHED: ANDY CARPENTER, BOOK 11

by David Rosenfelt

Narrated by Grover Gardner (Listen & Live Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Death and the Lit Chick by G.M. Malliet; narrated by Davina Porter (Dreamscape Media, LLC)

The Enemy of My Enemy by Richard Bard; narrated by R.C. Bray (Richard Bard)

Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc.)

He’s Gone by Deb Caletti; narrated by Cassandra Campell (Tantor Media)

Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman; narrated by Judy Kaye (Macmillan Audio)

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

STILL FOOLIN' 'EM: WHERE I'VE BEEN, WHERE I'M GOING, AND WHERE THE HELL ARE MY KEYS?

by Billy Crystal

Narrated by Billy Crystal (Macmillian Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Grace: A Memoir by Grace Coddington; narrated by Grace Coddington (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

I, Rhoda by Valerie Harper; narrated by Valerie Harper (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff; narrated by David Rakoff (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman; narrated by Neil Gaiman (HarperAudio)

Shirley Jones by Shirley Jones; narrated by Shirley Jones (Tantor Media)

NON-FICTION

DAVID AND GOLIATH: UNDERDOGS, MISFITS, AND THE ART OF BATTLING GIANTS

by Malcolm Gladwell

Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige Hill; narrated by Sandy Rustin (HarperAudio)

The End of Nature by Bill McKibben; narrated by Jeff Woodman (Audible, Inc.)

The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti; narrated by L.J. Ganser (Audible, Inc.)

Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel; narrated by Arthur Bishop (Macmillan Audio)

ORIGINAL WORK

THIRTEEN

by Scott Harrison, George Mann, Mark Morris, Kaaron Warren, Martin Day, Gary McMahon, Cavan Scott, Dan Abnett, Alasdair Stuart, Kim Newman, Mark Wright, Simon Clark, and Johnny Mains

Narrated by Barnaby Edwards, et al. (Spokenworld Audio/Labroke Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Ender’s Game Alive by Orson Scott Card; narrated by a full cast (Audible, Inc.)

Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.; narrated by Dion Graham (eChristian)

METAtropolis: Green Space by Jay Lake, et al.; narrated by Dion Graham, Robin Miles, Mark Boyett, Scott Brick, Allyson Johnson, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Jennifer Van Dyck, and Jonathan Davis (Audible, Inc.)

Pete Seeger: The Storm King by Pete Seeger; narrated by Pete Seeger (Hachette Audio)

Rip-Off! by John Scalzi, et al.; narrated by Wil Wheaton, Scott Brick, Christian Rummel, Jonathan Davis, Stefan Rudnicki, and L.J. Ganser (Audible, Inc.)

PACKAGE DESIGN

CLOCKWORK ANGELS: THE NOVEL

by Kevin J. Anderson

Narrated by Neil Peart (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Canyon by Jack Schaefer; narrated by Eric G. Dove (Dreamscape Media, LLC)

The Ernest Hemingway Audiobook Library by Ernest Hemingway; narrated by Various (Simon & Schuster Audio)

NPR Laughter Therapy by National Public Radio; narrated by Audie Cornish (HighBridge

Sold by Patricia McCormick; narrated by Justine Eyre (Tantor Media)

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells; narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

PARANORMAL

REVIVER: A NOVEL

by Seth Patrick

Narrated by Ari Fliakos (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Ever After by Kim Harrison; narrated by Marguerite Gavin (HarperAudio)

Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon; narrated by Holter Graham (Macmillan Audio)

Red Moon by Benjamin Percy; narrated by Benjamin Percy (Hachette Audio)

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

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

YOU ARE A BADASS: HOW TO STOP DOUBTING YOUR GREATNESS AND START LIVING AN AWESOME LIFE

by Jen Sincero

Narrated by Jen Sincero (Tantor Media)

FINALIST TITLES

Dream More by Dolly Parton; narrated by Dolly Parton (Penguin Audio)

Fitness Confidential by Vinnie Tortorich; narrated by Vinnie Tortorich (Pistachio Press)

Get the Guy by Matthew Hussey; narrated by Matthew Hussey (HarperAudio)

Happy This Year! by Will Bowen; narrated by Will Bowen (Brilliance Audio)

The Secret to Success by Eric Thomas; narrated by Charles Arrington and Eric Thomas (Eric Thomas)

ROMANCE

THE LONGEST RIDE

by Nicholas Sparks

Narrated by January LaVoy and Ron McLarty (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

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

For My Lady’s Heart by Laura Kinsale; narrated by Nicholas Boulton (Hedgehog, Inc.)

Kissing under the Mistletoe by Bella Andre; narrated by Eva Kaminsky (Oak Press, LLC)

The Wanderer by Robyn Carr; narrated by Therese Plummer (Recorded Books)

SCIENCE FICTION

CAPTAIN VORPATRIL'S ALLIANCE: VORKOSIGAN SAGA #15

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrated by Grover Gardner (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Extinction Machine by Jonathan Maberry; narrated by Ray Porter (Macmillan Audio)

MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood; narrated by Bernadette Dunn, Bob Walter, and Robbie Daymond (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

The Martian by Andy Weir; narrated by R.C. Bray; (Podium Publishing)

Protector: Foreigner Sequence 5, Book 2 by C.J. Cherryh; narrated by Daniel Thomas May (Audible, Inc.)

Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson; narrated by Graeme Malcolm (Hachette Audio)

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

SHERLOCK HOLMES IN AMERICA

by Jon L. Lellenberg, Martin H. Greenberg, and Daniel Stashower

Narrated by Graeme Malcolm (Audible Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Ballad of the Sad Café by Carson McCullers; narrated by David Ledoux, Joe Barrett, Therese Plummer, Kevin Pariseau, Suzanne Toren, Edoardo Ballerini, and Barbara Rosenblat (Audible, Inc.)

The Cage Keeper and Other Stories by Andre Dubus III; narrated by Andre Dubus III (Blackstone Audio Inc.)

Nine Inches by Tom Perrotta; narrated by William Dufris, Andi Arndt, Tom Perrotta, and Rupert Degas (Macmillan Audio)

Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash; narrated by Alexander Cendese, Robert Petkoff, Prentice Onayemi, Christian Baskous, and Phoebe Strole (HarperAudio)

We Live in Water by Jess Walter; narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and Jess Walter (HarperAudio)

SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE

THE TWELVE CLUES OF CHRISTMAS: A ROYAL SPYNESS MYSTERY

by Rhys Bowen

Narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Heartburn by Nora Ephron; narrated by Meryl Streep (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor; narrated by Rita Moreno (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill; narrated by Kate Mulgrew (HarperAudio)

The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin; narrated by Meryl Streep (Simon & Schuster Audio)

SOLO NARRATION—MALE

THE GOLDFINCH

by Donna Tartt

Narrated by David Pittu (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Dimension of Miracles by Robert Sheckley; narrated by John Hodgman (Audible, Inc.)

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King; narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; narrated by Dan Stevens (Audible, Inc.)

In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz; narrated by Johnny Heller (Recorded Books)

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

TEENS

VIVA JACQUELINA! BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JACKY FABER, OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY: BLOODY JACK ADVENTURE SERIES #10

by L.A. Meyer

Narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live)

FINALIST TITLES

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell; narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra (Listening Library)

Far Far Away by Tom McNeal; narrated by W. Morgan Sheppard (Listening Library)

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick; narrated by Noah Galvin (Hachette Audio)

Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein; narrated by Sasha Pick (Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.)

THRILLER/SUSPENSE

THE HIT

by David Baldacci

Narrated by Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Book of Obeah by Sandra Carrington-Smith; narrated by Dave Fennoy (Cherry Hill Publishing)

The Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer; narrated by Scott Brick (Hachette Audio)

Suspect by Robert Crais; narrated by MacLeod Andrews (Brilliance Audio)

Sycamore Row by John Grisham; narrated by Michael Beck (Random House Audio/Books on Tape)

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

GEORGE GUIDALL

George Guidall has narrated over 1200 unabridged audiobooks. He has brought a consistent artistry to his readings and delighted listeners for over 20 years. His narrations of classics and best-sellers have set a standard of excellence recognized through the audiobook industry.

In addition to his Award-winning work as a narrator, George has enjoyed a career in the theatre with starring roles on Broadway in such plays as Chapter Two, Cafe Crown, Alone Together, and Cold Storage.