AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN: A NOVEL

by Paula Hawkins

Narrated by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, and India Fisher (Penguin Audio/Books on Tape)

FINALIST TITLES

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee; narrated by Reese Witherspoon (HarperAudio)

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah; narrated by Polly Stone (Macmillan Audio)

The Water Diviner by Andrew Anastasios and Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios; narrated by Jack Thompson (Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd)

AUDIO DRAMA

RUDYARD KIPLING'S THE JUNGLE BOOK: THE MOWGLI STORIES

by Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by Bill Bailey, Richard E. Grant, Colin Salmon, Tim McInnerny, Bernard Cribbins, Celia Imrie, and Martin Shaw (Audible Studios)

FINALIST TITLES

Amok by Sebastian Fitzek; narrated by a full cast (Audible Studios)

Christmas Eve, 1914 by Charles Olivier; narrated by a full cast (Audible Studios)

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman; narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, and Michael Maloney (HarperAudio)

The Starling Project by Jeffrey Deaver; narrated by Alfred Molina and a full cast (Audible Studios)

AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

GHOST BOY: THE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF A MISDIAGNOSED BOY TRAPPED INSIDE HIS OWN BODY

by Martin Pistorius

Narrated by Simon Bubb (Thomas Nelson/HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew; narrated by Kate Mulgrew (Hachette Audio)

The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath by Ben S. Bernanke; narrated by Grover Gardner (Brilliance Audio)

I Must Say by Martin Short; narrated by Martin Short (HarperAudio)

Keep Moving by Dick Van Dyke; narrated by Dick Van Dyke (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Travels by Michael Crichton; narrated by Christopher Lane (Brilliance Audio)

BEST FEMALE NARRATOR

WILD ROVER NO MORE: BEING THE LAST RECORDED ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE & TIMES OF JACKY FABER

by L.A. Meyer

Narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

All the Stars in Heaven by Adriana Trigiani: narrated by Blair Brown (HarperAudio)

The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant; narrated by Linda Lavin (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray; narrated by January LaVoy (Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio)

The Lost Landscape by Joyce Carol Oates; narrated by Cassandra Campbell (HarperAudio)

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah; narrated by Polly Stone (Macmillan Audio)

BEST MALE NARRATOR

THE ENGLISH SPY: GABRIEL ALLON, BOOK 15

by Daniel Silva

Narrated by George Guidall (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut; narrated by John Malkovich (Audible Studios)

Classic Love Poems by various authors; narrated by Richard Armitage (Audible Studios)

Dead Wake by Erik Larson; narrated by Scott Brick (Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio)

Finders Keepers by Stephen King; narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton; narrated by Scott Brick (Brilliance Audio)

BUSINESS/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

WAKE UP HAPPY: THE DREAM BIG, WIN BIG GUIDE TO TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE

by Michael Strahan and Veronica Chambers

Narrated by Michael Strahan (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition by Steve Harvey; narrated by Mike Hodge (HarperAudio)

A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer with Charles Fishman; narrated by Norbert Leo Butz (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Get Big Things Done, The Power of Connectional Intelligence by Erica Dhawan and Saj-nicole Joni; narrated by Christina Moore (Recorded Books)

Talk to Crazy by Mark Goulston, MD; narrated by L.J. Ganser (Audible Studios)

EROTICA

CURING DOCTOR VINCENT: THE GOOD DOCTOR TRILOGY, BOOK 1

by Renea Mason

Narrated by Noah Michael Levine and Erin deWard (Renea Mason)

FINALIST TITLES

Beg Tease Submit by CD Reiss; narrated by Jo Raylan (Flip City Media Inc.)

Beta by Jasinda Wilder; narrated by Summer Roberts and Tyler Donne (ACX/Seth Clarke)

Control Burn Resist by CD Reiss; narrated by Jo Raylan and Christian Fox (Flip City Media Inc.)

Trust by Ella Frank; narrated by Shannon Gunn (Audible Studios)

FANTASY

NICE DRAGONS FINISH LAST

by Rachel Aaron

Narrated by Vikas Adam (Audible Studios)

FINALIST TITLES

Ascension: The Trysmoon Saga, Book 1 by Brian K. Fuller; narrated by Simon Vance (Podium Publishing)

The Cycle of Arawn by Edward W. Robertson; narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds (Podium Publishing)

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin; narrated by Robin Miles (Hachette Audio)

Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia; narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds (Audible Studios)

FICTION

THE NIGHTINGALE

by Kristin Hannah

Narrated by Polly Stone (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Citizens Creek by Lalita Tademy; narrated by Bahni Turpin and J. D. Jackson (Brilliance Audio)

A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson; narrated by Alex Jennings (Hachette Audio)

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal; narrated by Amy Ryan and Michael Stuhlbarg (Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio)

The Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig; narrated by David Aaron Baker (Recorded Books)

The Sellout by Paul Beatty; narrated by Prentice Onayemi (Audible Studios)

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

A MAN ON THE MOON: THE VOYAGES OF THE APOLLO ASTRONAUTS

by Andrew Chaikin and Tom Hanks

Narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Audiobooks.com Publishing)

FINALIST TITLES

In Search of Sir Thomas Browne by Hugh Aldersey-Williams; narrated by Simon Vance (HighBridge Audio/Recorded Books)

Operation Nemesis by Eric Bogosian; narrated by Eric Bogosian (Hachette Audio)

Pacific Pacific by Simon Winchester; narrated by Simon Winchester (HarperAudio)

Texas Rising by Stephen L. Moore; narrated by P.J. Ochlan (HarperAudio)

HUMOR

FURIOUSLY HAPPY: A FUNNY BOOK ABOUT HORRIBLE THINGS

by Jenny Lawson

Narrated by Jenny Lawson (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Almost Interesting by David Spade; narrated by David Spade (HarperAudio)

Car Talk Classics: No Factory Recalls, So Far by Tom and Ray Magliozzi; narrated by Tom and Ray Magliozzi (HighBridge Audio/Recorded Books)

Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari with Eric Klinenberg; narrated by Aziz Ansari (Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio)

Texts from Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg; narrated by Amy Landon and Zach Villa (Tantor Media)

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling; narrated by Mindy Kaling (Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

TO WIN HER FAVOR: BELLE MEADE, BOOK 2

by Tamera Alexander

Narrated by Melba Sibrel (Zondervan Publishing/HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Come to Me Alive by Leah Atwood; narrated by Pamela Almand (ACX)

Her Brother's Keeper by Beth Wiseman; narrated by Clifton Harris (Thomas Nelson/HarperAudio)

The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn by Lori Benton; narrated by Kate Forbes (Recorded Books)

Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke; narrated by Morgan Hallett and Suzy Jackson (Recorded Books)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION

THE BOY BORN DEAD: A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, COURAGE, AND TRIUMPH

by David Ring

Narrated by Paul Michael (christianaudio)

FINALIST TITLES

And Then There Were Nuns by Jane Christmas; narrated by Elizabeth Wiley (Post Hypnotic Press)

Glory Days by Max Lucado; narrated by Ben Holland (Thomas Nelson/HarperAudio)

The Pastor's Wife by Sabina Wurmbrand; narrated by Sadie Alexandru (christianaudio)

Through the Eyes of a Lion by Levi Lusko; narrated by Levi Lusko (Thomas Nelson/HarperAudio)

LITERARY FICTION & CLASSICS

LITTLE BIG MAN

by Thomas Berger

Narrated by Scott Sowers, cameo by David Aaron Baker (Recorded Books)

FINALIST TITLES

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma; narrated by Chukwudi Iwuji (Hachette Audio)

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson; narrated by Kieron Elliott (Recorded Books)

Sweetland by Michael Crummey; narrated by John Lee (HighBridge Audio/Recorded Books)

Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma; narrated by Ron Butler and Bahni Turpin (Tantor Media)

MIDDLE GRADE

ECHO

by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Narrated by Mark Bramhall, David deVries, MacLeod Andrews, and Rebecca Soler (Scholastic Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Enchanted Files: Diary of a Mad Brownie by Bruce Coville; narrated by Euan Morton, Nancy O'Connor, Amanda Carlin, Scott Sherratt, and a full cast (Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio)

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book V by Maryrose Wood; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (HarperAudio)

Jump Back, Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Sally Derby; narrated by Dion Graham and Bahni Turpin (Brilliance Publishing)

Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper; narrated by Heather Alicia Simms (Simon & Schuster Audio)

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

ILLUMINAE: THE ILLUMINAE FILES, BOOK 1

by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Narrated by Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lincoln Hoppe, and Jonathan McClain (Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Clockwork Lives by Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart; narrated by Morgan Hallet, George Guidall, Richard Poe, Jim Jenner, Tandy Cronyn, Pete Bradbury, Barbara Rosenblat, and Brian Hutchison (Recorded Books)

How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon; narrated by Cherise Boothe, Shari Peele, Kevin R. Free, Avery Glymph, Patricia R. Floyd, and Brian Hutchison (Recorded Books)

Just Kids from the Bronx by Arlene Alda; narrated by Alan Alda, Arlene Alda, Christina Delaine with Milton Glaser, Regis Philbin, Robert Klein, Gabrielle Salvatto, and Carlos Serrano (Macmillan Audio)

With Lee in Virginia by G.A. Henty; narrated by Brian Blessed, Sean Astin, Kirk Cameron, and a full cast (Heirloom Audio Productions)

MYSTERY

CAREER OF EVIL

by Robert Galbraith

Narrated by Robert Glenister (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer; narrated by Ari Fliakos and Juliana Francis Kelly (Macmillan Audio)

Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline; narrated by Kate Burton (Macmillan Audio)

Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty; narrated by Gerard Doyle (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible Studios)

The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny; narrated by Robert Bathurst (Macmillan Audio)

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

BORN WITH TEETH: A MEMOIR

by Kate Mulgrew

Narrated by Kate Mulgrew (Hachette Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Art of Asking written and read by Amanda Palmer (Hachette Audio)

Furiously Happy written and read by Jenny Lawson (Macmillan Audio)

I Must Say written and read by Martin Short (HarperAudio)

Thirteen Ways of Looking written and read by Colum McCann (Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio)

NON-FICTION

GHETTOSIDE: A TRUE STORY OF MURDER IN AMERICA

by Jill Leovy

Narrated by Rebecca Lowman (Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker; narrated by Chris Patton (Dreamscape)

I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out by Lee Gutkind; narrated by Tavia Gilbert (Tantor Media)

Missoula by Jon Krakauer; narrated by Mozhan Marno (Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio)

Song Machine by John Seabrook; narrated by Dion Graham (Highbridge Audio/Recorded Books)

ORIGINAL WORK

THE STARLING PROJECT: AN AUDIBLE DRAMA

by Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by Alfred Molina and a full cast (Audible Studios)

FINALIST TITLES

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; narrated by Rose Leslie and David Tennant (Audible Studios)

Drunken Fireworks by Stephen King; narrated by Tim Sample (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Locke & Key by Joe Hill; narrated by Haley Joel Osment, Tatiana Maslany, and a full cast (Audible Studios)

NPR American Chronicles: First Ladies by National Public Radio; narrated by Cokie Roberts (HighBridge Audio/Recorded Books)

StoryCorps: Outloud: Voices of the LGBTQ Community from Across America by David Isay; narrated by Ari Shapiro and a full cast (HighBridge Audio/Recorded Books)

PARANORMAL

WHITE TRASH ZOMBIE GONE WILD

by Diana Rowland

Narrated by Allison McLemore (Audible Studios)

FINALIST TITLES

The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich; narrated by Charlotte Parry and Christian Coulson (Hachette Audio)

Hounacier by Seth Skorkowsky; narrated by R.C. Bray (Audible Studios)

Lycan Fallout 2: Fall of Man by Mark Tufo; narrated by Sean Runnette (Podium Publishing)

Seven Years by Dannika Dark; narrated by Nicole Poole (Tantor Media)

ROMANCE

THE HIGHWAYMAN: TO TEMPT A HIGHLANDER SERIES # 1

by Kerrigan Byrne

Narrated by Derek Perkins (Tantor Media)

FINALIST TITLES

The Duke's Holiday by Maggie Fenton; narrated by Sue Pitkin (Brilliance Audio)

Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean; narrated by Justine Eyre, (HarperAudio)

The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn; narrated by Rosalyn Landor (HarperAudio)

A Sorceress of His Own by Dianne Duvall; narrated by Kirsten Potter (Tantor Media)

SCIENCE FICTION

JURASSIC PARK: A NOVEL

by Michael Crichton

Narrated by Scott Brick (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie; narrated by Adjoa Andoh (Hachette Audio)

Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson; narrated by Ali Ahn (Hachette Audio)

Golden Son: Book II of the Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown; narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds (Recorded Books)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! by Tom Angleberger; narrated by Marc Thompson (Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio)

THRILLER/SUSPENSE

THE PATRIOT THREAT: COTTON MALONE

by Steve Berry

Narrated by Scott Brick (Macmillan Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; narrated by Rene Auberjonois (Hachette Audio)

The President's Shadow by Brad Meltzer; narrated by Scott Brick (Hachette Audio)

Season of Fear by Brian Freeman; narrated by Joe Barrett (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Signal by Patrick Lee; narrated by Ari Fliakos (Macmillan Audio)

YOUNG ADULT

LAIR OF DREAMS: A DIVINERS NOVEL

by Libba Bray

Narrated by January LaVoy (Listening Library/Penguin Random House)

FINALIST TITLES

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven; narrated by Kirby Heyborne, Ariadne Meyers, and Jennifer Niven (Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio)

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman; narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, and Michael Maloney (HarperAudio)

Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation) by Laura Hillenbrand; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio)

The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr; narrated by James Langton (Tantor Media)

X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon; narrated by Dion Graham and Ilyasah Shabazz (Brilliance Audio)

YOUNG LISTENERS

LITTLE SHOP OF MONSTERS

by R.L. Stine and Marc Brown

Narrated by Jack Black (Hachette Audio)

Are you are afraid of monsters?

FINALIST TITLES

Appleblossom the Possum by Holly Goldberg Sloan; narrated by Dustin Hoffman (Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio)

Brother Hugo and the Bear by Katy Beebe and S.D. Schindler; narrated by Gildart Jackson (Dreamscape)

Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon; narrated by Suzy Jackson (Recorded Books)

The Eloise Collection by Kay Thompson; narrated by Bernadette Peters, with music by Anthony de Mare (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Nino Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales; narrated by Adriana Sananes (Dreamscape)

EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN

THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY COLLECTION

by Suzanne Collins

Package/cover design by Kathlyn Miller (Recorded and published by Scholastic Audio/distributed by Brilliance Publishing, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Art of War by Sun Tzu; design by Alex Odulio (Audible Studios)

Bill O'Reilly's History Collection: Audiobook Boxed Set by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard; package/cover design by Margo Goody (Macmillan Audio)

Forces from Beyond by Simon R. Green; cover design by Ashlee Sasscer (Recorded Books)

Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez; design by Matthew Angorn, Kari Niles, Nick Horvath, Gabriel Rodriguez, Diane Chang, and Amil Dave (Audible Studios)

EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING

LOCKE & KEY

by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

Narrated by Haley Joel Osment, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Mulgrew, and a full cast (Audible Studios)

FINALIST TITLES

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee; narrated by Reese Witherspoon (HarperAudio)

Read Proud Listen Proud LGBTQ literature awareness campaign (Penguin Random House Audio)

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor; narrated by Cecil Baldwin, Dylan Marron, Retta, Therese Plummer, and Dan Bittner (HarperAudio)

EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION

RUDYARD KIPLING'S THE JUNGLE BOOK: THE MOWGLI STORIES

by Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by Bill Bailey, Richard E. Grant, Colin Salmon, Tim McInnerny, Bernard Cribbins, Celia Imrie, and Martin Shaw (Audible Studios)

FINALIST TITLES

Amok by Sebastian Fitzek; narrated by Natascha McElhone, Adrian Lester, Rafe Spall, Peter Firth, Brendan Coyle, and Hugh Skinnert (Audible Studios)

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee; narrated by Reese Witherspoon (HarperAudio)

Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez; narrated by Haley Joel Osment, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Mulgrew, and a full cast (Audible Studios)

The Patriot Threat by Steve Berry; narrated by Scott Brick with special bonus "writer's cut" read by Steve Berry (Macmillan Audio)