Nominated Titles
This I Believe, by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, [Eds.], narrated by Bill Gates,
Martha Graham, et al.
(Audio Renaissance)
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, narrated by Sissy Spacek
(Harper Audio / Caedmon)
World War Z, by Max Brooks, narrated by Alan Alda, Mark Hamill,
Carl Reiner, and a full cast
(Random House Audio)
| Judges Award: Politics |  | | |  Hubris, by Michael Isikoff and David Corn
Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
This fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative tells the inside story of how the Bush administration used bad intelligence to sell-and then justify-the Iraq war. Veteran reporters Michael Isikoff and David Corn take the reader behind the scenes at the White House, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress, where controversial decisions and turf battles were fought in the highest circles of the Bush administration.
Hubris connects the dots between George W. Bush's determination to get rid of Saddam Hussein, the role of the neoconservatives in pushing the case for war, and the outing of a CIA officer, which led to the indictment of a top White House official. It's a news-making account of conspiracy, backstabbing, ineptitude, and, perhaps most especially, arrogance. | Nominated Titles
Faith and Politics, by Senator John Danforth, narrated by Senator John Danforth
(Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)
In Time of War, by Pierce O'Donnell, narrated by Raymond Todd
(Blackstone Audio Inc.)
The One Percent Doctrine, by Ron Suskind, narrated by Ed Herrmann
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
Wake Up Call, by Kristin Breitweiser, narrated by Kristin Breitweiser
(Hachette Audio)
| Fiction, Abridged | | | |  Restless, by William Boyd
Narrated by Rosemund Pike
(Audio Renaissance)
For the past thirty years, Sally has been haunted by her experiences during the Second World War. Now living in the idyllic English countryside in 1976, she suspects that someone is trying to kill her. With mounting fear, Sally reveals to her daughter, Ruth, a bombshell secret: she is actually Eva Delectorskaya, a Russian 閙igr� recruited as a spy by the British prior to the Second World War.
Through a series of written chapters for a planned book, Eva reveals to her daughter how she was trained the art of espionage by the enigmatic spymaster Lucas Romer. Above all, she was taught 'Rule Number One' of spying: trust no one-a rule broken when she and Romer began a dangerous love affair, which had tragic consequences. Thirty years later, Eva's confession may be entangling Ruth in one final mission-a showdown with Eva's past betrayer. | Nominated Titles
Motor Mouth, by Janet Evanovich, narrated by C.J. Critt
(Harper Audio)
Paint It Black, by Janet Fitch, narrated by Jennifer Jason Leigh
(Hachette Audio)
The Book of the Dead, by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston,
narrated by Rene Auberjonois
(Hachette Audio)
The Sad Truth About Happiness, by Ann Giardini, narrated by Suleka Mathew
(Goose Lane Editions/BTC Audiobooks)
| Fiction, Unabridged | | | |  Rise and Shine, by Anna Quindlen
Narrated by Carol Monda
(Recorded Books, LLC)
A household name as the host of Rise and Shine, the country's highest-rated morning talk show, Meghan Fitzmaurice has the perfect life-until one morning, she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike. In an instant, it's the end of an era, not only for Meghan, but also for her younger sister, Bridget, a social worker in the Bronx who has always lived in Meghan's long shadow. The effect of Meghan's on-air truth telling reverberates through both their lives, affecting Meghan's family, friends, and fans, and changing Bridget's perception of her sister, their complex childhood, and herself. In their own very different ways, the Fitzmaurice women learn to adapt, survive, and to bring the whole teeming world of New York to heel by dint of their smart mouths, quick wits, and the powerful connection between them that even the worst tragedy cannot shatter. | Nominated Titles
Restless, by William Boyd, narrated by Rosemund Pike
(Audio Renaissance)
Telegraph Days, by Larry McMurtry, narrated by Annie Potts
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
The Prestige, by Christopher Priest, narrated by Simon Vance
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Two-Minute Rule, by Robert Crais, narrated by Christopher Graybill
(Brilliance Audio)
Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen, narrated by David LeDoux
and John Randolph-Jones
(HighBridge Audio)
| Mystery | | | |  Echo Park, by Michael Connelly
Narrated by Len Cariou
(Hachette Audio)
In 1995, 22-year-old Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a supermarket. Detective Harry Bosch worked the case but couldn't crack it, and the woman was never found. Now, Bosch is in the Open-Unsolved Unit, where he still keeps the Gesto file on his desk, when the DA calls. A man accused of two heinous killings is willing to come clean about several others, including the murder of Marie Gesto. Bosch must now take the confession of the man he has sought-and hated-for eleven years. But when Bosch learns that he and his partner missed a clue back in 1995 that could have led them to Gesto's killer-and stopped nine murders that followed-his whole being as a cop begins to crack. | Nominated Titles
A Field of Darkness, by Cornelia Read, narrated by Hilary Huber
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Dark Tort, by Diane Mott Davidsonh, narrated by Elizabeth Marvel
(Harper Audio)
Dead Center, by David Rosenfelt, narrated by Grover Gardner
(Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)
Definitely Dead, by Charlaine Harris, narrated by Johanna Parker
(Recorded Books, LLC)
The Crimes of Jordan Wise, by Bill Pronzini, narrated by Richard Ferrone
(BBC Audiobooks America)
| Thriller/Suspense | | | |  The Dead Yard, by Adrian McKinty
Narrated by Gerard Doyle
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
In this sequel to the acclaimed Dead I Well May Be, mercenary Michael Forsythe is forced to infiltrate an Irish terrorist cell, confronting murder, mayhem, and possibly his own execution.
Michael is on holiday in Spain when a soccer riot escalates out of control and he winds up in a Spanish prison. Enter Samantha, a beautiful British Intelligence agent. She makes Michael an offer he can't refuse: instead of extradition to Mexico to serve time for a prison break, he can infiltrate an IRA sleeper cell in the United States. Thrust into the nightmare world of men known for their distinctive brands of torture and revenge, Michael crosses and double-crosses key players, narrowly escapes his own lies, loses his only ally, and falls for the daughter of his enemy. | Nominated Titles
Night of the Jaguar, by Michael Gruber, narrated by Jonathan Davis
(BBC Audiobooks America)
Surrender, by Sonya Hartnett, narrated by Humphrey Bower
(Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)
The Foreign Correspondent, by Alan Furst, narrated by Alfred Molina
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
The Wall, by Jeff Long , narrated by Grover Gardner
(Tantor Media, Inc.)
| Romance | | | |  If You Could See Me Now, by Cecelia Ahern
Narrated by Susan Lynch and Rupert Degas
(Hyperion Audio)
This lighthearted yet insightful story offers a modern heroine who is entirely believable, and the new man in her life who is, well, slightly less so. Elizabeth Egan's life runs on order: Both her home and her emotions are arranged just so, with little room for spontaneity. It's how she counteracts the chaos of her family-an alcoholic mother who left when she was young, an emotionally distant father, and a free-spirited sister, who seems to be following in their mother's footsteps, leaving her own six-year old son, Luke, in Elizabeth's care. When Ivan, Luke's mysterious new grown-up friend, enters the picture, Elizabeth doesn't know quite what to make of him. With his penchant for adventure and colorful take on things large and small, Ivan opens Elizabeth's eyes to a whole new way of living. But is it for real? Is Ivan for real? | Nominated Titles
Born in Death, by J.D. Robb, narrated by Susan Ericksen
(Brilliance Audio)
Darkfever, by Karen Marie Moning, narrated by Joyce Bean
(Brilliance Audio)
Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks, narrated by Holter Graham
(Hachette Audio)
The Tavern on Maple Street, by Sharon Owens, narrated by Caroline Winterson
(Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)
| Science Fiction | | | |  Stolen Child, by Keith Donohue
Narrated by Andy Paris and Jeff Woodman
(Recorded Books, LLC)
Inspired by the W.B. Yeats poem that tempts a child from home to the waters and the wild, this modern fairy tale is a literary fable of remarkable depth and strange delights. On a summer night, Henry Day runs away from home and is spirited away by the changelings, an unaging tribe of wild children who live in darkness and in secret. Stuck forever as a child, Henry-now named Aniday-struggles to remember the life he left behind and to fit into this shadow land, as modern life encroaches upon myth and nature.
In his place, the changelings leave a double, a boy who steals Henry's life and must adjust to a modern culture while hiding his true identity. But the new Henry can't hide his extraordinary talent for the piano, which prompts his father to suspect that his son is an imposter. As he ages, the new Henry becomes haunted by vague memories of another time and place, when he, too, had been a stolen child. Both Henry and Aniday obsessively search for who they once were before they changed places. | Nominated Titles
Callahan's Legacy, by Spider Robinson, narrated by Spider Robinson
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Street Magic, by Tamora Pierce, narrated by Bruce Coville and a full cast
(Full Cast Audio)
The Incredible Shrinking Man, Richard Matheson, narrated by Yuri Rasovsky
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Voyagers, by Ben Bova, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
| Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction | | | |  The Angels of Morgan Hill, by Donna VanLiere
Narrated by Donna VanLiere
(Audio Renaissance)
Jane Gable thinks 1947 will be like every other year in Morgan Hill, Tennessee, but it's the year everything changes. Jane first lays eyes on young Milo Turner the day that her abusive, alcoholic father is buried in the Morgan Hill cemetery. The Turners are the first black family ever to move into the area, and while their presence challenges the comfort of many in the small, tight-knit community, Jane and her brother, John, have found new friends.
Then tragedy strikes the Turner household, and the Gable family is asked to make a decision that could rip their world apart. One path might open up a whole new world and bring them closer than ever. Or, it might bring them nothing but trouble and heartache. On their journey, Jane discovers that angels are all around us, every day, in the most extraordinary-and ordinary-ways. | Nominated Titles
Divine, by Karen Kingsbury, narrated by Sharon Williams
(Brilliance Audio)
Grace at Low Tide, by Beth Webb Hart, narrated by Kate Forbes
(Recorded Books, LLC)
Knitting, by Anne Bartlett, narrated by Beverley Dunn
(Bolinda Publishing, Inc.))
The Preacher's Daughter, by Beverly Lewis, narrated by Stina Nielsen
(Recorded Books, LLC))
| Classics | | | |  To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Narrated by Sissy Spacek
(Harper Audio / Caedmon)
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960 and was recently voted best novel of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. Narrated by the precocious and irreverent nine-year-old Scout Finch, it is a story about prejudice, conscience, and character in a small Southern town.
While Scout, her brother, and their friend while away the Depression-era summers tartly observing the antics of their eccentric neighbors, reenacting scenes from Dracula, and trying to get a peek at the reclusive town bogeyman, Boo Radley, a stormcloud of racial tension is brewing in the background. When Scout's father, Atticus, a trial lawyer, is appointed to defend a black man accused of raping a white girl, the children find themselves drawn into a social drama that will leave none of them unchanged. | Nominated Titles
The Painted Veil, by W. Somerset Maugham, narrated by Kate Reading
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, narrated by William Hurt
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
The Warden, by Anthony Trollope, narrated by Simon Vance
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Years, by Virginia Woolf, narrated by Finty Williams
(BBC Audiobooks America)
| Non-Fiction, Abridged | | | |  The Beatles, by Robert Spitz
Narrated by Alfred Molina
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
The product of almost a decade of research, hundreds of unprecedented interviews, and scores of never-before-revealed documents, this is the biography fans have been waiting for. Never before has a biography of musicians been so immersive and textured. We are there in the McCartney living room when Paul and John learn to write songs together; backstage the night Ringo takes over on drums; and at the Ed Sullivan Show as America discovers the joy and the madness. From Shea to San Francisco, through the London night, on to India, through marmalade skies, across the universe-all the way to a rooftop concert and one last moment of laughter and music. It is all here, the highs and the lows, the love and the rivalry, the drugs, the tears, the thrill, the magic never again to be repeated. Bob Spitz's masterpiece is, at long last, the biography the Beatles deserve. | Nominated Titles
Judgment of Paris, by Ross King, narrated by Tristan Layton
(Audio Renaissance)
Manhunt, by James L. Swanson, narrated by Richard Thomas
(Harper Audio)
Setting the Table, by Danny Meyer, narrated by Danny Meyer
(Harper Audio)
The Great Deluge, by Douglas Brinkley, narrated by Kyf Brewer
(Harper Audio)
| Non-fiction, Unabridged | | | |  Narrow Dog to Carcassonne, by Terry Darlington
Narrated by Steve Hodson
(ISIS Publishing)
Upon retirement, Terry Darlington and his somewhat saner wife Monica-together with their dog, a whippet named Jim-chucked their earthbound life and set out in an utterly unseaworthy sixty-foot canal narrowboat across the notoriously treacherous English Channel and down to the South of France. Their story is an exuberant odyssey of the spirit, senses, and heart. Aboard the Phyllis May, you'll dive through six-foot waves in the Channel and be swept down the terrible Rh鬾e. You'll meet the French nobody meets-poets, captains, scholars, madmen. You'll visit the France nobody knows-the backwaters of Flanders, the canals beneath Paris, and the forbidden routes to the wine-dark Mediterranean Sea. Aliens, trolls, gongoozlers, killer fish, and the walking dead all stand between our two-person, one-whippet crew and their goal: the ancient, many-towered city of Carcassonne. | Nominated Titles
Babylon by Bus, by Ray LeMoine and Jeff Neumann with Donovan Webster,
narrated by Jeremy Davidson
(Penguin Audio)
Striking Back, by Aaron J. Klein, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns Goodwin, narrated by Suzanne Toren
(Recorded Books, LLC)
The Looming Tower, by Lawrence Wright, narrated by Alan Sklar
(Tantor Media, Inc.)
| Biography/Memoir | | | |  Teacher Man, by Frank McCourt
Narrated by Frank McCourt
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
At the age of sixty-six, Frank McCourt burst onto the literary scene withAngela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Now, at last, is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments. His repeated firings due to his propensity to talk back to his superiors ironically lead him to New York's most prestigious school, Stuyvesant High School, where he finally finds a place and a voice. Teacher Man is an urgent and eloquent tribute to teachers everywhere. | Nominated Titles
Diana, by Sarah Bradford, narrated by Katie Kellgren
(Penguin Audio)
Dispatches from the Edge, by Anderson Cooper, narrated Anderson Cooper
(Harper Audio)
Elizabeth, by J. Randy Taraborrelli, narrated by Lynne Maclean
(Hachette Audio)
Sound and Fury, by David Kindred, narrated by Dick Hill
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Great Escape, by Kati Marton, narrated by Anna Fields
(Tantor Media, Inc.)
| Personal Development/Motivational | | | |  For the Love of a Dog, by Patricia McConnell
Narrated by Ellen Archer
(Tantor Media, Inc.)
Yes, humans and canines are different species. But current research provides fascinating, irrefutable evidence that what we share with our dogs is greater than how we vary. As Dr. Patricia McConnell tells us in this remarkable new book about emotions in dogs and in people, more and more scientists accept the premise that dogs have rich emotional lives, exhibiting a wide range of feelings including fear, anger, surprise, sadness, and love. McConnell teaches both beginning dog owners and experienced dog lovers how to read the more subtle expressions hidden behind fuzzy faces and floppy ears. For those of us who deeply cherish our dogs but are sometimes baffled by their behavior, For the Love of a Dog will come as a revelation-a treasure trove of useful facts, informed speculation, and intriguing accounts of man's best friend at his worst and at his very best. | Nominated Titles
Beyond Basketball, by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola
narrated by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola
(Hachette Audio)
Goodbye to Shy, by Leil Lowndes, narrated by Leil Lowndes
(Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)
Letters to A Young Artist, by Anna Deavere Smith, narrated by Anna Deavere Smith
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
On Becoming Fearless, by Arianna Huffington, narrated by Arianna Huffington
(Hachette Audio)
| Business Information/Educational | | | |  The Long Tail, by Chris Anderson
Narrated by Christopher Nissley
(Hyperion Audio)
The Long Tail is a powerful new force in our economy: the rise of the niche. As the cost of reaching consumers drops dramatically, our markets are shifting from a one-size-fits-all model of mass appeal to one of unlimited variety for unique tastes. The ability to offer vast choice is changing everything, causing us to rethink where our markets lie and how to get to them. Unlimited selection is revealing truths about what consumers want and how they want to get it. After a century of obsessing over the few products at the head of the demand curve, the new economics of distribution allow us to turn our focus to the many more products in the tail, which collectively can create a new market as big as the one we already know. New efficiencies in distribution, manufacturing, and marketing are essentially resetting the definition of what's commercially viable across the board. | Nominated Titles
Mavericks At Work, by William C. Taylor, Polly LaBarre,
narrated by Barrett Whitener
(Harper Audio)
Myths, Lies, & Downright Stupidity, by John Stossel, narrated by John Stossel
(Hyperion Audio)
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars, by Patrick Lencioni, narrated by Eric Conger
(Audio Renaissance)
Small Is the New Big, by Seth Godin, narrated by Seth Godin
(HighBridge Audio)
| Children's Titles For Ages up to 8 | | | |  Knuffle Bunny, by Mo Willems
Narrated by Mo, Cheryl, and Trixie Willems
(Weston Woods Studios)
Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind. This stunning book tells a brilliantly true-to-life tale about what happens when Daddy's in charge and things go terribly, hilariously wrong.
"Audio doesn't get more authentic than having the real-life characters themselves narrate their own story. Just as her character does in the book, toddler Trixie Willems's voice steals the show from her parents. Her coy descriptions of family pictures, authoritative sentence completions, rising angst, and outrageous outbursts are endearing�.Listeners will come back again and again to hear the pleasures of a universal family experience."-AudioFile | Nominated Titles
Dog Detective (Book #1), Dog Den Mystery, by Darrel Odgers and Sally Odgers,
narrated by Alan King
(Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)
Murmel Murmel Munsch!, by Robert Munsch, narrated by Robert Munsch
(The Children's Group)
Piccolo and Annabelle Vol. 1: The Very Messy Inspection, Stephen Axelsen,
narrated by Stanley McGeagh
(Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)
Poetry Speaks to Children, by Paschen [Ed.], narrated by Rita Dove,
Ogden Nash, et al.
(Sourcebooks, Inc.)
| Children's Titles For Ages 8-11 | | | |  Listening for Lions, by Gloria Whelan
Narrated by Bianca Amato
(Recorded Books, LLC)
Set in British East Africa in the year 1918, this richly historical coming-of-age adventure is a breathtaking story of tragedy, deception, and triumph against all odds.
Young Rachel Sheridan, recently orphaned, becomes caught up in a manipulative scheme. Made to leave her beloved Africa for England, she must pose as the deceased daughter of a nefarious couple in an effort to gain them an enormous inheritance. Her irrepressible spirit and extraordinary wit turn her from victim to heroine in a surprising and empowering tale of a remarkable young woman. | Nominated Titles
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End, by Lemony Snicket, narrated by Tim Curry
(Harper Children's Audio)
Behind the Curtain, by Peter Abrahams, narrated by Colleen Delaney
(Harper Children's Audio)
Jumping the Scratch, by Sara Weeks, narrated by Stephen Spinella
(Harper Children's Audio)
Two Weeks with the Queen, by Morris Gleitzman, narrated by Morris Gleitzman
(Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)
| Children's Titles For Ages 12+ | | | |  Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel
Narrated by David Kelly and a full cast
(Full Cast Audio)
Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted. One night, he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist's granddaughter that he realizes that the man's ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious.
In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Oppel, author of the best-selling Silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by the humans who sail the skies. | Nominated Titles
Ark Angel, by Anthony Horowitz, narrated by Simon Prebble
(Recorded Books, LLC)
Looking for Alaska, by John Green, narrated by Jeff Woodman
(Brilliance Audio)
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, by David Lubar, narrated by Ryan MacConnell
and a full cast
(Full Cast Audio)
The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale, narrated by Cynthia Bishop
and a full cast
(Full Cast Audio)
| Literary Fiction | | | |  The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield
Narrated by Ruthie Henshall and Lynn Redgrave
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her own painful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. Margaret is mesmerized by the author's tale of gothic strangeness, featuring the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Together, Margaret and Vida confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves. | Nominated Titles
Absurdistan, by Gary Shteyngart, narrated by Arte Johnson
(Phoenix Books)
After This, by Alice McDermott, narrated by Martha Plimpton
(Audio Renaissance)
All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren, narrated by Michael Emerson
(Recorded Books, LLC)
Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky, narrated by Daniel Oreskes
and Barbara Rosenblat
(HighBridge Audio)
| Humor | | | |  Spoiled Rotten America, by Larry Miller
Narrated by Larry Miller
(Harper Audio)
Known for years as an actor, writer, comedian, and sexual pioneer, Larry Miller has gained a new following as a cultural commentator. Now, he fixes his gaze on what's funny about our daily lives-which includes, roughly speaking, everything. From middle-aged drinking to the excesses of our eating habits, Miller finds the silver lining of absurdity within every black cloud. "The American pendulum only swings to extremes," he writes. "The news is on all day, but we know less and less; there's music in every mall, but we don't hear it; everyone has a phone but nothing to say. The chubbiest of us have the strictest diets, because we can't learn to modulate and moderate. It's all or nothing." Ultimately, Spoiled Rotten America is more than just the average yukfest; it's an insightful and surprisingly heartfelt plea for us to notice what's best and worst about ourselves. | Nominated Titles
Company, by Max Barry, narrated by William Dufris
(Tantor Media, Inc.)
F.U.B.A.R., by Sam Seder and Stephen Sherrill, narrated by Sam Seder
(Harper Audio)
Solomon VS. Lord, by Paul Levine, narrated by Christopher Lane
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Areas of My Expertise, by John Hodgman, narrated by John Hodgman
(Penguin Audio)
| Short Stories/Collections | | | |  This I Believe, by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman
Narrated by Bill Gates, Martha Graham, et al.
(Audio Renaissance)
Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features eighty Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that the book's title begins. Each piece compels readers to rethink not only how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs but also the extent to which they share them with others. Featuring many renowned contributors-including Isabel Allende, Colin Powell, Gloria Steinem, William F. Buckley Jr., Penn Jillette, Bill Gates, and John Updike-the collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer; a part-time hospital clerk in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; a woman who sells yellow pages advertising in Fort Worth, Texas; and a man who serves on Rhode Island's parole board. The result is a stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of people whose beliefs-and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them-reveal the American spirit at its best. | Nominated Titles
Fragile Things, by Neil Gaiman, narrated by Neil Gaiman
(Harper Audio)
A Grown-up's Halloween, by Yuri Rasovsky, narrated by Yuri Rasovsky
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Paris Stories, by Mavis Gallant, narrated by Lorna Raver and Yuri Rasovsky
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Turning, by Tim Winton, narrated by Humphrey Bower and Caroline Lee
(Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)
| Original Work | | | |  Williamsburg Men/Women
Narrated by Joseph Piekarski and Pearl Gluck
(OverSampling, Inc/Soundwalk)
A Soundwalk is a guided audio tour of a particular place, featuring history and trivia, interviews, sound effects and music. It is a unique, rich way to immerse yourself in new surroundings. The Williamsburg Soundwalk takes the listener on a stroll through Brooklyn's famed clandestine Hassidic community. Because the orthodox and mystical traditions of this neighborhood feature two strictly observed cultures, one for men and one for women, this Soundwalk offers a separate tour for each gender. Hosts Joseph Piekarski (star of Waiting For Woody Allen) and Pearl Gluck (director of Divan: The Couch) give you a fascinating insider's tour, allowing you to see the Hassidic customs up close and personal. From restaurants to the Rabbi's house, the Williamsburg Soundwalk offers all the facts and flavors of a singular culture. | Nominated Titles
Fundamental Cases: 20th Century Courtroom Battles That Changed Our Nation
By Alan Dershowitz, narrated by Alan Dershowitz
(Recorded Books, LLC)
Sherlock's Legacy, by Ed Lange and Will Severin, narrated by a full cast
(Family Classics/NYS Theatre Institute)
Stories from the Storm, by Carter Hooper, Celia Collins, et al.,
narrated by Carter Hooper
(Audible, Inc.)
The Hero of Cape Lonely Light, by Geoffrey T. Williams, narrated by Dennis F. Regan
(Geoffrey T. Williams)
| Solo Narration - Male | | | |  Peter and the Shadow Thieves, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Narrated by Jim Dale
(Brilliance Audio)
The early adventures of Peter Pan continue in this riveting and adventure-packed follow-up to Peter and the Starcatchers. Once again, a group of nefarious characters are searching for the magical starstuff that allows Peter to fly and remain ever youthful. The dreadful, slithering part-man/part-creature Lord Ombra, who steals souls from shadows, intends to use the starstuff to rule the world. To stop him, Peter must leave the Lost Boys and his trusted companion Tinker Bell on Mollusk Island to seek out the indomitable Molly. Through London's squalid streets, aristocratic mansions and ancient sites, they must combat pirates, wolves, and Ombra's terrible forces to both protect the treasured starstuff and to rescue Molly's mother from the clutches of evil. | Nominated Titles
Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts, narrated by Humphrey Bower
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Dead Yard, by Adrian McKinty, narrated by Gerard Doyle
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Old Man and The Sea, by Hemingway, narrated by Donald Sutherland
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
War and Peace Vol. 1, by Leo Tolstoy, narrated by Neville Jason
(Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.)
| Solo Narration - Female | | | |  Telegraph Days, by Larry McMurtry
Narrated by Annie Potts
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
Spunky Nellie Courtright is twenty-two years old and already wrapping every man in the West around her little finger. When she and her teenage brother Jackson are orphaned, she sweet-talks the local sheriff into hiring Jackson as a deputy, while she takes over the vacant job of town telegrapher. When, by pure blind luck, Jackson shoots down the entire Yazee gang, Nellie is quick to capitalize on his new notoriety by selling reviews to reporters. It seems wherever Nellie is, action is sure to happen, from a love affair with Buffalo Bill to a ringside seat at the O.K. Corral gunfight. Told with charm, humor, and an unparalleled zest for life, Nellie's story is the story of how the West was won. | Nominated Titles
Darkfever, by Karen Marie Moning, narrated by Joyce Bean
(Brilliance Audio)
Fortunate Son, by Walter Mosley, narrated by Lorraine Toussaint
(Hachette Audio)
Leave a Candle Burning, Lori Wick, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
(Oasis Audio)
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Lee, narrated by Sissy Spacek
(Harper Audio / Caedmon)
| Narration by the Author or Authors | | | |  The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle
Narrated by T.C. Boyle
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacker lead an ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop community: he is a sensitive nature writer, she an obsessive realtor. Mexican illegals Candido and Am閞ica Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in the ravine.
From the moment a freak accident brings Candido and Delany into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding. | Nominated Titles
Marian Mcpartland's Jazz World: All in Good Time, by Marian McPartland,
narrated by Marian McPartland
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Speedbumps, by Teri Garr, narrated by Teri Garr
(Penguin Audio)
Teacher Man, by Frank McCourt, narrated by Frank McCourt
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
The Mighty and the Almighty, by Madeleine Albright, narrated by Madeleine Albright
(Harper Audio)
| Multi-Voiced Performance | | | |  World War Z, by Max Brooks
Narrated by Max Brooks and a full cast
(Random House Audio)
The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Driven by the urgency of preserving the harrowing first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, Max Brooks traversed the globe, from its decimated cities to its most remote and inhospitable areas, to record their raw and vivid testimony. In World War Z, he powerfully documents the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years. Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the North American redoubt where the tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War. | Nominated Titles
Airborn, Kenneth Oppel, narrated by David Kelly
and a full cast
(Full Cast Audio)
Operation Homecoming, by Andrew Carroll, narrated by Joe Barrett,
David Birney, et al.
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Suite Francaise, by Nemirovsky, narrated by Daniel Oreskes
and Barbara Rosenblat
(HighBridge Audio)
The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield, narrated by Ruthie Henshall
and Lynn Redgrave
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
| Audio Drama | | | |  The Life of Jesus, by Paul McClusker
Narrated by a full cast
(Tyndale / Focus on the Family)
In first century Palestine, the physician Luke is on a mission to save the life of his friend Paul. His task: to chronicle the life of a carpenter's son from Nazareth named Jesus. Luke searches for firsthand witnesses to the miracles and controversies surrounding the man they call "the Christ." Luke's travels take him through violent roads, and he encounters his own miracles along the way. Be an eyewitness to Luke's quest for the truth in this Radio Theatre production featuring England's finest actors and cinema-quality sound design. | Nominated Titles
Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel, narrated by David Kelly and a full cast
(Full Cast Audio)
King Kong, by Joe DeVito and Brad Strickland,
narrated by David Baker and a full cast
(Full Cast Audio)
Nightmares on Congress Street V, by Fitz-James O'Brien, Edgar Allan Poe,
Alex Irvine, Michael Duffy, Ray Bradbury, Hugh B. Cave,
H.P. Lovecraft,
narrated by a full cast
(Tantor Media, Inc.)
The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, narrated by Jamie Glover
and a full cast
(BBC Audiobooks America)
| Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium | | | |  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Quintessential Phase, by Douglas Adams
Narrated by Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and a full cast
(BBC Audiobooks America)
Panic! It's the last installment of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with a brand new full-cast dramatization of Mostly Harmless, the final book in Douglas Adams' famous "trilogy in five parts." While frequent flyer Arthur Dent searches the universe for his lost love, Ford Prefect discovers a disturbing blast from the past at The Hitchhiker's Guide HQ. Meanwhile, on one of many versions of Earth, a blonder, more American Trillian gets tangled up with a party of lost aliens having an identity crisis. A stolen ship, a dramatic stampede, and a new and sinister Guide lead to a race to save the earth...again. | Nominated Titles
Letter From America: Volumes 1-3, by Alistair Cooke, narrated by Alistair Cooke
(BBC Audiobooks America)
Selected Shorts: Vol. 19 Timeless Classics, by James Thurber, Edith Wharton, Jack London,
D.H. Lawrence, Shirley Jackson, Richard Connell, Raymond Carver,
narrated by Isaiah Sheffer, Maria Tucci, Steven Gilborn, John Shea,
Marian Seldes, Charles Keating, James Naughton
(Symphony Space, Inc.)
This I Believe, by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman,
narrated by Bill Gates, Martha Graham, et al.
(Audio Renaissance)
Twelve Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, narrated by a full cast
(L.A. Theatre Works)
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| Package Design | | | |  The Golden Compass, Tenth Anniversary Edition, by Philip Pullman
Narrated by Philip Pullman and cast
(Random House Audio)
In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall. Here lives an orphaned ward named Lyra Belacqua, whose carefree life is shattered when her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, arrives with evidence of mystery and danger in the far North. Asriel's secret research includes photographs of a mysterious celestial phenomenon called Dust and the dim outline of a city suspended in the Aurora Borealis that he suspects is part of an alternate universe. Lyra sets out for the top of the world in search of her kidnapped playmate, Roger, bearing a rare truth-telling instrument, the golden compass. All around her children are disappearing and being used as subjects in terrible experiments-and somehow, Lord Asriel is involved. | Nominated Titles
The Bible Experience, narrated by Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding, Jr.,
Samuel L. Jackson, Blair Underwood, Denzel Washington and more
(Zondervan Publishing)
The James Herriot Collection, by James Herriot, narrated by Christopher Timothy
(Audio Renaissance)
The Jamie Lee Curtis Audio Collection, by Jamie Lee Curtis, narrated by Jamie Lee
(Harper Audio)
Zodiac, by Robert Graysmith, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
| Achievement in Production | | | |  The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale
Narrated by Cynthia Bishop and a full cast
(Full Cast Audio)
Princess Anidori has the gift of speaking to animals, but finding her place in the royal family isn't so easy. On her way to marry a prince she's never met, her jealous lady-in-waiting concocts a scheme to replace her. Now Ani must disguise herself as a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity. Her quest to reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers leads to into many exciting adventures and teaches her about love, loyalty, and friendship. With courage an perseverance, this plucky young heroine will achieve justice against overwhelming odds. | Nominated Titles
Father Gilbert Mysteries: The Silver Cord, by Dave Arnold and Paul McClusker,
narrated by a full cast
(Tyndale / Focus on the Family)
Marked Man, by William Lashner, narrated by Richard Rohan
(Harper Audio)
Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts, narrated by Humphrey Bower
(Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, by Julian Rubinstein, narrated by Julian Rubinstein et al.
(Hachette Audio)
The Bible Experience
Narrated by Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Samuel L. Jackson,
Blair Underwood, Denzel Washington and more
(Zondervan Publishing)
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Inspired By . . . The Bible Experience: New Testament 
