2001 Audie Awards®
Categories
Achievement and Innovation in Production|Audio, Licensed or Distributed|Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium|Business Information|Children’s Titles For Ages 0-7| Children’s Titles For Ages 8+|Classic, Fiction|Education and Training|Fiction, Abridged| Fiction, Unabridged|Humor| Inspirational/Spiritual|Multi-Voiced Narration|Multi-Voiced Presentation|Mystery, Fiction|Solo Narration-Author or Authors|Non-Fiction, Abridged|Non-Fiction, Unabridged|Original Work|Package Design|Personal Development/Self-Help|Poetry|Short Stories/Essays/Collections|Solo Narration-Female|Solo Narration-Male|Theatrical Performance|New Publisher|Special Achievement Awards|
ACHIEVEMENT AND INNOVATION IN PRODUCTION WINNER
Too Dead to Swing
by Hal Glatzer
Narrated by a full cast (Audio-Playwrights)
ACHIEVEMENT AND INNOVATION IN PRODUCTION FINALISTS
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman; narrated by a full cast (Listening Library/Random House)
The Wind Boy by Ethel Cook Eliot; narrated by Lorri Holt (Chinaberry, Inc.)
AUDIO, LICENSED OR DISTRIBUTED WINNER
Typhoon
by Joseph Conrad
Narrated by Roger Allam (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
AUDIO, LICENSED OR DISTRIBUTED FINALISTS
Beowulf by Seamus Heaney; narrated by Seamus Heaney (HighBridge Audio)
History of Britain by Simon Schama; narrated by Timothy West (Audio Renaissance)
AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM WINNER
Lost and Found Sound, Volume One
by The Kitchen Sisters with Jay Allison
Narrated by The Kitchen Sisters (HighBridge Audio)
AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM FINALISTS
Old Time Radio: 60 Greatest Christmas Shows by Andy Williams, et al.; narrated by a full cast (Media Bay, Inc.)
Pretty Good Joke Tape by Garrison Keillor; narrated by Garrison Keillor, Roy Blount, Jr., and Paula Poundstone (HighBridge Audio)
BUSINESS INFORMATION WINNER
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter, C.P.A.
Narrated by Steve Hoye (Time Warner AudioBooks)
BUSINESS INFORMATION FINALISTS
The Invisible Touch by Harry Beckwith; narrated by Jim Ward (Time Warner AudioBooks)
Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller; narrated by Robert J. Shiller (Random House Audio)
CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 0-7 WINNER
Ouch!
by Natalie Babbitt
Narrated by Martin Jarvis (Live Oak Media)
CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 0-7 FINALISTS
Charlie Parker Played Be-Bop by Chris Raschka; narrated by Richard Allen (Live Oak Media)
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg; narrated by Liam Neeson (Houghton Mifflin)
CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8+ WINNER
The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials, Book 2
by Philip Pullman
Narrated by a full cast (Random House Audio)
CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8+ FINALISTS
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis; narrated by James Avery (Random House Audio)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling; narrated by Jim Dale (Listening Library/Random House)
CLASSIC (FICTION) WINNER
Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Volume 1
by W. Somerset Maugham
Narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)
CLASSIC (FICTION) FINALISTS
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison; narrated by Peter Francis James (Recorded Books, LLC)
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; narrated by Ruby Dee (HarperAudio)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING WINNER
Patton on Leadership: Strategic Lessons for Corporate Warfare
by Alan Axelrod
Narrated by Bruce Winant (Simon & Schuster Audio)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING FINALISTS
101 Secrets of Highly Effective Speakers by Caryl Rae Krannich, Ph.D.; narrated by Beth McDonald (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)
Rush Hour Spanish by Howard Beckerman; narrated by Howard Beckerman (Berlitz Publishing Company)
FICTION, ABRIDGED WINNER
Raveling
by Peter Moore Smith
Narrated by Eric Stoltz (Time Warner AudioBooks)
FICTION, ABRIDGED FINALISTS
Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; narrated by Tim Curry (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
Gap Creek by Robert Morgan; narrated by Jill Hill (HighBridge Audio)
FICTION, UNABRIDGED WINNER
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
by Tom Robbins
Narrated by Keith Szarabajka (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
FICTION, UNABRIDGED FINALISTS
Dubliners by James Joyce; narrated by Frank McCourt, Malachy McCourt, Dan O'Herlihy, Brendan Coyle, Aaron Hinds, T.P. McKenna, et al. (HarperAudio)
War of the Rats by David L. Robbins; narrated by George Guidall (Recorded Books, LLC)
HUMOR WINNER
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
by Helen Fielding
Narrated by Tracie Bennett (Random House Audio)
HUMOR FINALISTS
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris; narrated by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)
Pretty Good Joke Tape by Garrison Keillor; narrated by Garrison Keillor, Roy Blount, Jr., and Paula Poundstone (HighBridge Audio)
INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL WINNER
It’s Not About the Bike
by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
Narrated by Oliver Wyman (HighBridge Audio)
INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL FINALISTS
How to Know God written and read by Deepak Chopra (Random House Audio)
Like Gold Refined by Janette Oke; narrated by Alexandra O'Karma (Recorded Books, LLC)
MULTI-VOICED NARRATION WINNER
Pay It Forward
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Narrated by Debra Monk, et al. (Simon & Schuster Audio)
MULTI-VOICED NARRATION FINALISTS
Complete Shakespeare Sonnets by William Shakespeare; narrated by Kathleen Turner, Patrick Stewart, Al Pacino, Lindsay Crouse, Eli Wallach, et al. (Airplay)
Ten by Maugham by W. Somerset Maugham; narrated by British cast (KCRW)
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE WINNER
Cakewalk
by Peter Feibleman
Narrated by Elaine Stritch and Bruce Davison (L.A. Theatre Works)
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman; narrated by a full cast (Random House Audio)
Too Dead To Swing by Hal Glatzer; narrated by a full cast (Audio-Playwrights)
MYSTERY (FICTION) WINNER
The Naked Detective
by Laurence Shames
Narrated by Ron McLarty (Recorded Books, LLC)
MYSTERY (FICTION) FINALISTS
Hugger Mugger by Robert B. Parker; narrated by Joe Mantegna (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
Moment of Truth by Lisa Scottoline; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Recorded Books, LLC)
NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED WINNER
The Times of My Life and My Life with The Times
by Max Frankel
Narrated by Max Frankel (Airplay)
NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED FINALISTS
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley; narrated by Barry Bostwick (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
From This Day Forward written and read by Cokie and Steve Roberts (Brilliance Audio)
NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED WINNER
The Measure of a Man
by Sidney Poitier
Narrated by Sidney Poitier (HarperAudio)
NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED FINALISTS
On Writing written and read by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster Audio)
ORIGINAL WORK WINNER
The History of Theatre
by David Timson
Narrated by Derek Jacobi and a full cast (Naxos Audiobooks, Ltd)
ORIGINAL WORK FINALISTS
Story Telling of Ferde Grofé written and read by Ferde Grofé (Stereo High Adventures)
The Memory of Running written and read by Ron McLarty (Recorded Books, LLC)
PACKAGE DESIGN WINNER
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
Narrated by Liam Neeson (Houghton Mifflin)
PACKAGE DESIGN FINALISTS
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling; narrated by Jim Dale (Listening Library/Random House)
Um Hmm written and read by Ysaye M. Barnwell (Sounds True/Windhorse Productions)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/SELF-HELP WINNER
The Protein Power Lifeplan: A New Comprehensive Blueprint for Optimal Health
by Michael Eades
Narrated by Michael Eades (Time Warner AudioBooks)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/SELF-HELP FINALISTS
Life Makeovers written and read by Cheryl Richardson (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
Relationship Rescue written and read by Dr. Phil McGraw (Simon & Schuster Audio)
POETRY WINNER
Our Souls Have Grown Deep Like the Rivers
by Anthology
Narrated by Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, et al. (Rhino Publishing)
POETRY FINALISTS
Complete Shakespeare Sonnets by William Shakespeare; narrated by Kathleen Turner, Patrick Stewart, Al Pacino, Lindsay Crouse, Eli Wallach, et al. (Airplay)
The Voice of the Poet written and read by Robert Lowell (Random House Audio)
SHORT STORIES/ESSAYS/COLLECTIONS WINNER
Ten By Maugham
by W. Somerset Maugham
Narrated by a full cast (KCRW)
SHORT STORIES/ESSAYS/COLLECTIONS FINALISTS
High by Clint Willis; narrated by Eric Conger, George Guidall, Simon Prebble, and Alan Sklar (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)
Me Talk Pretty One Day written and read by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)
SOLO NARRATION—AUTHOR OR AUTHORS WINNER
The Measure of a Man
by Sidney Poitier
Narrated by Sidney Poitier (HarperAudio)
SOLO NARRATION—AUTHOR OR AUTHORS FINALISTS
From This Day Forward written and read by Cokie and Steve Roberts (Brilliance Audio)
John Glenn written and read by John Glenn (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE WINNER
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
Narrated by Ruby Dee (HarperAudio)
SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE FINALISTS
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood; narrated by Margot Dionne (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher; narrated by Lynn Redgrave (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
SOLO NARRATION—MALE WINNER
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Jim Dale (Random House Audio)
SOLO NARRATION—MALE FINALISTS
Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry; narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Code to Zero by Ken Follett; narrated by George Guidall (Recorded Books, LLC)
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE WINNER
Agnes of God
by John Pielmeier
Narrated by Barbara Bain, Emily Bergl, and Harriet Harris (L.A. Theatre Works)
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
Neat written and read by Charlayne Woodard (L.A. Theatre Works)
Table Manners by Alan Ayckbourn; narrated by Rosalind Ayres, Ken Danziger, Martin Jarvis, Jane Leeves, Christopher Neame, and Carolyn Seymour (L.A. Theatre Works)
NEW PUBLISHER
Americana Audio
Established in 1997, Americana Audio was a vertically integrated multimedia publishing company that offered an electronic clearinghouse for unpublished manuscripts and music for small and medium-sized publishers.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Duvall and Sigrid Hecht, Co-Founders of Books on Tape
Duvall and Sigrid Hecht, Co-founders of Books on Tape, were early pioneers in the unabridged audio field.
Barbara Holdridge and Marianne Mantell, Founders of Caedmon
Caedmon celebrated 50 years in the business. They were recognized as one of the pioneers of the industry and for the outstanding quality of their work. The founders and HarperCollins, who had purchased Caedmon, were recognized.
Jenny Frost
Jenny Frost, President of Random House Audio Publishing Group and Random House Diversified Publishing Group, was recognized as a leader in the audiobook field through her tremendous service to the industry, the APA, and the Audie Awards.
Paul Rush, Founder of Earful of Books
Paul Rush was recognized for his contributions to the industry and the APA as he concluded his time as President.