2002 Audie Awards®
Categories
Achievement and Innovation in Production|Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium|Business Information/Educational|Children’s Titles For Ages 0-7| Children’s Titles For Ages 8+|Classic, Fiction|Fiction or Nonfiction, Licenses or Distributed|Fiction, Abridged| Fiction, Unabridged|Humor|Inspirational/Spiritual|Multi-Voiced Performance|Mystery, Fiction|Narration by the Author or Authors|Non-Fiction, Abridged|Non-Fiction, Unabridged|Original|Package Design|Personal Development/Motivational|Poetry| Short Stories/Collections|Solo Narration-Female|Solo Narration-Male|
ACHIEVEMENT AND INNOVATION IN PRODUCTION
THE AMBER SPYGLASS: HIS DARK MATERIALS, BOOK 3
by Philip Pullman
Narrated by Philip Pullman and a full cast (Listening Library)
FINALIST TITLES
American Gods by Neil Gaiman; narrated by George Guidall (Recorded Books, LLC)
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett; narrated by Christopher Cazenove, Gabrielle DeCuir, Karesa McElheny, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki, and Harlan Ellison (Audio Literature/Fantastic Audio)
AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM
THE ZEBRA-STRIPED HEARSE: A LEW ARCHER NOVEL
by Ross Macdonald
Narrated by a full cast featuring Harris Yulin and Edward Asner (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
FINALIST TITLES
The Crucible by Arthur Miller; narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, Stacy Keach, Michael York, Fionnula Flanagan, Madolyn Smith, and René Auberjonois (L.A. Theatre Works)
Great Classical Composers by David Allen; narrated by Richard Mayes, John Ringham, and Rosemary Hughes (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
BUSINESS INFORMATION/EDUCATIONAL
RICH KID SMART KID: GIVE YOUR CHILD A FINANCIAL HEAD START
by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Narrated by Jim Ward (Time Warner AudioBooks)
FINALIST TITLES
Fish! by Stephen C. Lundin; narrated by Mallory Kasdan (Random House Audio)
The Power of Six Sigma by Subir Chowdhury; narrated by Patrick Lawlor and Richard Allen (B&B Audio)
CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 0-7
BALLET STORIES
by David Angus
Narrated by Jenny Agutter (Naxos Audiobooks, Ltd)
FINALIST TITLES
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble; narrated by Lance White Magpie (Live Oak Media)
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback; narrated by Simms Taback (Live Oak Media)
CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8+
THE AMBER SPYGLASS: HIS DARK MATERIALS, BOOK 3
by Philip Pullman
Narrated by Philip Pullman and a full cast (Listening Library)
FINALIST TITLES
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis; narrated by Kenneth Branagh (HarperAudio)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith; narrated by Kate Burton (HarperAudio)
CLASSIC, FICTION
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
by Betty Smith
Narrated by Kate Burton (HarperAudio)
FINALIST TITLES
The Crucible by Arthur Miller; narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, Stacy Keach, Michael York, Fionnula Flanagan, Madolyn Smith, and René Auberjonois (L.A. Theatre Works)
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell; narrated by Linda Stephens (Recorded Books, LLC)
FICTION OR NON-FICTION, LICENSES OR DISTRIBUTED
THE FAMILY FRYING PAN
by Bryce Courtenay
Narrated by Humphrey Bower (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)
FINALIST TITLES
The Last Confession by Morris West; narrated by James Condon (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)
The Zebra-Striped Hearse by Ross Macdonald; narrated by a full cast featuring Harris Yulin and Edward Asner (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
FICTION, ABRIDGED
THE CORRECTIONS: A NOVEL
by Jonathan Franzen
Narrated by Dylan Baker (Simon & Schuster Audio)
FINALIST TITLES
Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan; narrated by Amy Tan and Joan Chen (New Millennium Audio)
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates; narrated by J. Todd Adams (HighBridge Audio)
FICTION, UNABRIDGED
THE TALISMAN
by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Narrated by Frank Muller (Simon & Schuster Audio)
FINALIST TITLES
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett; narrated by Anna Fields (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley; narrated by Bernadette Dunne (Books on Tape, Inc.)
HUMOR
NAPALM & SILLY PUTTY
by George Carlin
Narrated by George Carlin (HighBridge Audio)
FINALIST TITLES
Blandings Castle by P.G. Wodehouse; narrated by Jonathan Cecil (Chivers North America)
The New Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten; narrated by Ron Rifkin, Peter Riegert, Harry Goz, Michael Goz, Larry Keith, and Carole Shelley (Random House Audio)
INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL
NIV AUDIO BIBLE NEW TESTAMENT
by Zondervan Publishing
Narrated by a full cast (Zondervan Publishing)
FINALIST TITLES
The Listener's Bible by Fellowship for the Performing Arts; narrated by Max McLean (Fellowship for the Performing Arts)
Safely Home by Randy Alcorn; narrated by Steve Seger (Tyndale Audio)
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE
THE AMBER SPYGLASS: HIS DARK MATERIALS, BOOK 3
by Philip Pullman
Narrated by Philip Pullman and a full cast (Listening Library)
FINALIST TITLES
The Crucible by Arthur Miller; narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, Stacy Keach, Michael York, Fionnula Flanagan, Madolyn Smith, and René Auberjonois (L.A. Theatre Works)
War Letters by Andrew Carroll; narrated by Noah Wyle, Steve Zahn, et al. (Simon & Schuster Audio)
MYSTERY, FICTION
TELL NO ONE
by Harlan Coben
Narrated by Steven Weber (Random House Audio)
FINALIST TITLES
The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver; narrated by William Dufris (Chivers North America)
The Vendetta Defense by Lisa Scottoline; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Recorded Books, LLC)
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS
AVA'S MAN
by Rick Bragg
Narrated by Rick Bragg (Random House Audio)
FINALIST TITLES
Believing it All written and read by Marc Parent (Time Warner AudioBooks)
Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan; narrated by Amy Tan and Joan Chen (New Millennium Audio)
NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED
JOHN ADAMS
by David McCullough
Narrated by Edward Herrmann (Simon & Schuster Audio)
FINALIST TITLES
Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides; narrated by James Naughton (Random House Audio)
Jazz by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns; narrated by LeVar Burton (Random House Audio)
NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED
JOHN ADAMS
by David McCullough
Narrated by Nelson Runger (Recorded Books, LLC)
FINALIST TITLES
An Album of Memories by Tom Brokaw; narrated by Tom Brokaw, et al. (Random House Audio)
The Life and Works of Chopin written and read by Jeremy Siepmann (Naxos Audiobooks, Ltd)
ORIGINAL
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF CHOPIN
by Jeremy Siepmann
Narrated by Jeremy Siepmann (Naxos Audiobooks, Ltd)
FINALIST TITLES
Flight of the Voyager written and read by Ferde Grofé (Stereo High Adventures)
Maressa & Merlone written and read by Shaeri Richards (Heartfull Productions)
PACKAGE DESIGN
THE CAEDMON SHORT STORY COLLECTION
by Ambrose Bierce, James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, et al.
Narrated by a full cast (HarperAudio)
FINALIST TITLES
Ernest Hemingway Audio Collection by Ernest Hemingway; narrated by Charlton Heston and Ernest Hemingway (HarperAudio)
The Listener's Bible by Fellowship for the Performing Arts; narrated by Max McLean (Fellowship for the Performing Arts)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/MOTIVATIONAL
SELF MATTERS: CREATING YOUR LIFE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
by Dr. Phil McGraw
Narrated by Dr. Phil McGraw (Simon & Schuster Audio)
FINALIST TITLES
Life Lessons by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler; narrated by David Kessler (Books on Tape, Inc.)
Shackleton's Way by Margot Morrell and Stephen Capparell; narrated by Richard Matthews (Books on Tape, Inc.)
POETRY
THE BEST-LOVED POEMS OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS
by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, et al.
Narrated by Caroline Kennedy, et al. (Hyperion Audiobooks)
FINALIST TITLES
Best Poems of All Time I by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, et al.; narrated by Eric Stoltz, Michael Beck, Graeme Malcolm, and Keith Szarabajka (Time Warner AudioBooks)
Best Poems of All Time II by T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, et al.; narrated by Natalie Cole, Cynthia Nixon, D.B. Sweeney, and Graeme Malcolm (Time Warner AudioBooks)
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS
BLOOD: STORIES OF LIFE AND DEATH FROM THE CIVIL WAR
by Ulysses S. Grant, et al.
Narrated by Christopher Graybill, Colleen Delany, Grover Gardner, Barrett Whitener, and Delores King Williams (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)
FINALIST TITLES
Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald by F. Scott Fitzgerald; narrated by Robert Sean Leonard, Peter Gallagher, Blythe Danner, Eric Stoltz, Martha Plimpton, Dylan Baker, Parker Posey, Bill Irwin, and Campbell Scott (HarperAudio)
Texas Bound IV by Kay Cattarulla; narrated by Marcia Gay Harden, Larry Hagman, and Judith Ivey (Arts & Letters Live/Southern Methodist University Press)
SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE
MY DREAM OF YOU
by Nuala O'Faolain
Narrated by Dearbhla Molloy (Simon & Schuster Audio)
FINALIST TITLES
Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (HarperAudio)
Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende; narrated by Blair Brown (HarperAudio)
SOLO NARRATION—MALE
COLDHEART CANYON: A HOLLYWOOD GHOST STORY
by Clive Barker
Narrated by Frank Muller (HarperAudio)
FINALIST TITLES
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket; narrated by Tim Curry (Listening Library)
The Magician of Lublin by Isaac Bashevis Singer; narrated by Larry Keith (Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc.)