AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

MY LIFE

by Bill Clinton

Narrated by Bill Clinton (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket; narrated by Tim Curry (HarperAudio)

Ulysses by James Joyce; narrated by Jim Norton and Marcella Riordan (Naxos AudioBooks, Ltd)

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

THE STORY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

by Darren Henley

Narrated by Marin Alsop (Naxos AudioBooks, Ltd.)

FINALIST TITLES

The 9/11 Commission Report by The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks; narrated by Ken Borgers, et al. (Audible, Inc.)

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery; narrated by a full cast (Tyndale Audio)

The Breathtaker by Alice Blanchard; narrated by Peter Coyote (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott; narrated by a full cast (Focus on the Family)

AUDIO DRAMA

BUDDHA BOY

by Kathe Koja

Narrated by Spencer Murphy and the Full Cast Family (Full Cast Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery; narrated by a full cast (Tyndale Audio)

Going to St. Ives by Lee Blessing; narrated by L. Scott Caldwell and Caroline Goodall (L.A. Theatre Works)

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood; narrated by Michael O'Brien (BTC Audiobooks/Goose Lane Editions)

The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence; narrated by James W. Nichol (BTC Audiobooks/Goose Lane Editions)

AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

LOST AND FOUND SOUND AND BEYOND: STORIES FROM NPR'S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

by The Kitchen Sisters with Jay Allison

Narrated by Francis Ford Coppola (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Commercial Radio written and read by Garrison Keillor and Cast (HighBridge Audio)

Eats, Shoots & Leaves written and read by Lynne Truss (Penguin Audiobooks)

Essential Word on the Street written and read by Rob Lacey (Zondervan Publishing)

Fresh Air: Laughs written and read by Terry Gross (HighBridge Audio)

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE

by Bob Dylan

Sean Penn (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Big Russ and Me written and read by Tim Russert (Hyperion AudioBooks)

Funny in Farsi written and read by Firoozett Dumas (Audible, Inc.)

Holy Cow by Sarah MacDonald; narrated by Kate Hosking (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)

The House on Beartown Road by Elizabeth Cohen; narrated by Bernadette Dunne (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

BUSINESS INFORMATION/EDUCATIONAL

DEATH BY MEETING: A LEADERSHIP FABLE ABOUT SOLVING THE MOST PAINFUL PROBLEM IN BUSINESS

by Patrick Lencioni

Narrated by Jack Arthur (Audio Renaissance)

FINALIST TITLES

Customer Mania written and read by Ken Blanchard (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Goals! written and read by Brian Tracy (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

Making Work Work written and read by Julie Morgenstern (HarperAudio)

Rich Dad's Who Took My Money? by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter; narrated by Jim Ward (Time Warner AudioBooks)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8+

PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS

by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Jim Dale (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis; narrated by Kenneth Branagh (HarperAudio)

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke; narrated by Brendan Fraser (Random House Audio)

Keesha's House by Helen Frost; narrated by a full cast (Recorded Books, LLC)

Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket; narrated by Tim Curry (HarperAudio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8

WHAT CHARLIE HEARD

by Mordicai Gerstein

Narrated by Mordicai Gerstein (Live Oak Media)

FINALIST TITLES

Geronimo Stilton: Books 1-3 by Geronimo Stilton; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Listening Library)

I Stink! by Kate and Jim McMullan; narrated by Andy Richter (Weston Woods Studios)

The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection written and read by Neil Gaiman (HarperAudio)

When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan; narrated by Gail Nelson (Live Oak Media)

CLASSICS

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

by Charles Dickens

Narrated by Jim Dale (Listening Library)

FINALIST TITLES

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya; narrated by Robert Ramirez (Recorded Books, LLC)

The Egyptian by Mika Waltari; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers; narrated by Cherry Jones (HarperAudio)

Ulysses by James Joyce; narrated by Jim Norton and Marcella Riordan (Naxos Audiobooks, Ltd)

FICTION, ABRIDGED

BRIMSTONE

by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Narrated by Rene Auberjonois (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews; narrated by Isabel Keating (HarperAudio)

I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe; narrated by Dylan Baker (Audio Renaissance)

The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe; narrated by a full cast (HighBridge Audio)

Transmission by Hari Kunzru; narrated by Hari Kunzru (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FICTION, UNABRIDGED

THE DARLING

by Russell Banks

Narrated by Mary Beth Hurt (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett; narrated by Stephen Briggs (HarperAudio)

I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe; narrated by Dylan Baker (Audio Renaissance)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke; narrated by Simon Prebble (Audio Renaissance)

Our Sunshine by Roberte Drewe; narrated by Michael Veitch (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)

HUMOR

DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM

by David Sedaris

Narrated by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents written and read by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show (Time Warner AudioBooks)

My Life as a 10-Year-old Boy written and read by Nancy Cartwright (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Reluctant Metrosexual written and read by Peter Hyman (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops written and read by George Carlin (Time Warner AudioBooks)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

THE LAST BATTLE: THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

by C.S. Lewis

Narrated by Patrick Stewart (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

A Delirious Summer by Ray Blackston; narrated by Andrew Peterson (Oasis Audio)

The Negotiator by Dee Henderson; narrated by Tom Stechschulte (Recorded Books, LLC)

Soul Tracker written and read by Bill Myers (Zondervan Publishing)

The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down by Neta Jackson; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Oasis Audio)

INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MR. ROGERS

by Fred Rogers

Narrated by Tyne Daly, John Lithgow, Lily Tomlin, and Andre Watts (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Essential Word on the Street written and read by Rob Lacey (Zondervan Publishing)

The Faith of George W. Bush by Stephen Mansfield; narrated by J. Charles (Brilliance Audio)

NIrV The Little Kids' Adventure Bible by Zondervan Publishing; narrated by a full cast (Zondervan Publishing)

The Soul of A Butterfly by Muhammad Ali and Hana Ali; narrated by Ossie Davis and Hana Ali (Simon & Schuster Audio)

JUDGES' AWARD: LANGUAGE LEARNING

INSTANT IMMERSION: HAWAIIAN

by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp and Kiele Akana Gooch

Narrated by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp and Kiele Akana Gooch (Topics Entertainment)

FINALIST TITLES

Pimsleur French Level 1 by Pimsleur; narrated by Ray Brown (Simon & Schuster Audio)

New Basic French by Berlitz Publishing; narrated by a full cast (Langenscheidt Publishing Group)

LITERARY FICTION

AN UNPARDONABLE CRIME

by Andrew Taylor

Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi (Hyperion Audiobooks)

FINALIST TITLES

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber; narrated by Jill Tanner (Recorded Books, LLC)

The Egyptian by Mika Waltari; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan; narrated by Humphrey Bower (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke; narrated by Simon Prebble (Audio Renaissance)

The Mark of the Angel by Nancy Huston; narrated by Richard Aspel (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)

The Master by Colm Toibin; narrated by Geoffrey Howard (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

MY SISTER'S KEEPER: A NOVEL

by Jodi Picoult

Narrated by Julia Gibson, Jenny Ikeda, Richard Poe, et al. (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis; narrated by Kenneth Branagh, et al. (HarperAudio)

Kiss Me While I Sleep by Linda Howard; narrated by Joyce Bean and Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy written and read by Ted Allen (Random House Audio)

Will They Ever Trust Us Again? by Michael Moore; narrated by Michael Moore, et al. (Simon & Schuster Audio)

MYSTERY (FICTION)

TWISTED: SELECTED STORIES OF JEFFREY DEAVER

by Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by Boyd Gaines, Michele Pawk, and Fredrick Weller (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; narrated by Rene Auberjonois (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Double Homicide by Jonathan Kellerman and Faye Kellerman; narrated by John Rubinstein and Lou Diamond Phillips (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Hark! by Ed McBain; narrated by Ron McLarty (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley; narrated by Ernie Hudson (Time Warner AudioBooks)

NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED

CHASING THE DEVIL: MY TWENTY-YEAR QUEST TO CAPTURE THE GREEN RIVER KILLER

by David Reichert

Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

Ask Not by Thurston Clarke; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Audio Renaissance)

Caddy for Life by John Feinstein; narrated by John Feinstein (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Culture of Fear written and read by Barry Glassner (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

Running With The Bulls by Valerie Hemingway; narrated by Anne Flosnik (Brilliance Audio)

They Made America by Harold Evans, with Gail Buckland and David Lefer; narrated by Harold Evans (Time Warner AudioBooks)

NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED

THE ISLAND AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD: THE EPIC STORY OF DUTCH MANHATTAN, THE FORGOTTEN COLONY THAT SHAPED AMERICA

by Russell Shorto

Narrated by L.J. Ganser (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood; narrated by Peter Johnson (HighBridge Audio)

His Excellency by Joseph J. Ellis; narrated by Nelson Runger (Recorded Books, LLC)

My Life by Bill Clinton; narrated by Michael Beck (Books on Tape, Inc.)

Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen; narrated by Tim Jerome (BBC Audiobooks America)

ORIGINAL WORK

THE STORY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

by Darren Henley

Narrated by Marin Alsop (Naxos Audiobooks, Ltd)

FINALIST TITLES

Ground Zero by Soundwalk and The Kitchen Sisters; narrated by Paul Auster (Soundwalk)

Heart of Troy by Ed Lange; narrated by a full cast (Family Classics/NYS Theatre Institute)

Low Carb Yo-Yo written and read by Barry Sears, Ph.D. (Oasis Audio)

What Was Civil About That War… written and read by Megan Hicks (stories: (un)folding)

PACKAGE DESIGN

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

by C.S. Lewis

Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, et. al (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Dylan Thomas written and read by Dylan Thomas, with an introduction by Billy Collins (HarperAudio)

Have Space Suit Will Travel by Robert Heinlein; narrated by William E. McAuliffe (Full Cast Audio)

My Life written and read by Bill Clinton (Random House Audio)

Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum; narrated by a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/MOTIVATIONAL

THE HAPPIEST TODDLER ON THE BLOCK: THE NEW WAY TO STOP THE DAILY BATTLE OF WILLS AND RAISE A SECURE AND WELL-BEHAVED ONE-TO FOUR-YEAR-OLD

by Harvey Karp and Paula Spencer

Narrated by Johnny Heller (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

The Gift of Change written and read by Marianne Williamson(HarperAudio)

Goals! written and read by Brian Tracy (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

Simple Steps by Lisa Lelas, Linda McClintock, and Beverly Zingarella; narrated by Celeste Lawson and Lisa Lelas (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

Today Matters written and read by John C. Maxwell (Time Warner AudioBooks)

ROMANCE

KISS ME WHILE I SLEEP

by Linda Howard

Narrated by Joyce Bean and Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Invitation to Provence by Elizabeth Adler; narrated by Carrington MacDuffie (Chivers North America)

The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens; narrated by Simon Prebble (Recorded Books, LLC)

Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson; narrated by Anne Heche and Jane Alexander (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Summer I Dared by Barbara Delinsky; narrated by Linda Emond (Simon & Schuster Audio)

The Virgin's Lover by Phillippa Gregory; narrated by Graeme Malcolm (Simon & Schuster Audio)

SCIENCE FICTION

LOST BOYS

by Orson Scott Card

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; narrated by Rene Auberjonois (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Consciousness Plague by Paul Levinson; narrated by Mark Shanahan (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)

Horizon Storms by Kevin Anderson; narrated by George Guidall (Recorded Books, LLC)

The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro; narrated by Anna Fields (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM

by David Sedaris

Narrated by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

Chain of Command by Seymour M. Hersh; narrated by Peter Friedman and Seymour Hersh (HarperAudio)

Heavenly Date by Alexander McCall-Smith; narrated by Simon Prebble, Lisette Lecat, and Susan Lyons (Recorded Books, LLC)

The Short Stories of W.S. Maugham, Vol. 3 by W. Somerset Maugham; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

Twisted by Jeffery Deaver; narrated by Boyd Gaines, Michele Pawk, and Frederick Weller (Simon & Schuster Audio)

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES

by Richard Clarke

Narrated by Richard Clarke (Simon & Schuster Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim written and read by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)

My Life written and read by Bill Clinton (Random House Audio)

Off The Cuff written and read by Carson Kressley (HighBridge Audio)

There and Back Again written and read by Sean Astin (Audio Renaissance)

SOLO NARRATION—MALE

PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS

by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Jim Dale (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Breathtaker by Alice Blanchard; narrated by Peter Coyote (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Enemy by Lee Child; narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)

I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe; narrated by Dylan Baker (Audio Renaissance)

Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts; narrated by Lou Diamond Phillips (Time Warner AudioBooks)

SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE

THE FULL CUPBOARD OF LIFE: MORE FROM THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY

by Alexander McCall Smith

Narrated by Lisette Lecat (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie; narrated by Emilia Fox (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

A Fugue in Hell's Kitchen by Hal Glazer; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Audio-Playwrights)

When We Were Very Young & Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne; narrated by Miranda Richardson (HarperAudio)

Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down by Neta Jackson; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Oasis Audio)

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

LISTENING LIBRARY—TIMOTHY DITLOW AND CO-FOUNDER, HELEN DITLOW

Listening Library celebrated their 50th anniversary as the world's largest audiobook publisher dedicated to children's and young adult literature. Listening Library has been home to Harry Potter, The Twilight Saga, Michael Scott’s The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Louis Sachar, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy. Year after year, Listening Library received the highest accolades including American Library Association Notable recordings, Audies and GRAMMY® Awards.