AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: TERTIARY PHASE

by Douglas Adams

Narrated by Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and a full cast (BBC Audiobooks America)

FINALIST TITLES

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling; narrated by Jim Dale (Random House Audio)

The Truth (With Jokes) by Reginald Rose; written and read by Al Franken (Brilliance Audio)

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND

by George MacDonald

Narrated by a full cast (Tyndale House)

FINALIST TITLES

Between You and Me by Mike Wallace, with Gary Paul Gates; narrated by Mike Wallace (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Gilbert and Sullivan Set Me Free by Kathleen Karr; narrated by Carmen Viviano-Crafts (Full Cast Audio)

The Last Voyage of Columbus by Martin Dugard; narrated by Simon Jones (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom; narrated by a full cast (Tyndale House)

AUDIO DRAMA

THE SHERLOCK HOLMES THEATRE

by Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette, and Yuri Rasovsky

Narrated by Martin Jarvis, Kristoffer Tabori, and a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald; narrated by a full cast (Tyndale House)

Frozen by Bryony Lavery; narrated by Rosalind Ayres, Jeffrey Donovan, and Laila Robbins (L.A. Theatre Works)

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood; narrated by a full cast (BTC Audiobooks/Goose Lane Editions)

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom; narrated by a full cast (Tyndale House)

AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM MEDIUM

HIDDEN KITCHENS: STORIES, RECIPES, AND MORE FROM NPR'S THE KITCHEN SISTERS

by Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva

Narrated by Frances McDormand (Audio Renaissance)

FINALIST TITLES

The Essential Dylan Thomas by Dylan Thomas; narrated by Dylan Thomas, Richard Burton, Philip Madoc, Jason Hughes, Michael Sheen, and Richard Bebb (Naxos Audiobooks)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Quandary Phase by Douglas Adams; narrated by a full cast (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase by Douglas Adams; narrated by a full cast (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

King of Shadows by Susan Cooper; narrated by a full cast (Family Classics/NYS Theatre Institute)

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES: THE SECRET LIFE OF A CRITIC IN DISGUISE

by Ruth Reichl

Narrated by Ruth Reichl (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

iCon by Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon; narrated by Alan Sklar, Jeffrey S. Young, and William L. Simon (Penton Overseas)

The Tender Bar written and read by J.R. Moehringer (Time Warner AudioBooks)

We Are All The Same by Jim Wooten; narrated by Alan Sklar (Tantor Media)

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion; narrated by Barbara Caruso (HighBridge Audio)

BUSINESS INFORMATION/EDUCATIONAL

GOOD TO GREAT: WHY SOME COMPANIES MAKE THE LEAP...AND OTHERS DON'T

by Jim Collins

Narrated by Jim Collins (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Martha Rules written and read by Martha Stewart (Random House Audio)

The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, & Broke written and read by Suze Orman (Penguin Audio)

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots by Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway, and Jon Warshawsky; narrated by Alan Sklar (Tantor Media)

Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute; narrated by William Dufris (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES 8+

STAR OF KAZAN

by Eva Ibbotson

Narrated by Patricia Connolly (Recorded Books)

FINALIST TITLES

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling; narrated by Jim Dale (Random House Audio)

Once written and read by Morris Gleitzman (Bolinda Audio)

The Penultimate Peri by Lemony Snicket; narrated by Tim Curry (HarperAudio)

The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson; narrated by Gary Littman (Brilliance Audio)

While I Live by John Marsden; narrated by Suzi Dougherty (Bolinda Audio)

CHILDREN'S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8

ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT

by Laurie Keller

Narrated by Michael McKean, Diana Canova, David de Vries, et al. (Weston Woods Studios)

FINALIST TITLES

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond; narrated by Stephen Fry (HarperAudio)

Blues Journey by Walter Dean Myers; narrated by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers (Live Oak Media)

Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary; narrated by Amanda Martin (HarperAudio)

Rotten School #1 and #2 by R.L. Stine; narrated by Michael McKean (HarperAudio)

CLASSIC

AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

by Jules Verne

Narrated by Jim Dale (Random House Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Noël Coward Collection by Noël Coward; narrated by Simon Jones, Noel Coward, and Margaret Leighton (HarperAudio)

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux; narrated by Ralph Cosham (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; narrated by Anton Lesser (Naxos Audiobooks)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens; narrated by David Thorn (Alcazar AudioWorks)

FICTION, ABRIDGED

Q & A: A NOVEL

by Vikas Swarup

Narrated by Kerry Shale (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

FINALIST TITLES

The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson; narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed (Audio Renaissance)

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell; narrated by Jamie Glover (HarperAudio)

State of Fear by Michael Crichton; narrated by John Bedford Lloyd (HarperAudio)

Ya-Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells; narrated by Judith Ivey (HarperAudio)

FICTION, UNABRIDGED

A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND

by Mitch Cullin

Narrated by Simon Jones (HighBridge Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell; narrated by Jamie Glover (HarperAudio)

Road to Purgatory by Max Allan Collins; narrated by Stanley Tucci (Brilliance Audio)

Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb; narrated by Susan Ericksen (Brilliance Audio)

The Motive by John Lescroart; narrated by David Colacci (Brilliance Audio)

HUMOR

THE TRUTH (WITH JOKES)

by Al Franken

Narrated by Al Franken (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

The Adventures of Guy Noir by Garrison Keillor; narrated by Garrison Keillor and a full cast (HighBridge Audio)

Car Talk written and read by Tom and Ray Magliozzi (HighBridge Audio)

Fired by Annabelle Gurwitch; narrated by Annabelle Gurwitch, Charlayne Woodard, Carl Capotorto, Dana Gould, et al. (L.A. Theatre Works)

Nothings Sacred written and read by Lewis Black (Simon & Schuster Audio)

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION

GRACE WILL LEAD ME HOME

by Katherine Valentine

Narrated by John McDonough (Recorded Books)

FINALIST TITLES

Forgiven by Karen Kingsbury; narrated by Sandra Burr (Brilliance Audio)

Just Above a Whisper by Lori Wick; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Oasis Audio)

Lost in Rooville by Ray Blackston; narrated by Andrew Peterson (Oasis Audio)

The Zahir by Paulo Coelho and translated by Margaret Jull Costa; narrated by Jamie Glover (HarperAudio)

INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL

FINDING GOD IN UNEXPECTED PLACES

by Philip Yancey

Narrated by Mel Foster (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

It's Not Easy Being Green written and read by Jim Henson and Friends (Hyperion Audio)

The Journeys of Socrates by Dan Millman; narrated by Sam Tsoutsouvas (HarperAudio)

Life's Journeys According to Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers, with an introduction by Joanne Rogers; narrated by Lily Tomlin, B.D. Wong, Blair Brown, and Richard Kind, with a foreword by Joanne Rogers (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Living in God's Love written and read by Billy Graham (Penguin Audio)

Varanasi written and read by Robert E. Svoboda (Soundwalk)

JUDGES' AWARD: SPANISH LANGUAGE

EL CODIGO DA VINCI (THE DA VINCI CODE)

by Dan Brown

Narrated by Raul Amundaray (FonoLibro Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Cuando era Puetorriqueña written and read by Esmeralda Santiago (Recorded Books)

Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes; narrated by a full cast (Yo Yo Libros)

La Casa En Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; narrated by Liliana Valenzuela (Random House Audio)

La Vida Secreta de las Abejas (Secret Life of Bees) by Sue Monk Kidd; narrated by Cristina Arsuaga (HighBridge Audio)

LITERARY FICTION

UPSTATE

by Kalisha Buckhanon

Narrated by Heather Simms and Chadwick Boseman (Audio Renaissance)

FINALIST TITLES

Brother Fish by Bryce Courtenay; narrated by Humphrey Bower (Bolinda Audio)

Casanova in Bolzano by Sandor Marai; narrated by Simon Prebble (HighBridge Audio)

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell; narrated by Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, Kim Mai Guest, Kirby Heyborne, John Lee, and Richard Matthews (Books on Tape)

The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch; narrated by Fisher Stevens (Audio Renaissance)

MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE

RAYMOND AND HANNAH: A LOVE STORY

by Stephen Marche

Narrated by Kathleen McInerney and David LeDoux

FINALIST TITLES

Assassination Vacation written and read by Sarah Vowell (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Clo by Jonathan Safran Foer; narrated by Jeff Woodman, Barbara Caruso, and Richard Ferrone (Recorded Books)

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova; narrated by Jim Ward, Rosalyn Landor, Robin Atkin Downes, Dennis Boutsikaris, and Joanne Whalley (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Life's Journeys According to Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers, with an introduction by Joanne Rogers; narrated by Lily Tomlin, B.D. Wong, Blair Brown, and Richard Kind, with a foreword by Joanne Rogers (Time Warner AudioBooks)

MYSTERY (FICTION)

THE SERPENT ON THE CROWN: THE AMELIA PEABODY SERIES, BOOK 17

by Elizabeth Peters

Barbara Rosenblat (HarperAudio)

FINALIST TITLES

Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood; narrated by Stephanie Daniel (Bolinda Audio)

Hidden River by Adrian McKinty; narrated by Gerard Doyle (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Hot Kid by Elmore Leonard; narrated by Arliss Howard (HarperAudio)

One Dangerous Lady by Jane Stanton Hitchcock; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS

THE TENDER BAR: A MEMOIR

by J.R. Moehringer

Narrated by J.R. Moehringer (Time Warner AudioBooks)

FINALIST TITLES

1776 written and read by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Kiss Me Like a Stranger written and read by Gene Wilder (Audio Renaissance)

My Life so Far written and read by Jane Fonda (Books on Tape)

The Truth (With Jokes) written and read by Al Franken (Brilliance Audio)

NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED

LUCKIEST MAN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF LOU GEHRIG

by Jonathan Eig

Narrated by Edward Herrmann, published by Simon & Schuster Audio

FINALIST TITLES

102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn; narrated by Ron McLarty (HarperAudio)

Cinderella Man written and read by Jeremy Schaap (Random House Audio)

A Crack in the Edge of the World written and read by Simon Winchester (HarperAudio)

The Last Voyage of Columbus by Martin Dugard; narrated by Simon Jones (Time Warner AudioBooks)

NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED

THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

by Thomas L. Friedman

Narrated by Oliver Wyman (Audio Renaissance)

FINALIST TITLES

The Boys of Pointe du Hoc written and read by Douglas Brinkley (HarperAudio)

Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald; narrated by Stephen Lang (Random House Audio)

A Crack in the Edge of the World written and read by Simon Winchester (HarperAudio)

The Truth (With Jokes) written and read by Al Franken (Brilliance Audio)

ORIGINAL WORK

FAMOUS COMPOSERS

by Darren Henley

Narrated by Marin Alsop (Naxos Audiobooks)

FINALIST TITLES

Billy Collins Live by Billy Collins; narrated by Billy Collins with an introduction by Bill Murray (Random House Audio)

Eyewitness: 1940-1949 by Joanna Bourke; narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith (AudioGO/BBC Audio)

Eyewitness: 1950-1959 by Joanna Bourke; narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith (AudioGO/BBC Audio)

Eyewitness: 1960-1969 by Joanna Bourke; narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith (AudioGO/BBC Audio)

PACKAGE DESIGN

THE HIDING PLACE

by Corrie ten Boom

Narrated by a full cast (Tyndale House)

FINALIST TITLES

Eldest by Christopher Paolini; narrated by Gerard Doyle (Listening Library)

King Kong by Edgar Wallace; narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics Audio Collection by C.S. Lewis; narrated by James Simmons, Joss Ackland, Robert Whitfield, and Geoffrey Howard (HarperAudio)

Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne; narrated by Peter Dennis (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/MOTIVATIONAL

THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS

by Gary Chapman

Narrated by Gary Chapman (Oasis Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Hot Sex by Tracey Cox; narrated by Fiona Macleod (Bolinda Publishing, Inc.)

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind written and read by T. Harv Eker (HarperAudio)

Win Your Case written and read by Gerry Spence (Audio Renaissance)

Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D.; narrated by Don Leslie and Rick Adamson (HighBridge Audio)

ROMANCE

ORIGIN IN DEATH: IN DEATH, BOOK 21

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen (Brilliance Audio)

FINALIST TITLES

Chill Factor by Sandra Brown; narrated by Stephen Lang (Simon & Schuster Audio)

A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber; narrated by Linda Emond (HarperAudio)

Rosie Dunne by Cecelia Ahern; narrated by Roger Rees, Moira Quirk, Ros Landor, and Russell Copley (Time Warner AudioBooks)

The Tea House on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens; narrated by Caroline Winterson (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)

SCIENCE FICTION

MARKET FORCES

by Richard K. Morgan

Narrated by Simon Vance (Tantor Media, Inc.)

FINALIST TITLES

Dragonsblood by Todd McCaffrey; narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)

Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card; narrated by David Birney, Scott Brick, and a full cast (Audio Renaissance)

The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlein; narrated by David Baker (Full Cast Audio)

The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold; narrated by Grover Gardner (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS

RUNAWAY: STORIES

by Alice Munro

Narrated by Kymberly Dakin (BBC Audiobooks America)

FINALIST TITLES

Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios by Yann Martel; narrated by Jeff Woodman, Johnny Stange, Randolph Jones, Barbara Caruso, and David Ledoux (HighBridge Audio)

Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Tina Nunnally; narrated by Kate Reading and Richard Matthews (Penguin Audiobooks)

The Girl Who Married a Lion by Alexander McCall Smith; narrated by Davina Porter, Lisette Lecat, Steven Crossley, Danai Gurira, and Nyambi Nyambi (Recorded Books, LLC)

The Noël Coward Collection by Noël Coward; narrated by Simon Jones, Noel Coward, and Margaret Leighton (HarperAudio)

SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE

A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES: OUTLANDER, BOOK 6

by Diana Gabaldon

Narrated by Davina Porter (Recorded Books, LLC)

FINALIST TITLES

The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman; narrated by Nancy Travis (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant; narrated by Kate Nelligan (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Pretty Birds by Scott Simon; narrated by Christina Moore (Recorded Books, LLC)

Up from Orchard Street by Eleanor Widmer; narrated by Lorna Raver (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

SOLO NARRATION—MALE

MOBY DICK

by Herman Melville

Narrated by William Hootkins (Naxos AudioBooks, Ltd)

FINALIST TITLES

Assassin by Ted Bell; narrated by John Shea (Brilliance Audio)

One Shot by Lee Child; narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)

Shibumi by Trevanian; narrated by Joe Barrett (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

The Shining by Stephen King; narrated by Campbell Scott (Simon & Schuster Audio)

HALL OF FAME AWARD

THE HARRY POTTER AUDIOBOOK SERIES

by J.K. Rowling

Narrated by Jim Dale