2010 Audie Awards®
Categories
Audiobook of the Year|Distinguished Achievement in Production|Audio Drama|Audiobook Adaptation| Autobiography/Memoir| Business/Educational| Children’s Titles 8-12|Children’s Titles For Ages Up To 8|Classic|Erotica|Fantasy|Fiction|History|Humor| Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction|Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction|Judges Award|Literary Fiction|Multi-Voiced Performance|Mystery|Narration by the Author or Authors|Non-Fiction|Original Work|Package Design|Personal Development|Romance| Science Fiction|Short Stories/Collections|Solo Narration - Female|Solo Narration-Male|Spanish Language|Teen|Thriller/Suspense|
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER
Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales
by Nelson Mandela
Narrated by a full cast (Hachette Audio)
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
The Time of My Life written and read by Patrick Swayze (Simon & Schuster Audio)
The Word of Promise Audio Bible by Nelson Bibles; narrated by Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, et al. (Thomas Nelson, Inc.)
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION WINNER
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Jenna Lamia, Octavia Spencer, and Bahni Turpin (Penguin Audiobooks)
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION FINALISTS
Graceling by Kristin Cashore; narrated by David Baker and a full cast (Full Cast Audio)
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, dramatized by Yuri Rasovsky; narrated by a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales by Nelson Mandela; narrated by a full cast (Hachette Audio)
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis; narrated by Andy Serkis and a full cast (Focus on the Family)
AUDIO DRAMA WINNER
The Word of Promise Audio Bible
by Nelson Bibles
Narrated by Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, et al. (Thomas Nelson, Inc.)
AUDIO DRAMA FINALISTS
Focus on the Family Radio Theatre by C.S. Lewis, adapted by Paul McCusker; narrated by Andy Serkis and a full cast (Tyndale Audio)
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens; narrated by a full cast (BBC Audiobooks America)
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett; narrated by Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, and Edward Herrmann (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Rivalry by Norman Corwin; narrated by Paul Giamatti, James Gleason, Lily Rabe, David Strathairn, and Shannon Cochran (L.A. Theatre Works)
AUDIOBOOK ADAPTATION WINNER
The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
Narrated by Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, and Edward Herrmann (Blackstone Audio)
AUDIOBOOK ADAPTATION FINALISTS
NPR Favorite Driveway Moments by L. Ron Hubbard; narrated by Corey Burton, R.F. Daley, Jim Meskimen, Tait Ruppert, and Josh Thompson (Galaxy Press)
Selected Shorts: A Touch of Magic by Jeffrey Archer; narrated by Gerard Doyle (Macmillan Audio)
Selected Shorts: Whodunit? written and read by Sloane Crosley (Penguin Audiobooks)
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Famous People Who Returned Our Calls written and read by John Grisham (Random House Audio)
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR WINNER
Anne Frank Remembered
by Miep Gies and Leslie Gold
Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Oasis Audio)
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR FINALISTS
The Golden Willow by Harry Bernstein; narrated by Mike Kellogg (Oasis Audio)
The Secret Holocaust Diaries by Nonna Bannister and Denise George; narrated by Rebecca Gallagher (Oasis Audio)
True Compass by Senator Edward Kennedy; narrated by John Bedford Lloyd (Hachette Audio)
Valkyrie by Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager with Florence Fehrenbach and Jerome Fehrenbach; narrated by Michael Prichard (Tantor Media)
BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL WINNER
Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business
by Jeffrey J. Fox
Narrated by Jeffrey J. Fox (Brilliance Audio)
BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL FINALISTS
House of Cards by William D. Cohan; narrated by Alan Sklar (Tantor Media)
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin; narrated by William Hugher (Blackstone Audio, Inc./Penguin Audiobooks)
Viral Loop by Adam L. Penenberg; narrated by Richard Allen (Tantor Media)
What Would Google Do? written and read by Jeff Jarvis (HarperAudio)
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12 WINNER
Operation Yes
by Sara Lewis Holmes
Narrated by Jessica Almasy (Audible, Inc.)
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12 FINALISTS
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck; narrated by Ron McLarty (Listening Library)
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen; narrated by Tom Parks (Brilliance Audio)
The Midnight Charter by David Whitley; narrated by Simon Vance (Macmillan Audio)
Timothy and the Dragon's Gate by Adrienne Kress; narrated by Christopher Lane (Brilliance Audio)
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8 WINNER
Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken
by Kate DiCamillo
Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Live Oak Media)
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8 FINALISTS
A Dog On His Own by MJ Auch; narrated by William Dufris (Full Cast Audio)
Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken; narrated by Sneha Mathan (Listen & Live Audio)
Friend or Fiend with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume; narrated by Kathleen McInerney and Judy Blume (Listening Library)
Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems; narrated by Mo and Trixie Willems (Weston Woods Studios)
CLASSIC WINNER
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
Narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)
CLASSIC FINALISTS
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer; narrated by a full cast (BBC Audiobooks America)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)
Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne; narrated by Anton Lesser (Naxos AudioBooks)
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James; narrated by Simon Vance and Vanessa Benjamin (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
FICTION WINNER
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Jenna Lamia, Octavia Spencer, and Bahni Turpin (Penguin Audiobooks)
FICTION FINALISTS
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe; narrated by Joe Barrett (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Face of Betrayal by Lis Wiehl and April Henry; narrated by Pam Turlow (Oasis Audio)
The Pigman by Paul Zindel; narrated by Eden Riegel and Charlie McWade (Graymalkin Media)
Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup; narrated by Christopher Simpson (BBC Audiobooks America)
HISTORY WINNER
Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman
Narrated by Michael Prichard (Tantor Media)
HISTORY FINALISTS
1864 by Charles Bracelen Flood; narrated by Mel Foster (Tantor Media)
The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson; narrated by Simon Prebble (Tantor Media)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown; narrated by Grover Gardner (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Long Knives Are Crying written and read by Joseph M. Marshall III (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
HUMOR WINNER
Church People: The Lutherans of Lake Wobegon
by Garrison Keillor
Narrated by Garrison Keillor and a full cast (HighBridge Audio)
HUMOR FINALISTS
Don't Say I Didn't Warn You written and read by Anita Renfroe (Hyperion Audio)
I Drink for a Reason written and read by David Cross (Hachette Audio)
I Shudder written and read by Paul Rudnick (HarperAudio)
More Information than You Require by John Hodgman; narrated by John Hodgman and a full cast (Penguin Audiobooks)
INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION WINNER
A Month of Summer
by Lisa Wingate
Narrated by Johanna Parker (Recorded Books)
INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION FINALISTS
Double Minds by Terri Blackstock; narrated by Cassandra Campbell (Zondervan Publishing)
Kiss by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy; narrated by Pam Turlow (Oasis Audio)
The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner; narrated by Tavia Gilbert (Christianaudio)
The Tempest Tales by Walter Mosley; narrated by Ty Jones (Recorded Books)
INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION WINNER
The Word of Promise Audio Bible
by Nelson Bibles
Narrated by Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, et al. (Thomas Nelson, Inc.)
INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION FINALISTS
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom; narrated by Bernadette Dunne (Christianaudio)
Lord of the Ringless by Dee Aspin; narrated by Julie Williams (Voice-Overs.com)
The Secret Holocaust Diaries by Nonna Bannister and Denise George; narrated by Rebecca Gallagher (Oasis Audio)
What Southern Women Know About Faith written and read by Ronda Rich (Zondervan Publishing)
LITERARY FICTION WINNER
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
Narrated by Simon Slater (Macmillan Audio)
LITERARY FICTION FINALISTS
Come Sunday by Isla Morley; narrated by Jennifer Wiltsie (Macmillan Audio)
The Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott; narrated by Simon Prebble (Tantor Media)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat and Cassandra Morris (HighBridge Audio)
Good-bye and Amen by Beth Gutcheon; narrated by Joyce Bean (Tantor Media)
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE WINNER
Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales
by Nelson Mandela
Narrated by a full cast (Hachette Audio)
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer; narrated by a full cast (BBC Audiobooks America)
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer; narrated by Martin Jarvis and a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Rivalry by Norman Corwin; narrated by Paul Giamatti, James Gleason, Lily Rabe, David Strathairn, and Shannon Cochran (L.A. Theatre Works)
The Word of Promise Audio Bible by Nelson Bibles; narrated by Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, et al. (Thomas Nelson, Inc.)
MYSTERY WINNER
Devil in a Blue Dress: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
by Walter Mosley
Narrated by Michael Boatman (Audible, Inc.)
MYSTERY FINALISTS
Black Money by Ross Macdonald; narrated by Grover Gardner (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
The Dying Breed by Declan Hughes; narrated by Stanley Townsend (Isis Publishing)
Revelation by C.J. Sansom; narrated by Steven Crossley (Recorded Books)
The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS WINNER
Odd and the Frost Giants
by Neil Gaiman
Narrated by Neil Gaiman (HarperChildrensAudio)
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR OR AUTHORS FINALISTS
Manhood for Amateurs written and read by Michael Chabon (HarperAudio)
A Little Bit Wicked written and read by Kristin Chenoweth (Oasis Audio)
Baseball Great written and read by Tim Green (HarperChildrensAudio)
Half Broke Horses written and read by Jeannette Walls (Simon & Schuster Audio)
NON-FICTION WINNER
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
Narrated by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan (Random House Audio)
NON-FICTION FINALISTS
Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies and Leslie Gold; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Oasis Audio)
Columbine by Dave Cullen; narrated by Don Leslie (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell; narrated by Malcolm Gladwell (Hachette Audio)
What Americans Really Want...Really by Frank I. Luntz; narrated by L.J Ganser (Hyperion Audio)
ORIGINAL WORK WINNER
Tell Me a Story 3: Women of Wonder
by Amy Friedman
Narrated by Bryce Dallas Howard, Paula Poundstone, Wendy Hammers, Margot Rose, Jessica DiCicco, and Yvette Freeman (Listen & Live Audio)
ORIGINAL WORK FINALISTS
The Copper Bracelet by Jeffery Deaver, et al.; narrated by Alfred Molina (Audible, Inc.)
Darwin—In a Nutshell written and by Peter Whitfield (Naxos Audiobooks)
The Longest Night written and read by Helen Englehardt (Midsummer Sound Company)
A Way with Words IV written and read by Professor Michael D.C. Drout (Recorded Books)
PACKAGE DESIGN WINNER
The Word of Promise Audio Bible
by Nelson Bibles
Narrated by Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, et al. (Thomas Nelson, Inc.)
PACKAGE DESIGN FINALISTS
The J.R.R. Tolkien Collection by J.R.R. Tolkien; narrated by a full cast (BBC Audiobooks America)
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates by Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas; narrated by David Strathairn and Richard Dreyfuss (BBC Audiobooks America)
The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants by Eros Urides; narrated by Peter Jahns (CoolBeat Audiobooks)
Tokyo Realtime written and read by Max Hodges (White Rabbit Press)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WINNER
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children
by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Narrated by Po Bronson (Hachette Audio)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FINALISTS
The Birth Order Book by Kevin Leman; narrated by Wayne Shepherd (Oasis Audio)
The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics by Jessica Porter; narrated by Jessica Porter and Dan Bernard (Tantor Media)
How to Instantly Connect with Anyone written and read by Leil Lowndes (Listen & Live Audio)
Throw Out Fifty Things written and read by Gail Blanke (Listen & Live Audio)
ROMANCE WINNER
The Untamed Bride
by Stephanie Laurens
Narrated by Simon Prebble (HarperAudio)
ROMANCE FINALISTS
Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan; narrated by Phil Gigante and Jane Brown (Brilliance Audio)
The House on Tradd Street by Karen White; narrated by Aimee Bruneau (Listen & Live Audio)
A Rogue of My Own by Johanna Lindsey; narrated by Rosalyn Landor (Brilliance Audio)
What I Did for Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips; narrated by Julia Gibson (HarperAudio)
SCIENCE FICTION WINNER
Bellwether
by Connie Willis
Narrated by Kate Reading (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
SCIENCE FICTION FINALISTS
The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson; narrated by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer (Macmillan Audio)
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey; narrated by Anne Flosnik (Tantor Media)
Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey; narrated by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)
Podkayne of Mars by Robert A Heinlein; narrated by Emily Janice Card (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS WINNER
The Black Mask Audio Magazine, Vol. 1: Classic Hard-Boiled Tales From the Original Black Mask
by Hugh B. Cave, Paul Cain, Frederick Nebel, Reuben J. Shay, Dashiell Hammett, and William Cole
Narrated by a full cast (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS FINALISTS
The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)
Just After Sunset by Stephen King; narrated by Stephen King, Jill Eikenberry, Holter Graham, George Guidall, Ron McLarty, Denis O'Hare, and a full cast (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Love Letters of Great Men by Jonathan Urusla Doyle; narrated by Anton Lesser (Macmillan Audio)
Nothing with Strings by Bailey White; narrated by Lorna Raver (Tantor Media)
SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE WINNER
The Chosen One: A Novel
by Carol Lynch Williams
Narrated by Jenna Lamia (Macmillan Audio)
SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE FINALISTS
In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)
Mississippi Jack by L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)
Washington Square by Henry James; narrated by Lorna Raver (Tantor Media)
Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson; narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (HarperAudio)
SOLO NARRATION—MALE WINNER
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
Narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)
SOLO NARRATION—MALE FINALISTS
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; narrated by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)
The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson; narrated by Will Patton (Macmillan Audio)
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell; narrated by Robert Petkoff (Hachette Audio)
SPANISH LANGUAGE WINNER
La Traversia De Enrique
by Sonia Nazario
Narrated by Adriana Sananes (Recorded Books)
SPANISH LANGUAGE FINALISTS
El Juego del Ángel by Carlos Ruiz Zafon; narrated by Francisco Rivela (Recorded Books)
La Audacia de la Esperanza by Barack Obama; narrated by Erwin Dorado (FonoLibro)
¿Por qué ese idiota es rico y yo no? by Robert Shemin; narrated by Francisco Rivela (Recorded Books)
Una Nueva Tierra by Eckhart Tolle; narrated by Jose Manuel Vieira (FonoLibro)
TEEN WINNER
Peace, Locomotion
by Jacqueline Woodson
Narrated by Dion Graham (Brilliance Audio)
TEEN FINALISTS
Going Bovine by Libba Bray; narrated by Erik Davies (Listening Library)
In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)
Mississippi Jack by L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson; narrated by Jeannie Stith (Brilliance Audio)
THRILLER/SUSPENSE WINNER
Darling Jim: A Novel
by Christian Moerk
Narrated by Stephen Hoye and Justine Eyre (Tantor Media)
THRILLER/SUSPENSE FINALISTS
The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles; narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)
Level 26 by Anthony E. Zuiker w/ Duane Swierczynski; narrated by John Glover (Penguin Audiobooks)
The Price of Love and Other Stories by Peter Robinson; narrated by John Lee, Gideon Emery, Rosalyn Landor, and Angela Goethals (HarperAudio)
Road Dogs by Elmore Leonard; narrated by Peter Francis James (HarperAudio)