Audie Awards for 2004

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) recognizes excellence in audiobook publishing with the Audie Award announced each June. The awards are given in over twenty categories including fiction, nonfiction, mystery, humor, poetry, self-help, and inspirational.  The winners of the 2003, 2002, and 2001 Audie Awards are also available online.

Audiobook of the Year

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library), unabridged CD

Fiction, Abridged

Brick Lane by Monica Ali, read by Elizabeth Sastre (HighBridge Audio), abridged CD

Fiction, Unabridged

All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki, read by Anna Fields (Blackstone Audiobooks), unabridged CD

Mystery (Fiction)

Lost Light by Michael Connelly, read by Len Cariou (Time Warner AudioBooks), unabridged CD

Classic

East of Eden by John Steinbeck, read by Richard Poe (Recorded Books, LLC), unabridged CD

Non-Fiction, Abridged

The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings by Amy Tan, read by Amy Tan (Brilliance Audio), abridged CD

Non-Fiction, Unabridged

Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile, read by Christopher Lane (Blackstone Audiobooks), unabridged CD

Personal Development/Motivational

The Ultimate Weight Solution: 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom by Dr. Phil McGraw, read by Dr. Phil McGraw (Simon & Schuster Audio), abridged CD

Biography/Memoir

The Nazi Officer’s Wife by Edith Hahn Beer with Susan Sworkin, read by Barbara Rosenblat (Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc.)

Business Information/Educational

Use What You’ve Got & Other Business Lesson I Learned from My Mom by Barbara Corcoran and Bruce Littlefield, read by Barbara Corcoran (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.), abridged CD

Children’s Titles for Ages Up to 8

Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto, read by Luis Guzman (Weston Woods Studios)

Children’s Titles for Ages 8+

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library), unabridged CD and eAudiobook

Science Fiction

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs (Harper Audio)

Inspirational/Spiritual

The Lakota Way: Native American Wisdom on Ethics & Character by Joseph M. Marshall, III, read by Joseph M. Marshall, III (Makoche), unabridged CD

Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction

Treasure of Stonewycke by Michael Phillips and Judith Pella, read by Davina Porter (Recorded Books, LLC)

Humor

David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall live performance by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks), unabridged CD

Short Stories/Collections

Home on the Prairie by Garrison Keillor, read by Garrison Keillor, et al (HighBridge Audio), unabridged CD

Original Work

The Bronx Soundwalk by Soundwalk, read by Tony Morante, BG18 aka Sotero Ortiz and The Original Jazzy Jay (Oversampling, Inc.)

Solo-Narration – Male

Last Car to Elysian Fields by James Lee Burke, read by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Solo-Narration - Female

The Nazi Officer’s Wife by Edith Hahn Beer with Susan Dworkin, read by Barbara Rosenblat (Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc.)

Narration by Author or Authors

Naked in Baghdad by Anne Garrels, read by Anne Garrels and Vint Lawrence (Audio Renaissance; A division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC), unabridged CD

Audio Drama

The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, read by a cast of nearly 400 top Shakespearean actors, including Eileen Atkins, Joseph Fiennes, Sir John Gielgud, Ciaran Hinds, Alan Howard, Jan Lapotaire, Amanda Root, David Tennant, and Timothy West (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

Multi-Voiced Performance

Ghost Riders by Sharyn McCrumb, read by Dick Hill and Susie Breck (Brilliance Audio),

Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium

The Killing Tale by W. A. Frankonis, read by read by John Romeo, Mary Jane Hansen, Joel Aroeste, Joe McCormack, Robert Dalton, John McGuire, David Bunce, Carole Edie Smith, Sean Mack, Brendan McDermott, Kathryn Lange, Alain Ackerman, Ron Komora and Sara Leeseman (Family Classics/NYS Theatre Institute)

Package Design

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library), unabridged CD and eAudiobook

Achievement in Production

The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, read by Full Cast (Focus on the Family), CD