Audie Awards for 2006

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 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 Audie Awards are also available online.

Hall of Fame Award

The Harry Potter Audiobook Series by J. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library),
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, unabridged CD and eAudiobook
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, unabridged CD and eAudiobook
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, unabridged CD and eAudiobook
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, unabridged CD and eAudiobook
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, unabridged CD and eAudiobook
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, unabridged CD and eAudiobook

Audiobook of the Year

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase by Douglas Adams, read by BBC Radio (Audio Partners and BBC Audiobook America), abridged CD

Judges Award: Spanish

El Codigo Da Vinci by Dan Brown, read by Raul Amundaray (FonoLibro Inc.)

Fiction, Abridged

Q&A by Vikas Swarup, read by Kerry Shale (Audio Partners), abridged CD

Fiction, Unabridged

A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin, read by Simon Jones (HighBridge Audio), unabridged CD

Mystery (Fiction)

Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters, read by Barbara Rosenblat (HarperCollins), unabridged CD

Romance

Origin in Death by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb, read by Susan Ericksen (Brillance Audio), unabridged CD

Classic

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library), unabridged CD

Non-Fiction, Abridged

Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig by Jonathan Eig, read by Edward Herrmann (Simon & Schuster Audio), abridged CD

Non-Fiction, Unabridged

The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman, read by Oliver Wyman (Audio Renaissance), unabridged CD

Personal Development/Motivational

The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman, read by Dr. Gary Chapman (Oasis Audio), unabridged CD

Biography/Memoir

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl, read by Ruth Reichl (Random House Audio) unabridged CD

Business Information/Educational

Good to Great by Jim Collins, read by Jim Collins (HarperCollins), abridged CD

Science Fiction

Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan, read by Simon Vance (Tantor Media), unabridged CD

Literary Fiction

Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon, read by Chadwick Boseman and Heather Simms (Audio Renaissance), unabridged CD

Children’s Titles for Ages Up to 8

Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller, read by Michael McKean (Weston Woods Studios), CD

Children’s Titles for Ages 8+

The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson, read by Patricia Connolly (Recorded Books), unabridged CD

Inspirational/Spiritual

Finding God in Unexpected Places by Philip Yancey, read by Mel Foster (Brillance Audio), unabridged CD

Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction

Grace Will Lead Me Home by Katherine Valentine, read by John McDonough (Recorded Books)

Humor

The Truth (with Jokes) by Al Franken, read by the author (Brilliance Audio), unabridged CD

Short Stories/Collections

Runaway by Alice Munro, read by Kymberly Dakin (BBC Audiobooks America), unabridged CD

Original Work

Famous Composers by Darren Henley, read by Marin Alsop (Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.), CD

Solo-Narration – Male

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, read by William Hootkins (Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.), unabridged CD

Solo-Narration - Female

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, read by Davina Porter (Recorded Books), unabridged CD

Narration by Author or Authors

The Tender Bar by J. R. Moehringer, ready by the author (Hyperion AudioBooks), abridged CD

Audio Drama

The Sherlock Holmes Theatre by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette, Yuri Rasovsky, read by Martin Jarvis, Kristoffer Tabori, Tony Jay, Dwight Schultz, Jane Carr, and Full Cast (Blackstone Audiobooks), unabridged CD

Multi-Voiced Performance

Raymond and Hannah by Stephen Marche, read by Kathleen McInerney, David Ledoux and Ensemble Cast (HighBridge Audio)

Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium

Hidden Kitchens by Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, read by Frances McDormand (Audio Renaissance), CD

Package Design

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, read by Full Cast (Tunable/Focus on the Family), CD

Achievement in Production

At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald, read by Full Cast (Tunable/Focus on the Family), abridged CD