Audie Awards for 2007

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 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 Audie Awards are also available online.

Audiobook of the Year

Inspired by... The Bible Experience: New Testament read by full cast (Zondervan Publishing), unabridged CD

Judges Award: Politics

Hubris by Michael Isikoff and David Corn, read by Stefan Rudnicki (Blackstone Audio), unabridged CD

Fiction, Abridged

Restless by William Boyd, read by Rosamund Pike (Audio Renaissance)

Fiction, Unabridged

Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen, read by Carol Monda (Recorded Books), unabridged CD

Literary Fiction

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, read by Ruthie Henshall and Lynn Redgrave (Simon & Schuster Audio), unabridged CD

Mystery (Fiction)

Echo Park by Michael Connelly, read by Len Cariou (Hachette Audio), unabridged CD

Thriller/Suspense

The Dead Yard by Adrian McKinty, read by Gerard Doyle (Blackstone Audio), unabridged CD

Romance

If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern, read by Susan Lynch and Rupert Degas (Hyperion Audiobooks), unabridged CD

Science Fiction

The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue, read by Andy Paris and Jeff Woodman (Recorded Books), unabridged CD

Inspirational/Spiritual

The Angels of Morgan Hill by Donna VanLiere, read by Donna VanLiere (Audio Renaissance), unabridged CD

Classic

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, read by Sissy Spacek (Caedmon), unabridged CD

Non-Fiction, Abridged

The Beatles by Robert Spitz, read by Alfred Molina (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Non-Fiction, Unabridged

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne by Terry Darlington, read by Steve Hodson (ISIS Publishing)

Biography/Memoir

Teacher Man by Frank McCourt, read by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio), unabridged CD

Personal Development/Motivational

For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend by Patricia McConnell, read by Ellen Archer (Tantor Media), unabridged CD

Business Information/Educational

The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, read by Christopher Nissley (Hyperion Audiobooks), unabridged eAudiobook

Children’s Titles for Ages Up to 8

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems, read by Mo, Cheryl and Trixie Willems (Weston Woods Studios)

Children’s Titles for Ages 8-11

Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan, read by Bianca Amato (Recorded Books), unabridged CD

Children’s Titles for Ages 12+

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel, read by David Kelly and a full cast (Full Cast Audio), unabridged CD

Inspirational/Spiritual

Inspired by... The Bible Experience: New Testament read by full cast (Zondervan Publishing), unabridged CD

Humor

Spoiled Rotten America by Larry Miller, read by Larry Miller (Harper Audio)

Short Stories/Collections

This I Believe edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, read by Bill Gates, Martha Graham, et al. (Audio Renaissance), CD

Original Work

Hasidic Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Men and Women CD 1 & 2) read by Joseph Piekarski and Pearl Gluck (Oversampling Inc./Soundwalk)

Solo-Narration – Male

Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, read by Jim Dale (Brilliance Audio), unabridged MP3-CD

Solo-Narration - Female

Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry, read by Annie Potts (Simon & Schuster Audio), unabridged CD

Narration by Author or Authors

The Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle, ready by the author (Blackstone Audio), unabridged CD

Multi-Voiced Performance

World War Z by Max Brooks, read by Max Brooks and a full cast (Random House Audio), CD

Audio Drama

Radio Theatre's The Life of Jesus by Paul McCusker, read by Richard O'Callaghan, Adam Godley, Geoffrey Palmer, Robert Hardy and a full cast (Tyndale/Focus on the Family)

Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Quintessential Phase V by Douglas Adams, read by Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern and a full cast (BBC Audiobooks America)

Package Design

The Golden Compass, Tenth Anniversary Edition by Philip Pullman, read by Philip Pullman and a full cast (Listening Library/Random House Audio)

Achievement in Production

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, read by Cynthia Bishop and a full cast (Full Cast Audio)

Spanish Language

Angeles y Demonios by Dan Brown, read by Raúl Amundaray (FonoLibro), unabridged CD