Audie Awards for 2011

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 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 Audie Awards are also available online.

Audiobook of the Year

Life by Keith Richards and James Fox, read by Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley (Hachette Audio) unabridged CD

Biography and Memoir

Life by Keith Richards and James Fox, read by Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley (Hachette Audio) unabridged CD

Business and Educational

The Intelligent Entrepreneur by Bill Murphy, read by Fred Berman and L. J. Ganser (Audible, Inc)

Classic

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, read by Roger Rees, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee, and Judy Geeson (Blackstone Audio, Inc) unabridged CD

Fiction

Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell, read by Emma Galvin (Hachette Audio)

History

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic by Gordon S. Wood, read by Robert Fass (Audible, Inc.)

Humor

Old Jews Telling Jokes: 5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs by Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman, read by Old Jews (HighBridge Company) unabridged CD

Inspirational and Faith-Based Fiction

Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent, read by Kate Forbes (Macmillan Audio) unabridged CD

Judges' Award: Paranormal

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, read by Kevin T. Collins (Hachette Audio) unabridged CD and eAudiobook

Literary Fiction

Snakewoman of Little Egypt by Robert Hellenga, read by Coleen Marlo (Tantor Audio) unabridged CD

Multi-Voiced Performance

Jitters: A Quirky Little Audio Book by Adele Park, read by Adele Park, Susan Paige Lane, Paige Allred, Kristen Henley, Desiree Whitehead, Garry Morris, John Gibson, and Steve Coppola (Straight to Audio Productions) unabridged CD

Mystery

The Reversal by Michael Connelly, read by Peter Giles (Hachette Audio) unabridged CD

Narration by the Author

Nanny McPhee Returns by Emma Thompson (Macmillan Audio) unabridged CD

Nonfiction

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, read by Cassandra Campbell and Bahni Turpin (Random House Audio) unabridged CD and eAudiobook

Original Work

The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 2: The Little Death by Max Allan Collins, read by Stacy Keach (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) unabridged CD

Personal Development

Put on Your Crown: Life-Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom by Queen Latifah, read by Queen Latifah (Hachette Audio) unabridged CD

Romance

The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James, read by Bianca Amato (Recorded Books) unabridged CD

Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison , read by Phil Gigante (Brilliance Audio) unabridged CD

Short Stories and Collections

Stories: All-New Tales by Neil Gaiman (author and editor), Al Sarrantonio (editor), read by Anne Bobby, Jonathan Davis, Peter Francis James, Katherine Kellgren, and Euan Morton (Harper Audio) unabridged CD

Solo Narration. Female

Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden, read by Alfre Woodard (Audible, Inc.)

Solo Narration. Male

Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston, read by Alan Cumming (Penguin Audio) unabridged CD

Teens

The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon , read by Dion Graham (Brilliance Audio) unabridged CD

Thriller and Suspense

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson, read by Simon Vance (Random House Audio) unabridged CD, and Adult Digital Player

Children Ages 8 to 12

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, read by Natalie Ross (Brilliance Audio) unabridged CD

Audiobook Adaptation

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, read by Sean Barrett abridged (Naxos AudioBooks) abridged CD

Audio Drama

Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue by Bernard Shaw , read by Amy Irving, Edward Herrmann, and Kristoffer Tabori (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) unabridged CD