Listen Up Awards for 2002
Listen Up Awards are selected by the audio editors of Publishers Weekly as a way to acknowledge excellence in a creative industry. Categories include fiction, nonfiction, mystery, biography, humor, and religion. The winners of the 2001 Listen Up Awards are also available online.
Fiction |
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| Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly, read by Jonathan Davis (Time Warner) | |
| Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, read by Kristoffer Tabori (Audio Renaissance), unabridged CD and eAudiobook | |
| The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru, read by the author (HarperCollins) | |
| Sin Killer by Larry McMurty, read by Alfred Molina (Simon & Schuster Audio) | |
Nonfiction |
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| The Mountain of the Women: Memoirs of an Irish Troubadour by Liam Clancy, read by the author (Random House), abridged CD | |
| The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson, read by Ed Begley, Jr. (New Millennium Audio) | |
| No One Left Behind: The Lt. Comdr. Michael Scott Speicher Story by Amy Waters Yarsinske, read by Terence Aselford (Listen & Live Audio) | |
Mystery |
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| The Eyre Affair: A Novel by Jasper Fforde, read by Elizabeth Sastro (Highbridge), slightly abridged CD | |
| The Grave Maurice: A Richard Jury Mystery by Martha Grimes, read by Roger Rees (Penguin Audiobooks) | |
Narration (Female) |
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| Atonement by Ian McEwan, read by Josephine Bailey (Publishing Mills), abridged Digital Player | |
| The Nanny Diaries: A Novel by Emma McLaugh, read by Julia Roberts (Random House Audio) | |
Narration (Male) |
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| The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, read by Tim Robbins (Caedmon Audio), unabridged CD | |
| My Country Versus Me: The First-Hand Account by the Scientist Who Was Falsely Accused of Being a Spy by Wen Ho Lee with Helen Zia, read by Fred Stella (Brilliance) | |
Author Reading |
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| God Save the Sweet Potato Queens by Jill Connor Browne (Random House Audio) | |
| I Am an Oil Tanker: Travels with My Radio by Fi Glover (Random House UK Audio) | |
Dramatization/Live Reading |
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| The Wavedancer Benefit: A Tribute to Frank Muller by Stephen King, Pat Conroy, John Grisham and Peter Straub, read by the authors (Simon & Schuster Audio) CD | |
| Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon, read by a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works) CD | |
Biography/Memoir |
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| Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani, read by Tony Roberts, introduction read by the author (Hyperion Audiobooks) | |
| How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: A Memoir by Toby Young, read by the author (Brilliance) | |
Religion/Spirituality |
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| Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening by Stephen Batchelor, read by the author (Sounds True) | |
Reference/Documentary |
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| Getting to Know William Shakespeare by Joy Wake, read by Fred Child (Echo Peak Productions) CD | |
| Legacy by Doc Watson and David Holt, read by the authors (High Windy Audio) CD (MC WATS LEG W58) |
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