Listen Up Awards for 2006
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 awards are announced in January. The winners of the 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 Listen Up Awards are also available online.
Fiction |
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| Firefly Cloak by Sheri Reynolds, read by Jenna Lamia (HighBridge) | |
| Gentlemen & Players by Joanne Harris, read by Steven Pacey (HarperAudio) | |
| The Girls by Lori Lansens, read by Stephanie Zimbalist and Lolita Davidovich (Hachette Audio), unabridged CD | |
| Once Upon a Day by Lisa Tucker, read by Joyce Bean (Brilliance) | |
| Strivers Row by Kevin Baker, read by Thomas Anthony Penny(HarperAudio) | |
| The Prisoner of Guantánamo by Dan Fesperman, read by David Colacci (Brilliance) | |
| The Sea by John Banville, read by John Lee (Random), unabridged CD | |
| Suite Française by Irene Nemirovsky, read by Daniel Oreskes & Barbara Rosenblat (HighBridge), unabridged CD | |
| Thirteen Moons by Charles Frasier, read by Will Patton (Random), unabridged CD | |
| The Whole World Over by Julia Glass, read by Denis O'Hare (Random) | |
| The Zero by Jess Walter, read by Christopher Graybill (HarperAudio) | |
Classics |
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| Iliad by Homer, trans. and read by Stanley Lombardo (Parmenides Audio) | |
| Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie,
read by Hugh Fraser (Audio Partners), unabridged CD |
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| To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, read by Sissy Spacek (Caedmon), unabridged CD | |
| To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, read by Virginia Leishman (Recorded Books), unabridged CD | |
| Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut, read by a full cast (Caedmon), unabridged CD | |
Humor |
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| The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman, read by the author (Penguin), abridged CD | |
| I Like You by Amy Sedaris, read by the author (Hachette), unabridged CD | |
| I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This by Bob Newhart, read by the author (Hyperion), abridged CD | |
| The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner/Divorce Guide by Jill Conner Browne, read by the author (Random), unabridged CD | |
| The Ultimate David Sedaris Box Set by David Sedaris, read by the author (Hachette) | |
Author-Read Fiction |
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| Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson (Hachette), unabridged CD | |
| Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg (Random), unabridged CD | |
| Damnation Street by Andrew Klavan (Brilliance) | |
| Hit Parade by Lawrence Block (Harper), unabridged CD | |
| The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos (Audio Renaissance) | |
| Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Harper), abridged CD and eAudiobook | |
Author-Read Nonfiction |
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| The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Random), unabridged CD | |
| Rough Crossings by Simon Schama (HarperAudio), abridged CD | |
| She Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel (HighBridge), unabridged CD | |
| With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (Hachette), unabridged CD | |
Full-Cast Recording |
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| Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card (Audio Renaissance), unabridged CD | |
| Essential Shakespeare Live edited by Gregory Doran (Sourcebooks) | |
| Operation Homecoming by Andrew Carrol (Blackstone), unabridged CD | |
| Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night edited by James Patterson (Brilliance) | |
| 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose (L.A. Theatre Works), unabridged CD | |
| World War Z by Max Brooks (Random) | |
Science Fiction/Fantasy |
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| The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke, read by Simon Prebble and Davina Porter (Audio Renaissance) | |
| Orbit by John J. Nance, read by the author (Brilliance) | |
| A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick, read by Paul Giamatti (Random), unabridged CD | |
| The Stolen Child by Keith Donahue, read by Andy Paris and Jeff Woodman (Recorded Books), unabridged CD | |
Memoir |
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| The Confession by James McGreevey, read by the author (HarperAudio) | |
| My Life in France by Julia Child, read by Flo Salant Greenberg (Random) | |
| An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina, read by Dominic Hoffman (Penguin), unabridged CD | |
| Sharon Osbourne Extreme by Sharon Osbourne, read by the author (Hachette) | |
Mystery |
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| The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy, read by Stephen Hoye (Random), unabridged CD | |
| Dark Assassin by Anne Perry, read by David Colacci (Brilliance), unabridged CD | |
| Dead Center by David Rosenfelt, read by Grover Gardner (Listen & Live Audio), unabridged CD | |
| Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline, read by Barbara Rosenblat (HarperAudio), unabridged CD | |
| Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith, read by William Dufris (Tantor) | |
| Marked Man by William Lashner, read by Richard Rohan (HarperAudio), unabridged CD and eAudiobook | |
| Ricochet by Sandra Brown, read by Dennis Boutsikaris (S&S), unabridged CD | |
Thriller |
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| Cell by Stephen King, read by Campbell Scott (S&S), unabridged CD | |
| Chasing the Dead by Joe Schreiber, read by Renee Raudman (Tantor) | |
| Errors and Omissions by Paul Goldstein, read by Brian Keeler (Random) | |
| The Husband by Dean Koontz, read by Holter Graham (Random), unabridged CD | |
| Killer Instinct by Joseph Finder, read by Scott Brick (Audio Renaissance), unabridged CD | |
| Mission Song by John le Carré, read by David Ovelowo (Hachette), unabridged CD | |
| Nightlife by Thomas Perry, read by Shelly Frasier (Tantor), unabridged CD | |
| Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, read by Ann Marie Lee (Random) | |
Religion |
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| American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips, read by Scott Brick (Penguin), unabridged CD | |
| The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong, read by the author (Random), unabridged CD | |
| The Gospel of Jesus, edited by Daniel Johnson, read by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge), abridged CD | |
History |
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| At Canaan's Edge by Taylor Branch, read by Joe Morton (S&S) | |
| The Judgment of Paris by Ross King, read by Tristan Layton (Audio Renaissance), CD | |
| Manhunt by James Swanson, read by Richard Thomas (HarperAudio) | |
| Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick, read by George Guidall (Penguin), unabridged CD | |
| Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll, read by Stephen Lang (S&S) | |
True Crime |
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| Crime Beat by Michael Connelly, read by Len Cariou, Nancy McKeon, Carl Franklin (Hachette) | |
| A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger, read by Kevin Conway (HarperAudio), unabridged CD | |
| In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, read by Scott Brick (Random) | |