BRISINGR
Christopher Paolini, Read by Gerard Doyle
Listening Library
Doyle's performance takes the excitement and high fantasy of the story to dragon-soaring heights... read the review
2009 WINNER
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK Neil Gaiman, Read by Neil Gaiman
Harper Audio/ Recorded Books
Neil Gaiman is one of the true gems in the audio industry. He’s a great writer who not only reads his own work well, but makes the listener reject any thought of having another narrator in his stead . . . read the review
A WOLF AT THE TABLE: A MEMOIR OF MY FATHER Augusten Burroughs, Read by Augusten Burroughs
Macmillan Audio
Be prepared for something completely different from popular author/satirist Augusten Burroughs . . . read the review
CURSE
OF THE BLUE TATTOO L.A. Meyer, Read by Katherine Kellgren
Listen & Live Audio
With sass and song, Katherine Kellgren
portrays Jacky Faber as schoolgirl
and part-time tavern performer .
. . read the
review
FAIREST
Gail Carson Levine, Read by Sarah Naughton
and a full cast
Full Cast Audio
What fun! A full-cast audio production
is a great vehicle for presenting this fairy tale .
. . read the
review
LOUIS VUITTON SOUNDWALK, CHINA: SHANGHAI
Stephan Crasneanscki,
Read by Joan Chen
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton and Soundwalk collaborate to produce audio tours for mobile phone
or MP3 player. Chinese actresses are the enchanting tour leaders .
. . read the
review
MANY THINGS INVISIBLE Carrington MacDuffie, Read by Carrington MacDuffie
Blackstone Audiobooks
This production is an intriguing experience in
poetry and music that creates an unusual and agreeable collage of word songs.
. . . read the
review
NEW ADVENTURES
OF MICKEY SPILLANE'S MIKE HAMMER
Various authors, Read by Stacy Keach and
a full cast
Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Mike Hammer has been in the detective business
since 1947, so it's a bit odd to hear him instruct his trusty secretary,
who must be in her 70s by now, to "Google it." .
. . read the
review
A PRISONER OF BIRTH
Jeffrey Archer, Read by Roger Allam
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
Several themes that run through Archer's latest novel are reminiscent of the stories of Alexander Dumas, and there’s no better . . . read the review
CHANGE OF HEART Jodi Picoult, Read by Nicole Poole, Stafford Clark-Price, James Frangione, Danielle Ferland, Jennifer Ikeda
Recorded Books
Picoult’s story tackles a triple-whammy of hot-button issues—the death penalty, bioethics, and religious freedom. Shay, a condemned inmate . . . read the review
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Read by Paul Boehmer, Susan Duerden, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee, Juliet Mills
Random House Audio/ Books on Tape
The curious listener will be intrigued with this audiobook, from the origin of its title to the final letter in this epistolary . . . read the review
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, A MAN OF FAITH AND COURAGE
Joe Wheeler, Read by Grover Gardner
Oasis Audio
Despite the title, this serviceable one-volume biography of Lincoln does not dwell on either his faith or his courage . . . read the review
BUYING IN
Rob Walker, Read by Robert Fass
BBC Audiobooks America
Brands and their marketing have great influence on our buying habits; now we can find out how they work. After years of study . . . read the review
GANG LEADER FOR A DAY
Sudhir Venkatesh, Read by Reg Rogers, Sudhir Venkatesh, Stephen J. Dubner
Harper Audio/ Recorded Books
Reg Rogers's mix of distance and emotion is a perfect vehicle for the author's story of his experiences as a young Chicago sociologist . . . read the review
2009 WINNER
HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED
Thomas L. Friedman, Read by Oliver Wyman
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
Erratic climate change, ever-increasing global consumer demands, and an ever-increasing world population (hot, flat, and crowded. . . read the review
JACK'S LAST CALL
Patrick Fenton, Read by Len Cariou, Drew Keil, Sue Anne Dennehy, Sonya Tannenbaum, Jack O' Connell, Ed Dennehy
SueMedia Productions
Drew Keil portrays the drunken, troubled, but wonderfully articulate writer who led the Beat Generation in this unusual and . . . read the review
SECRET ORDER
Bob Clyman, Read by George Segal, Richard Schiff, and a Full Cast
L.A. Theatre Works
This somewhat overheated drama gives us a young scientist pursuing breakthrough cancer research who is pressured into dishonesty . . . read the review
SUN MOON STARS RAIN
Jan Cheripko, Read by Spencer Murphy and a Full Cast
Full Cast Audio
Jan Cheripko’s experience as an English teacher gives him a window into the inner lives of teenagers. His book, SUN MOON STAR . . . read the review
TALES FROM THE PERILOUS REALM
J.R.R. Tolkien, Read by Michael Hordern and a Full Cast
BBC Audiobooks America/ BBC Radio
This collection of four of Tolkien's short works, dramatized for BBC Radio, is narrated by Sir Michael Hordern, who played Gandalf . . . read the review
2009 WINNER
THE ODYSSEY
Homer, Read by Tim McInnerny, Amanda Redman and a Full Cast
BBC Audiobooks America/ BBC Radio
Urgent, poetically earthy and extremely listenable BBC Radio's full-cast dramatization of Odysseus' treacherous 10-year journey. . . read the review
SELECTED SHORTS: FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE Sherman Alexie, Ursula K. LeGuin, Karen E. Bender, Shahrnush Parsipur, Luis Alberto Urrea, Ethan Canin, Read by a Full Cast
Symphony Space
Another in the SELECTED SHORTS series, this volume highlights many of the awkward, comical, and emotional facets of being married . . . read the review
A two-year sailing trip for John and Jean Silverwood and their four children ends when they crash into a coral reef in the Pacific . . . read the review
2009 WINNER
THE LAST LECTURE
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow, Read by Erik Singer
Hyperion Audiobooks/ Books on Tape
A sort of reverse engineering created this recording of Pausch's book of life lessons, based on his lecture "Really Achieving . . . read the review
THE LEGS ARE THE LAST TO GO
Diahann Carroll , Read by Diahann Carroll
Harper Audio
African-American singer and TV/film star Diahann Carroll recounts her childhood, career, and loves. Unfortunately, the "tell . . . read the review
THE MIDDLE PLACE
Kelly Corrigan, Read by Tavia Gilbert
Blackstone Audiobooks
Alternating between childhood reminiscences and present-day events, this engaging memoir of growing up in a small town evokes . . . read the review
WAITER RANT
The Waiter , Read by Dan John Miller
Brilliance Audio
If you're worried that an angry waiter may spit in your spaghetti, you might think twice about listening to WAITER RANT . . . read the review
After a giant wave has hit his home island, Mau returns from the rituals for transitioning from a boy to a man to find that everyone . . . read the review
ONE-HANDED CATCH
M.J. Auch, Read by Ryan Sparkes et al.
Full Cast Audio
When 11-year-old Norm loses his hand in a meat grinder, life becomes a series of challenges. Norm's dream of playing baseball . . . read the review
GALAPAGOS
Kurt Vonnegut, Read by Jonathan Davis
Audible, Inc./ Frontiers
The renowned Kurt Vonnegut, creator of some of the wildest and most imaginative stories ever put to paper, created an instant . . . read the review
2009 WINNER
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Charles Dickens, Read by Simon Vance
Tantor Media
This classic about young Pip's aspirations to become a gentleman and wed Estella and fate's different designs for him is familiar . . . read the review
MARTIN MISUNDERSTOOD Karin Slaughter, Read by Wayne Knight
BBC Audiobooks America
Zany music sets the tone for this exclusive audio original by top crime writer Karin Slaughter. MARTIN MISUNDERSTOOD is the portrait . . . read the review
ME OF LITTLE FAITH
Lewis Black, Read by Lewis Black
Penguin Audio
Black, well-known writer and comedian, examines religion in the gimlet-eyed, acerbic, irascible manner of his stand-up shows, . . . read the review
2009 WINNER
THE LEARNERS
Chip Kidd, Read by Bronson Pinchot
Blackstone Audiobooks
Chip Kidd's latest novel, a sequel to his previous work, THE CHEESE MONKEYS, is an inventively written story of a graphic . . . read the review
WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES David Sedaris, Read by David Sedaris
Hachette Audio
In David Sedaris's excellent latest collection, cringe-worthy moments follow on the heels of laugh-out-loud ones. . . read the review
THE SHACK
William P. Young, Read by Roger Mueller
Oasis Audio
Mac is a grief-stricken father in mid-life about to have an extraordinary experience with God. His great sadness began four years ago . . . read the review
THE SISTERHOOD OF BLACKBERRY CORNER
Andrea Smith, Read by Lizan Mitchell
Recorded Books/ Griot Audio
This appealing tale about a small African-American town in South Carolina begins innocently enough with the discovery of . . . read the review
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, A MAN OF FAITH AND COURAGE
Joe Wheeler, Read by Grover Gardner
Oasis Audio
Despite the title, this serviceable one-volume biography of Lincoln does not dwell on either his faith or his courage . . . read the review
LIFE BEYOND MEASURE
Sidney Poitier, Read by Sidney Poitier
Harper Audio/ Books on Tape
Close your eyes for a moment and try to imagine esteemed actor, writer, director, and humanitarian Sidney Poitier shopping at . . . read the review
MOTHER TERESA: COME BE MY LIGHT
Mother Teresa, Brian Kolodiejchuk [Ed.], Read by Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg, Paul Smith
St. Anthony Messenger Press
Throughout her life, Mother Teresa served to inspire many with her unshakable faith and desire to help others. Brian Kolodiejchuk . . . read the review
THE CROSS AND THE SWITCHBLADE
David Wilkerson, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill, Read by Paul Michael
Hovel Audio
Paul Michael recounts the lives of teenage gangs in New York City in the ‘60s. He has just the right amount of drama and . . . read the review
2009 WINNER
THE WORD OF PROMISE®: NEXT GENERATION-NEW TESTAMENT
, Read by Sean Astin, Codey Linley, AnnaSophia Robb and Jordin Sparks
Thomas Nelson, Inc.
MUDBOUND
Hillary Jordan, Read by Ezra Knight, Kate Forbes, Joseph Collins, Tom Stechschulte, Peter Jay Fernandez, Brenda Pressley
Recorded Books
Six actors narrate Jordan’s Bellwether Prize-winning novel, delivering a top-notch performance. Kate Forbes shines brightest . . . read the review
THE FAMILY AUDIO BIBLE
Various, Read by Dick Cavett, Marsha Mason, Andrew McCarthy, Martha Plimpton, Tom Wopat
Harper Audio
The biblical stories of Noah's Ark, David and Goliath, Daniel in the Lion's Den, and the Prodigal Son, among others, will delight . . . read the review
THE PLAGUE OF DOVES
Louise Erdrich, Read by Peter Francis James, Kathleen McInerney
Harper Audio/ Recorded Books
Louise Erdrich richly details the lives of intertwined generations, white and Native American, in the town of Pluto, North Dakota . . . read the review
THE WORD OF PROMISE®: NEXT GENERATION-NEW TESTAMENT
, Read by Sean Astin, Codey Linley, AnnaSophia Robb and Jordin Sparks
Thomas Nelson, Inc.
BRAINSTORM
Mariette DiChristina [Ed.], Read by William Dufris, Helen Litchfield
Macmillan Audio
In this creative audiobook concept, the editor of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN presents four previously published articles on brain power. . . read the review
2009 WINNER
LOUIS VUITTON SOUNDWALK, CHINA: BEIJING
Stephan Crasneanscki
Read by Gong Li
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton and Soundwalk collaborate to produce audio tours for mobile phone
or MP3 player. Chinese actresses are the enchanting tour leaders .
. . read the
review
MANY THINGS INVISIBLE
Carrington MacDuffie, Read by Carrington MacDuffie
Blackstone Audiobooks
This production is an intriguing experience in poetry and music that creates an unusual and agreeable collage of word songs. . . . read the review
METATROPOLIS
Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, Karl Schroeder, Read by Michael Hogan, Scott Brick, Kandyse McClure, Allessandro Juliani, Stefan Rudnicki
Audible, Inc.
Projecting the social, cultural, technological, and environmental problems of today into fiction, this impressive group of writers... read the review
SUGAR POP THOUGHTS
Shayna Lance, Read by Shayna Lance
CoolBeat
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF MICKEY SPILLANE'S MIKE HAMMER IN "OIL AND WATER" AND "DANGEROUS DAYS"
Various Authors, Read by Stacey Keach and a Full Cast
Blackstone Audiobooks
Mike Hammer has been in the detective business since 1947, so it's a bit odd to hear him instruct his trusty secretary. . . read the review
THE INTELLECTUAL DEVOTIONAL: MODERN CULTURE
David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim, Read by Helen Litchfield, Oliver Wyman
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
MIKE'S ELECTION GUIDE
Michael Moore, Read by Michael Moore
Hachette Audio
Ever-controversial political commentator and activist Michael Moore offers his first book in five years, which acts as a so-called . . . read the review
THE WAR WITHIN
Bob Woodward, Read by Boyd Gaines
Simon & Schuster Audio
In his fourth, and most disturbing, analysis of the Bush presidency, Bob Woodward looks at the years 2006 to 2008, during which . . . read the review
THE WAY OF THE WORLD
Ron Suskind, Read by Alan Sklar
Harper Audio/ Recorded Books
Through a series of interconnected real-life stories, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind paints a portrait of the . . . read the review
FIRE ME UP
Katie MacAlister, Read by Barbara Rosenblat
Recorded Books
Aisling Grey finds herself up to her ears in trouble again when she agrees to transport an amulet to Budapest, where she also attends the GODTAM . . . . read the review
FORBIDDEN
Suzanne Brockmann, Read by Traci Svendsgaard
Blackstone Audiobooks
Two years after learning of Liam's death, Kayla Grey hears rumors that he’s alive. She travels from Boston to Montana to seek . . . read the review
MISMATCH
Tami Hoag, Read by Jen Tayler
BBC Audiobooks America
When socialite Bronwynn Prescott Pierson runs away from the altar, she runs to her decrepit Foxfire estate and straight into... read the review
2009 WINNER
THE DARK HIGHLANDER
Karen Marie Moning, Read by Phil Gigante
Brilliance Audio
Cilla McGowan, former child star and granddaughter of the legendary actress Janet Hardy, moves to her late grandmother's Virginia farm . . . read the review
CALCULATING GOD
Robert J. Sawyer, Read by Jonathan Davis
Audible, Inc.
An alien named Hollus arrives at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. He's looking for a paleontologist with whom to discuss . . . read the review
CHILDHOOD'S END
Arthur C. Clarke, Read by Eric Michael Summerer
Audible, Inc.
The Overlords have come from another world to provide guidance, or perhaps supervision, to people. . . read the review
GHOST RADIO
Leopoldo Gout, Read by Pedro Pascal
Harper Audio
In this chilling and original tale, a paranormal-themed call-in radio show, hosted by a couple of melancholic lovers, inadvertently . . . read the review
SKYBREAKER
Kenneth Oppel, Read by David Kelly and a Full Cast
Full Cast Audio
Sixteen-year-old Matt Cruse, introduced in AIRBORN, lives, breathes, and dreams flying in sky ships. During an internship his . . . read the review
SUNRISE ALLEY
Catherine Asaro, Read by Hillary Huber
Blackstone Audiobooks
The difference between human beings, artificial intelligence beings, and enhanced intelligence beings becomes a bit blurry . . . read the review
AMÉRICA / THE TORTILLA CURTAIN
T.C. Boyle, Read by Sergio Gutierrez
Blackstone Audiobooks
Esta historia de cuatro personas de distintas clases sociales choca de una manera literal y emocional. AMÉRICA por el autor i . . . read the review
DE CÓMO LAS MUCHACHAS GARCÍA PERDIERON EL ACENTO/ HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS Julia Alvarez, Mercedes Guhl [Trans.], Read by a Full Cast
Recorded Books/ AudioLibros
Por el clima político de la República Dominicana en los años sesenta, la familia García tiene que huir de su hogar. Cuando ll . . . read the review
EL VECINDARIO DE QUINITO
Ina Cumpiano, Read by Jonathan Davis
Audible, Inc.
BLUE HEAVEN
C.J. Box, Read by John Bedford Lloyd
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
There's an almost overwhelming number of characters in this stand-alone from the author of the Joe Pickett series, . . . read the review
2009 WINNER
CHILD 44
Tom Rob Smith, Read by Dennis Boutsikaris
Hachette Audio/ Books on Tape
If life in Stalinist Russia seems hard to imagine, then reading CHILD 44 will only make it even more difficult to fathom . . . read the review
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
Phillip Margolin, Read by Jonathan Davis
Harper Audio/ Recorded Books
When young Oregon attorney Brad Miller constructs a routine appeal for a convicted serial killer, he comes to believe that one of the murders . . . read the review
SWEETHEART
Chelsea Cain, Read by Carolyn McCormick
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
Cain's second Oregon-based thriller brings back the emotionally and physically wounded detective Archie Sheridan and the . . . read the review
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK Neil Gaiman, Read by Neil Gaiman
Harper Audio/ Recorded Books
Neil Gaiman is one of the true gems in the audio industry. He’s a great writer who not only reads his own work well, but makes . . . read the review
