Awards recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA).
 

NELSON MANDELA'S FAVORITE AFRICAN FOLKTALES
Nelson Mandela [Ed.], Read by Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, Blair Underwood, Forest Whitaker, Alfre Woodard
Hachette Audio
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Audio Drama
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THE MALTESE FALCON
Dashiell Hammett, Read by Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann, and a Full Cast
Blackstone Audiobooks
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THE RIVALRY
Norman Corwin, Read by Paul Giamatti, James Gleason, Tony Palermo, Lily Rabe, David Strathairn, Shannon Cochran
L.A. Theatre Works
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2010 WINNER

THE WORD OF PROMISE AUDIO BIBLE
Thomas Nelson [Eds.], Read by Michael York, Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jason Alexander, Marisa Tomei, et al.
Thomas Nelson
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THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS
C.S. Lewis, Read by Andy Serkis, Geoffrey Palmer, Eileen Page, Laura Michelle Kelly, and a Full Cast
Focus on the Family
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LITTLE DORRIT
Charles Dickens, Read by Ian McKellan and a Full Cast
BBC Audiobooks America/ BBC Radio

Audiobook Adaptation
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SELECTED SHORTS: WHODUNIT?
C.S. Montanye, Dashiell Hammett, Ed McBain, Louise Erdrich, Shirley Jackson, Nadine Gordimer, Read by Fionnula Flanagan, John Shea, Isaiah Sheffer, Robert Sean Leonard, René Auberjonois, Hattie Winston
Symphony Space
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SELECTED SHORTS: A TOUCH OF MAGIC
Andrew Lam, Kevin Brockmeier, Aimee Bender, Haruki Murakami, et al., Read by Stephen Colbert, Maria Tucci, Jerry Zaks, Dana Ivey, et al.
Symphony Space
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WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME! FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO RETURNED OUR CALLS
Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell [Hosts], Read by Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, P.J. O'Rourke, Stephen Colbert, et al.
HighBridge Audio
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NPR FAVORITE DRIVEWAY MOMENTS
Renée Montagne [Host], Read by a Full Cast
HighBridge Audio
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2010 WINNER

THE MALTESE FALCON
Dashiell Hammett, Read by Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann, and a Full Cast
Blackstone Audiobooks
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Biography/Memoir
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VALKYRIE
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, Florence Fehrenbach, Jerome Fehrenbach, Read by Michael Prichard
Tantor Audio
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2010 WINNER

ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED
Miep Gies, Alison Leslie Gold, Read by Barbara Rosenblat
Oasis Audio/ Springwater
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TRUE COMPASS
Edward M. Kennedy, Read by John Bedford Lloyd
Hachette Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
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GOLDEN WILLOW
Harry Bernstein, Read by Mike Kellogg
Oasis Audio/ Springwater
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SECRET HOLOCAUST DIARIES
Nonna Bannister, with Denise George and Carolyn Tomlin, Read by Rebecca Gallagher
Oasis Audio
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Business/Educational
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HOUSE OF CARDS
William D. Cohan, Read by Alan Sklar
Tantor Audio
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2010 WINNER

RAIN
Jeffrey J. Fox, Read by Jeffrey J. Fox
Brilliance Audio
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WHAT WOULD GOOGLE DO?
Jeff Jarvis, Read by Jeff Jarvis
Harper Audio
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TOO BIG TO FAIL
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Read by Wiliam Hughes
Blackstone Audiobooks
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VIRAL LOOP: FROM FACEBOOK TO TWITTER, HOW TODAY'S SMARTEST BUSINESSES GROW THEMSELVES
Adam L. Penenberg, Read by Richard Allen
Tantor Audio

Children's Titles for Ages 8-12
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TIMOTHY AND THE DRAGON'S GATE
Adrienne Kress, Read by Christopher Lane
Brilliance Audio
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LAWN BOY
Gary Paulsen, Read by Tom Parks
Brilliance Audio
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A SEASON OF GIFTS
Richard Peck, Read by Ron McLarty
Listening Library
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THE MIDNIGHT CHARTER
David Whitley, Read by Simon Vance
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
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2010 WINNER

OPERATION YES
Sara Lewis Holmes, Read by Jessica Almasy
Audible, Inc.
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Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8
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A DOG ON HIS OWN
M.J. Auch, Read by William Dufris
Full Cast Audio
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KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO
Mo Willems, Read by Mo Willems, Trixie Willems, Cheryl Willems, Sophie O'Brien
Weston Woods
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2010 WINNER

LOUISE, THE ADVENTURES OF A CHICKEN
Kate DiCamillo, Read by Barbara Rosenblat
Live Oak Media
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ARABEL'S RAVEN
Joan Aiken, Read by Sneha Mathan
Listen & Live Audio
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FRIEND OR FIEND? WITH THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE
Judy Blume, Read by Kathleen Mcinerney, Judy Blume
Listening Library
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Classic
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THE CANTERBURY TALES
Geoffrey Chaucer, Burton Raffel [Trans.], Read by Ric Jerrom, Bill Wallis, Cameron Stewart, Mark Meadows, Kim Hicks, Maggie Ollerenshaw
BBC Audiobooks America
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THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Henry James, Read by Simon Vance, Vanessa Benjamin
Blackstone Audiobooks
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TRISTRAM SHANDY
Laurence Sterne, Read by Anton Lesser
Naxos AudioBooks

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Charles Dickens, Read by Charlton Griffin
Audio Connoisseur
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2010 WINNER

GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Charles Dickens, Read by Charlton Griffin
Audio Connoisseur
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THE HELP
Kathryn Stockett, Read by Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, Jenna Lamia, Cassandra Campbell
Penguin Audio/ Books on Tape
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Fiction
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2010 WINNER

THE HELP
Kathryn Stockett, Read by Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, Jenna Lamia, Cassandra Campbell
Penguin Audio/ Books on Tape
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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Vikas Swarup, Read by Christopher Simpson
BBC Audiobooks America
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THE PIGMAN
Paul Zindel, Read by Eden Riegel, Charlie McWade
Graymalkin Audio
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FACE OF BETRAYAL
Lis Wiehl, April Henry, Read by Pam Turlow
Oasis Audio
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THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe, Read by Joe Barrett
Blackstone Audiobooks
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History
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THE ASCENT OF MONEY
Niall Ferguson, Read by Simon Prebble
Tantor Audio
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2010 WINNER

TEARS IN THE DARKNESS
Elizabeth M. Norman, Michael Norman, Read by Michael Prichard
Tantor Audio
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THE LONG KNIVES ARE CRYING
Joseph M. Marshall III, Read by Joseph M. Marshall III
Blackstone Audiobooks
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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE
Dee Brown, Read by Grover Gardner
Blackstone Audiobooks
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1864
Charles Bracelen Flood, Read by Mel Foster
Tantor Audio
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Humor
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2010 WINNER

CHURCH PEOPLE
Garrison Keillor, Read by Garrison Keillor
HighBridge Audio
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I SHUDDER
Paul Rudnick, Read by Paul Rudnick
Harper Audio
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I DRINK FOR A REASON
David Cross, Read by David Cross
Hachette Audio
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DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU
Anita Renfroe, Read by Anita Renfroe
Hyperion Audiobooks

MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU REQUIRE
John Hodgman, Read by John Hodgam, et al.
Penguin Audio

Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction
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THE SHAPE OF MERCY
Susan Meissner, Read by Tavia Gilbert
Hovel Audio
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THE TEMPEST TALES
Walter Mosley, Read by Ty Jones
Recorded Books/ Griot Audio
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KISS
Ted Dekker, Erin Healy, Read by Pam Turlow
Oasis Audio
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2010 WINNER

A MONTH OF SUMMER
Lisa Wingate, Read by Johanna Parker
Recorded Books/ Lone Star Audio
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DOUBLE MINDS
Terri Blackstock, Read by Cassandra Campbel
Zondervan

Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction
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THE HIDING PLACE
Corrie Ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill, Read by Bernadette Dunne
Hovel Audio
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LORD OF THE RINGLESS
Dee Aspin, Read by Julie Williams
Voice-Overs.com

WHAT SOUTHERN WOMEN KNOW ABOUT FAITH
Ronda Rich, Read by Ronda Rich
Zondervan

SECRET HOLOCAUST DIARIES
Nonna Bannister, with Denise George and Carolyn Tomlin, Read by Rebecca Gallagher
Oasis Audio
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2010 WINNER

THE WORD OF PROMISE AUDIO BIBLE
Thomas Nelson [Eds.], Read by Michael York, Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jason Alexander, Marisa Tomei, et al.
Thomas Nelson
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Literary Fiction
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GOOD-BYE AND AMEN
Beth Gutcheon, Read by Joyce Bean
Tantor Audio
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THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG
Muriel Barbery, Alison Anderson [Trans.], Read by Barbara Rosenblat, Cassandra Morris
HighBridge Audio
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THE CORAL THIEF
Rebecca Stott, Read by Simon Prebble
Tantor Audio
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2010 WINNER

WOLF HALL
Hilary Mantel, Read by Simon Slater
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
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COME SUNDAY
Isla Morley, Read by Jennifer Wiltsie
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
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Multi-Voiced Performance
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2010 WINNER

NELSON MANDELA'S FAVORITE AFRICAN FOLKTALES
Nelson Mandela [Ed.], Read by Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, Blair Underwood, Forest Whitaker, Alfre Woodard
Hachette Audio
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CANTERBURY TALES
Geoffrey Chaucer, J.U. Nicolson [Trans.], Read by Martin Jarvis, Jay Karnes, Ray Porter, John Lee, Malcolm Hillgartner, Ralph Cosham, Amelia White, Mathew Wolf, Simon Vance, Kenneth Danziger, W. Morgan Sheppard, Carolyn Seymour, Rosalyn Ayres, Mark Bramhall
Blackstone Audiobooks
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THE CANTERBURY TALES
Geoffrey Chaucer, Burton Raffel [Trans.], Read by Ric Jerrom, Bill Wallis, Cameron Stewart, Mark Meadows, Kim Hicks, Maggie Ollerenshaw
BBC Audiobooks America
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THE RIVALRY
Norman Corwin, Read by Paul Giamatti, James Gleason, Tony Palermo, Lily Rabe, David Strathairn, Shannon Cochran
L.A. Theatre Works
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THE WORD OF PROMISE AUDIO BIBLE
Thomas Nelson [Eds.], Read by Michael York, Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jason Alexander, Marisa Tomei, et al.
Thomas Nelson
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Mystery & Suspense
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THE DYING BREED
Declan Hughes, Read by Stanley Townsend
ISIS Audio Books
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REVELATION
C.J. Sansom, Read by Steven Crossley
Recorded Books
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BLACK MONEY
Ross Macdonald, Read by Grover Gardner
Blackstone Audiobooks
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2010 WINNER

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
Walter Mosley, Read by Michael Boatman
Audible, Inc.

THE COMPLETE STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Arthur Conan Doyle, Read by Charlton Griffin
Audio Connoisseur
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Narration by the Author or Authors
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BASEBALL GREAT
Tim Green, Read by Tim Green
Harper Audio
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2010 WINNER

ODD AND THE FROST GIANTS
Neil Gaiman, Read by Neil Gaiman
Harper Audio
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MANHOOD FOR AMATEURS
Michael Chabon, Read by Michael Chabon
Harper Audio
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HALF BROKE HORSES
Jeannette Walls, Read by Jeannette Walls
Simon & Schuster Audio/ Recorded Books
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LITTLE BIT WICKED
Kristin Chenoweth, Read by Kristin Chenoweth
Oasis Audio/ Springwater
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Non-Fiction
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OUTLIERS
Malcolm Gladwell, Read by Malcolm Gladwell
Hachette Audio
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COLUMBINE
Dave Cullen, Read by Don Leslie
Blackstone Audiobooks
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WHAT AMERICANS REALLY WANT . . . REALLY
Frank I. Luntz, Read by L.J. Ganser
Hyperion Audiobooks
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ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED
Miep Gies, Alison Leslie Gold, Read by Barbara Rosenblat
Oasis Audio/ Springwater
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2010 WINNER

THE NATIONAL PARKS
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan,
Read by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
Books on Tape
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Original Work
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IN A NUTSHELL: DARWIN
Peter Whitfield, Read by Peter Whitfield
Naxos AudioBooks
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A WAY WITH WORDS IV
Michael D.C. Drout, Read by Michael D.C. Drout
Recorded Books/ Modern Scholar
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THE COPPER BRACELET
Jeffery Deaver, Gayle Lynds, David Hewson, Jim Fusilli, John Gilstrap, Joseph Finder, Lisa Scottoline, David Corbett, Linda Barnes, Jenny Siler, David Liss, P.J. Parrish, Brett Battles, Jon Land, James Phelan, Read by Alfred Molina
Audible, Inc.
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THE LONGEST NIGHT
Helen Engelhardt, Read by Helen Engelhardt
Midsummer Sound Company
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2010 WINNER

TELL ME A STORY
Amy Friedman, Read by Bryce Dallas Howard, Paula Poundstone, Wendy Hammers, Margot Rose, Jessica DiCicco, Yvette Freeman
Listen & Live Audio
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Package Design
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THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, Read by David Strathairn, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael McConnohie, Allen C. Guelzo

BBC Audiobooks America
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THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
Eros Urides, Read by Peter Jahns
CoolBeat
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THE J.R.R. TOLKIEN COLLECTION
J.R.R. Tolkien, Read by a Full Cast
BBC Audiobooks America/ BBC Radio
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KABUKICHO
Max Hodges, Read by Max Hodges
White Rabbit Press
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2010 WINNER

THE WORD OF PROMISE AUDIO BIBLE
Thomas Nelson [Eds.], Read by Michael York, Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jason Alexander, Marisa Tomei, et al.
Thomas Nelson
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Personal Development
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2010 WINNER

NURTURESHOCK
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Read by Po Bronson
Hachette Audio
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THE BIRTH ORDER BOOK
Kevin Leman, Read by Wayne Shepherd
Oasis Audio
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HOW TO INSTANTLY CONNECT WITH ANYONE
Leil Lowndes, Read by Leil Lowndes
Listen & Live Audio
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THROW OUT FIFTY THINGS
Gail Blanke, Read by Gail Blanke
Listen & Live Audio
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THE HIP CHICK’S GUIDE TO MACROBIOTICS
Jessica Porter, Read by Dan Bernard
Tantor Audio

Romance
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WHAT I DID FOR LOVE
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Read by Julia Gibson
Harper Audio/ Books on Tape
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DARK SLAYER
Christine Feehan, Read by Phil Gigante, Jane Brown
Brilliance Audio
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2010 WINNER

THE UNTAMED BRIDE
Stephanie Laurens, Read by Simon Prebble
Harper Audio/ Blackstone Audiobooks
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THE HOUSE ON TRADD STREET
Karen White, Read by Aimee Bruneau
Listen & Live Audio
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A ROGUE OF MY OWN
Johanna Lindsey, Read by Rosalyn Landor
Brilliance Audio
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Science Fiction/Fantasy
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KUSHIEL'S SCION
Jacqueline Carey, Read by Simon Vance
Tantor Audio
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2010 WINNER

BELLWETHER
Connie Willis, Read by Kate Reading
Blackstone Audiobooks
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PODKAYNE OF MARS
Robert A. Heinlein, Read by Emily Janice Card
Blackstone Audiobooks
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THE GATHERING STORM
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Read by Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
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KUSHIEL'S DART
Jacqueline Carey, Read by Anne Flosnik
Tantor Audio
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Short Stories/Collections
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JUST AFTER SUNSET
Stephen King, Read by Stephen King, Jill Eikenberry, Holter Graham, George Guidall, Ron McLarty, Denis O'Hare, Ben Shenkman, Skipp Sudduth, Mare Winningham, Karen Ziemba
Simon & Schuster Audio/ Recorded Books
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THE COMPLETE STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Arthur Conan Doyle, Read by Charlton Griffin
Audio Connoisseur
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LOVE LETTERS OF GREAT MEN
Ursula Doyle [Ed.], Read by Anton Lesser
Macmillan Audio
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2010 WINNER

BLACK MASK AUDIO MAGAZINE, VOL. 1
Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Earl Stanley Gardner, et al., Read by Richard Ferrone, Grover Gardner, Anthony Heald, Malcolm Hillgartner, William Hughes, Lorna Raver, Burt Ross, Rochelle Savitt, Christine Williams, Tom Weiner, Kaitlin Hopkins, George Guidall, Jeff Woodman
Blackstone Audiobooks
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NOTHING WITH STRINGS
Bailey White, Read by Lorna Raver
Tantor Audio

Solo Narration - Female
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WASHINGTON SQUARE
Henry James, Read by Lorna Raver
Tantor Audio
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FATALLY FLAKY
Diane Mott Davidson, Read by Barbara Rosenblat
Harper Audio/ Recorded Books
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2010 WINNER

THE CHOSEN ONE
Carol Lynch Williams, Read by Jenna Lamia
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
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MISSISSIPPI JACK
L.A. Meyer, Read by Katherine Kellgren
Listen & Live Audio
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IN THE BELLY OF THE BLOODHOUND
L.A. Meyer, Read by Katherine Kellgren
Listen & Live Audio
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Solo Narration - Male
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BEAT THE REAPER
Josh Bazell, Read by Robert Petkoff
Hachette Audio
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THE BIRTHING HOUSE
Christopher Ransom, Read by Edward Herrmann
Blackstone Audiobooks
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JESUS' SON
Denis Johnson, Read by Will Patton
Macmillan Audio/ BBC Audiobooks America
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Charles Dickens, Read by Charlton Griffin
Audio Connoisseur
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2010 WINNER

GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Charles Dickens, Read by Charlton Griffin
Audio Connoisseur
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Spanish Language
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LA AUDACIA DE LA ESPERANZA/ THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Read by Erwin Dorado
FonoLibro
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UNA NUEVA TIERRA/ A NEW EARTH
Eckhart Tolle, Read by José Manuel Vieira
FonoLibro

EL JUEGO DEL ÁNGEL/ THE ANGEL’S GAME
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Read by Francisco Rivela
Recorded Books/ AudioLibros
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¿POR QUÉ ESE IDIOTA ES RICO Y YO NO?/ HOW COME THAT IDIOT'S RICH AND I'M NOT?
Robert Shemin, Maria Andrea Giovine [Trans.], Read by Francisco Rivela
Recorded Books/ AudioLibros
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2010 WINNER

LA TRAVERSIA DE ENRIQUE/ ENRIQUE'S JOURNEY
Sonia Nazario, Read by Adriana Sananes
Recorded Books/ AudioLibros
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Teens
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MISSISSIPPI JACK
L.A. Meyer, Read by Katherine Kellgren
Listen & Live Audio
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IN THE BELLY OF THE BLOODHOUND
L.A. Meyer, Read by Katherine Kellgren
Listen & Live Audio
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WINTERGIRLS
Laurie Halse Anderson, Read by Jeannie Stith
Brilliance Audio
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GOING BOVINE
Libba Bray, Read by Erik Davies
Listening Library
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2010 WINNER

PEACE, LOCOMOTION
Jacqueline Woodson, Read by Dion Graham
Brilliance Audio
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Thriller/Suspense
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ROAD DOGS
Elmore Leonard, Read by Peter Francis James
Harper Audio/ Recorded Books
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2010 WINNER

DARLING JIM
Christian Moerk, Read by Stephen Hoye, Justine Eyre
Tantor Audio
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LEVEL 26
Anthony E. Zuiker, Duane Swierczynski, Read by John Glover
Penguin Audio
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THE DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL
Greg Iles, Read by Dick Hill
Brilliance Audio
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THE PRICE OF LOVE AND OTHER STORIES
Peter Robinson, Read by John Lee, Gideon Emery, Rosalyn Landor, and Angela Goethals
Harper Audio
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