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

Audiobook of the Year
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AMERICAN GROWN
Michelle Obama
Read by Michelle Obama, Jim Adams, Charlie Brandts, Christeta Comerford, Sam Kass, Bill Yosses, and a Full Cast (Random House Audio/ Books on Tape)
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BEAUTIFUL RUINS
Jess Walter
Read by Edoardo Ballerini (Harper Audio/ Recorded Books)
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THE END OF THE AFFAIR
Graham Greene
Read by Colin Firth (Audible, Inc.)
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KILLING KENNEDY
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Read by Bill O'Reilly (Macmillan Audio)
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Audio Drama
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SWORDSPOINT
Ellen Kushner
Read by Ellen Kushner, Dion Graham, Katherine Kellgren, Robert Fass, Nick Sullivan, Simon Jones (Audible, Inc./ Neil Gaiman Presents/ SueMedia Productions)
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DIE, SNOW WHITE! DIE, DAMN YOU!
Yuri Rasovsky
Read by Sandra Oh, Simon Helberg, Kate Burton, and a Full Cast (Blackstone Audiobooks)
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TROUBLE ON HIS WINGS
L. Ron Hubbard
Read by a Full Cast (Galaxy Press)
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TITANIUM RAIN
Josh Finney
Read by a Full Cast (AudioComics)
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THE STAR ANGEL
Jerry Robbins
Read by Jerry Robbins and The Colonial Radio Players (Brilliance Audio)
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Biography/Memoir
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THE SEAMSTRESS
Sara Tuvel Bernstein, Louise Loots Thornton, Marlene Bernstein Samuels
Read by Wanda McCaddon (Tantor Media)
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LADY ALMINA AND THE REAL DOWNTON ABBEY
The Countess of Carnarvon
Read by Wanda McCaddon (Tantor Media)
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CRONKITE
Douglas Brinkley
Read by George Guidall (Harper Audio)
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MY CROSS TO BEAR
Gregg Allman
Read by Will Patton (Harper Audio)
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TWO RINGS
Millie Werber, Eve Keller
Read by Yelena Shmulenson, Eve Keller (HighBridge Audio)
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Business/Educational
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INSIDE APPLE
Adam Lashinksy
Read by Adam Lashinsky (Hachette Audio)
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GREAT ON THE JOB
Jodi Glickman
Read by Tanya Eby (Brilliance Audio)
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SPY THE LIE
Philip Houston, Mike Floyd, Susan Carnicero, Don Tennant
Read by Fred Berman (Macmillan Audio)
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A CAPITALISM FOR THE PEOPLE
Luigi Zingales
Read by Jonathan Davis (Audible, Inc.)
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THE PERSONAL MBA
Josh Kaufman
Read by Josh Kaufman (Worldly Wisdom Ventures LLC)
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Children's Titles for Ages 8-12
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SAME SUN HERE
Silas House, Neela Vaswani
Read by Silas House, Neela Vaswani (Brilliance Audio/ Candlewick)
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WONDER
R.J. Palacio
Read by Diane Steele, Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd (Brilliance Audio)
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THE CHESHIRE CHEESE CAT
Carmen Agra Deedy, Randall Wright
Read by Katherine Kellgren, Robin Sachs (Listening Library)
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THE FREEDOM MAZE
Delia Sherman
Read by Robin Miles (Listening Library)
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SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS
Laura Amy Schlitz
Read by Davina Porter (Recorded Books)
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Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8
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THE GREAT CAKE MYSTERY
Alexander McCall Smith
Read by Adjoa Andoh (Listening Library)
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KNUFFLE BUNNY FREE
Mo Willems
Read by Trixie Willems, Cher Willems, Mo Willems (Weston Woods)
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A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE
Phillip C. Stead
Read by David de Vries (Weston Woods)
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WE ARE AMERICA
Walter Dean Myers
Read by Macleod Andrews, Olivia DuFord, Dion Graham, Lizann Mitchell, Christopher Myers, Walter Dean Myers, Johanna Parker, Adriana Sananes, Kaipo Schwab, et al. (Live Oak Media)
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SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE
William Steig
Read by James Earl Jones (Simon & Schuster Audio)
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Classic
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A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
James Agee
Read by Lloyd James (Blackstone Audiobooks)
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DRACULA
Bram Stoker
Read by Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Susan Duerden,
John Lee, Graeme Malcolm, Steven Crossley, Simon Prebble, James Adams (Audible, Inc.)
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DOMBEY AND SON
Charles Dickens
Read by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)
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THE MARK OF ZORRO
Johnston McCulley
Read by Armando Duran (Blackstone Audiobooks)
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THE PRIME MINISTER
Anthony Trollope
Read by Simon Vance (Blackstone Audiobooks)
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Distinguished Achievement in Production
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DRACULA
Bram Stoker
Read by Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Susan Duerden, John Lee, Graeme Malcolm, Steven Crossley, Simon Prebble, James Adams (Audible, Inc.)
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SHADOW SHOW
Sam Weller, Mort Castle [Eds.]
Read by F. Murray Abraham, Neil Gaiman, Kate Mulgrew, George Takei, and a Full Cast (Harper Audio)
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SOCIETY'S CHILD
Janis Ian
Read by Janis Ian (Audible, Inc./ Brilliance Audio)
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WE ARE AMERICA
Walter Dean Myers
Read by Macleod Andrews, Olivia DuFord, Dion Graham, Lizann Mitchell, Christopher Myers, Walter Dean Myers, Johanna Parker, Adriana Sananes, Kaipo Schwab, et al. (Live Oak Media)
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Fantasy
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ALL MEN OF GENIUS
Lev AC Rosen
Read by Emily Gray (Recorded Books)
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THEFT OF SWORDS
Michael J. Sullivan
Read by Tim Gerard Reynolds (Recorded Books)
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THE RESTORER
Amanda Stevens
Read by Khristine Hvam (Audible, Inc./ Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.)
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ANITA
Keith Roberts
Read by Nicola Barber (Neil Gaiman Presents/ Audible, Inc.)
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PRINCESS OF WANDS
John Ringo
Read by Suzy Jackson (Audible, Inc.)
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HEROES DIE
Matthew Stover
Read by Stefan Rudnicki (Audible, Inc.)
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Fiction
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A RAGE IN HARLEM
Chester Himes
Read by Samuel L. Jackson (Audible, Inc.)
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BEAUTIFUL RUINS
Jess Walter
Read by Edoardo Ballerini (Harper Audio)
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE
Margaret Atwood
Read by Claire Danes (Audible, Inc.)
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THE BARTENDER'S TALE
Ivan Doig
Read by David Aaron Baker (Recorded Books)
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SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD
Robert McCammon
Read by Edoardo Ballerini (Audible, Inc.)
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History
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DA VINCI'S GHOST
Toby Lester
Read by Stephen Hoye (Tantor Media)
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SEASON OF THE WITCH
David Talbot
Read by Arthur Morey (Brilliance Audio)
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L.A. NOIR
John Buntin
Read by Kirby Heyborne (Tantor Media)
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TWELVE DESPERATE MILES
Tim Brady
Read by Joe Barrett (AudioGO)
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THE WRECKING CREW
Kent Harman
Read by Dan John Miller (Tantor Media)
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PACIFIC CRUCIBLE
Ian W. Toll
Read by Grover Gardner (Audible, Inc.)
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Humor
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LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED
Jenny Lawson
Read by Jenny Lawson (Penguin Audio)
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AMERICA AGAIN
Stephen Colbert
Read by Stephen Colbert and Cast (Hachette Audio)
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THE CURSING MOMMY'S BOOK OF DAYS
Ian Frazier
Read by Cynthia Nixon (Macmillan Audio)
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I SUCK AT GIRLS
Justin Halpern
Read by Sean Schemmel (Harper Audio)
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ME THE PEOPLE
Kevin Bleyer
Read by Kevin Bleyer (Random House Audio)
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Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction
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THE GOOD DREAM
Donna VanLiere
Read by Donna VanLiere (Macmillan Audio)
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TOUCHING THE SKY
Tracie Peterson
Read by Renee Raudman (Brilliance Audio)
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HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER
Beth Wiseman
Read by Kirsten Potter (ChristianAudio)
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THE TAO OF POOH
Benjamin Hoff
Read by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)
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COMING HOME
Karen Kingsbury
Read by Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir (Zondervan)
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Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction
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REAL MARRIAGE
Mark Driscoll, Grace Driscoll
Read by William Dufris, Tavia Gilbert (ChristianAudio)
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FEARLESS
Eric Blehm
Read by Paul Michael (ChristianAudio)
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ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM
Margaret Landon
Read by Anne Flosnik (ChristianAudio)
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MIRACLE FOR JEN
Linda Barrick, John Perry
Read by Kirsten Potter (ChristianAudio)
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KJV AUDIO BIBLE, PURE VOICE
Zondervan
Read by Scott Brick, Edward Herrmann, John Rubinstein, LeVar Burton,Samantha Eggar, et al. (Zondervan)
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Literary Fiction
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REMEMBER BEN CLAYTON
Stephen Harrigan
Read by George Guidall (Recorded Books)
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HEFT
Liz Moore
Read by Kirby Heyborne, Keith Szarabajka (Blackstone Audiobooks)
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BRING UP THE BODIES
Hilary Mantel
Read by Simon Vance (Macmillan Audio)
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THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Kazuo Ishiguro
Read by Simon Prebble (Tantor Media)
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THE END OF THE AFFAIR
Graham Greene
Read by Colin Firth (Audible, Inc.)
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Multi-Voiced Performance
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SUDDENLY, A KNOCK ON THE DOOR
Etgar Keret
Read by Ira Glass, Josh Radnor, Jonathan Safran Foer, Willem Dafoe, Josh Charles, Neal Stephenson, George Saunders, Ben Foster, Mathieu Amalric, Aimee Bender, Miranda July, Ben Marcus, John Sayles, Gary Shteyngart, Stella Schnabel, Nathan Englander, Michael Chabon, et al. (Macmillan Audio)
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THAT IS ALL
John Hodgman
Read by John Hodgman et al. (Penguin Audio)
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THE PRIVILEGE OF THE SWORD
Ellen Kushner
Read by Ellen Kushner, Barbara Rosenblat, Felicia
Day, Joe Hurley, Katherine Kellgren, Nick Sullivan, Neil Gaiman (Audible, Inc./ Neil Gaiman Presents/ SueMedia Productions)
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OCTOBER MOURNING
Lesléa Newman
Read by Emily Beresford, Luke Daniels, Tom Parks, Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd, Christina Traister (Brilliance Audio/ Candlewick)
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MY AWESOME-AWFUL POPULARITY PLAN
Seth Rudetsky
Read by Seth Rudetsky, Andrea Burns, Paul Castree, Jesse Tyler Ferguson et al. (Audible, Inc.)
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DRACULA
Bram Stoker
Read by Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Susan Duerden,
John Lee, Graeme Malcolm, Steven Crossley, Simon Prebble, James Adams (Audible, Inc.)
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Mystery
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THE NIGHTMARE
Lars Kepler
Read by Mark Bramhall (Macmillan Audio)
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THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY
Louise Penny
Read by Ralph Cosham (Macmillan Audio)
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AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD
Laura Lippman
Read by Linda Emond (Harper Audio)
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HUSH MONEY
Chuck Greaves
Read by Dan Butler (AudioGO)
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THE GOOD THIEF'S GUIDE TO VEGAS
Chris Ewan
Read by Simon Vance (AudioGO)
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Narration by the Author or Authors
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AMERICAN DERVISH
Ayad Akhtar
Read by Ayad Akhtar (Hachette Audio)
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HOW TO BE BLACK
Baratunde Thurston
Read by Baratunde Thurston (Harper Audio)
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YES, CHEF
Marcus Samuelsson
Read by Marcus Samuelsson (Random House Audio)
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SOCIETY'S CHILD
Janis Ian
Read by Janis Ian (Audible, Inc.)
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WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU
Molly Ringwald
Read by Molly Ringwald (Harper Audio)
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MOST TALKATIVE
Andy Cohen
Read by Andy Cohen (Macmillan Audio)
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Non-Fiction
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THE CRISIS OF ZIONISM
Peter Beinart
Read by Lloyd James (Tantor Media)
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BREASTS
Florence Williams
Read by Kate Reading (Tantor Media)
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LOVE IS THE CURE
Elton John
Read by Elton John (Hachette Audio)
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CEMETERY JOHN
Robert Zorn
Read by Sean Runnette (Tantor Media)
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SEX AND GOD AT YALE
Nathan Harden
Read by Scott Aiello (Audible, Inc.)
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Original Work
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THE JUNKIE QUATRAIN
Peter Clines
Read by Christian Rummel, Therese Plummer (Audible, Inc.)
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DIE, SNOW WHITE! DIE, DAMN YOU!
Yuri Rasovsky
Read by Sandra Oh, Simon Helberg, Kate Burton, and a Full Cast (Blackstone Audiobooks)
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TITANIUM RAIN
Josh Finney
Read by a Full Cast (AudioComics)
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GUN CHURCH
Reed Farrel Coleman
Read by Joe Barrett, John Keating (Audible, Inc.)
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THE COMING HOME TO US
Helen Engelhardt, Marjorie Van Halteren
Read by Mary Lou Ciulla, Mary Kay Stratis, Eleanor Bright, Pat Simpson, Wendy Giebler (Midsummer Sound)
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Package Design
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SAVAGES
Don Winslow
Read by Michael Kramer (Tantor Media)
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NPR ROAD TRIPS: FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
National Public Radio [Eds.]
Read by Noah Adams et al. (HighBridge Audio)
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ON THE NIGHT YOU WERE BORN
Nancy Tillman
Read by Orlagh Cassidy (Macmillan Audio)
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THE GREAT GAZZOON
Rick Scott, Valley Hennell
Read by Rick Scott and a Full Cast (Grand PooBah Music)
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THE COMING HOME TO US
Helen Engelhardt, Marjorie Van Halteren
Read by Mary Lou Ciulla, Mary Kay Stratis, Eleanor Bright, Pat Simpson, Wendy Giebler (Midsummer Sound)
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Paranormal
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THE GREYFRIAR
Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith
Read by James Marsters (Buzzy Multimedia Publishing)
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GUNMETAL MAGIC
Ilona Andrews
Read by Renee Raudman (Tantor Media)
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MY LIFE AS A WHITE TRASH ZOMBIE
Diana Rowland
Read by Allison McLemore (Audible, Inc.)
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SPELLBOUND
Larry Correia
Read by Bronson Pinchot (Audible, Inc.)
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THE BRIDE WORE BLACK LEATHER
Simon R. Green
Read by Marc Vietor (Audible, Inc.)
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Personal Development
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IT WORKED FOR ME
Colin Powell, Tony Koltz
Read by Colin Powell (Harper Audio)
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JUST ONE THING
Rick Hanson
Read by Fred Stella (Brilliance Audio)
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THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD
Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson
Read by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson (Brilliance Audio)
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NAKED AT OUR AGE
Joan Price
Read by Suzanne Toren (Audible, Inc.)
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THE TAO OF POOH
Benjamin Hoff
Read by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)
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Romance
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THE WITNESS
Nora Roberts
Read by Julia Whelan (Brilliance Audio)
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NEVER SEDUCE A SCOT
Maya Banks
Read by Kirsten Potter (Tantor Media)
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SCANDALOUS DESIRES
Elizabeth Hoyt
Read by Ashford MacNab (Hachette Audio)
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THE MADNESS OF LORD IAN MACKENZIE
Jennifer Ashley
Read by Angela Dawe (Tantor Media)
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DON'T CRY FOR ME
Sharon Saia
Read by Kathe Mazur (Audible, Inc./ Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.)
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Science Fiction
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PURE
Julianna Baggott
Read by Khristine Hvam, Joshua Swanson, Kevin T. Collins, Casey Holloway (Hachette Audio)
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THE AGE OF MIRACLES
Karen Thompson Walker
Read by Emily Janice Card (Random House Audio)
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AGATHA H. AND THE CLOCKWORK PRINCESS
Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
Read by Angela Dawe (Brilliance Audio)
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14
Peter Clines
Read by Ray Porter (Audible, Inc.)
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INVINCIBLE: THE LOST FLEET
Jack Campbell
Read by Christian Rummel (Audible, Inc.)
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Short Stories/Collections
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I AM AN EXECUTIONER
Rajesh Parameswaran
Read by Neil Shah, Lina Patel (Dreamscape)
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ASTRAY
Emma Donoghue
Read by Khristine Hvam, James Langton, Robert Petkoff, Suzanne Toren, Dion Graham (Hachette Audio)
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WELCOME TO BORDERTOWN
Holly Black, Ellen Kushner [Eds.]
Read by Cassandra Campbell, MacLeod Andrews, Holly Black, Ellen Kushner (Brilliance Audio)
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SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM
Joan Didion
Read by Diane Keaton (Audible, Inc.)
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WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU
Molly Ringwald
Read by Molly Ringwald (Harper Audio)
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Solo Narration - Female
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THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE
Lene Kaaberbøl, Agnete Friis
Read by Katherine Kellgren (AudioGO)
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THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
L. Frank Baum
Read by Anne Hathaway (Audible, Inc.)
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THE UNSEEN GUEST
Maryrose Wood
Read by Katherine Kellgren (Harper Audio)
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CALL THE MIDWIFE
Jennifer Worth
Read by Nicola Barber (HighBridge Audio)
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JULIET IN AUGUST
Dianne Warren
Read by Cassandra Campbell (Tantor Media)
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Solo Narration - Male
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BEING THERE
Jerzy Kosinski
Read by Dustin Hoffman (Audible, Inc.)
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THE ABSOLUTIST
John Boyne
Read by Michael Maloney (Tantor Media)
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BEAUTIFUL RUINS
Jess Walter
Read by Edoardo Ballerini (Harper Audio)
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THE END OF THE AFFAIR
Graham Greene
Read by Colin Firth (Audible, Inc.)
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THE TAO OF POOH
Benjamin Hoff
Read by Simon Vance (Tantor Media)
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Teens
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INHERITANCE
Christopher Paolini
Read by Gerard Doyle (Listening Library)
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THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
John Green
Read by Kate Rudd (Brilliance Audio)
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ENCHANTED
Alethea Kontis
Read by Katherine Kellgren (Brilliance Audio)
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THE DIVINERS
Libba Bray
Read by January LaVoy (Listening Library)
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DODGER
Terry Pratchett
Read by Stephen Briggs (Harper Audio)
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Thriller/Suspense
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THE CHALK GIRL
Carol O'Connell
Read by Barbara Rosenblat (Recorded Books)
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ODD APOCALYPSE
Dean Koontz
Read by David Aaron Baker (Brilliance Audio)
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RED, WHITE, AND BLOOD
Christopher Farnsworth
Read by Bronson Pinchot (Blackstone Audiobooks)
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RISE AGAIN
Ben Tripp
Read by Kirsten Potter (Tantor Media)
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THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE
Lene Kaaberbøl, Agnete Friis
Read by Katherine Kellgren (AudioGO)
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