May 24, 2006
2006 Audie Awards Announced
The 2006 Audie Awards were announced on Friday, May 19. The Audie Awards are given out annually by the Audio Publisher's Association for the best in audiobooks. This is a complete list of winners. In some cases, we have an audiobook version of the title that is by another narrator, these are not listed here as they are not the winners. Categories that are linked have a full book list of past winners.
Hall of Fame Award
J.K. Rowling. Read by Jim Dale. Harry Potter series
Audiobook of the Year
Douglas Adams. Read by Various Artists. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase
Presents a recording of the science fiction radio drama about Arthur Dent and his journey through the universe with Ford Prefect after the destruction of the earth. (Unabridged CD)
Judges Award: Spanish
Dan Brown. Read by Raul Amundaray. El Codigo Da Vinci
Achievement in Production
George MacDonald. Read by a Full Cast. At the Back of the North Wind
Audio Drama
Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette, & Yuri Rasovsky. Read by Various Artists. The Sherlock Holmes Theatre
Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium
Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva. Read by Frances McDormand, Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva. Hidden Kitchens
Biography/Memoir
Ruth Reichl. Read by Ruth Reichl. Garlic and Sapphires
Business Information/Educational
Jim Collins. Read by Jim Collins. Good to Great
Some companies are great because greatness has been programed into their DNA from the very beginning, but what about the companies not born with great DNA? Can they achieve enduring greatness. The author tells us how. (Abridged CD & Cassette)
Children's Titles for Ages Up to 8
Laurie Keller. Read by Michael McKean. Arnie the Doughnut
Children's Titles for Ages 8+
Eva Ibbotson. Read by Patricia Connolly. Star of Kazan
After twelve-year-old Annika, a foundling living in late nineteenth-century Vienna, inherits a trunk of costume jewelry, a woman claiming to be her aristocratic mother arrives and takes her to live in a strangely decrepit mansion in Germany. (Unabridged CD)
Classics
Jules Verne. Read by Jim Dale. Around the World in 80 Days
In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. (Unabridged CD)
Fiction (Abridged)
Vikas Swarup. Read by Kerry Shale. Q&A
Ram Mohammad Thomas may be in jail, but he is not a criminal. A penniless 18-year-old waiter from the slums of India, Ram appeared to be on the path to wealth when he correctly answered 12 questions on the TV show Who Wants to Win a Billion? The show's producers bribe the police to arrest him for cheating, and as Ram's lawyer rescues him from prison, he also extracts Ram's amazing life-story and a captivating portrait of 21st-century India. (Abridged CD)
Fiction (Literary)
Kalisha Buckhanon. Read by Chadwick Boseman & Heather Simms. Upstate
"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?" So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New York. (Unabridged CD)
Fiction (Unabridged)
Mitch Cullin. Read by Simon Jones. A Slight Trick of the Mind
Humor
Al Franken. Read by Al Franken. The Truth (With Jokes)
Al Franken's landmark bestseller, Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right , was praised as a "bitterly funny assault" ( The New York Times ) that rang "with the moral clarity of an angel's trumpet" ( Associated Press ). Now, this master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all Americans. (Unabridged CD)
Inspirational/Spiritual
Philip Yancey. Read by Mel Foster. Finding God in Unexpected Places
Inspirational/Faith Based Fiction
Katherine Valentine. Read by John McDonough. Grace Will Lead Me Home
Multi-Voiced Performance
Stephen Marche. Read by Various Artists. Raymond and Hannah
Mystery
Elizabeth Peters. Read by Barbara Rosenblat. The Serpent on the Crown
It's 1922, and The Great War is over. With the world at peace, Amelia and her family return to the Valley of the Kings to explore its storied sands. But they are quickly troubled by treacherous secrets and murder. A woman presents them with a priceless but dangerous artifact--a golden king said to bring death to all who possess it. The woman's husband has already fallen, and now she needs help to return the relic to its tomb. (Unabridged Cassette & CD)
Narration by Author or Authors
J.R. Moehringer. Read by J.R. Moehringer. The Tender Bar
Nonfiction (Abridged)
Jonathan Eig. Read by Ed Herrmann. Luckiest Man
Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse, baseball's strongest and most determined superstar, struck down in his prime by a disease that now bears his name. But who was Lou Gehrig, really? (Abridged CD)
Nonfiction (Unabridged)
Thomas Friedman. Read by Oliver Wyman. The World is Flat
The timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents, powerfully illuminated by one of our most respected journalists. (Unabridged CD)
Original Work
Darren Henley. Read by Marin Alsop. Famous Composers
Package Design
Corrie ten Boom. Read by a Full Cast. The Hiding Place
Personal Development/Motivational
Gary Chapman. Read by Gary Chapman. Five Love Languages
Romance
Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb. Read by Susan Ericksen. Origin in Death
Set in 2059 in New York City, the number-one bestselling In Death series has given fans a searing glimpse into near-future law and order. Now, as scientists work to expand the limits of technology, Detective Eve Dallas tracks the cunning, cold-blooded killer of a father and son. (Unabridged Cassette)
Science Fiction
Richard K. Morgan. Read by Simon Vance. Market Forces
Short Stories/Collections
Alice Munro. Read by Kymberly Dakin. Runaway
Solo Narration (Female)
Diana Gabaldon. Read by Davinia Porter. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
In 1772, the rift between Britain and its American colonies has put a frightening word into the minds of all concerned: revolution. Violence has already reared its ugly head in rural North Carolina, as cabins have been burned to the ground. To preserve the colony for King George III, the governor pleads with Jamie to bring the people together and restore peace. (Unabridged CD)
Solo Narration (Male)
Herman Melville. Read by William Hootkins. Moby Dick
Posted by Grace at May 24, 2006 09:43 AM
