Audie Awards
Awards recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA)
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  • Play The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Bloody Jack #8
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Bloody Jack #8
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Teens, 2012

    The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Bloody Jack #8

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By L. A. Meyer
    • Narrated By Katherine Kellgren
    Overall
    (313)
    Performance
    (198)
    Story
    (195)

    Jacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia. To add insult to injury, the Lorelei Lee is confiscated to carry Jacky and more than 200 female convicts to populate New South Wales.

    Eileen says: "I decided to write one review...."
  • Play The Nightmare Thief: A Novel
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Nightmare Thief: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Thriller and Suspense, 2012

    The Nightmare Thief: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 32 mins)
    • By Meg Gardiner
    • Narrated By Susan Ericksen
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (25)
    Performance
    (19)
    Story
    (19)

    Autumn Reiniger expects something special for her 21st birthday. Daddy’s already bought her the sports car, the apartment, and admission to the private college where she parties away her weekends. Now she wants excitement, and she’s going to get it. Her father signs up Autumn and five friends for an “ultimate urban reality” game: a simulated drug deal, manhunt, and jailbreak.

    Squeak says: "The Ultimate Test!"
  • Play Heart and Soul
    AUDIOBOOK
    Heart and Soul
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Children's Title for Ages 8-12, 2012

    Heart and Soul

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 38 mins)
    • By Kadir Nelson
    • Narrated By Debbie Allen
    Overall
    (8)
    Performance
    (6)
    Story
    (6)

    Kadir Nelson, one of this generation's most accomplished, award-winning artists, has created an epic yet intimate introduction to the history of America and African Americans, from colonial days through the civil rights movement. Written in the voice of an "Everywoman," an unnamed narrator whose forebears came to this country on slave ships and who lived to cast her vote for the first African American president, Heart and Soul touches on some of the great transformative events and small victories of that history.

    Great Kid Books says: "inspiring historical narrative"
  • Play Django: World's Greatest Guitarist
    AUDIOBOOK
    Django: World's Greatest Guitarist
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Children's Title for Ages up to 8, 2012

    Django: World's Greatest Guitarist

    • UNABRIDGED (18 mins)
    • By Bonnie Christensen
    • Narrated By George Guidall
    Overall
    (0)
    Performance
    (0)
    Story
    (0)

    From extreme poverty in a gypsy camp, through a debilitating injury, Django Reinhardt overcame tremendous obstacles to become a world-renowned, much beloved and highly acclaimed jazz guitarist. This production captures the spirit of the man, his music and his inspiring life story.

  • Play I, Claudius (Dramatised)
    RADIOTVPROGRAM
    I, Claudius (Dramatised)
    Audie Award, Audio Drama, 2012

    I, Claudius (Dramatised)

    • ORIGINAL (5 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Robert Graves
    • Narrated By Derek Jacobi, Tom Goodman Hill
    Overall
    (28)
    Performance
    (21)
    Story
    (21)

    A full-cast dramatisation of Robert Graves' brilliant account of the madness and debauchery of ancient Rome, starring Tom Goodman Hill as Claudius and Derek Jacobi as Augustus. The wickedly entertaining inside story of the lives and deaths of the Imperial dynasty from Augustus to Caligula is told by their obscure relation, Claudius. In public, Claudius is a stammering, drooling weakling, whose reputation as an idiot keeps him safe from office and assassination.

    Melanie says: "Great Audio Theater"
  • Play The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Distinguished Achievement in Production, 2012

    The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 10 mins)
    • By Allan Wolf
    • Narrated By Michael Page, Phil Gigante, Christopher Lane, and others
    Overall
    (20)
    Performance
    (19)
    Story
    (18)

    More than 2,000 men, women, and children are on board. Here on the first-class promenade is millionaire John Jacob Astor, who hopes his return from Egypt with his pregnant teen bride will invite a minimum of media attention. And here, in the third-class common room, a beautiful Lebanese refugee, on her way to family in Florida, discovers first love. And there in the distance, shrouded in darkness, an ancient iceberg lies patient, awaiting its encounter.

    danny lawrence says: "It could have happened that way"
  • Play Life
    AUDIOBOOK
    Life
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Audiobook of the Year and Biography and Memoir, 2011

    Life

    • UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By Keith Richards, James Fox
    • Narrated By Johnny Depp, Joe Hurley
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2125)
    Performance
    (984)
    Story
    (976)

    Now at last Keith Richards pauses to tell his story in the most anticipated autobiography in decades. And what a story! Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records in a coldwater flat with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, building a sound and a band out of music they loved. Finding fame and success as a bad-boy band, only to find themselves challenged by authorities everywhere....

    Jesse says: "Ins and outs"
  • Play Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
    AUDIOBOOK
    Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
    ABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Audio Drama, 2011

    Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue

    • ABRIDGED (3 hrs and 17 mins)
    • By Bernard Shaw
    • Narrated By Amy Irving, Edward Herrmann, Kristoffer Tabori
    Overall
    (16)
    Performance
    (12)
    Story
    (12)

    With Saint Joan, George Bernard Shaw reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc but unhappy with "the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition," he presents a realistic Joan at war not just with British invaders but with realpolitik. This is a masterpiece of the theater of ideas, presented in the most eloquent, vital, human, and moving terms.

    Tad Davis says: "Amy Irving is stunning"
  • Play No Country for Old Men
    AUDIOBOOK
    No Country for Old Men
    ABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Audiobook Adaptation, 2011

    No Country for Old Men

    • ABRIDGED (3 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Cormac McCarthy
    • Narrated By Sean Barrett
    Overall
    (32)
    Performance
    (28)
    Story
    (26)

    Comac McCarthy is considered one of America's greatest living writers. His epic novel No Country for Old Men, released in 2005, traces the violent consequences of a single decision which soon spiral horribly out of control.

    Tinker says: "What a Story."
  • Play The Intelligent Entrepreneur
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Intelligent Entrepreneur
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Business and Educational, 2011

    The Intelligent Entrepreneur

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 39 mins)
    • By Bill Murphy
    • Narrated By Fred Berman, L. J. Ganser
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (544)
    Performance
    (279)
    Story
    (280)

    In 1998, three Harvard Business School graduates - two men and one woman - turned down six-figure salaries at big corporations, bet on themselves, and launched their own new companies. By their 10-year reunion, their audacity had paid huge dividends. They'd made many millions of dollars, created hundreds of jobs and left their mark on the world. The Intelligent Entrepreneur tells the compelling and instructive story of how these three young founders did it.

    David says: "Terrible waste $ and a lot of time"
  • Play The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Children Ages 8-12, 2011

    The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 1 min)
    • By Jacqueline Kelly
    • Narrated By Natalie Ross
    Overall
    (90)
    Performance
    (53)
    Story
    (53)

    The summer of 1899 is HOT in Calpurnia Virginia Tate's sleepy Texas town, and there aren't a lot of good ways to stay cool. Her mother has a new wind machine from town, but Callie might just have to resort to stealthily cutting off her hair, one sneaky inch at a time. She also spends a lot time at the river with her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist. It turns out that every drop of river water is teeming with life - all you have to do is look through a microscope!

    MummyCooke says: "Great Listen"
  • Play The Woman in White
    AUDIOBOOK
    The Woman in White
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Classic, 2011

    The Woman in White

    • UNABRIDGED (25 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Wilkie Collins
    • Narrated By Roger Rees, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (234)
    Performance
    (164)
    Story
    (165)

    Secrets, mistaken identities, surprise revelations, amnesia, locked rooms and locked asylums, and an unorthodox villain made this mystery thriller an instant success when it first appeared in 1860, and it has continued to enthrall ever since. From the hero's foreboding before his arrival at Limmeridge House to the nefarious plot concerning the beautiful Laura, the breathtaking tension of Collins's narrative created a new literary genre of suspense fiction, which profoundly shaped the course of English popular writing.

    JGrace says: "Another multi-cast winner"
  • Play Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
    AUDIOBOOK
    Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Distinguishing Achievement in Production, 2011

    Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 30 mins)
    • By Walter Dean Myers
    • Narrated By Muhammad Cunningham, Walter Dean Myers, Charles Turner, and others
    Overall
    (3)
    Performance
    (3)
    Story
    (3)

    Fifty-four poems, all in different voices, written by one outstanding author. Residents of a fictional Harlem community, from motorman to teacher, from party girl to live-in maid, to jazz artist, a deacon, students, veterans and more - all embodied by 13 remarkable narrators. Original musical recordings from the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk are included. Each distinctive memory, reflection, thought, or aspiration is evocatively presented in this stunning and memorable tribute.

  • Play Winter's Bone: A Novel
    AUDIOBOOK
    Winter's Bone: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Fiction, 2011

    Winter's Bone: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Daniel Woodrell
    • Narrated By Emma Galvin
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (504)
    Performance
    (329)
    Story
    (328)

    The sheriff's deputy at the front door brings hard news to Ree Dolly. Her father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will lose their house if he doesn't show up for his next court date. Ree's father has disappeared before. The Dolly clan has worked the shadowy side of the law for generations, and arrests (and attempts to avoid them) are part of life in Rathlin Valley.

    Brooks says: "A Masterpiece"
  • Play Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic
    AUDIOBOOK
    Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, History, 2011

    Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic

    • UNABRIDGED (30 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Gordon S. Wood
    • Narrated By Robert Fass
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (346)
    Performance
    (146)
    Story
    (148)

    In Empire of Liberty, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers a brilliant account of the early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the War of 1812. As Wood reveals, the period was marked by tumultuous change in all aspects of American life - in politics, society, economy, and culture.

    Joseph says: "Excellent historical writing"
  • Play Old Jews Telling Jokes: 5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs
    AUDIOBOOK
    Old Jews Telling Jokes: 5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Humor, 2011

    Old Jews Telling Jokes: 5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 2 mins)
    • By Sam Hoffman, Eric Spiegelman
    • Narrated By Old Jews
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (41)
    Performance
    (24)
    Story
    (25)

    Jews have a centuries-old tradition of telling jokes, from the ghettos of Europe to Hollywood and the Catskills. Jewish jokes are entertainment, the oral history of a culture, insightful social criticism, and survival tactic rolled into one. In 2008, Hollywood director and producer Sam Hoffman launched a website called Old Jews Telling Jokes. It’s just what it says: Jewish men and women over 60 sharing their favorite stories, tales, riddles, and punchlines.

    PHB says: "Mostly very funny, jokes told in original voices"
  • Play Fireflies in December
    AUDIOBOOK
    Fireflies in December
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Inspiration and Faith- Based Fiction, 2011

    Fireflies in December

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Jennifer Erin Valent
    • Narrated By Kate Forbes
    Overall
    (35)
    Performance
    (23)
    Story
    (22)

    This award-winning, coming-of-age gem by Jennifer Erin Valent recounts one farm family's struggle against racial bigotry in Depression-era Virginia. When Jessilyn's parents begin raising her best friend as their own daughter, this kindness toward a dark-skinned orphan triggers threats and violence. While teetering on the brink of womanhood, Jessilyn must learn to be a shining light in a dark world.

    Gail says: "Surprisingly interesting"
  • Play In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving
    AUDIOBOOK
    In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Inspiration and Faith- Based Nonfiction, 2011

    In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sean Tuohy, Sally Jenkins
    • Narrated By Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sean Tuohy, Kathleen McInerney, and others
    Overall
    (33)
    Performance
    (16)
    Story
    (16)

    For the first time, the remarkable couple depicted in the film The Blind Side tell their own deeply inspiring story. First came the best-selling book, then the Oscar-nominated movie—the story of Michael Oher and the family who adopted him has become one of the most talked-about true stories of our time. But until now, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy have never told this astonishing tale in their own way and with their own words.

    Catherine says: "Wonderful. The movie didn't tell the whole story."
  • Play Beautiful Creatures: Beautiful Creatures, Book 1
    AUDIOBOOK
    Beautiful Creatures: Beautiful Creatures, Book 1
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Judges' Award - Paranormal, 2011

    Beautiful Creatures: Beautiful Creatures, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
    • Narrated By Kevin T. Collins
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1946)
    Performance
    (1556)
    Story
    (1564)

    Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

    Claudia says: "Good book, good narration"
  • Play Snakewoman of Little Egypt: A Novel
    AUDIOBOOK
    Snakewoman of Little Egypt: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED
    Audie Award, Literary Fiction, 2011

    Snakewoman of Little Egypt: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Robert Hellenga
    • Narrated By Coleen Marlo
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (22)
    Performance
    (10)
    Story
    (9)

    On the morning of his 40th birthday, anthropology professor Jackson Jones contemplates his future: Should he go back to Africa, where he did his fieldwork, and live with the Mbuti, or should he marry and settle down in the Midwest, where he now teaches? On the morning of her release from prison, Sunny, who grew up in a snake-handling church in the Little Egypt region of Southern Illinois, rents a garage apartment from Jackson. They become lovers, but they're pulled in different directions.

    Jim says: "Lost potential"
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