The Audio Publishers Association has announced the nominees for their 16th annual Audies awards, “devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment.” The winners will be announced 24 May 2010 at the Audies Gala at the TimesCenter in New York City.
The nominees, in all 28 categories, are available in this 9-page pdf. We’re listing the categories with nominees of interest to sf/f/h people.
Fiction:
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen, narrated by Hope Davis (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett, narrated by John Lee (Penguin)
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall, narrated by David Aaron Baker (Recorded Books)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Jane Austen and Steve Hockensmith, narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Audible.com)
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake, narrated by Orlagh Cassidy (Blackstone Audio)
Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell, narrated by Emma Galvin (Hachette Audio)
Thriller/Suspense:
Dead Aim by Thomas Perry, narrated by Michael Kramer (Tantor Audio)
Interface by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George, narrated by Oliver Wyman (Audible.com)
The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds, narrated by Kate Reading (Blackstone Audio)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson, narrated by Reg Keeland (Random House Audio)
Vengeance by AJ Scudiere, narrated by Kristoffer Tabori, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Don Leslie (Griffyn Ink)
Science Fiction:
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison, narrated by Marguerite Gavin (Blackstone Audio)
Feed by Mira Grant, narrated by Paula Christensen and Jesse Bernstein (Hachette Audio)
Halo: Evolutions by Various, narrated by Steve Downes, Holter Graham, Frank O’Connor, and Jen Taylor (Macmillan Audio)
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham, narrated by Graeme Malcolm (Audible.com)
The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison, narrated by Phil Gigante (Brilliance Audio)
WWW: Watch by Robert J. Sawyer, narrated by Jessica Almasy, Marc Vietor, Oliver Wyman, Jennifer Van Dyck, and Robert J. Sawyer (Audible.com)
Children’s Titles for Ages up to 8:
Despicable Me: The Junior Novel adapted from the movie, narrated by Tim Curry (Hachette Audio)
Epossumondas Plays Possum by Coleen Salley, narrated by Cynthia Darlow (Recorded Books)
Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday by Megan McDonald, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Brilliance Audio)
One Beastly Beast by Garth Nix, narrated by Stig Wemyss (Bolinda Publishing)
This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt, narrated by James “D Train” Williams (Live Oak Media)
Children’s Titles for Ages 8-12:
Alchemy and Meggy Swan by Karen Cushman, narrated by Kathryn Kellgren (Random House Audio)
Nanny McPhee Returns by Emma Thompson, narrated by Emma Thompson (Macmillan Audio)
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia, narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson (Recorded Books)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, narrated by Natalie Ross (Brilliance Audio)
The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo, narrated by Juliet Stevenson (Brilliance Audio)
Humor:
Old Jews Telling Jokes edited by Sam Hoffman with Eric Spiegelman, narrated by Sam Hoffman with Eric Spiegelman and an ensemble cast (HighBridge Company)
Paul is Undead by Alan Goldsher, narrated by Simon Vance (Blackstone Audio)
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, narrated by Sean Schemmel (Harper Collins Publishers)
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris, narrated by David Sedaris, Elaine Stritch, Dylan Baker, and Sian Phillips (Hachette Audio)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) by Jon Stewart and Daily Show, narrated by Jon Stewart, with Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver, featuring Sigourney Weaver (Hachette Audio)
Original Work:
Fashionably Undead by Meg Cabot and the Twitterverse, narrated by Sarah Drew (AudioGO/BBC Audiobooks America)
Hearts, Keys and Puppetry by Neil Gaiman and the Twitterverse, narrated by Katherine Kellgren (AudioGO/BBC Audiobooks America)
New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer Vol 2 by Max Allan Collins, narrated by Stacy Keach and full cast (Blackstone Audio)
The Alchemist and the Executioness by Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell, narrated by Jonathan Davis and Katherine Kellgren (Audible.com)
William’s Leap for Freedom adapted by Renee Pringle with assistance by Sue Zizza, narrated by Mirron E. Willis and a full cast (SueMedia)
Judges’ Award: Paranormal:
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Renee Raudman (Tantor Audio)
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, narrated by Kevin T. Collins (Hachette Audio)
Skinwalker: Jane Yellowrock, Book 1 by Faith Hunter, narrated by Khristine Hvam (Audible.com)
So Cold the River by Michael Koryta, narrated by Robert Petkoff (Hachette Audio)
The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White, narrated by Aimee Bruneau (Listen & Live Audio)
Short Stories/Collections:
A Matter of Matter by L. Ron Hubbard, narrated by Corey Burton, R.F. Daley, Jim Meskimen, Tait Ruppert, and Josh Thompson (Galaxy Press)
A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris, narrated by Johanna Parker (Recorded Books)
And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer, narrated by Gerard Doyle (Macmillan Audio)
Ford County: Stories by John Grisham, narrated by John Grisham (Random House Audio)
How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley, narrated by Sloane Crosley (Penguin)
Long After Midnight by Ray Bradbury, narrated by Michael Prichard (Tantor Audio)
Stories by Neil Gaiman, narrated by Anne Bobby, Jonathan Davis, Peter Francis James, Katherine Kellgren, and Euan Morton (HarperCollins Publishers)
Narration by the Author or Authors:
A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor, narrated by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Company)
The Color Purple by Alice Walker, narrated by Alice Walker (Recorded Books)
Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb, narrated by Thomas Cobb (Harper Collins Publishers )
Nanny McPhee Returns by Emma Thompson, narrated by Emma Thompson (Macmillan Audio)
Role Models by John Waters, narrated by John Waters (Tantor Audio)
Multi-Voiced Performance:
Great Classic Science Fiction by Various, narrated by Various (AudioGO/BBC Audiobooks America)
Jitters—A Quirky Little Audio Book by Adele Park, narrated by Multi-Voiced (Straight to Audio Productions)
Room by Emma Donoghue, narrated by Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer, Robert Petkoff, and Suzanne Toren (Hachette Audio)
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, narrated by Emily Bergl, Charles Busch, Neil Dickson, Jill Gascoine, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, and Matthew Wolf (L.A. Theatre Works)
The Shadow Effect by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson, narrated by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson (Harper Collins Publishers )