The Audie Awards celebrate the best of the audiobook industry. The awards celebrate different genres as well as different aspects of the industry. The Audie winners for 2009 are:
Audiobook of the Year - The Graveyard Book
- Author and Narrator: Neil Gaiman
- Publisher: HarperChildren’s Audio
Distinguished Achievement in Production - Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
- Author: L.A. Meyer
- Narrator: Katherine Kellgren
- Publisher: Listen & Live Audio
Audiobook Adaptation - English Majors: A Comedy Collection for the Highly Literate
- Author: Garrison Keillor
- Cast: Garrison Keillor and cast, with special guests Billy Collins, Roy Blount Jr., Robert Bly, Donald Hall, Allen Ginsberg, and Calvin Trillin
- Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Audio Drama - The Odyssey
- Author: Homer
- Cast: Tim McInnerny, Amanda Redman, and a full cast
- Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
Biography/Memoir - The Last Lecture
- Author: Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
- Narrator: Erik Singer
- Publisher: Hyperion Audiobooks
Business/Educational - The Little Red Book of Selling
- Author and Narrator: Jeffrey Gitomer
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Children’s Titles for Ages Up To 8 - James Herriot’s Treasury for Children
- Author: James Herriot
- Narrator: Jim Dale
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Children’s Titles For Ages 8-12 - The Graveyard Book
- Author and Narrator: Neil Gaiman
- Publisher: HarperChildren’s Audio
Classic - Great Expectations
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Narrator: Simon Vance
- Publisher: Tantor Audio
Fiction (Tie) - The Duma Key
- Author: Stephen King
- Narrator: John Slattery
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Fiction (Tie) - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- Narrators: Paul Boehmer, Susan Duerden, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee, and Juliet Mills
- Publisher: Books on Tap
History - Gandhi and Churchill
- Author: Arthur Herman
- Narrator: John Curless
- Publisher: Recorded Books
Humor - The Learners
- Author: Chip Kidd
- Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Inspirational / Faith-Based Fiction - Prague Counterpoint
- Author: Bodie and Brock Thoene
- Narrator: Sean Barrett
- Publisher: FamilyAudioLibrary.com
Inspirational / Faith-Based Non-Fiction - The Word of Promise: Next Generation—New Testament
- By: ICB Translation
- Narrator: Sean Astin and cast
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Literary Fiction - Elmer Gantry
- Author: Sinclair Lewis
- Narrator: Anthony Heald
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Multi-Voiced Performance - Mudbound
- Author: Hillary Jordan
- Cast: Joey Collins, Peter Jay Fernandez, Kate Forbes, Ezra Knight, Brenda Pressley, and Tom Stechschulte
- Publisher: Recorded Books
Mystery - Voice of the Violin
- Author: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrator: Grover Gardner
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Narration by the Author or Authors - David Sedaris
- For: When You Are Engulfed in Flames
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
Non-Fiction - Hot, Flat, and Crowded
- Author: Thomas Friedman
- Narrator: Oliver Wyman
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Original Work - Louis Vuitton Soundwalk: Beijing
- Author: Stephan Crasneanscki
- Narrator: Gong Li
- Publisher: Louis Vuitton/Soundwalk
Package Design - Founding Fathers
- Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Designed by:Margo Goody
Personal Development - You Staying Young
- Author: Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
- Narrator: Johnny Heller
- Publisher: Recorded Books
Politics: Judges’ Award - Hot, Flat, and Crowded
- Author: Thomas Friedman
- Narrator: Oliver Wyman
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Romance - The Dark Highlander
- Author: Karen Marie Moning
- Narrator: Phil Gigante
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Science Fiction/Fantasy - Calculating God
- Author: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrator: Jonathan Davis
- Publisher: Audible
Short Stories/Collections - Armageddon in Retrospect
- Author: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrator: Rip Torn and Mark Vonnegut
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
Solo Narration: Female - Katherine Kellgren
- For: Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
- Author: L.A. Meyer
- Publisher: Listen & Live Audio
Solo Narration: Male - John Lee
- For: The Count of Monte Cristo
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Spanish Language - Por Un Dia Mas
- Author: Mitch Albom
- Narrator: Jose Manuel Vieira
- Publisher: FonoLibro
Teens - Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
- Author: L.A. Meyer
- Narrator: Katherine Kellgren
- Publisher: Listen & Live Audio
Thriller / Suspense - Child 44
- Author: Tom Rob Smith
- Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
These wide reaching awards recognize all aspects of the audiobook industry. This list also serves as a great prompt for people who are looking for inspiration for their next listen.
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