Obama, Thomas Among Grammy Winners

by Shannon Maughan, PW Daily -- Publishers Weekly, 2/9/2006

Hours before major-league music acts like Madonna, U2 and Bruce Springsteen took the stage during the 48th Annual Grammy Awards telecast last night, several audio categories of interest to booksellers were honored off-screen at an awards presentation. Here are some winners that might catch the eye of bookstore browsers:

Best Spoken Word Album

Dreams From My Father (Senator Barack Obama)
Senator Barack Obama
Jacob Bronstein, producer
[Random House Audio]

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long
Various Artists
Christopher Cerf & Marlo Thomas, producers
[Warner Strategic Marketing]

Best Musical Album for Children

Songs From The Neighborhood - The Music Of Mister Rogers
Various Artists
Dennis Scott, producer
[Memory Lane Syndications, Inc.]