Audies Finalists Named

by Shannon Maughan, PW Daily -- Publishers Weekly, 2/2/2007

The Audio Publishers Association has announced the finalists for its annual Audies Awards gala. The June 1 event, which considers audio titles released between November 1, 2005, and October 31, 2006, will be hosted by actor and audiobook narrator Jim Dale.

Fiction, Unabridged

Restless by William Boyd, narrated by Rosemund Pike, Audio Renaissance

Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen, narrated by Carol Monda, Recorded Books, LLC

Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry, narrated by Annie Potts, Simon & Schuster Audio

The Prestige by Christopher Priest, narrated by Simon Vance, Blackstone Audio Inc.

The Two-Minute Rule by Robert Crais, narrated by Christopher Graybill, Brilliance Audio

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, narrated by David LeDoux and John Randolph Jones, HighBridge Audio

Biography/Memoir

Diana by Sarah Bradford, narrated by Katie Kelgren, Penguin Audio

Dispatches from the Edge by Anderson Cooper, narrated by Anderson Cooper, HarperAudio

Elizabeth by J. Randy Taraborrelli, narrated by Lynne Maclean, Hachette Audio

Sound and Fury by Dave Kindred, narrated by Dick Hill, Blackstone Audio Inc.

Teacher Man by Frank McCourt, narrated by Frank McCourt, Simon & Schuster Audio

The Great Escape by Kati Marton, narrated by Anna Fields, Tantor Media Inc.

Children's Titles for Ages 8-11

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End by Lemony Snicket, narrated by Tim Curry, HarperChildren's Audio

Behind the Curtain by Peter Abrahams, narrated by Colleen Delany, HarperChildren's Audio

Jumping the Scratch by Sara Weeks, narrated by Stephen Spinella, HarperChildren's Audio

Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan, narrated by Bianca Amato, Recorded Books LLC

Two Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman, narrated by Morris Gleitzman, Bolinda Publishing Inc.

Judges' Award: Politics

Faith and Politics by former senator John Danforth, narrated by former senator John Danforth, Listen & Live Audio Inc.

Hubris by Michael Isikoff and David Corn, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Blackstone Audio Inc.

In Time of War by Pierce O'Donnell, narrated by Raymond Todd, Blackstone Audio Inc.

The One Percent Doctrine by Ron Suskind, narrated by Ed Herrmann, Simon & Schuster Audio

Wake Up Call by Kristin Breitweiser, narrated by Kristin Breitweiser, Hachette Audio