The Audio Publishers Association announced the winners of the 2015 Audie Awards at a ceremony in New York on May 28. Winners of interest to genre fans include —
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12
- The Graveyard Book; by Neil Gaiman; Narrated by Derek Jacobi, Neil Gaiman, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt; HarperAudio
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
- The Graveyard Book; by Neil Gaiman; Narrated by Derek Jacobi, Neil Gaiman, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt; HarperAudio
FANTASY
- Words of Radiance; by Brandon Sanderson; Narrated by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer; Macmillan Audio
MULTI–VOICED PERFORMANCE
- The Graveyard Book; by Neil Gaiman; Narrated by Derek Jacobi, Neil Gaiman, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt; HarperAudio
PARANORMAL
- The Girl with All the Gifts; by M.R. Carey; Narrated by Finty Williams; Hachette Audio
SCIENCE FICTION
- The Martian; by Andy Weir; Narrated by R.C. Bray; Podium Publishing
SOLO NARRATION — MALE
- The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw; by Christopher Healy; Narrated by Bronson Pinchot; HarperAudio
PACKAGE DESIGN
- The Light at the End; by Nicholas Briggs; Package Design by Alex Mallinson; Big Finish Productions
The full list of winners follows the jump.
AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
Mandela: An Audio History; by Nelson Mandela; Narrated by Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman; Highbridge, a division of Recorded Books
AUDIO DRAMA
The Hound of the Baskervilles; by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright; Narrated by Geoffrey Arend, Wilson Bethel, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Henri Lubatti, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Moira Quirk, Darren Richardson; L.A. Theatre Works
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Not My Father’s Son; by Alan Cumming; Narrated by Alan Cumming; HarperAudio
BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL
A More Beautiful Question; by Warren Berger; Narrated by Michael Quinlan; Audible, Inc.
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12
The Graveyard Book; by Neil Gaiman; Narrated by Derek Jacobi, Neil Gaiman, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt; HarperAudio
CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8
H.O.R.S.E.; by Christopher Myers; Narrated by Christopher Myers and Dion Graham; Live Oak Media
CLASSIC
The New York Stories; by John O’Hara; Narrated by E.L. Doctorow, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Hamm, Richard Kind, Jan Maxwell, Gretchen Mol, and Dallas Roberts; Penguin Random House Audio
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
The Graveyard Book; by Neil Gaiman; Narrated by Derek Jacobi, Neil Gaiman, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt; HarperAudio
EROTICA
Alpha; by Jasinda Wilder; Narrated by Summer Roberts and Tyler Donne; ACX/Seth Clarke
FANTASY
Words of Radiance; by Brandon Sanderson; Narrated by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer; Macmillan Audio
FICTION
All the Light We Cannot See; by Anthony Doerr; Narrated by Zach Appelman; S. & S. Audio
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
The Bully Pulpit; by Doris Kearns Goodwin; Narrated by Edward Herrmann; S. & S. Audio
HUMOR
Yes Please; by Amy Poehler; Narrated by Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner; HarperAudio
INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED FICTION
The Auschwitz Escape; by Joel C. Rosenberg; Narrated by Christopher Lane; Brilliance
INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NONFICTION
Before Amen; by Max Lucado; Narrated by Ben Holland; Thomas Nelson
JUDGES’ AWARD: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The Second Machine Age; by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee; Narrated by Jeff Cummings; Brilliance Publishing
LITERARY FICTION
Euphoria; by Lily King; Narrated by Simon Vance and Xe Sands; Blackstone Audio Inc.
MULTI–VOICED PERFORMANCE
The Graveyard Book; by Neil Gaiman; Narrated by Derek Jacobi, Neil Gaiman, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, and Julian Rhind-Tutt; HarperAudio
MYSTERY The Silkworm; by Robert Galbraith; Narrated by Robert Glenister; Hachette Audio
NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR or AUTHORS Not My Father’s Son; written and narrated by Alan Cumming; HarperAudio
NONFICTION
Furious Cool; by David Henry and Joe Henry; Narrated by Dion Graham; Tantor Media
ORIGINAL WORK
Mandela: An Audio History; by Nelson Mandela; Narrated by Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman; Highbridge, a division of Recorded Books
PACKAGE DESIGN
The Light at the End; by Nicholas Briggs; Package Design by Alex Mallinson; Big Finish Productions
PARANORMAL
The Girl with All the Gifts; by M.R. Carey; Narrated by Finty Williams; Hachette Audio
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT What I Know For Sure; by Oprah Winfrey; Narrated by Oprah Winfrey; Macmillan Audio
ROMANCE The Bridges of Madison County; by Robert James Waller; Narrated by Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale; Hachette Audio
SCIENCE FICTION The Martian; by Andy Weir; Narrated by R.C. Bray; Podium Publishing
SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher; by Hilary Mantel; Narrated by Jane Carr; Macmillan Audio
SOLO NARRATION — FEMALE
Yellow Crocus; by Laila Ibrahim; Narrated by Bahni Turpin; Brilliance Publishing
SOLO NARRATION — MALE
The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw; by Christopher Healy; Narrated by Bronson Pinchot; HarperAudio
TEENS
Egg & Spoon; by Gregory Maguire; Narrated by Michael Page; Brilliance Publishing
THRILLER/SUSPENSE
Those Who Wish Me Dead; by Michael Koryta; Narrated by Robert Petkoff; Hachette Audio
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Wow! I don’t listen to audio books, and I don’t read childrens’ literature, but I might make exceptions for Yes Please and The Graveyard Book, based on their casts of narrators.