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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2015

CONTACT: Meg Walker Gretchen Koss President, Dir. of Marketing President, Dir. of Publicity Tandem Literary Tandem Literary 212-629-1990 ext. 2 212-629-1990 ext. 1 [email protected] [email protected]

20th Annual Audie® finalists announced in thirty categories Winners announced at the Audie Awards Gala in City on May 28th hosted by award winning author Jack Gantos

Philadelphia, PA – The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced finalists for its 2015 Audie Awards® competition, the only awards program in the devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment. Winners will be announced at the Audies Gala on May 28, 2015, at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York. Newbery award winning author, and narrator extraordinaire, Jack Gantos will emcee the event and says "I'm thrilled to host the Audies. Unlike when I'm in the recording studio, while on stage at the Audies Gala I can wear a watch, have my stomach growl, jiggle pocket change, trip over my own tongue, laugh at my own jokes, completely screw up my lines and not have to worry about repeating myself-- again and again. It is an honor to be a part of recognizing all the incredible audio talent in the industry who do the hard work of controlling themselves in the studio every single day."

This year there will be an additional category: JUDGES AWARD – SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. Janet Benson, Audies Competition Chair, says “Recognizing the constantly evolving nature of modern science and technology, the Audies Competition Committee wished to honor which celebrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Entries in this field are often more challenging to judge, as the content can be dense, but our finalists were lauded by the judges as titles you can both learn from AND enjoy listening to!”

Of this year’s finalists, Michele Cobb, President of the APA says “Our nominees continue to astound and impress with the creation of high quality productions that convert new listeners to the format every day; we are pleased to have such a great list.”

The Audies, sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), is the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. Through the competition, publishers enter titles in various categories for recognition of excellence. Finalists are selected by a diverse group of experienced judges and, from that group of finalists, one winner is awarded.

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Finalists in this year’s competition include the following titles:

AUDIO DRAMA Anne Manx and the Blood Chase; by Larry Weiner; Narrated by Claudia Christian, Moira Kelly, Patricia Tallman, with full cast; RRCA

The Hound of the Baskervilles; by Sir 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. Works

Mistborn: The Final Empire; by ; Narrated by Terence Aselford, Kimberly Gilbert, David Jourdan and a full cast; Graphic Audio® A Movie in Your Mind®

The Swords of Riverside; by and Delia Sherman; Narrated by Ellen Kushner, , Katherine Kellgren, Dion Graham, , et al.; SueMedia Productions for / ACX

Under Drake's Flag; by G.A. Henty; Narrated by Brian Blessed; Heirloom Audio Productions

AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR Daring: My Passages; by Gail Sheehy; Narrated by Bernadette Dunne; HarperAudio

Living on Air; by Joe Cipriano and Ann Cipriano; Narrated by Joe Cipriano; Joe Cipriano Promos, Inc.

My Life in Middlemarch; by Rebecca Mead; Narrated by Kate Reading; Blackstone Audio Inc.

Not My Father's Son; by ; Narrated by Alan Cumming; HarperAudio

Yes Please; by ; Narrated by Amy Poehler, , , Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, , and ; HarperAudio

BUSINESS/EDUCATIONAL #GIRLBOSS; by Sophia Amoruso; Narrated by Sara Jes Austell; Penguin Audio

Creativity, Inc.; by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace; Narrated by Peter Altschuler; Audio

A More Beautiful Question; by Warren Berger; Narrated by Michael Quinlan; , Inc.

Playing to Win; by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin; Narrated by L.J. Ganser; Audible, Inc.

Talk Like TED; by Carmine Gallo; Narrated by Carmine Gallo; Macmillan Audio

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CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES 8-12 ; by Neil Gaiman; Narrated by , Neil Gaiman, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, , , and Julian Rhind-Tutt; HarperAudio

The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw; by Christopher Healy; Narrated by ; HarperAudio

How to Catch a Bogle; by Catherine Jinks; Narrated by Mandy Williams; Listening Library

A Snicker of Magic; by Natalie Lloyd; Narrated by Cassandra Morris; Scholastic Audio

Unstoppable Octobia May; by Sharon G. Flake; Narrated by Bahni Turpin; Scholastic Audio

CHILDREN’S TITLES FOR AGES UP TO 8 Deep in the Swamp; by Donna M. Bateman; Narrated by Tom Chapin; Live Oak Media

Follow, Follow; by Marilyn Singer; Narrated by Marilyn Singer & ; Live Oak Media

H.O.R.S.E.; by Christopher Myers; Narrated by Christopher Myers and Dion Graham; Live Oak Media

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker; by Patricia Hruby Powell; Narrated by Lizan Mitchell; Recorded Books

This Is Not My Hat; by Jon Klassen; Narrated by John Keating; Weston Woods

Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter; by Beatrix Potter; Narrated by Katherine Kellgren; Tantor Media

CLASSIC Andersonville; by MacKinlay Kantor; Narrated by Grover Gardner; Audible, Inc.

Breakfast at Tiffany's; by Truman Capote; Narrated by Michael C. Hall; Audible, Inc.

Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil; by W.E.B. Du Bois; Narrated by Bernard K. Addison, Dion Graham, Lisa Renee Pitts, Bahni Turpin, and Mirron Willis; Skyboat Media, Inc. and Blackstone Audio, Inc.

The New York Stories; by John O'Hara; Narrated by E.L. Doctorow, , Dylan Baker, , , Richard Kind, Jan Maxwell, Gretchen Mol, and Dallas Roberts; Penguin Random House Audio

The Odyssey; by Homer/Robert Fitzgerald; Narrated by ; Macmillan Audio

EROTICA Alpha; by Jasinda Wilder; Narrated by Summer Roberts and Tyler Donne; ACX/Seth Clarke

Beauty from Love; by Georgia Cates; Narrated by Bunny Warren and Robert Black; Audible, Inc.

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Beauty from Pain; by Georgia Cates; Narrated by Bunny Warren and Robert Black; Audible, Inc.

Carter Reed; by Tijan; Narrated by Lucy Rivers; Tantor Media

One Dom to Love; by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob and Isabella LaPearl; Narrated by Christian Fox; Tantor Media

FANTASY Cress; by Marissa Meyer; Narrated by Rebecca Soler; Macmillan Audio

The Emperor's Blades; by Brian Staveley; Narrated by Simon Vance; Brilliance Publishing

Hawk; by Steven Brust; Narrated by Bernard Setaro Clark; Audible, Inc.

The Queen of the Tearling; by Erika Johansen; Narrated by Katherine Kellgren; HarperAudio

Words of Radiance; by Brandon Sanderson; Narrated by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer; Macmillan Audio

FICTION All the Light We Cannot See; by ; Narrated by Zach Appelman; Simon & Schuster

Fives and Twenty Fives; by Michael Pitre; Narrated by Kevin T. Collins, Nick Sullivan, Jay Snyder, Fajer Al- Kaisi and Michael Pitre; Audible, Inc.

The Invention of Wings; by Sue Monk Kidd; Narrated by Sue Monk Kidd, Jenna Lamia and Adepero Oduye; Penguin Random House Audio

Mr. Mercedes; by ; Narrated by ; Simon & Schuster

Us; by David Nicholls; Narrated by ; HarperAudio

Written in My Own Heart's Blood; by Diana Gabaldon; Narrated by Davina Porter; Recorded Books

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY The Bully Pulpit; by ; Narrated by ; Simon & Schuster

Enduring Courage; by John F. Ross; Narrated by Edward Herrmann; Macmillan Audio

Enemy Coast Ahead – Uncensored; by Guy Gibson; Narrated by Simon Vance; Tantor Media

In the Kingdom of Ice; by Hampton Sides; Narrated by Arthur Morey; Penguin Random House Audio

Lincoln's Gamble; by Todd Brewster; Narrated by Todd Brewster; Brilliance Publishing

A Spy Among ; by Ben Macintyre; Afterword by John Le Carré; Narrated by John Lee; Penguin Random House Audio 100 North 20th Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103 Tel: 215-564-2729, Email: [email protected]

HUMOR Ben Franklin: Unplugged; by Josh Kornbluth; Narrated by Josh Kornbluth; Audible, Inc.

The Disaster Artist; by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell; Narrated by Greg Sestero; Tantor Media

Food: A Love Story; by Jim Gaffigan; Narrated by Jim Gaffigan; Penguin Random House Audio

God Is Disappointed in You; by Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler; Narrated by James Urbaniak; Audible, Inc.

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

You Can Date Boys When You're Forty; by ; Narrated by Dave Barry; Penguin Random House Audio

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED The Auschwitz Escape; by Joel C. Rosenberg; Narrated by Christopher Lane; Brilliance Publishing

Chasing the Lion; by Nancy Kimball; Narrated by Joseph Narducci; Nancy Kimball

The Christmas Light; by Donna VanLiere; Narrated by Donna VanLiere; Macmillan Audio

The First Phone Call from Heaven; by ; Narrated by Mitch Albom; HarperAudio

Grounded; by Angela Correll; Narrated by Lyssa Browne; Cedar House Audio Productions

A Sensible Arrangement; by Tracie Peterson; Narrated by Barbara McCulloh; Recorded Books

INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED NON-FICTION Before Amen; by Max Lucado; Narrated by Ben Holland; Thomas Nelson

Living a Life That Matters: From Nazi Nightmare to American Dream; by Ben Lesser; Narrated by Ben Lesser and Jonathan Silverman; Remembrance Publishing LLC

Prepared for a Purpose; by Antoinette Tuff; Narrated by Robin Miles; eChristian

The Singer and the Song; by Miriam Therese Winter; Narrated by ; Audible, Inc.

Steel Will; by Shilo Harris; Narrated by Johnny Heller; eChristian

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JUDGES’ AWARD: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY The Copernicus ; by Caleb Scharf; Narrated by Caleb Scharf; Macmillan Audio

The Marshmallow Test; by Walter Mischel; Narrated by ; Brilliance Publishing

A Primate's Memoir; by Robert M. Sapolsky; Narrated by Mike Chamberlain; Tantor Media

The Second Machine Age; by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee; Narrated by Jeff Cummings; Brilliance Publishing

When Google Met Wikileaks; by Julian Assange; Narrated by Tom Pile; Audible, Inc.

LITERARY FICTION The Bone Clocks; by David Mitchell; Narrated by Jessica Ball, Leon Williams, Colin Mace, Steven Crossley, Laurel Lefkow, and Anna Bentinck; Recorded Books

Euphoria; by Lily King; Narrated by Simon Vance and Xe Sands; Blackstone Audio Inc.

Nora Webster; by Colm Tóibín; Narrated by Fiona Shaw; Simon & Schuster

The Patrick Melrose Novels; by Edward St. Aubyn; Narrated by ; Macmillan Audio

An Unnecessary Woman; by Rabih Alameddine; Narrated by Suzanne Toren; Audible, Inc.

Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?; by Dave Eggers; Narrated by MacLeod Andrews with Marc Cashman, Mark Deakins, Michelle Gonzalez, Rebecca Lowman, John H. Mayer, Kate McGregor-Stewart, and Bruce Turk; Penguin Random House Audio

MULTI–VOICED PERFORMANCE The Anatomy Lesson; by Nina Siegal; Narrated by Adam Alexi-Malle, Peter Altschuler, Emma Jayne Appleyard, Hannah Curtis, Gildart Jackson, Bruce Mann, Steve West; Penguin Random House Audio

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

Land of Love and Drowning; by Tiphanie Yanique; Narrated by Cherise Boothe, Korey Jackson, Rachel Leslie, Myra Lucretia Taylor; Recorded Books

A Long Time Gone; by Karen White; Narrated by Susan Bennett, Jennifer Ikeda, and Pilar Witherspoon; Recorded Books

The Sixteenth of June; by Maya Lang; Narrated by Julia Whelan, Will Damron, and MacLeod Andrews; Brilliance Publishing

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Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian; by Janis Ian (editor), Mike Resnick; Narrated by Janis Ian, Emily Rankin, Gabrielle du Cuir, , Kathe Mazur, , Paul Boehmer, Sile Bermingham, Stefan Rudnicki and Susan Hanfield; Audible, Inc.

MYSTERY The Dead Will Tell; by Linda Castillo; Narrated by Kathleen McInerney; Macmillan Audio

Hounded; by David Rosenfelt; Narrated by Grover Gardner; Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Malice; by Keigo Higashino; Narrated by Jeff Woodman; Macmillan Audio

Missing You; by ; Narrated by January LaVoy; Brilliance Publishing

Providence Rag; by Bruce DeSilva; Narrated by Jeff Woodman; Audible, Inc.

The Silkworm; by Robert Galbraith; Narrated by Robert Glenister; Hachette Audio

NARRATION BY THE AUTHOR or AUTHORS A Fighting Chance; written and narrated by Elizabeth Warren; Macmillan Audio

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities; written and narrated by Herbie Hancock; Penguin Random House Audio

Not My Father's Son; written and narrated by Alan Cumming; HarperAudio

What I Know For Sure; written and narrated by ; Macmillan Audio

Yes Please; written and narrated by Amy Poehler, with Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner; HarperAudio

NON-FICTION Being Mortal; by Atul Gawande; Narrated by Robert Petkoff; Macmillan Audio

Deep Down Dark; by Héctor Tobar; Narrated by Henry Leyva; Macmillan Audio

Flash Boys; by Michael Lewis; Narrated by Dylan Baker; Simon & Schuster

Furious Cool; by David Henry and Joe Henry; Narrated by Dion Graham; Tantor Media

The Innovators; by Walter Isaacson; Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris; Simon & Schuster

Unruly Places; by Alastair Bonnett; Narrated by Derek Perkins; Tantor Media

ORIGINAL WORK The Child; by Sebastian Fitzek; Narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones, Jack Boulter, Emilia Fox, Stephen Marcus, Robert Glenister, and ; Audible, Inc. 100 North 20th Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103 Tel: 215-564-2729, Email: [email protected]

Gadzooks! A Comically Quirky Audio Book; by Adele Park; Narrated by Garry Morris, Andra Harbold, Lesley Mendenhall, Abby Elvidge, Rhett Guter, Melissa Sandberg, Kent Hayes, Jack de Golia, Steve Campbell; Straight to Audio Productions

Hamlet, Prince of ; by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson; Narrated by ; Audible, Inc.

Mandela: An Audio History; by Nelson Mandela; Narrated by Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and Joe Richman; Highbridge, a division of Recorded Books

Transparent: Behind the Scenes; Narrated by Jeffrey Tambor; Audible, Inc.

PACKAGE DESIGN Bad Kitty Christmas Storytime Set; by Nick Bruel; Package Design by Margo Goody; Macmillan Audio

The Hall; from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; Package Design by Cindy Belinfanti; Hachette Audio

Jean M. Auel's 's Children® Series - Collector's Edition; by Jean M. Auel; Package Design by Kathlyn Miller; Brilliance Publishing

Light at the End; by Nicholas Briggs; Package Design by Alex Mallinson;

Under Drake's Flag; by G.A. Henty; Package Design by Steve Tyrrell/Tyrrell Creative; Heirloom Audio Productions

PARANORMAL Damoren; by Seth Skorkowsky; Narrated by R.C. Bray; Audible, Inc.

The Girl with All the Gifts; by M.R. Carey; Narrated by Finty Williams; Hachette Audio

Pleasure of a Dark Prince; by Kresley Cole; Narrated by Robert Petkoff; Simon & Schuster

A Second Chance; by Jodi Taylor; Narrated by Zara Ramm; Audible, Inc.

Suffer the Children; by Craig Dilouie; Narrated by R.C. Bray; Tantor Media

Yesterday's Gone, Season One; by Sean Platt, David Wright; Narrated by R.C. Bray, Chris Patton, Brian Holsopple, Ray Chase, Maxwell Glick, Tamara Marston; Podium Publishing

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success; by Steve Harvey; Narrated by Mike Hodge; HarperAudio

Autism Breakthrough; by Raun K. Kaufman; Narrated by Raun K. Kaufman; Tantor Media

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Becoming the Kind Father: A Son's Journey; by Calvin Sandborn; Narrated by Michael Puttonen; Post Hypnotic Press

Learning to Speak Alzheimer's; by Joanne Koenig Coste; Narrated by Pam Ward; Tantor Media

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons; by Meg Meeker MD; Narrated by Marguerite Gavin; Tantor Media

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

Burn for Me; by Ilona Andrews; Narrated by Renee Raudman; HarperAudio

First Love; by James Patterson; Narrated by Lauren Fortgang; Hachette Audio

Just This Once; by Rosalind James; Narrated by Claire Bocking; ACX/Rosalind Iiams

Rumor Has It; by Jill Shalvis; Narrated by Karen White; Tantor Media

SCIENCE FICTION The Beam: Season 1; by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant; Narrated by Johnny Heller, Tara Sands, Ralph Lister, Ray Chase, R.C. Bray, Jeffrey Kafer, Chris Patton, Eric Martin, Brian Holsopple, Rachel Fulginiti, Stephen Bowlby, and Emily Woo Zeller; Podium Publishing

Dark Eden; by Chris Beckett; Narrated by Matthew Frow, Jayne Entwistle, Ione Butler, Hannah Curtis, Robert Hook, Bruce Mann, Nicholas Guy Smith, and Heather Wilds; Penguin Random House Audio

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August; by Claire North; Narrated by Peter Kenny; Hachette Audio

Lock In; by ; Narrated by , Amber Benson, and a full cast; Audible, Inc.

The Martian; by ; Narrated by R.C. Bray; Podium Publishing

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher; by Hilary Mantel; Narrated by Jane Carr; Macmillan Audio

Dangerous Women; by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois; Narrated by Claudia Black, , Karen Dotrice, Jonathan Frakes, Iain Glen, Janis Ian, Stana Katic, Inna Korobkina, Jenna Lamia, Lee Meriwether, Emily Rankin, Maggi-Meg Reed, Fred Sanders, Allan Scott-Douglas, Sophie Turner, Harriet Walter, Jake Weber; Penguin Random House Audio

Faceoff; Edited by David Baldacci. Written by Linwood Barclay, Steve Berry, , Lincoln Child, , , Linda Fairstein, Joseph Finder, Lisa Gardner, Heather Graham, Peter James, 100 North 20th Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103 Tel: 215-564-2729, Email: [email protected]

Raymond Khoury, Dennis Lehane, John Lescroart, Steve Martini, T. Jefferson Parker, Douglas Preston, Ian Rankin, James Rollins, M. J. Rose, John Sandford, R.L. Stine, F. Paul Wilson; Narrated by Dylan Baker, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jeremy Bobb, Daniel Gerroll, January LaVoy, with David Baldacci; Simon & Schuster

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths; by Bernard Evslin; Narrated by Todd Haberkorn; Graymalkin Media

The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories; by R. A. Salvatore; Narrated by Dan Harmon, Danny Pudi, Al Yankovic, Felicia Day, Greg Gurnberg, Melissa Rauch, Michael Chiklis, , , , Ice T, and Wil Wheaton; Audible, Inc.

The Wily O'Reilly: Irish Country Stories; by Patrick Taylor; Narrated by John Keating; Macmillan Audio

SOLO NARRATION — FEMALE Boston Jacky; by L.A. Meyer; Narrated by Katherine Kellgren; Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Life Drawing; by Robin Black; Narrated by Cassandra Campbell; Penguin Random House Audio

Murphy's Law; by Rhys Bowen; Narrated by Nicola Barber; Audible, Inc.

Until the End of the World; by Sarah Lyons Fleming; Narrated by Julia Whelan; Podium Publishing

Written in My Own Heart's Blood; by Diana Gabaldon; Narrated by Davina Porter; Recorded Books

Yellow Crocus; by Laila Ibrahim; Narrated by Bahni Turpin; Brilliance Publishing

SOLO NARRATION — MALE , Prince of Denmark; by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson; Narrated by Richard Armitage; Audible, Inc.

The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw; by Christopher Healy; Narrated by Bronson Pinchot; HarperAudio

The Martian; by Andy Weir; Narrated by R.C. Bray; Podium Publishing

Mr. Mercedes; by Stephen King; Narrated by Will Patton; Simon & Schuster

The Other Story; by Tatiana de Rosnay; Narrated by Simon Vance; Macmillan Audio

Radiance of Tomorrow; by Ishmael Beah; Narrated by Dion Graham; Macmillan Audio

TEENS The Accidental Highwayman; by Ben Tripp; Narrated by Steve West; Macmillan Audio

Boston Jacky; by L.A. Meyer; Narrated by Katherine Kellgren; Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Cress; by Marissa Meyer; Narrated by Rebecca Soler; Macmillan Audio 100 North 20th Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103 Tel: 215-564-2729, Email: [email protected]

Curtsies and Conspiracies; by Gail Carriger; Narrated by Moira Quirk; Hachette Audio

Egg & Spoon; by Gregory Maguire; Narrated by Michael Page; Brilliance Publishing

The Impossible Knife of Memory; by Laurie Halse Anderson; Narrated by Julia Whelan and Luke Daniels; Brilliance Publishing

THRILLER/SUSPENSE The Avengers, Lost Episodes Vol 1: Hot Snow; Adapted by John Dorney; Narrated by Various; Big Finish Productions

Dead Six; by Larry Correia and Mike Kupari; Narrated by Bronson Pinchot; Audible, Inc.

In the Morning I'll Be Gone; by Adrian McKinty; Narrated by Gerard Doyle; Blackstone Audio Inc.

The Lost Key; by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison; Narrated by Renee Raudman and MacLeod Andrews; Brilliance Publishing

Those Who Wish Me Dead; by Michael Koryta; Narrated by Robert Petkoff; Hachette Audio

Wayfaring Stranger; by James Lee Burke; Narrated by Will Patton; Simon & Schuster

Finalists for two special awards, Distinguished Achievement in Production and Audiobook of the Year will be announced in April.

Additional information can be found online at www.theaudies.com.

For more information about the Audies Gala, contact Gretchen Koss at 212-629-1990 ext.1 or [email protected].

To purchase tickets, visit www.audiopub.org.

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