Audie Awards for 2001

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) recognizes excellence in audiobook publishing with the Audie Award. The awards are given in over twenty categories including fiction, nonfiction, mystery, humor, poetry, self-help, and inspirational.

Fiction, Abridged

Raveling by Peter Moore Smith, read by Eric Stoltz (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Fiction, Unabridged

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins, read by Keith Szarabajka (BDD Audio)

Mystery, Fiction

The Naked Detective by Laurence Shames, read by Ron McLarty (Recorded Books, LLC)

Classic, Fiction

The Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Vol. 1 by William Somerset Maugham, read by Charlton Griffin (Audio Connoisseur)

Non-Fiction, Abridged

The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times by Max Frankel, read by Max Frankel (Airplay)

Non-Fiction, Unabridged

The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier, read by Sidney Poitier (Harper Audio), unabridged CD

Personal Development (Self Help)

The Protein Power Lifeplan by Michael R. Eades, M.D. and Mary Don Eades, M.D., read by Michael R. Eades, M.D. and Mary Don Eades, M.D. (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Business Information

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter, C.P.A, read by Stephen Hoye (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Educational and Training

Patton on Leadership by Alan Axelrod, read by Bruce Winant and featuring Robert Foxworth (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Children's Titles For Ages 0-7

Ouch! by Natalie Babbitt, illustrated by Fred Marcellino, read by Martin Jarvis (Live Oak Media), unabridged CD

Children's Titles For Ages 8+

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, read by Philip Pullman and a full cast (Listening Library / Random House), unabridged CD

Inspirational/Spiritual

It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong, read by Oliver Wyman (HighBridge Company)

Humor

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding, read by Tracie Bennett (Random House AudioBooks)

Poetry

Our Souls Have Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Poets Read Their Work by various artists, read by various artists (Rhino Entertainment), unabridged CD

Short Stories/Essays/Collections

Ten by Maugham by W. Somerset Maugham, read by a British cast (KCRW)

Original Work

The History of the Theatre by David Timson, read by Derek Jacobi and cast (Naxos AudioBooks, Ltd.)

Solo Narration - Male

Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library / Random House), unabridged CD and eAudiobook

Solo Narration - Female

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, read by Ruby Dee (Harper Audio)

Solo Narration - Author or Authors

The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier, read by Sidney Poitier (Harper Audio), unabridged CD

Multi-Voiced Narration

Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde, read by Debra Monk, with Leland Gantt, Enid Graham, Michael McGlone, Liam Norton, Anne Pitoniak, Sharon Quinn, and Gordon Weiss (Simon & Schuster Audio), abridged CD

Multi-Voiced Presentation

Cakewalk by Peter Feibleman, read by Elaine Stritch and Bruce Davison (L.A. Theatre Works)

Theatrical Performance

Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, read by Barbara Bain, Emily Bergl, and Harriet Harris (L.A. Theatre Works)

Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium

Lost & Found Sound produced by the Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson) (HighBridge Company), unabridged CD

Audio, Licensed or Distributed

Typhoon by Joseph Conrad, read by Roger Allam, originally published by HNP (Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

Package Design

The Polar Express by Chris VanAllsburg, read by Liam Neeson (Houghton Mifflin)

Achievement and Innovation in Production

Too Dead To Swing by Hal Glatzer, read by cast, produced and directed by Patricia Childs, music produced by Earl V. Spielman (Audio-Playwrights)