The Audies Awards 2006

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Washington, D.C. hosted a black tie gala on May 19th, where the Audio Publishers Association (APA) recognized their peers at the annual award ceremony. A crystal Audie statue is presented unto the honored publishers of the night. The Audies Awards 2006 was held at the prestigious National Press Club and was a tremendous success. Award winning narrator, Grover Gardner hosted the Audies Awards 2006 and below are the winners by category.

The Audies Awards 2006
-Washington, D.C.

Hall of Fame Award
The Harry Potter Audiobook Series
Publisher: Listening Library
Author: J.K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale

Audiobook of the Year
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America and The Audio Partners Publishing Company
Author: Douglas Adams
Narrator: BBC Radio
Executive Producer: Bruce Hyman
Producer: Dirk Maggs
Director: Dirk Maggs
Abridgement: adapted by Dirk Maggs
Jacket Design: Frazer Irving

Judges Award: Spanish
El Codigo Da Vinci
Publisher: FonoLibro Inc.
Author: Dan Brown
Narrator: Raul Amundaray
Executive Producer: Arquimedes Rivero Jr.
Producer: Arquimedes Rivero Jr.
Director: Jorge A. Rivero
Jacket Design: Gilberto Finol

Fiction, Abridged
Q&A
Publisher: The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.
Author: Vikas Swarup
Narrator: Kerry Shale
Executive Producer: Rosalie George
Producer: Peter Rinne
Director: Peter Rinne
Sound Editing: Peter Rinne
Abridgment: Kati Nicholl
Jacket Design: Cover artwork by Studio Eric Wondergem; Hand lettering by Mark
Stutzman; Cover design by Kari Niles

Fiction, Unabridged
A Slight Trick of the Mind
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Author: Mitch Cullin
Narrator: Simon Jones
Producer: Paul Ruben
Director: Paul Ruben
Sound Editing: John Marshall Sound
Jacket Design: Adapted by Nick Johnson

Mystery (Fiction)
Serpent on the Crown
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat
Executive Producer: Rick Harris
Director: Rick Harris
Sound Editing: Lance Neal
Abridgment: Dana Smilie
Jacket Design: Richard Aquan

Romance
Origin in Death
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Author: Nora Robert, Writing as J. D. Robb
Narrator: Susan Ericksen
Executive Producer: Max Bloomquist
Director: Susan Mackewich
Sound Editing: Gizmo Post
Jacket Design: Cover design © George Cornell

Classics
Around the World in 80 Days
Publisher: Listening Library
Author: Jules Verne
Narrator: Jim Dale
Executive Producer: Brian Smith
Producer: John Colucci
Director: Brian Smith
Abridgment: Unabridged

Non-Fiction, Abridged
Luckiest Man
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Author: Jonathan Eig
Narrator: Ed Herrmann
Producer: Kelly Gildea
Director: Kelly Gildea
Sound Editing: Frog Pond Productions
Abridgment: Peter Michalos
Jacket Design: Mark DiGiovanni, Terry Romero

Non-Fiction, Unabridged
The World is Flat
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Author: Thomas Friedman
Narrator: Oliver Wyman
Executive Producer: Laura Wilson
Producer: Paul Ruben
Director: Paul Ruben
Jacket Design: Illustration © 1996 Corbis; Original image courtesy of NASA/CORBIS

Personal Development/Motivational
The Five Love Languages
Publisher: Oasis Audio
Author: Dr. Gary Chapman
Narrator: Dr. Gary Chapman
Executive Producer: Carolyn Shaw
Producer: Domain Communications
Director: Mark Dunn
Sound Editing: Mark Dunn
Jacket Design: Kyle Zehr

Biography/Memoir
Garlic and Sapphires
Publisher: Random House Audio
Author: Ruth Reichl
Narrator: Ruth Reichl
Executive Producer: Sherry Huber
Producer: Louis Milgrom
Director: Sherry Huber
Sound Editing: Louis Milgrom
Abridgment: Lynn Lauber

Business Information/Educational
Good to Great
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Author: Jim Collins
Narrator: Jim Collins
Executive Producer: Rick Harris
Producer: Judy Byers
Director: Judy Byers
Sound Editing: Lance Neal
Jacket Design: Chin-Yee Lin

Science Fiction
Market Forces
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Author: Richard K. Morgan
Narrator: Simon Vance
Executive Producer: Kevin Colebank
Director: Laura Colebank
Sound Editing: James Cookson
Jacket Design: Allen Colebank

Children’s Titles for Ages Up to 8
Arnie the Doughnut
Publisher: Weston Woods Studios
Author: Laurie Keller
Narrator: Michael McKean
Executive Producer: Linda Lee
Producers: Paul R. Gagne, Melissa Reilly, and Daniel Ivanick
Director: Daniel Ivanick
Sound Editing: Steve Syarto and Paul R. Gagne
Jacket Design: Laurie Keller

Children’s Titles for Ages 8+
Star of Kazan
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Narrator: Patricia Connolly
Producer: Claudia Howard
Director: Dru Sussman
Sound Editing: Greta Byrum

Literary Fiction
Upstate
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Author: Kalisha Buckhanon
Narrators: Chadwick Boseman and Heather Simms
Executive Producer: Laura Wilson
Producer: Laura Wilson
Director: Garet Scott
Sound Editing: Kessler Media

Inspirational/Spiritual
Finding God in Unexpected Places
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Author: Philip Yancey
Narrator: Mel Foster
Executive Producer: Max Bloomquist
Director: Jim Bond
Sound Editing: Matthew Christilaw
Jacket Design: Cover design by Kathleen Di Grado

Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction
Grace Will Lead Me Home
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Author: Katherine Valentine
Narrator: John McDonough
Producer: Claudia Howard
Director: Johanna Parker
Sound Editing: Jenny Selig
Jacket Design: Will Lee

Humor
The Truth (With Jokes)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Author: Al Franken
Narrator: Al Franken
Executive Producer: Max Bloomquist
Producer: Paul Ruben
Sound Editing: John Marshall Studios
Jacket Design: Cover photography by Jan Cobb

Short Stories/Collections
Runaway
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
Author: Alice Munro
Narrator: Kymberly Dakin
Executive Producer: Daniel Hypes
Producer: Mind’s Eye Productions
Director: William Dufris
Sound Editing: Deborah Duffy
Jacket Design: Carol Devine Carson

Original Work
Famous Composers
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.
Author: Darren Henley
Narrator: Marin Alsop recorded at Room With a View
Producer: Nicolas Soames
Director: Nicolas Soames
Sound Editing: Sarah Butcher
Jacket Design: Cover art by Hannah Davies; CD-ROM designed by Arthur Ka Wai Jenkins

Solo Narration – Male
Moby-Dick
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.
Author: Herman Melville
Narrator: William Hootkins
Producer: Nicolas Soames
Director: Nicolas Soames
Sound Editing: Sarah Butcher
Jacket Design: Hannah Davies

Solo Narration – Female
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Narrator: Davina Porter
Producer: Claudia Howard
Director: Kathleen Gormley
Sound Editing: John Nebel

Narration by Author or Authors
The Tender Bar
Publisher: Hyperion AudioBooks
Author: J.R. Moehringer
Narrator: J.R. Moehringer
Executive Producer: Maja Thomas
Producer: John Runnette; Production Supervisor: Linda Ross-Korn
Director: John Runnette
Sound Editing: We're Rolling Productions
Abridgment: John McElroy
Jacket Design: Mike Joyce

Audio Drama
The Sherlock Holmes Theatre
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Authors: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette, Yuri Rasovsky
Narrators: Martin Jarvis, Kristoffer Tabori, Tony Jay, Dwight Schultz, Jane Carr and Full Cast
Executive Producer: Craig Black
Producer: Yuri Rasovsky
Director: Yuri Rasovsky
Sound Editing: John Baker
Jacket Design: Yuri Rasovsky

Multi-Voiced Performance
Raymond and Hannah
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Author: Stephen Marche
Narrators: Ensemble Cast: Kathleen McInerney (Hannah); David Ledoux (Raymond); Oliver Wyman (Narrator); Mara Demay-Lawler (Jenn); Alan Winson (Rabbi Katz); Rebecca Honig (Deborah); Paula Parker (Narrator); Tara Sands (Lara)
Producer: Paul Ruben
Director: Paul Ruben
Sound Editing: John Marshall Sound
Jacket Design: Adapted by Christopher Marble

Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium
Hidden Kitchens
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Author: Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva
Narrators: Frances McDormand, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva
Executive Producers: The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) and Mark Thompson
Producers: The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) with Jay Allison and Jim McKee and NPR
Director: The Kitchen Sisters
Sound Editing: The Kitchen Sisters and Jim McKee
Abridgement: The Kitchen Sisters
Jacket Design: Adapted from Cover Design

Package Design
The Hiding Place
Publisher: Tyndale / Focus on the Family
Author: Corrie ten Boom
Narrator: Full Cast
Executive Producer: Dave Arnold
Producer: Dave Arnold
Director: Philip Glassborow
Sound Editing: Nathan Jones and GAP Digital
Abridgment: Dave Arnold
Jacket Design: Beau Henderson

Achievement in Production
At the Back of the North Wind
Publisher: Tyndale / Focus on the Family
Author: George MacDonald
Narrator: Full Cast
Executive Producer: Dave Arnold
Producer: Dave Arnold
Director: Norman Stone
Sound Editing: GAP Digital
Abridgment: Murray Watts and Philip Glassborow
Jacket Design: Beau Henderson and Layne Johnson

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