Audies – 2004 Winners:
Audiobook of the Year
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
by J. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library)
Fiction, Abridged
Brick Lane
by Monica Ali, read by Elizabeth Sastre (HighBridge Audio)
Fiction, Unabridged
All Over Creation
by Ruth Ozeki, read by Anna Fields (Blackstone Audiobooks)
Mystery, Fiction
Lost Light
by Michael Connelly, read by Len Cariou (Time Warner AudioBooks)
Classic
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck, read by Richard Poe (Recorded Books, LLC)
Non-Fiction, Abridged
THE OPPOSITE OF FATE
The Opposite of Fate
by Amy Tan, read by Amy Tan (Brilliance Audio)
Non-Fiction, Unabridged
Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
by George Crile, read by Christopher Lane (Blackstone Audiobooks)
Personal Development/Motivational
The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom
by Dr. Phil McGraw, read by Dr. Phil McGraw (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Biography/Memoir
The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocust
by Edith Hahn Beer with Susan Dworkin, read by Barbara Rosenblat (Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc.)
Business Information/Educational
Use What You’ve Got, and Other Business Lessons I Learned from My Mom
by Barbara Corcoran and Bruce Littlefield, read by Barbara Corcoran (Listen & Live Audio, Inc.)
Science Fiction
Monstrous Regiment
by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs (Harper Audio)
Children’s Titles for Ages Up to 8
Chato and the Party Animals
by Gary Soto, read by Luis Guzman (Weston Woods Studios)
Children’s Titles for Ages 8+
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
by J. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library)
Inspirational/Spiritual
The Lakota Way
: Native American Wisdom on Ethics & Character
by Joseph M. Marshall, III, read by Joseph M. Marshall, III (Makoche)
Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction
Treasure of Stonewycke (The Stonewycke Legacy, Book 3)
by Michael Phillips and Judith Pella, read by Davina Porter (Recorded Books, LLC)
Humor
David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall
, live performance
by David Sedaris (Time Warner AudioBooks)
Short Stories/Collections
Home on the Prairie
by Garrison Keillor, read by Garrison Keillor, et al. (HighBridge Audio)
Original Work
New York: The Bronx 2004
by Soundwalk, read by Tony Morante, BG183 aka Sotero Ortiz and The Original Jazzy Jay (Oversampling Inc.)
Solo Narration – Male
Last Car to Elysian Fields: A Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)
by James Lee Burke, read by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Solo Narration – Female
The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocust
by Edith Hahn Beer with Susan Dworkin, read by Barbara Rosenblat (Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc.)
Narration by Author or Authors
Naked in Baghdad: The Iraq War as Seen by NPR’s Correspondent Anne Garrels
by Anne Garrels, read by Anne Garrels and Vint Lawrence (Audio Renaissance; A Division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC)
Audio Drama
The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare: 38 Fully-Dramatized Plays
by William Shakespeare, read by a cast of nearly 400 top Shakespearean actors, including Eileen Atkins, Joseph Fiennes, Sir John Gielgud, Ciaran Hinds, Alan Howard, Jan Lapotaire, Amanda Root, David Tennant, and Timothy West (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
Multi-Voiced Performance
Ghost Riders
by Sharyn McCrumb, read by Dick Hill and Susie Breck (Brilliance Audio)
Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium
The Killings Tale
by W. A. Frankonis, read by John Romeo, Mary Jane Hansen, Joel Aroeste, Joe McCormack, Robert Dalton, John McGuire, David Bunce, Carole Edie Smith, Sean Mack, Brendan McDermott, Kathryn Lange, Alain Ackerman, Ron Komora and Sara Leeseman (Family Classics/NYS Theatre Institute)
Package Design
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
by J. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale (Listening Library)
Achievement in Production
The Chronicles of Narnia: Innovative Audio Entertainment with Complete Cast, Cinema Quality Sound, and Original Music (19 CDs, 7 Complete Audio Dramas) (Focus on the Family Radio Theatre)
by C. S. Lewis, read by the Full Cast (Focus on the Family)