Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan
Alphabet Juice by Roy Blount Jr. [On Order]
Giving by Bill Clinton [Playaway, Overdrive]
Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Listening is an Act of Love by Dave Isay [Ed.]
Poet's Corner by John Lithgow [Ed.]
Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt
War Within by Bob Woodward
Way of the World by Ron Suskind
Recently in Best of... Category
AudioFile Magazine has released their list of Best Audiobooks of 2008. Throughout the month of January, I will focus on an area of the list.
Best Fiction & Classics of 2008
Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein [Playaway]
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Home by Marilynne Robinson
Mothers and Sons: Stories by Colm Toibin
On the Road by Jack Kerouac [Overdrive, downloaded audiobook]
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson, Anne Born [Trans.]
Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich [Playaway]
Resurrectionist by Jack O’Connell [Overdrive]
Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski [Playaway]
White Tiger by Aravind Adiga [On order]
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin [On order]
Did you know that audiobooks have awards? They are called the Audies, and there are 30 categories! The nominees have been announced and you can learn who those nominees are by checking out the Audies website. From the audies website, you can listen to an excerpt and also read a reveiw.
Here's a glimpse at some of the nominees
The nominees for Audiobook of the Year are:
THE CHOPIN MANUSCRIPT; Various Authors, Read by Alfred Molina, Audible, Inc. (Download available only from Audible.com)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS; J.K. Rowling, Read by Jim Dale Random House Listening Library
I AM AMERICA AND SO CAN YOU!; Stephen Colbert, Read by Stephen Colbert , Hachette Audio (Also available as a Playaway.)
INSPIRED BY... BIBLE EXPERIENCE OLD TESTAMENT; Read by Various Narrators, Zondervan (On Order)
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET; Brian Selznick, Read by Jeff Woodmsn, Scholastic Audio
The nominees for best Thriller Audiobook are:
DADDY'S GIRL; Lisa Scottoline, Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat, HarperAudio
HEART-SHAPED BOX; Joe Hill, Narrated by Stephen Lang, HarperAudio
THE JUDAS STRAIN; James Rollins, Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez, HarperAudio
NO TIME FOR GOODBYE, Linwood Barclay, Narrated by Christopher Lane, Brilliance Audio (Download via Overdrive)
THE SECRET SERVANT, Daniel Silva, Narrated by Phil Gigante, Brilliance Audio
WHAT THE DEAD KNOW, Laura Lippman, Narrated by Linda Emond, HarperAudio
That was just a peek at who the nominees are. Who do you want to win?
Who Knew! Not I!
And the nominees for Field 19, Category 59 Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling) are:
The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream
Barack Obama [306.0973 Ob1a ]
Celebrations
Maya Angelou [811.54 An43ce]
Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World
Bill Clinton [361.7 C817g]
Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World
Jimmy Carter [248.486 C245s]
Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself
Alan Alda [Menasha & Green Lake Own]
Which title would you have nominated?
Library Journal recently announced the best audiobooks of 2007. Take a look and have a listen.
What were the best audio books you listened to in 2007? Leave your favorites in the comment section, and I'll compile them and post the list.
Here are just a couple of my choices for 2007 (I listened to these in 2007, not necessarily published in 2007):
Dead Father's Club by Matt Haig, read by Andrew Dennis, a brilliant young boy who really brought Philip Noble to life.
Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon, read by Simon Vance.
