Audiobooks Annual Awards

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Audio books that are Excel type of Audio Publishers Association (APA) each year in a ceremony as a "recognized audies. Audies Audio is the equivalent of the Oscars for the films pounds, and this year takes place in Los Angeles at the end of May.

The APA recognizes the best audio books from over 30 categories and 2008, have introduced a new category, namely, the power summarizes Award. There's also an audio book of the year awards.

TheAudio books, which was selected for appointment will be announced in early February 2008

A selection of the Audie winners last year, 2007 is as follows:

Category: Mystery

For outstanding achievements in history, directing, engineering, mixing and, where appropriate, a statement of full or short audio book secret, usually to try a hero, a crime that usually solve a murder committed at the beginning of history.

The 2007 winner was Echo Park,Publisher: Hachette Audio Author: Michael Connelly and narrator Len Cariou.

Echo Park Description:

In 1993 Marie Gesto disappeared after a walk of a supermarket in Hollywood. LAPD detective Harry Bosch caught the case, but the young woman never turned up, alive or dead, and there was an investigation Bosch could not be completed. Now Bosch works in the Open-Unsolved Unit, where he still keeps the Gesto file on his desk when you receive a call from the DA. A man accused of twoheinous murders is willing to come directly to many others in an agreement to avoid the death penalty. One of these is the murder of Marie Gesto.

Bosch is now with the capture of the confession of the alleged murderess was not sure that he has betrayed the authorities on charges of fleeing an appointment with death. And 'necessary, Bosch, very close to a man who has sought - and hated - for thirteen years. Bosch, when he learns that he and his partner missed a note in 1993 that had killer gesture can bring - andwhich would have prevented all the murders that followed - his whole being as a cop begins to crack.

Michael Connelly exciting new novel in audio book format was the detective. People Magazine as "one of the most complex crime fighters around" against the brilliant and sadistic murderess who has ever met. It proves once again that "in the budget ... Connelly not applicable '(Washington Post).

Category: Solo Narration - Male

ForExcellence in reading a book only audio from one man every category.

The 2007 winner was Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Publisher: Brilliance Audio, Author: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, and the narrator, Jim Dale.

Peter and the Shadow Thieves Description:

In this riveting and adventure follow-up of award-winning New York Times bestseller list for Peter and the novel, Peter leaves the relative safety of Mollusk Island - along with his trusted companion, TinkerBell - the cold, damp, dangerous streets of London.

Explore on an arduous journey across the sea, he and Tink in the dark and deadly slide part-man/part-creature Shadow Lord, the intention is to include the recovery of the material missing star - celestial dust, unexpected powers. In London, Peter attempts to track down the indomitable Molly, hoping that together they fight the forces of Shadow can be determined '. But is not London Mollusk Iceland, Peter is not the boy he used to be, and LordOmbra --Shadow Master - is a different view than anything Peter, or the world ever.

Category: Solo Narration - Female

For excellent performance in just reading an audio book by a woman in every category.

2007 winner was Telegraph days Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Author: Larry McMurtry and the

Narrator: Annie Potts.

Telegraph Days of Contents:

When Nellie Courtright and her brother Jackson suddenly orphaned by their fatherSuicide, make their way to the nearby town of Rita Blanca. There, Jackson has maintained a job as a deputy to the sheriff for sure, while the ever resourceful Nellie and the telegraph city.

Together, they accidentally put Rita Blanca on the map when young Jackson succeeds, all the shooting of six wild brothersin Yaze a firefight that brought him fame throughout his life, but never repeat because his success came in luck. In almostcaptured the hearts of Buffalo Bill, the man she loves most in his long life, and was a witness and the exploits of Billy the Kid, the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday.

A big, brilliant saga full of life, love, shootings, real Western heroes and villains, Telegraph Days is Larry McMurtry at his epic best.

Category: narrative of the author

For excellence in reading an audio book, the author or authors of this audiobook everyCategory.

The 2007 winner was the Tortilla Curtain Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Author: TC Boyle and the

Speaker: TC Boyle.

The Tortilla Curtain Summary:

Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Moss Backer conduct an ordered sushi-and the existence of money laundering in a gated hillside community recently: He is a sensitive nature writer, has an obsessive realtor. Mexican illegals Candido and America Rincon desperatelycling to their vision of the "American dream", as rejecting the hunger in a makeshift camp deep in the throat.

From the moment a freak accident brings Candido and Delany in intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what is a tragicomedy of errors and misunderstandings.

I look forward to the announcement of audio books selected for the 2008 audies Award nominations. They are due to be released February 4, 2008.