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Prince Frederick, MD, February 27, 2009—Recorded Books, LLC, the world’s largest independent publisher of unabridged audiobooks, announces that 11 of its recent audiobook titles are among the finalists in the prestigious 2009 Audie Awards competition sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association. The 2009 Audie Award
winners will be announced on May 29, 2009, in New York City.
“This year’s competition is the toughest and biggest in the history of the Audies. This
reflects the robust state of the audiobook industry even in the current difficult economic
environment,” said Scott Williams, President and CEO of Recorded Books. “We congratulate the authors and readers and the entire team responsible for these remarkable audio publications from Recorded Books.”
The Recorded Books titles that are finalists in the 2009 Audies competition are:
Fiction: Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult, narrated by Danielle Ferland, Jim Frangione, Jennifer Ikeda, Stafford Clarke-Price and Nicole Poole.
History: Gandhi and Churchill by Arthur Herman, narrated by John Curless.
Inspirational/Faith-based Fiction: The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner
by Andrea Smith, narrated by Lizan Mitchell.
Literary Fiction: The Enchantress of Florence Salman Rushdie, narrated by Firdous Bamji.
Multi-Voiced Performance: Mudbound by Hillary Jordan, narrated by Joey Collins, Peter Jay Fernandez, Kate Forbes, Ezra Knight, Brenda Pressley and Tom Stechschulte.
Personal Development: You Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., narrated by Johnny Heller.
Romance: Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat.
Solo Narration—Male: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, narrated by Richard Poe.
Spanish Language: De como las muchachas Garcia perdierno el acento by Julia Alvarez, narrated by Adriana Sananes, Rossmery Almonte, Silvia Sierra, Laura Gomez and Rosie Berrido.
Teens: The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon, narrated by Christopher Evan Welch; and The Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix, narrated by Suzanne Toren.
For more information and to order these prize-winning audiobooks, please visit
www.recordedbooks.com.
About Recorded Books:
Recorded Books, LLC, a Haights Cross Communications company, produces and
distributes unabridged audiobooks and other audio products to public and university
libraries and schools on CD, cassette and Playaway digital player. Over 9000 titles are
available for adults, children, and young adults in English and Spanish languages narrated
by professional, award-winning actors. Recorded Books also distributes music,
educational lectures, independent films, and nonfiction films on DVD. Packaging is
designed for high circulation. One-year warranty, cataloging, processing, and free MARC
records are available. For more information, visit www.recordedbooks.com.
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