(VOXtra) - The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for its 2011 Audies® competition, the pretigious awards program devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment.

Winners will be announced at the Audies Gala on May 24 at The TimesCenter in New York City.

Established to recognize excellence in the creation of an audiobook in the increasingly popular genre of paranormal (abridged or unabridged, single or multi-voiced), the award will be selected based on excellence in production, engineering and mix, compelling presentation and overall design.

• Art, by Yasmina Reza, Narrated by Bob Balaban, Brian Cox, Jeff Perry, L.A. Theatre Works
•  Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw, Narrated by Amy Irving, Edward Herrmann, Kristoffer Tabori, and a distinguished cast, Blackstone Audio
•  Sunset Limited, by Cormac McCarthy, Narrated by Austin Pendleton, Ezra Knight, Tom Stechschulte, Recorded Books
•  The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Narrated by Emily Bergl, Charles Busch, Neil Dickson, Jill Gascoine, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Matthew Wolf, and Sarah Zimmerman, L.A. Theatre Works
•  Vengeance, by AJ Scudiere, Narrated by Kristoffer Tabori, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Don Leslie, Griffyn Ink Corp

• NPR: The First 40 Years, by NPR hosts and guests, HighBridge Company
• No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy, Narrated by Sean Barrett, Naxos AudioBooks
• Selected Shorts: American Classics, by Amy Tan, Donald Barthelme, Eudora Welty, Edgar Allan Poe, Joyce Carol Oates, John Sayles, Alice Walker, and John Cheever, Narrated by Freda Foh Shen, David Strathairn, Stockard Channing, René Auberjonois, Christine Baranski, Jerry Stiller, Carmen de Lavallade, and Malachy McCourt, Symphony Space
• Selected Shorts: Even More Laughs, by T. Coraghessan Boyle, Jonathan Lethem, Miranda July, Saki, Harry Mathews, Thomas Meehan, Julia Slavin, and Philip Roth, Narrated by Stephen Colbert, Robert Sean Leonard, Parker Posey, Marian Seldes, Isaiah Sheffer, Christine Baranski, Alec Baldwin, and Jerry Zaks, Symphony Space
• Venetia, by Georgette Heyer, Narrated by Richard Armitage, Naxos AudioBooks

• Abigail Adams, by Woody Holton, Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Tantor Audio
• Life, by Keith Richards, Narrated by Johnny Depp with Joe Hurley (Featuring Keith Richards), Hachette Audio
• Somewhere Inside, by Lisa Ling and Laura Ling, Narrated by Lisa Ling and Laura Ling, HarperAudio
• The Slave Across the Street, by Theresa Flores, Narrated by Renee Raudman, Christianaudio
• This Time Together, by Carol Burnett, Narrated by Carol Burnett, Random House Audio

• Buy-In, by John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead, Narrated by Tim Wheeler, Brilliance Audio
• Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, by Tony Hsieh, Narrated by Tony Hsieh, Hachette Audio
• Lead Like Ike, by Geoff Loftus, Narrated by Mort Crim, Oasis Audio
• The 4-Hour Workweek (Expanded and Updated), by Timothy Ferriss, Narrated by Ray Porter, Blackstone Audio
• The Intelligent Entrepreneur, by Bill Murphy, Jr., Narrated by LJ Ganser and Fred Berman, Audible, Inc

• Alchemy and Meggy Swan, by Karen Cushman, Narrated by Katherine Kellgren, Random House Audio/Listening Library
• Nanny McPhee Returns, by Emma Thompson, Narrated by Emma Thompson, Macmillan Audio
• One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia, Narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson, Recorded Books
• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly, Narrated by Natalie Ross, Brilliance Audio
• The Magician’s Elephant, by Kate DiCamillo, Narrated by Juliet Stevenson, Brilliance Audio

• Despicable Me: The Junior Novel, by Annie Auerbach, Narrated by Tim Curry, Hachette Audio
• Epossumondas Plays Possum, by Coleen Salley, Narrated by Cynthia Darlow, Recorded Books
• Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday, by Megan McDonald, Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat, Brilliance Audio
• One Beastly Beast, by Garth Nix, Narrated by Stig Wemyss, Bolinda
• This Jazz Man, by Karen Ehrhardt, Narrated by James “D Train” Williams, Live Oak Media

• A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, Narrated by Charlton Griffin, Audio Connoisseur
• Light in August, by William Faulkner, Narrated by Will Patton, Audible, Inc.
• The Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi, Narrated by Scott Brick, Tantor Audio
• The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, Narrated by Roger Rees, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee, and Judy Geeson, Blackstone Audio
• Watership Down, by Richard Adams, Narrated by Ralph Cosham, Blackstone Audio

• Every Last One, by Anna Quindlen, Narrated by Hope Davis, Simon & Schuster Audio
• Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett, Narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, by Steve Hockensmith, Narrated by Katherine Kellgren, Audible, Inc
• The Lonely Polygamist, by Brady Udall, Narrated by David Aaron Baker, Recorded Books
• The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, Blackstone Audio
• Winter’s Bone, by Daniel Woodrell, Narrated by Emma Galvin, Hachette Audio

• 1959: The Year Everything Changed, by Fred Kaplan, Narrated by Joe Barrett, Audible, Inc
• A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, Narrated by Jeff Zinn, HarperAudio
• Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, by Gordon S. Wood, Narrated by Robert Fass, Audible, Inc
• The History of Rome, Volume 1, by Livy, Narrated by Charlton Griffin, Audio Connoisseur
• Vikings of the Ice, by George Allan England, Narrated by Frank Holden, Rattling Books

• Old Jews Telling Jokes, by Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman, Narrated by Sam Hoffman with Eric Spiegelman and an ensemble cast, HighBridge Company
• Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion, by Alan Goldsher, Narrated by Simon Vance, Blackstone Audio
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook), by Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, Narrated by Jon Stewart, with Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, and John Oliver, featuring Sigourney Weaver, Hachette Audio
• Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern, Narrated by Sean Schemmel, HarperAudio
• Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris, Narrated by David Sedaris, Elaine Stritch, Dylan Baker, and Siân Phillips, Hachette Audio

• Edge of Apocalypse, by Tim LaHaye and Craig Parshall, Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Zondervan
• Fireflies in December, by Jennifer Erin Valent, Narrated by Kate Forbes, Recorded Books
• Missing Max, by Karen Young, Narrated by Laural Merlington, Oasis Audio
• The Gathering Storm, by Bodie Thoene, Ph.D. and Brock Thoene, Ph.D., Narrated by Bodie Thoene, Ph.D., Oasis Audio
• Unlocked, by Karen Kingsbury, Narrated by Roxanne Hernandez, Zondervan

• God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours, by Regina Brett, Narrated by Regina Brett, Hachette Audio
• In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving, by Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins, Narrated by Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sean Tuohy, Kathleen McInerney, and Rick Adamson, Macmillan Audio
• Shattered: Struck Down But Not Destroyed, by Frank Pastore and Ellen Vaughn, Narrated by Frank Pastore, Oasis Audio
• The Blueprint: A Plan for Overcoming Life’s Obstacles, by Kirk Franklin, Narrated by Dion Graham, Brilliance Audio
• Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World’s Religions Can Come Together, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Narrated by Richard Gere, Random House Audio

• Bayou Moon, by IIona Andrews, Narrated by Renée Raudman, Tantor Audio
• Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Narrated by Kevin T. Collins, Hachette Audio
• Skinwalker: Jane Yellowrock, Book 1, by Faith Hunter, Narrated by Khristine Hvam, Audible, Inc
• So Cold the River, by Michael Koryta, Narrated by Robert Petkoff, Hachette Audio
• The Girl on Legare Street, by Karen White, Narrated by Aimee Bruneau, Listen & Live Audio

• Beautiful Maria of My Soul, by Oscar Hijuelos, Narrated by Armando Duran, Blackstone Audio
• Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen, Narrated by David LeDoux, Macmillan Audio
• My Life As a Man, by Philip Roth, Narrated by Dan John Miller, Brilliance Audio
• Snakewoman of Little Egypt, by Robert Hellenga, Narrated by Coleen Marlo, Tantor Audio
• Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell, Narrated by Jonathan Aris and Paula Wilcox, Recorded Books

• Great Classic Science Fiction, by H. G. Wells, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Lester del Rey, Fritz Leiber, James H. Schmitz, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert and Andre Norton, Narrated by Simon Vance, Nick Sullivan, Robert Fass, Katherine Kellgren, Stephen R. Thorne, Greg Itzin, Scott Brick, and Barbara Rosenblat, AudioGO (formerly BBC Audiobooks America)
• Jitters-A Quirky Little Audio Book, by Adele Park, Narrated by a full cast, Straight to Audio Productions
• Room, by Emma Donoghue, Narrated by Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer, Robert Petkoff, and Suzanne Toren, Hachette Audio
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Narrated by Emily Bergl, Charles Busch, Neil Dickson, Jill Gascoine, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Matthew Wolf, and Sarah Zimmerman, L.A. Theatre Works
• The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self, by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford and Marianne Williamson, Narrated by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson, HarperAudio

• Dog Tags, by David Rosenfelt, Narrated by Grover Gardner, Listen & Live Audio
• Her Royal Spyness: A Royal Spyness Mystery, by Rhys Bowen, Narrated by Katherine Kellgren, Audible, Inc
• Our Kind of Traitor, by John LeCarre, Narrated by Robin Sachs, Penguin Audio
• The Dead Room, by Chris Mooney, Narrated by Regina Reagan, Isis Publishing Ltd
• The Reversal, by Michael Connelly, Narrated by Peter Giles, Hachette Audio
• This Body of Death, by Elizabeth George, Narrated by John Lee, HarperAudio

• Thomas Cobb, Crazy Heart, HarperAudio
• Garrison Keillor, A Christmas Blizzard, HighBridge Company
• Emma Thompson, Nanny McPhee Returns, Macmillan Audio
• Alice Walker, The Color Purple, Recorded Books
• John Waters, Role Models, Tantor Audio

• Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime, by John Heilemann, Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris, HarperAudio
• No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller, by Harry Markopolos, Narrated by Scott Brick, Harry Markopolos, Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, David Kotz, Gaytri Kachroo, and Michael Ocrant, Audible, Inc
• Obama’s Wars, by Bob Woodward, Narrated by Boyd Gaines, Simon & Schuster Audio
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Narrated by Cassandra Campbell with Bahni Turpin, Random House Audio
• The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, by Deborah Blum, Narrated by Coleen Marlo, Tantor Audio

• Fashionably Undead, by Meg Cabot and the Twitterverse, Narrated by Sarah Drew, AudioGO (formerly BBC Audiobooks America)
• Hearts, Keys and Puppetry, by Neil Gaiman and the Twitterverse, Narrated by Katherine Kellgren, AudioGO (formerly BBC Audiobooks America)
• New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer Vol. 2: The Little Death, by Max Allan Collins from a story by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, Narrated by Stacy Keach and a full cast, Blackstone Audio
• The Alchemist and the Executioness, by Paolo Bacigalupi, Tobias S. Buckell, Narrated by Jonathan Davis and Katherine Kellgren, Audible, Inc
• William’s Leap for Freedom, Adapted by Renee Pringle with assistance by Sue Zizza, Narrated by Dion Graham and Mirron E. Willis and a full cast, SueMedia

• Malcolm Gladwell: The Box Set, by Malcolm Gladwell, Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell, Hachette Audio
• Martin Luther King, Junior: The Essential Box Set, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Edited by Clayborne Carson, Kris Shepard, and Peter Holloran, Narrated by Keith David, Jay Gregory, and Martin Luther King, Hachette Audio
• Peter & Max, by Bill Willingham, Narrated by Wil Wheaton, Brilliance Audio
• Shakespeare the Essential Tragedies Volume 1, by William Shakespeare, Narrated by a full cast, AudioGO (formerly BBC Audiobooks America)
• The Very Best of Bob and Ray: Legends of Comedy, by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, Narrated by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, HighBridge Company

• Good Discipline, Great Teens, by Dr. Ray Guarendi, Narrated by Dr. Ray Guarendi, St. Anthony Messenger Press
• Put on Your Crown: Life-Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom, by Queen Latifah, Narrated by Queen Latifah, Hachette Audio
• Spiritual Partnership, by Gary Zukav, Narrated by Gary Zukav, HarperAudio
• The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music, by Victor L. Wooten, Narrated by Victor L. Wooten, Tantor Audio
• This Is Water: The Original David Foster Wallace Recording, by David Foster Wallace, Narrated by David Foster Wallace, Hachette Audio
• Zig Ziglar’s Leadership & Success Series, by Zig Ziglar, Narrated by Zig Ziglar, Blackstone Audio

• A Kiss at Midnight, by Eloisa James, Narrated by Susan Duerden, HarperAudio
• By King’s Command, by Linda Lea Castle, Narrated by a full cast, Siren Audio Studios
• Fantasy in Death, by J.D. Robb, Narrated by Susan Ericksen, Brilliance Audio
• The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte, by Syrie James, Narrated by Bianca Amato, Recorded Books
• The Elusive Bride, by Stephanie Laurens, Narrated by Simon Prebble, HarperAudio

• Black Magic Sanction, by Kim Harrison, Narrated by Marguerite Gavin, Blackstone Audio
• Feed, by Mira Grant, Narrated by Paula Christensen and Jesse Bernstein, Hachette Audio
• Halo: Evolutions, by various authors including Tobias S. Bucknell, B.K. Evenson, and Jonathan Goff, Narrated by Steve Downes, Holter Graham, Frank O’Connor, and Jen Taylor, Macmillan Audio
• The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham, Narrated by Graeme Malcolm, Audible, Inc
• The Stainless Steel Rat, by Harry Harrison, Narrated by Phil Gigante, Brilliance Audio
• WWW: Watch, by Robert J. Sawyer, Narrated by Jessica Almasy, Marc Vietor, Oliver Wyman, Jennifer Van Dyck, and Robert J. Sawyer, Audible, Inc

• And Thereby Hangs a Tale, by Jeffrey Archer, Narrated by Gerard Doyle, Macmillan Audio
• A Matter of Matter, by L. Ron Hubbard, Narrated by Corey Burton, R.F. Daley, Jim Meskimen, Tait Ruppert, and Josh Thompson, Galaxy Audio
• A Touch of Dead, by Charlaine Harris, Narrated by Johanna Parker, Recorded Books
• Ford County: Stories, by John Grisham, Narrated by John Grisham, Random House Audio
• How Did You Get This Number, by Sloane Crosley, Narrated by Sloane Crosley, Penguin Audio
• Long After Midnight, by Ray Bradbury, Narrated by Michael Prichard, Tantor Audio
• Stories, by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantino, Narrated by Anne Bobby, Jonathan Davis, Peter Francis James, Katherine Kellgren, and Euan Morton, HarperAudio

• Laura Bush, narrator of Spoken from the Heart, by Laura Bush, Simon & Schuster Audio
• Katherine Kellgren, narrator of Rapture of the Deep, by L.A. Meyer, Listen & Live Audio
• Katherine Kellgren, narrator of The Invisible Order: Rise of the Darklings, by Paul Crilley, Audible, Inc
• Juliet Stevenson, narrator of The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing, Naxos AudioBooks
• Juliet Stevenson, narrator of The Magician’s Elephant, by Kate DiCamillo, Brilliance Audio
• Alfre Woodard, narrator of Glorious, by Bernice McFadden, Audible, Inc

• Alan Cumming, narrator of Zorgamazoo, by Robert Paul Weston, Penguin Audio
• Jim Dale, narrator of The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, by Mathias Malzieu, Blackstone Audio
• Charlton Griffin, narrator of The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 2, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Audio Connoisseur
• George Guidall, narrator of Every Man Dies Alone, by Hans Fallada, Recorded Books
• Edward Herrmann, narrator of Innocent, by Scott Turow, Hachette Audio

• Here in Harlem, by Walter Dean Myers, Narrated by a full cast, Live Oak Media
• Rapture of the Deep, by L.A. Meyer, Narrated by Katherine Kellgren, Listen & Live Audio
• The Rock and the River, by Kekla Magoon, Narrated by Dion Graham, Brilliance Audio
• Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan, Narrated by MacLeod Andrews and Nick Podehl, Brilliance Audio
• Zora and Me, by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon, Narrated by Channie Waites, Brilliance Audio

• Dead Aim, by Thomas Perry, Narrated by Michael Kramer, Tantor Audio
• Interface, by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George, Narrated by Oliver Wyman, Audible, Inc
• The Book of Spies, by Gayle Lynds, Narrated by Kate Reading, Blackstone Audio
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson, Narrated by Simon Vance, Random House Audio
• Vengeance, by AJ Scudiere, Narrated by Kristoffer Tabori, Stephanie Zimbalist and Don Leslie, Griffyn Ink Corp