Audie Awards 1996
The Audie Awards are presented annually by the Audio Publisher's Association to honor excellence in audio publishing.  The following list includes literature only.  The awards for package design, best new publisher, and production innovation have been omitted.

Fiction, Abridged
The Persian Pickle Club, by Sandra Dallas, read by Moira Kelly (Soundlines Entertainment)

Fiction, Unabridged
The Homecoming, by Earl Hamner, Jr., read by Richard Thomas (Audio Renaissance Tapes)

Nonfiction, Abridged
Charles Kuralt's America, by Charles Kuralt, performed by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Nonfiction, Unabridged
Amazing Grace, By Jonathan Kozol, performed by Dick Hill (Brilliance Corporation)

Inspirational/Motivational
Random Acts of Kindness, by the editors of Conari Press, performed by Edward Asner, Pat Fraley, Margaret Klenck, Elizabeth Roby & Robert Sevra (Audio Literature)

Original Work
Enjoying Italian Opera, By Dale Harris, performed by Dale Harris (HighBridge Audio)

Educational/How-To/Instructional
Kiplinger's Money Smart Kids, By Janet Bodnor, performed by the author (Dove Audio)

Best Children's Title
Jumanji, By Chris Van Allsburg, perofrmed by Robin Williams (Houghton Mifflin, c/o Charlesberry Productions)

Solo Performance
Species, By Yvonne Navarro, performed by Alfred Molina (Soundlines Entertainment)

Multi-Voiced Performance
Myst: The Book of Atrus, by Rand and Robyn Miller, performed by Eric Conger, Kevin Dewey, Bruch Goodh, Graeme Malcom, Annie Meisels, Alexandra Ospina & Barbara Rosenblatt (Random House Audio)

Production
Toy Story Read-Along, Produced by Randy Thornton, with original character voices (Walt Disney Records)

Best New Voice
Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Suspense, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, performed by Edward Hardwicke (Tangled Web Audio)
 

Winners in the special category of Internet Listeners Choice Award were:

    Best Fiction/Abridged
Vertical Run, by Joseph Garber, read by Stephen Lang (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)

    Best Fiction/Unabridged
Beach Music, by Pat Conroy, performed by Frank Muller (Recorded Books)

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