Finalists:
    Amistad, by David Pesci, read by Courtney B. Vance (The Publishing Mills)
    Enduring Love, by Ian McEwan, read by Maxwell Caulfield (The Publishing Mills)

Fiction, Unabridged
A Widow for One Year, By John Irving, Read by George Guidall (Random House AudioBooks)

    Finalists:
    Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, read by Miriam Margolyes (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
    Summer Sisters, by Judy Blume, read by Kate Reading (Books on Tape, Inc.)

Mystery, Fiction
The Third Man, By Graham Greene, Read by Martin Jarvis (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

    Finalists:
    Black Coffee, by Agatha Christie, read by Alexandra Thomas (Soundelux Audio Publishing)
    The Job, by Douglas Kennedy, read by John Slattery (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Classics
The Grapes of Wrath, By John Steinbeck, Read by Dylan Baker (Penguin Audiobooks)

    Finalists:
    Hop Frog, by Edgar Allen Poe, read by Winifred Phillips (DH Audio)
    Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, read by Miriam Margolyes (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

Non-Fiction, Abridged
The Professor & The Madman, By Simon Winchester, Read by Simon Jones (Harper Audio)

    Finalists:
    About This Life, by Barry Lopez, read by Barry Lopez (Dove Audio)
    Ship of Gold, by Gary Kinder, read by Bruce Davison (Random House Audio Publishing)

Non-fiction, Unabridged
Full Circle, By Michael Palin, Read by the author (Chivers North America)

    Finalists:
    Ned Kelly: A Short Life, by Ian Jones, read by Paul English (Australian Large Print Audio & Video)
    White Coolies, by Betty Jeffrey, read by Beverly Dunn (Australian Large Print Audio & Video)

Personal Development
The Energy of Money, By Maria Nemeth, Ph.D., Read by the author (Sounds True)

    Finalists:
    Making the Case for Yourself, by Susan Estrich, read by Susan Estrich (The Publishing Mills)
    The Worrywart's Companion, by Kitt Weagant, read by Kitt Weagant (Audio Literature)

Business Information
Entrepreneur November 1998, By Rieva Lesonsky, Elaine Fioreillo, Brian Ruberry, Cassandra Cavanah, Danielle Kennedy, Jay Conrad Levinson, Mark Henricks, and Jacquelynn Lynn, Read by Petrea Burchard, Milton Lawrence, John Matthew, Jim Rondeau, and Allison Strong (DriveTimes Inc.)

    Finalists:
    Entrepreneur December 1998, by Various, read by Various (DriveTimes Inc.)
    Spin Selling, by Neil Rackham, read by Neil Rackham (Highbridge Company)

Motivational
Sales Closing for Dummies, By Tom Hopkins, Read by the author (Harper Audio)

    Finalists:
    Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover, by Marilu Henner, read by Marilu Henner & Laura Morton (Harper Audio)
    Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal With Change in Your Work and in Your Life, by Spencer Johnson, M.D., read by Spencer Johnson, M.D., Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D. (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Educational
French in a Box, By Donald S. Rivera, Read by the author (Penton Overseas, Inc.)

    Finalists:
    Commercial Speak, by Hugh Lampman, Bettye Pierce Zoller, Bob Magruder, Jerry Houston, Larry Woods, read by Hugh Lampman, Bettye Pierce Zoller, Bob Magruder, Jerry Houston, Larry Woods (ZWL Publishing, Inc.)
    Ingles Pimsleur Language Program, by Unknown, read by Unknown (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Inspirational
Still Me, By Christopher Reeve, Read by the author (Random House AudioBooks)

    Finalists:
    The Complete Bible, Old Testament, read by Stephanie Beacham, Theodore Bikel, Roscoe Lee Browne, Christopher Cazenove, Stephen Collins, Julie Harris, Edward Herrmann, Juliet Mills, Roger Rees, John Rubinstein, David Warner, Alfre Woodard, Michael York (Dove Audio)
    The New Testament as Told by Max McLean, read by Max McLean (Oasis Audio)

Humor
Ranting Again, By Dennis Miller, Read by the author (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing)

    Finalists:
    God Is My Broker, by Brother Ty with Christopher Buckley & John Tierney, read by Mark Linn-Baker (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing)
    Pure Drivel, by Steve Martin, read by Steve Martin (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Poetry
A Night Without Armor, By Jewel, Read by the author (Harper Audio)

    Finalists:
    The Classic Hundred Poems, William Harmon, Editor, read by Unknown (Highbridge Company)
    Mother Goose from Morning Till Night, by Mother Goose, read by Betty Ann Wylie (Smooth Stones Productions)

Original Work
Creepers: Haunted Cattle Drive, By Connie Kingrey, Performed by Gerald Drake, James Ahrens, Jonathan Poland, Jackie Perlman, and Kevin Fitzgerald (K-tel International (USA), Inc.)
                and
You're Not Alone: Conversations with Breast Cancer Survivors and Those Who Love Them, By Edward Janus, interviews with breast cancer survivors, their partners, and children, Hosted by Karen Reichart (Voice Arts Publishing Company)

    Finalists:
    English As She Is Spoke, by Donald Monat & June Dixon, read by Donald Monat & June Dixon (The Publishing Mills)

Solo Narration - Male
City of Darkness, By Ben Bova, Read by Harlan Ellison (Dove Audio, an imprint of NewStar Publishing)

    Finalists:
    Cloudsplitter, by Russell Banks, read by George DelHoyo (Audio Literature)
    The Men of Brewster Place, by Gloria Naylor, read by Joe Morton (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Solo Narration - Female
Oliver Twist, By Charles Dickens, Read by Miriam Margolyes (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)

    Finalists:
    Black Coffee, by Agatha Christie, read by Alexandra Thomas (Soundelux Audio Publishing)
    Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, read by Irene Sutcliffe (The Audio Partners Publishing Group)

Solo Narration - Author or Authors
Still Me, By Christopher Reeve, Read by the author (Random House AudioBooks)

    Finalists:
    Big Screen Drive-In Theater, by Donald Davis, read by Donald Davis
    Reporting Live, by Lesley Stahl, read by Lesley Stahl (Simon & Schuster Audio)

Multi-Voiced Narration
The Complete Bible, Old Testament, Read by Stephanie Beacham, Theodore Bikel, Roscoe Lee Browne, Christopher Cazenove, Stephen Collins, Julie Harris, Edward Herrmann, Juliet Mills, Roger Rees, John Rubinstein, David Warner, Alfre Woodard, and Michael York (Dove Audio, an imprint of NewStar Publishing)

    Finalists:
    Reservation Road, by John Burnham Schartz, read by John Shea, Stanley Tucci, Anne Twomey (Random House Audio Publishing)
    Shadows on the Hudson, #1, by Isaac Bashevis Singer, read by Theodore Bikel, Julie Harris, John Rubinstein (Dove Audio)

Multi-Voiced Presentation
Titanic Disaster, By Tom Kuntz, Read by David Ackroyd, Susan Anspach, David Birney, Roscoe Lee Browne, Richard Cox, Harlan Ellison, Richard Gilliland, Mona Golabek, Michael Gross, Patrick Macnee, Gordon Thomson, William Windom, Michael York and others (Dove Audio, an imprint of NewStar Publishing)

    Finalists:
    Lost Civilization's: Pompeii, read by Blair Brown, David McCallum & Others (Time Warner AudioBooks)
    Star Wars Dark Forces — Rebel Agent, by William C. Dietz, read by Unlisted (Highbridge Company)

Theatrical Productions
The Road to Mecca, By Athol Fugard, Performed by Julie Harris, Amy Irving, and Harris Yulin  (L.A. Theatre Works)

    Finalists:
    All My Sons, by Arthur Miller, read by Julie Harris, James Farentino, Arye Gross (L.A. Theatre Works)
    A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, read by Various, introduction by Jane Powell (NYS Theatre Institute)

Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium
Second Thoughts, By Mort Crim, Read by the author (Health Communications, Inc.)

    Finalists:
    Dicken's Women, by Charles Dickens, read by Miriam Margolyes (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
    The Glory of Their Times, by Lawrence S. Ritter, read by various (Highbridge Company)