2011 Audie Award nominations announced

As a huge fan of audiobooks, we here at Somebody Dies would like to congratulate all the finalists for the 2011 Audie Awards. We'd particularly like to call attention to a couple of nominees that crossed our doorstep this year.

Nominated in the "Original Work" category:

• The 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

And nominated in the "Science Fiction/Fantasy" category:

• Feed, by Mira Grant, narrated by Paula Christensen and Jesse Bernstein, Hachette Audio

Best of luck to these two, and a big thanks to the Audio Publishers Association for sponsoring "the only awards program in the United States devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment." It's a medium that is slowly growing in appreciation but that still has a long way to go.

For more information, visit the website of the Audio Publishers Association.