BOT’s 2016 ALA Award Winners

Awards & Recognition BOT’s 2016 ALA Award Winners

Submitted by Kristen Luby on January 12, 2016

Books on Tape is proud to celebrate this year’s ALA award winners on audiobook. Winners were announced Monday, January 11 in Boston, MA at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Share these outstanding listens with your patrons.

RUSA Listen List
View the full 2016 Listen List here.

DEAD WAKE by Erik Larson
Read by Scott Brick

THE JAGUAR’S CHILDREN by John Vaillant
Read by Ozzie Rodriguez & David H. Lawrence XVII

THE KNOCKOFF by Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza
Read by Katherine Kellgren

Andrew Carnegie Medial for Excellence in Fiction Finalist
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S.

THE BOOK OF ARON by Jim Shepard
Read by Michael Goldstrom

ALA Notable Books

Fiction:

THE BOOK OF ARON by Jim Shepard
Read by Michael Goldstrom

FORTUNE SMILES: STORIES by Adam Johnson
Read by W. Morgan Sheppard, Johnathan McClain, Cassandra Campbell, and Various

THE TSAR OF LOVE AND TECHNO by Adam Johnson
Read by W. Morgan Sheppard, Johnathan McClain, Cassandra Campbell, and Various

Nonfiction:

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Read by Ta-Nehisi Coates

DEAD WAKE by Erik Larson
Read by Scott Brick

THE INTERSTELLAR AGE by Jim Bell
Read by the Author

M TRAIN by Patti Smith
Read by the Author

Sophie Brody Medal
The Sophie Brody Award is given to encourage, recognize and commend outstanding achievement in Jewish literature.

THE BOOK OF ARON by Jim Shepard
Read by Michael Goldstrom

The Reading List:

Fantasy Category Winner:
UPROOTED by Naomi Novik
Read by Julia Emelin

Fantasy Category Shortlist:
THE CINDER SPIRES: THE AERONAUT’S WINDLASS by Jim Butcher
Read by Euan Morton

Historical Fiction Shortlist:
THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO US by Annie Barrows
Read by Ann Marie Lee, Tara Sands, Julia Whelan & Various

Romance Category Shortlist:
EVER AFTER by Jude Deveraux
Read by Kirsten Potter

Women’s Fiction Category Winner:
RE JANE by Patricia Park
Read by Diana Bang

Women’s Fiction Category Shortlist:
A TOUCH OF STARDUST by Kate Alcott
Read by Cassandra Campbell

Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust.

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Read by Ta-Nehisi Coates

GIRL AT WAR by Sara Novic
Read by Julia Whelan