Cast your vote for the Best Audiobooks of 2010

01/09/2010

Wolf Hall, the bestselling Booker Prize winner of all time, has now been shortlisted for the Best Audiobooks of the Year 2010, along with 2010 longlist The Long Song by Andrea Levy.

 

Launched in July, the Best Audiobooks of the Year 2010 features the best in audio publishing from April 2009 – March 2010. Comprised of four categories – fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children’s – the objective is to showcase the very best audiobooks, and the resulting shortlist features a diverse collection of audio ranging from Shakespeare to Charlaine Harris.

 

Over  100 titles were submitted by audio publishers to a judging panel formed of key figures from the book trade and national media,  including The Times’ audiobook reviewer Christina Hardyment, and audiobook reviewer for The Independent Sue Gaisford. The panel’s selections were based on excellence in several criteria: quality of literary content, abridgement, reading, production value and sound quality.

 

The Best Audiobooks of the Year 2010 is a trade promotion with a public vote, supported by retailers including Waterstone's, WHSmith’s, Foyles, The Audiobook Store and Easons. Libraries can get involved through The Reading Agency,  and Independent Booksellers through distributors  Bertrams or Gardners.

 

Samples of each title will be available to listen to at www.audiobooks.co.uk/vote2010, where the public can also vote for their favourite audiobook, and be in with the chance of winning £50 worth of vouchers for The Audiobook Store.  Voting closes on 10th September and the winner will be announced at Chiswick Book Festival (17th – 19th September 2010).

 

The Best Audiobooks of the Year 2010 includes titles by Hilary Mantel, Rose Tremain, Peter James, Jack Dee and Andrew Marr. Please see overleaf for the full list.