Audio Books

From GRPLpedia

1 New and Notable!
2 Have You Heard a Good Book Lately?
3 General Fiction
4 Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
5 Romance & Women's Fiction
6 Science Fiction & Fantasy
7 Literary Classics
8 eAudiobooks
9 Non-Fiction
10 Miscellaneous
11 Online Resources

New and Notable!

Have You Heard a Good Book Lately?

Then check out some of GRPL's award-winning book recordings. They're available in CD, MP3, and cassette formats. Here are some resources to help you select the best books to listen to:

The Audie Award, presented annually for audio books that demonstrate distinction in spoken word entertainment, is sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association, a non-profit trade group. For a complete list of nominees and winners, including other categories, visit the Audio Publishers Association.

Some Audie Award Winners

The Chopin Manuscript, 2008

The Bible Experience, 2007

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy the Tertiary Phase, 2006

Other spoken word category distinctions are The Golden Voice Award and the AudioFile Earphones Awards.

The Grammy Award is given annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the "Best Spoken Word Recording."

2008 Winner

Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on reclaiming the American dream

2007 Winners (a tie)

2006 Winner

Dreams From My Father: A story of race and inheritance

More Awards

Search the GRPL catalog for audio recordings of books that have won the following prizes:

The Nobel Prize in Literature distinguishes the works of authors from many different countries, cultures, and languages. The prize has been awarded to acclaimed authors as well as undiscovered talent. Visit Nobelprize.org for a complete list of Nobel Laureates in Literature.

The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a national prize which honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens each year. For a complete list of winners visit The PEN/Faulkner Foundation.

The National Book Foundation bestows the National Book Award annually to American authors who have demonstrated literary excellence in their fiction or nonfiction work.

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General Fiction

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Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

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Romance & Women's Fiction

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Fantasy

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Literary Classics

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eAudiobooks

eAudiobooks are digital audiobooks available to download from the Internet. eAudiobooks can be played on any personal desktop or laptop computer supporting Microsoft Windows Media Player v9 and above, Musicmatch Jukebox v8.2 and above, or Nullsoft Winamp v5 and above. You must have a broadband internet connection.

After your favorite titles have been downloaded to your computer, you can transfer them onto a wide range of portable digital devices, including media players, Pocket PCs, and select smartphone devices. Please note that NetLibrary eAudiobooks are not compatible with iPods or Microsoft's Zune devices at this time.

Search for titles at NetLibrary or the GRPL catalog.

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