Works by two ex-presidents and a current Senator--Barack Obama--are
among the nominees in the spoken word album category for the Grammys,
which will be presented February 10 in Los Angeles. For the full list,
click here.
Best Spoken Word nominees:
Best Spoken Word nominees:
- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (Random House Audio)
- Celebrations by Maya Angelou (Random House Audio)
- Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton (Random House Audio)
- Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World by Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster Audio)
- Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda (Random House Audio)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows read by Jim Dale (Listening Library)
- Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World by Milbre Burch (Kind Crone Productions)
- The One and Only Shrek read by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci (Audio Renaissance)
- Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake? by Toni Morrison (Simon & Schuster Audio)
- Wickety Whack--Brer Rabbit Is Back by Diane Ferlatte (Diane Ferlatte)