Introduced in 1974, the Braille Book of the Year was created to both acknowledge excellence in writing as well as raise the profile of Braille books. In 1996, the award was won by 'The Monkey's Mask' by Dorothy Porter. The Bathurst Award for Narrator of the Year award went to Humphrey Bower for the audio version of "Death of a River Guide". Presentations were made by Rose Blustein and others at the Commercial Road library.15 colour photographs of the eventDavid Israel Photography October 1996awards, association for the blind, rose blustein, rebecca maxwell, book of the year, humphrey bower, dorothy porter, eve lustig, don draffin, elizabeth woods

An unknown woman sits at a table, with a desk and computer in the background. In front of her is a computer print-out, however she turns to camera with 3 LBA cassette titles fanned in her hand. These are: Safe Houses by Rose Zwi, narrated by Stephanie Daniel, A Long Way to Tipperary by Sue Gough, narrated by Humphrey Bower, and Titans! by Michael Stephen and narrated by Humphrey Bower.1 colour photograph of woman with talking bookstalking books, louis braille audio