Every now and again you acquire a property that makes you feel a little different. Of course, as book lovers we say we love all our babies, but come on: Sometimes it’s just work. Running the numbers, bidding, buying. Rinse and repeat. Mickey Rowe is an actor, a theatre director, a father, and a husband.…
RBmedia offers the largest catalog of business audiobooks in the industry Landover, MD, August 3, 2021—RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today unveiled its new business audio brand, Ascent Audio. The brand offers the world’s largest business audiobook catalog encompassing all of the major categories in business education. The new Ascent Audio is…
An opera written by acclaimed musician Toshi Reagon and composer Bernice Johnson Reagon—and based on Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents—has a big production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in DC, one of the best known mid-sized theatres in the country and “the hottest theater company in town” (Washington Post). The…
Award-winning writer Tina Andrews talks about her audiobook “Charlotte Sophia” with the narrator Adjoa Andoh and USA Today correspondent Charisse Jones. TINA ANDREWS Tina Andrews is the NAACP Award-winning author of Sally Hemings An American Scandal; and the Writers Guild of America and NAACP Award-winning screenwriter and Executive producer of the CBS 4-hour…
J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy—featuring a fresh audio experience—is coming to listeners this September Landover, MD, July 21, 2021—RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today announced a new audiobook edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” series, read by BAFTA-winning actor, director, and author Andy Serkis. Serkis has earned acclaim from…
Top audio publisher gives voice to three of four winners in the Books category Landover, MD, June 17, 2021—RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today announced that its audiobooks represent three-quarters of the titles awarded the prestigious 2021 Pulitzer Prize for books. “Franchise” by Marcia Chatelain won the 2021 Pulitzer for History, “The…
RBmedia’s production of “Charlotte Sophia” will be narrated by Adjoa Andoh, Bridgerton’s Lady Danbury Landover, MD, June 14, 2021—RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today announced its audiobook production of “Charlotte Sophia: Myth, Madness and the Moor”—written by award-winning writer Tina Andrews and narrated by “Bridgerton” actress Adjoa Andoh. Produced by Recorded Books,…
Through this three-year agreement, the company will expand its award-winning 3,000-title children’s and young adult audiobook catalogue with Levine Querido titles Landover, MD, May 25, 2021—RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today announced its partnership with independent children’s publisher Levine Querido. Through this agreement, the company will add audio editions of the Levine…
RBmedia to also publish new McGraw Hill business audiobook titles as part of an exclusive, long-term agreement Landover, MD, May 11, 2021—RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today announced the acquisition of McGraw Hill Professional’s audiobook publishing business, which includes its catalog of previously published titles, as well as a multi-year agreement…
Downloads soar after the tale of migrant laborers wins three Oscars, including Best Picture Landover, MD, April 29, 2021—RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today announced a surge in downloads of its audiobook “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century” by Jessica Bruder after the film won Academy Awards for Best…