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True Crime Award Winners

W. F. Howes, an RBmedia international publishing brand, is honoured to be the audiobook publisher of Notorious, the hard-hitting, bestselling autobiography of renowned journalist and prisons guru Raphael Rowe, which picked up the Best True Crime Audiobook award at the inaugural True Crime Awards 2023 in London. Raphael Rowe spent 12 years serving a prison…

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Wavesound titles shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year Award

The full list of nominees can be found here: https://abiawards.com.au/2023-short-list-announcement/  The ABIA Awards (Australia’s largest Trade Book Awards) shortlist is out and we are thrilled to announce that two Wavesound titles are up for the Audiobook of the Year Award!   Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby, narrated by the author.   The Whitewash by Siang…

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Leading spoken audio company enters 2023 on the heels of significant business and market expansion

RBmedia Publishing Highlights RBmedia remained the undisputed leader in the spoken audio market with a catalog surpassing 60,000 titles in 2022—the largest offering in the industry. The company produced a record number of new titles across its 12 publishing brands—topping bestseller lists and major industry awards. During the year, the company: Released more than 8,000…

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Canelo and W.F. Howes sign publishing deal with million -selling author Nick Louth

Turning the spotlight on DI Jan Talantire and the North Devon countryside, the new series will join the growing list of successes for the author—including his bestselling DCI Craig Gillard series, as well as standalone suspense thrillers like Heartbreaker and Bite.   Nick Louth commented: “I am thrilled to be working with Canelo and W.F. Howes on an…

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RBmedia Achieves Another Year of Record-Breaking Growth

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced record-breaking 2022 performance. The company entered new strategic partnerships, expanded into key international markets, published more titles than ever before, and produced audiobooks for numerous New York Times bestsellers and literary award winners.

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Ben Miles to narrate Essex Dogs

W.F. Howes, a leading RBmedia international publishing brand, has cast leading screen and stage actor Ben Miles to narrate the audio edition of Essex Dogs, the historical fiction debut from globally bestselling historian Dan Jones.   The first book in this action-packed new trilogy from the renowned historian, broadcaster, and award-winning journalist takes us back in time…