W.F. Howes, an RBmedia international publishing brand, has drafted a prestigious cast of screen and stage actors and notable literary figures to lend their voices to the audio edition of Hilary Mantel’s A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing.   The celebrated writer’s eagerly anticipated, posthumous journalistic collection, publishing on 19 October, will…

W.F. Howes, an RBmedia international audio brand, will publish the audiobook for Alasdair Gray’s novel Poor Things ahead of the release of its big screen adaptation, directed by three-time Academy Award nominee Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Margaret Qualley, and Mark Ruffalo.   Originally published in print in 1992, Poor Things follows the story…

W.F. Howes, an RBmedia international publishing brand, has acquired the audio rights for two new Karen Pirie titles from bestselling Scottish crime writer Val McDermid.   The deal will see McDermid team up with her long-time audiobook publisher for the 2023 release of Past Lying, book seven in the immensely popular crime series, as well as the untitled eighth…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the acquisition of Ukemi Audiobooks and Dharma Audiobooks. Through this acquisition, the company will acquire both audiobook publishing businesses and their full catalog of titles.