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Read With Jenna says her January 2024 pick is ‘magical’ and ‘mystical’
In addition to being the first pick of 2024, “The Waters” represents another first for the club, as Jenna pointed out: “It’s set in the magical mystical lands of rural Michigan. We’ve never chosen a book set there.” “It is about a matriarch and healer and what happens when one of her three daughters brings home a baby.
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RBmedia to Publish Audio for Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean Series Across Multiple Languages and Formats
RBmedia today announced that it will exclusively create, distribute, and market the complete five-book Empyrean series by New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. In addition to publishing the English-language audiobooks under its flagship audio brand Recorded Books, RBmedia will also publish the Spanish-language, French-language, and full-cast, dramatized audio versions…
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Spotify Premium Will Include Instant Access to 150,000+ Audiobooks
Last year Spotify announced that users would be able to purchase and listen to hundreds of thousands of audiobooks on Spotify, advancing their vision for making Spotify the seamless one-stop destination for all things audio. Today Spotify is starting an entirely new chapter for their audiobooks offering by making more than 150,000 audiobooks available as part of Spotify Premium subscriptions.
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RBmedia Brings Patrick Rothfuss’ Long-Awaited New Kingkiller Novella to Audio
RBmedia today announced the upcoming release of “The Narrow Road Between Desires” audiobook by #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Patrick Rothfuss. Set in the wildly popular Kingkiller Chronicle universe, the novella is a standalone story that delves deeper into the Kingkiller series companion tale “The Lightning Tree.”
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Francisco Partners Joins Forces with H.I.G. Capital to Acquire and Invest in RBmedia
Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm, specializing in technology and media-focused businesses, announced today that it has partnered with H.I.G. Capital and RBmedia’s management to complete the acquisition of RBmedia from KKR.
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H.I.G. Capital to Acquire RBmedia from KKR
Leading global investment firms KKR and H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”) announced that an affiliate of H.I.G. will acquire RBmedia and support its next phase of growth and development. RBmedia is the leading audiobook publisher in the world with a powerful digital distribution network that reaches millions of listeners around the globe.
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RBmedia Brings Long-Awaited Sixth Red Rising Novel to Audio
RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the upcoming release of LIGHT BRINGER, the sixth audiobook in the Red Rising series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown. RBmedia’s flagship audio brand, Recorded Books, is the publisher of all the Red Rising audiobooks, including LIGHT BRINGER.
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RBmedia’s GraphicAudio Launches Audiobook Original Series Set in the Hellboy Universe
RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that its GraphicAudio brand is releasing three original Hellboy Universe audiobooks from bestselling author Christopher Golden. The first audiobook in the series will be released in July.
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New Book-to-Screen Adaptations of Major RBmedia Franchises Launch
RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that new book-to-screen adaptations of some of its biggest franchises will launch over the coming months.
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