Sourcebooks plans to launch a new audiobook program in partnership with Penguin Random House Audio. The initiative, which will be set up as editorially independent imprints within PRH Audio, will allow Sourcebooks to produce audio content in-house.
Catherine Bucaria, v-p and publisher, Sourcebooks Audio, and Almeda Beynon, director of audio production, will helm the new program. Bucaria previously served as director of audio strategy & acquisitions at PRH, and Beynon was executive producer at HarperCollins.
Sourcebooks' new audiobooks program will start with titles from mystery and romance imprints Poisoned Pen Press and Sourcebooks Casablanca as well as its Callisto nonfiction imprint, beginning in January and February. In 2026, Sourcebooks plans to expand the program to its other imprints, including Sourcebooks Landmark, Sourcebooks Fire, and Bloom Books.
"Audiobooks are an essential part of the book ecosystem," said Bucaria. "I look forward to working with our authors to drive this content from within Sourcebooks through our PRH Audio partnership."
Beynon added: "I'm so thrilled to be joining Sourcebooks on this new adventure. Our goal is to craft dynamic audiobooks and to create an inclusive literary landscape where every reader can find a format that suits their reading style."
"This new program aligns perfectly with our mission to change lives through books. I'm so excited to be joining the rapidly growing audiobook landscape," said Sourcebooks CEO Dominique Raccah. "Catherine and Almeda in partnership with our friends at Penguin Random House Audio will make a huge difference for so many of our authors, and will help them reach a whole new level of readership."