RBmedia is now the exclusive, worldwide audiobook publishing partner for W.W. Norton, expanding on the companies' long-standing relationship.
Norton audiobooks will be published under a variety of RBmedia brands, including Recorded Books, Tantor, Dreamscape, HighBridge, and Ascent Audio. Titles will be available for download on a range of audio platforms and wherever audiobooks are sold.
Titles to be published under the new partnership include Son of Nobody by Yann Martel, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore (Liveright), Evelyn in Transit by David Guterson, and Own Your Fertility by Jaime Knopman, M.D., with Rebecca Raphael (Countryman Press).
Recent releases include Wings by Paul McCartney (Liveright), Dark Renaissance by Stephen Greenblatt, Taking Manhattan by Russell Shorto, and The Gales of November by John U. Bacon (Liveright).
Elisabeth Kerr, Norton's director, content and business strategy, said, "Audio has become essential to the way that readers discover and engage with books, and we are thrilled to expand our reach via this unique partnership. RBmedia and Norton have had an exceptional working relationship for years, and this new agreement deepens that collaboration--expanding awareness of our authors and ensuring that their work is produced, distributed, and made accessible with the quality, care, and editorial integrity both of our teams embrace."
Troy Juliar, chief content officer for RBmedia, said, "We are proud to be partnering with a publisher as celebrated and prestigious as W.W. Norton & Company. One hundred years of publishing means something: an unmatched legacy of editorial rigor, literary excellence, and books that endure. We share that commitment to lasting work, and we’re excited to bring even more of Norton's extraordinary authors and storytelling to life in audio for listeners worldwide."