W. F. Howes

W. F. Howes W. F. Howes Ltd. The UK's largest independent publisher of audiobooks W.F. Having been established for over 25 years, W.F. E. Schwab. Howes is the U.K.

Howes Ltd is the U.K.’s leading audiobook and large-print publisher, distributing its content through all leading consumer and library vendors. Howes has a wealth of history and experience in working with some of the world’s leading authors, such as Diana Gabaldon, Val McDermid, Dan Jones, and V. This continues to ensure our titles are consistently on the bestsellers’ charts. subsidiary of RBmedia.

It's Olympics time! And we've got the perfect audiobooks to celebrate and inspire 🎉 🏆 My Hidden Race by Anyika Onoura, r...
26/07/2024

It's Olympics time! And we've got the perfect audiobooks to celebrate and inspire 🎉

🏆 My Hidden Race by Anyika Onoura, read by the author.

🏆 Be Amazing! by Sir Chris Hoyle, read by the author.

🏆 The Inside Track by Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, read by Cassie Layton and Guy Mott

🏆 Triumph by Jeremy Schaap, read by Michael Kramer

🏆 Running With the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn, read by Paul Tyreman

🏆 Winner Takes Gold by Eloise Smith, read by Alison Campbell

All available to download on audio now!

Happy audio publication day to How Can I Help You by Laura Sims! No one knows Margo's real name. Her colleagues and patr...
25/07/2024

Happy audio publication day to How Can I Help You by Laura Sims!

No one knows Margo's real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library only know her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of countless premature deaths in her wake. She has turned a new page, so to speak, and the library is her sanctuary, a place to quell old urges.

That is, at least, until Patricia, a recent graduate and failed novelist, joins the library staff. When a patron's death in the library bathroom offers a hint of Margo's mysterious past, Patricia can't resist digging deeper—even as this new fixation becomes all-consuming.

Listen to the audiobook now, performed by Laurel Lefkow and Tracie Frank.

Congratulations to Martin MacInnes, whose novel In Ascension has been awarded the Arthur C. Clarke Award Science Fiction...
25/07/2024

Congratulations to Martin MacInnes, whose novel In Ascension has been awarded the Arthur C. Clarke Award Science Fiction Book of the Year 2024!

Dr Andrew M. Butler, Chair of Judges, said that "In Ascension shows us, in the words of one judge, 'vistas between the cellular and the cosmic.' It's an intense trip and for once it's a winner that is in the tradition of Clarke's own novels."

You can listen to In Ascension on audio now, performed by Freya Miller.

Out now: The Cracked Mirror, a new mystery from master of the genre Chris Brookmyre.Jonny Hawke is the typically hard-bi...
22/07/2024

Out now: The Cracked Mirror, a new mystery from master of the genre Chris Brookmyre.

Jonny Hawke is the typically hard-bitten LAPD homicide detective battling for the truth. Penny Coyne is the little old lady solving mysteries in her otherwise sleepy village. Against all the odds, against the usual story, their worlds are about to collide.

It starts with a dead writer and a mysterious wedding invitation. It will end with a rabbit hole that goes so deep, Johnny and Penny might just come to question not just whodunnit, but whether they want to know the answer.

Agatha Christie meets Michael Connelly is this genre-bending crime novel, performed by Russ Bain and Sarah Barron. Available to download now.

OUT NOW: The Palestine Laboratory, an eye-opening and essential investigation into Israel's use of Palestine as a testin...
21/07/2024

OUT NOW: The Palestine Laboratory, an eye-opening and essential investigation into Israel's use of Palestine as a testing ground for weaponry and surveillance technology to be exported globally.

This book shows in-depth, for the first time, how Palestine has become the perfect laboratory for the Israeli military-techno complex: surveillance, home demolitions, indefinite incarceration and brutality, to the hi-tech tools that drive the 'Start-up Nation'.

The Palestine Laboratory is by Antony Loewenstein, best-selling author of Disaster Capitalism, and is read by Finlay Robertson. Listen to the audiobook now.

Russ Bain has been in the studio narrating the audiobook of Alan McGee's How to Run an Indie Label – which you can pre-o...
15/07/2024

Russ Bain has been in the studio narrating the audiobook of Alan McGee's How to Run an Indie Label – which you can pre-order now!

How to Run an Indie Label is a no-holds-barred rampage through gigs, clubs, boardrooms, drugs and booze, mad scenes, brilliant signings, machine gun quotes and a resilient wild spirit. Far from a conventional instruction manual or business book, it will tell you everything you need to know about how to be a creative force.

11/07/2024

OUT TODAY: The Palestine Laboratory, an eye-opening investigation into Israel's use of Palestine as a testing ground for weaponry and surveillance technology to be exported globally.

This book shows in-depth, for the first time, how Palestine has become the perfect laboratory for the Israeli military-techno complex: surveillance, home demolitions, indefinite incarceration and brutality, to the hi-tech tools that drive the 'Start-up Nation'.

The Palestine Laboratory is by Antony Loewenstein, best-selling author of Disaster Capitalism, and is read by Finlay Robertson. Listen to the audiobook now.

Happy publication to the paperback edition of Kala, the award-winning debut novel from Colin Walsh! If you'd like to lis...
04/07/2024

Happy publication to the paperback edition of Kala, the award-winning debut novel from Colin Walsh! If you'd like to listen along, Kala is also available now on audiobook, read by Frank Blake, Moe Dunford and Seána Kerslake.

Kala was awarded the Sunday Independent Newcomer Award at last year's An Post Irish Book Awards – and received glowing reviews from our listeners too! Swipe to read what they thought ➡

04/07/2024

Happy audio publication day to The Lives of Lee Miller by Antony Penrose – now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet.

Lee Miller was many things – a Vogue cover model, a Surrealist photographer, and a US war correspondent and photojournalist during World War II. From New York to Paris, her life is recorded here by her son, Antony Penrose. The Lives of Lee Miller brings to life a uniquely talented woman and the turbulent times in which she lived.

Download the audiobook now, read by Esther Wayne and Adam Grayson.

03/07/2024

Coming soon: The Angel of Indian Lake, the breathtaking finale of Stephen Graham Jones's Indian Lake Trilogy.

It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho. There's a lot of unfinished business in Proofrock, from serial killer cultists to the rich trying to buy Western authenticity. But there's one aspect of Proofrock no one wants to confront…until Jade comes back to town. The curse of the Lake Witch is waiting, and now is the time for the final stand.

The Angel of Indian Lake is read by a full cast of narrators: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, Angela Goethals, Andrew J. Robinson, Stephen Graham Jones, and horror legend himself Stephen King.

Pre-order the audiobook now!

02/07/2024

Coming this week: Resurrection, the powerful new novel from billion-copy bestseller Danielle Steel.

Darcy Gray leads a charmed life. A wildly successful blogger and influencer, happily married and with twin daughters studying abroad for college.

But when a shocking betrayal leaves Darcy reeling, she flees to Paris, devastated and nursing a broken heart – all the while with a rapidly escalating worldwide health crisis in the background. As the world enters a terrifying period of global lockdown, the Gray family are torn apart, scattered across two continents and three different countries.

Pre-order Resurrection now, performed by Dan John Miller.

Whether you're a seasoned football fan, or don't know your penalty from your play-off, we've got an audiobook for you th...
01/07/2024

Whether you're a seasoned football fan, or don't know your penalty from your play-off, we've got an audiobook for you this Euros season.

Here's a round-up of some of our wonderful audiobooks – memoir, history, comedy and more – inspired by the beautiful game. All available to download now!

30/06/2024

Coming soon: The Cracked Mirror, a rollercoaster mystery from master of the genre Chris Brookmyre.

Jonny Hawke is the typically hard-bitten LAPD homicide detective battling for the truth. Penny Coyne is the little old lady solving mysteries in her otherwise sleepy village. Against all the odds, against the usual story, their worlds are about to collide.

It starts with a dead writer and a mysterious wedding invitation. It will end with a rabbit hole that goes so deep, Johnny and Penny might just come to question not just whodunnit, but whether they want to know the answer.

Agatha Christie meets Michael Connelly is this genre-bending crime novel, performed by Russ Bain and Sarah Barron. Available to pre-order now.

Coming next week: The Lives of Lee Miller by Antony Penrose – now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet. Lee Mill...
28/06/2024

Coming next week: The Lives of Lee Miller by Antony Penrose – now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet.

Lee Miller was many things – a Vogue cover model, a Surrealist photographer, and a US war correspondent and photojournalist during World War II. From New York to Paris, her life is recorded here by her son, Antony Penrose. The Lives of Lee Miller brings to life a uniquely talented woman and the turbulent times in which she lived.

Pre-order the audiobook now, read by Esther Wayne and Adam Grayson.

Happy audio publication day to Word Monkey, the late Christopher Fowler's moving, insightful and funny memoir. It's the ...
27/06/2024

Happy audio publication day to Word Monkey, the late Christopher Fowler's moving, insightful and funny memoir.

It's the story of how a young bookworm growing up in a house where there was nothing to read but knitting pamphlets and motorcycle manuals became a writer—a 'word monkey'—and pursued a career in popular fiction.

It's also the story of how, in 2020, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer – and how he came to terms with his own mortality.

Listen to the audiobook now, read by Sean Pertwee.

Here's Rebecca Watson in the studio recording her new novel I Will Crash – which is available to pre-order now!It’s been...
26/06/2024

Here's Rebecca Watson in the studio recording her new novel I Will Crash – which is available to pre-order now!

It’s been six years since Rosa last saw her brother. Six years since they last fought. Six years since she gave up on the idea of having a brother. Now the distance she had so carefully put between them has collapsed. Can she find a way to make peace – to forgive, to be forgiven – when the past she’s worked so hard to contain threatens to spill over into the present?

Rebecca is the acclaimed author of little scratch. She was named one of the Observer’s best debut novelists of 2021 and was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths prize.

With Pride Month drawing to a close, we're reflecting on some of our recent audiobooks featuring q***r stories, characte...
25/06/2024

With Pride Month drawing to a close, we're reflecting on some of our recent audiobooks featuring q***r stories, characters and authors.

Here are just a few of our wonderful LGBTQ+ releases that you can listen to now, and there are plenty more to look forward to over the next few months!

What are some of your favourite LGBTQ+ books and audiobooks? Let us know in the comments!

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25/06/2024

Out now: Northern Boy by Iqbal Hussain!

It's 1981 in the suburbs of Blackburn and, as Rafi's mother reminds him daily, the family moved here from Pakistan to give him the best opportunities. But Rafi longs to follow his own path. Flamboyant, dramatic and musically gifted, he wants to be a Bollywood star.

Twenty years later, Rafi is flying home from Australia for his best friend's wedding. He has everything he ever wanted: starring roles in musical theatre, the perfect boyfriend and freedom from expectation. But returning to Blackburn is the ultimate test: can he show his true self to his community?

Listen to Northern Boy now, performed by Sid Sagar.

Out now: Death in the Air by Ram Murali, performed by Fajer Al-Kaisi. Ro Krishna has it all – rakish charm, an Oxford ed...
25/06/2024

Out now: Death in the Air by Ram Murali, performed by Fajer Al-Kaisi.

Ro Krishna has it all – rakish charm, an Oxford education, perfect hair.

When he is dramatically forced to leave a high-profile job that he loves, he decides it's time to check in for some much-needed R&R at Samsara, a world-class spa for the global cosmopolitan elite nestled in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, where all your wishes are just a gilded notecard away. But it's not just heiresses, white yoga instructors, and Bollywood stars-to-be that have checked in to Samsara: Christmas is approaching, and death is on its way....

Perfect for fans of The White Lotus and Knives Out.

19/06/2024

Here's a sneak peek at Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World, which has been shortlisted in the Audiobook category for this year's The Week Junior Book Awards!

You can download A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World (Book 3) now, as well as the first 2 books in the Loki series, all by Louie Stowell and read by Ben Willbond.

The winners of The Week Junior Book Awards will be announced on 30th September 2024.

A couple of weeks ago our acquisitions editor Kay attended Cymera, Scotland's festival of sci-fi, horror and fantasy wri...
18/06/2024

A couple of weeks ago our acquisitions editor Kay attended Cymera, Scotland's festival of sci-fi, horror and fantasy writing. Swipe to see Kay with the authors of some of our highly anticipated upcoming releases ➡

🎧 Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead
A saga of colony ships, shattering moons and cataclysmic war in a new Eden.

🎧 Gate to Kagoshima by Poppy Kuroki
While researching her Japanese ancestors, Isla travels from Scotland to Kagoshima – where she is transported back in time to the dawn of the Satsuma Rebellion, the conflict that ended the samurai.

🎧 Among the Living by Tim Lebbon
Something deadly has lain dormant in the Arctic for thousands of years, but now the permafrost is giving up its secrets...

Watch this space for more updates on these audiobooks!

Congratulations to Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World, which has been shortlisted in the Audiobook category for...
18/06/2024

Congratulations to Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World, which has been shortlisted in the Audiobook category for this year's The Week Junior Book Awards!

You can download A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World (Book 3) now, as well as the first 2 books in the Loki series, all by Louie Stowell and read by Ben Willbond.

The winners of The Week Junior Book Awards will be announced on 30th September 2024.

Happy audio publication day to The Friday Afternoon Club, Griffin Dunne's memoir of growing up among larger-than-life ch...
13/06/2024

Happy audio publication day to The Friday Afternoon Club, Griffin Dunne's memoir of growing up among larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan.

For all its dramatic anecdotes and star-studded cast – from being saved from drowning by Sean Connery to sharing a Manhattan apartment with Carrie Fisher – Dunne's memoir is at its core a family story that finds glimmers of light in even the most painful of circumstances.

You can listen to The Friday Afternoon Club now, read by the author.

12/06/2024

Coming soon: Trust and Safety, the insightful and satirical new novel from Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett.

Disillusioned with New York life, newlywed Rosie and her husband Jordan pursue a rural life upstate. But as reality fails to live up to the Instagram aesthetic, Rosie becomes infatuated with Dylan and Lark, an incredibly attractive and handy q***r couple living the life that Rosie dreams of.

Pre-order Trust and Safety now, performed by Kelly Burke.

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Out now: Mini Shopaholic, the 6th book in the bestselling Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella.The books follow Rebecca ...
10/06/2024

Out now: Mini Shopaholic, the 6th book in the bestselling Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella.

The books follow Rebecca Bloomwood, a financial journalist who writes articles telling other people how to manage their money. If only she could listen to her own advice...

You can listen to the first 6 books in the series now, performed by actress Nell Hudson.

Coming soon: The Cry of the Silkworm, the 'remarkable' debut from Shi Naseer.Growing up in 1990s China, Chen Di loves an...
04/06/2024

Coming soon: The Cry of the Silkworm, the 'remarkable' debut from Shi Naseer.

Growing up in 1990s China, Chen Di loves and protects her long-awaited younger brother. But following the death of her mother, Chen Di's thirst for vengeance against those she holds responsible brings about her transformation from a gutsy, marginalized child into an aikido-practicing young woman who braves Shanghai.

The Cry of the Silkworm is an emotional and thought-provoking tale of one young woman’s coming of age – and a stark look at the impact of China’s one-child policy, from a strikingly fresh new voice.

You can pre-order the audiobook now, read by Louise-Mai Newberry.

02/06/2024

Out now: Between the Lies, the debut novel from journalist Louise Tickle, read by Lillie Flynn.

On the night of her ninth birthday, Cherry Magraw's mother and brother were killed, and her father was jailed for the murders. Twenty years later, Cherry is a freelance journalist investigating domestic abuse and the family courts. When she receives a letter from her father with a startling request, everything she thought she knew unravels and she is plunged into a dangerous game of cat and mouse...

Swipe to see what our listeners thought ➡

Coming soon: A Person is a Prayer, the debut novel from the Guardian's Music Critic Ammar Kalia. A Person is a Prayer is...
29/05/2024

Coming soon: A Person is a Prayer, the debut novel from the Guardian's Music Critic Ammar Kalia.

A Person is a Prayer is a moving, lyrical, and often funny novel about a family whose story of migration from Kenya and India to England is told over three separate days, across six decades.

Pre-order the audiobook now, performed by Homer Todiwala, Sheena Bhattessa and Tania Rodrigues.

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The variety of genre imprints that W. F. Howes offers include: Clipper - Representing award winners, shortlisted titles and top bestsellers from popular genres. AVID - An imprint dedicated to genre fitction - specifically supernatural, horror, fantasy and sci-fi. Jammer - Commerical, mass-market fiction and non-fiction with a contemporary twist. Lamplight - Representing traditional genres such as sagas and mysteries. Nudged - A world of fun spoken word stories, just for children aged 2 to 12 years. Designed to ignite a lifelong love of reading. W. F. Howes also offers a range of digital services to libraries, encouraging library borrowers to make the most out of their visits to their libraries with engaging and worthwhile services. These include: RBdigital - RBdigital is a library service for borrowing eAudiobooks, eBooks, Magazines and Comics. It is the platform created, hosted and maintained by W F Howes. Once linked to your library website, library members download directly onto their devices giving them 24/7 access, anywhere in the world, to the latest bestsellers and award winners. Transparent Language Online - Research-based and experience-driven, Transparent Language Online is a language-learning program for libraries and their users that provides an effective, fun, and engaging experience for language learners of all levels. Universal Class - W. F. Howes' Universal Class is an educational service providing the highest quality online courses for library users interested in the lifelong pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Lifelong learning not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development, but also competitiveness and employability. To date, over 300,000 students have benefited from Universal Class state-of-the-art online courses! Atomic Training - This is an online software learning tool which includes over 40,000 easy to understand online learning videos. There is currently over 150 up to date software applications, including: Microsoft Word and Excel Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver iTunes and iPad HTML5 and CSS3 Social Media and WordPress Google Docs and Picasa Library Press Display - Library PressDisplay is a stand-alone web-based portal designed specifically to meet the needs of libraries and educational institutions. Library PressDisplay has become the media destination of choice in more than 7,000 libraries and educational institutions around the world providing full digital replicas of current-edition newspapers and magazines to students, teachers and researchers.

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