Naxos Audiobooks buys rights to Larkin novels

Naxos Audiobooks has acquired audiobook rights to five Larkin novels by H E Bates, including The Darling Buds of May. The company acquired an exclusive licence to the unabridged audiobook rights to the novels in a deal with Peters, Fraser and Dunlop in association with Pollinger Limited, representing the H E Bates Estate. The first audiobook to be released will be The Darling Buds of May in spring 2016. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]

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