It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of William Roberts. William is an important part of the Naxos AudioBooks catalogue, having narrated such standout titles as ‘The Call of the Wild’ by Jack London, ‘Billy Budd, Sailor’ by Herman Melville and ‘The Fall of

Available now: Nicholas Boulton narrates ‘Old Friends and New Music’ by Nicolas Nabokov. With delightful anecdotes and personal reflections, Nabokov, a Russian-born composer and cousin of author Vladimir Nabokov, describes the strange genius of Diaghilev; the tragic story of

Available now: William Beckford's oriental Gothic horror novel ‘Vathek’ is given an exhilarating reading by Jonathan Keeble. An influence on Poe and Lovecraft, ‘Vathek’ tells the story of a dissolute and debauched Caliph, Vathek. Having become obsessed with power and immortality,

Available now: Lucy Scott reads ‘Esther Waters’ by George Moore. In ‘Esther Waters’, a pious servant girl faces a desperate future after becoming pregnant and being deserted by her lover… but she is tenacious and fiery, and dedicated to building her life against unfathomably

‘I have for the first time found what I can truly love – I have found you.’ Happy Valentine’s Day! Celebrate with Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’, one of the greatest love stories written, read by Amanda Root (‘a polished reading full of understanding of the text’, The Guardian):

🎧 New Ep: Literary skill ensured #CharlotteBrontë's place in the "classics" category, & this audiobook delves deeply into her life & times. AudioFile’s Leslie Fine & host Jo Reed discuss how Lucy Scott is the consummate British narrator. Naxos AudioBooks bit.ly/AFMpodcast

Available now (in the UK and Commonwealth, excluding Canada): Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s highly influential novel ‘Journey to the End of the Night’ is read by Justin Avoth. A whirlwind of unrepentant nihilism charged with raw, colloquial language that shocked the readers of its

Available now (in the UK and Commonwealth, excluding Canada): Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s long-lost novel ‘War’, read by Justin Avoth. Looted by the Resistance during the liberation of Paris and resurfacing only in 2020, ‘War’ is a major rediscovery. Powered by Céline’s trademark

This month on the NAB blog: ‘The Odyssey – A Long Journey Home’. Anthony discusses the upcoming Christopher Nolan film adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey and what makes the Odyssey so compelling: naxosaudiobooks.com/the-odyssey-a-… #homersodyssey #TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan

Happy #worldbookday everyone! 📚 Until the end of April: enjoy free streaming of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Happy Prince and Other Stories’ and Jules Verne’s ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ on worldbookday.com/world-of-stori… #audiobooks #FreeAudiobook #booksbooksbooks #julesverne #oscarwilde

Available now: ‘Monsieur Lecoq’ by Émile Gaboriau, read by David Timson. Created in 1866, Monsieur Lecoq is the first police detective hero in fiction and a major influence on Sherlock Holmes. In ‘Monsieur Lecoq’, two men are found dead at a bar in a seedy area of Paris, and a

Available now: ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’ read by Nicholas Boulton. One of the great mystical treatises of all time, ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’ is a thought-provoking exploration of the divine and the mysteries of spirituality. Listen now: naxos.bio.to/TheCloudofUnkn… #christianity

‘With his bass voice and vocal flair, narrator Bill Homewood transports listeners to France, where we meet D’Artagnan 20 years after his adventures in The Three Musketeers...’ (AudioFile Magazine on Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas). Listen to ‘Twenty Years After’:

Available now: ‘813: An Arsène Lupin Adventure’, read by David Timson. Lupin finds himself on the run after a wealthy diamond merchant is found dead and unearths a series of mysterious clues, eventually being drawn into a Europe-wide conspiracy. Listen now:

Visit naxosaudiobooks.com to see our new releases for April, including two novels by Wilkie Collins and two by L.P. Hartley, as well as two classics of suspense: ‘Malice Aforethought’ by Francis Isles and ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ by John Buchan. #39steps #thirtyninesteps

Available now: ‘The Black Robe’, Wilkie Collins’s gripping tale about a man who is drawn into the machinations of a Catholic priest with a hidden agenda. The cast is led by AudioFile Magazine’s Golden Voice Award winner Nicholas Boulton. Listen now: naxos.bio.to/TheBlackRobeAD…

‘Boulton is superb — as he is in all the many other Naxos classics of Russian literature that he’s narrated.’ AudioFile Magazine on Nicholas Boulton’s performance of ‘In the World’ by Maxim Gorky. Listen to the audiobook: naxos.bio.to/IntheWorldAD!X… Read the full review:

Available now: ‘Poor Miss Finch’, Wilkie Collins's novel about a young blind woman who is offered the chance to regain her sight. The multi-voice production is led by Lucy Scott. Listen now: naxos.bio.to/PoorMissFinchA… #wilkiecollins #poormissfinch #novel #TheMoonstone

Available now: Nicholas Boulton reads L.P. Hartley’s ‘The Hireling’, which follows a hard-bitten ex-soldier turned chauffeur and the eligible young widow who unburdens herself to him. Listen now: naxos.bio.to/TheHirelingAD!… #TheGoBetween #lphartley #englishliterature #englishnovels