RBmedia Acquires Boldwood Books

Posted on August 4, 2026

Landover, MD, 4 August 2026—RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, and Boldwood Books, an award-winning independent fiction publisher based in the United Kingdom, today announced that RBmedia has acquired Boldwood. In addition to acquir …

Boldwood Announces Sixteen New Authors and a New Editorial Hire

Posted on July 20, 2026

Boldwood is delighted to announce the acquisition of sixteen new authors – bringing the total number of writers on their list to 247. Many of the new authors reflect the investment the company has been making into the romance genre in all its permutati …

Boldwood announces fourteen new authors and a Japanese partnership

Posted on April 21, 2026

Boldwood is delighted to announce the acquisition of fourteen new authors- bringing the total number of writers on their list to 231. The new writers reflect Boldwood’s energetic acquisition strategy across the romance genre – with bestselling dark rom …

Boldwood bolsters romance editorial team with two hires

Posted on January 20, 2026

Emma Grundy-Haigh has been appointed editorial director at Boldwood Books, while Jasmine Callaghan has been appointed senior commissioning editor. Grundy-Haigh was most recently at HarperCollins’ Avon imprint, before which she spent five years at Joffe …

Boldwood announces more author acquisitions, a new team member and a Polish partnership

Posted on December 11, 2025

Boldwood is delighted to announce the acquisition of thirteen new authors – bringing the total number of writers on their list to 217. The new authors range from the bestselling psychological thriller writers Patricia Dixon, AJ Carter and DE White to t …

Boldwood announces more author acquisitions and a new Spanish publishing partnership

Posted on July 14, 2025

Boldwood announces more author acquisitions and a new Spanish publishing partnership   Boldwood is delighted to announce the acquisition of twelve new authors – bringing the total number of writers on their list to 204.  The new authors range from best …

Boldwood announces more author acquisitions and a new German publishing partnership after a successful fifth year of trading

Posted on March 26, 2025

Boldwood announces more author acquisitions and a new German publishing partnership after a successful fifth year of trading. Boldwood is delighted to announce the acquisition of eight new authors – bringing the total number of writers on its list to 1 …

Boldwood announces 5 more authors and a new team member as it ends its successful fifth birthday year

Posted on December 10, 2024

Boldwood are delighted to announce the acquisition of five more authors, bringing the total number of writers on its list to 184. The new authors represent two growing strands within the Boldwood portfolio – spicy contemporary billionaire romance serie …

Boldwood announces twelve more authors as it passes the 30 million copies sold milestone

Posted on October 8, 2024

Boldwood are delighted to announce the acquisition of twelve more authors, bringing the total number of writers contracted to 179. The breadth of Boldwood publishing is highlighted by this list of authors – from the bestselling historical fiction write …

Boldwood announces 16 more authors and a new team member as it celebrates its fifth birthday

Posted on June 11, 2024

Boldwood is delighted to announce the acquisition of sixteen more authors, bringing the total number of writers on its list to 167.  Included in the list are the chart-topping authors Fiona Gibson and Linda Green, alongside bestselling women’s fiction …

Boldwood announces fifteen more authors and two international partnerships

Posted on February 13, 2024

Boldwood is delighted to announce the acquisition of fifteen more authors – bringing the total numbers of writers in its stable to 151. Included in the list are chart-topping women’s fiction writers Alex Brown, Julie Houston and Emma Burstall alongside …

Haslam, Best and Wallace join Boldwood as it Reaches 20 Million Copy Milestone

Posted on December 22, 2023

Megan Haslam from HarperCollins’ Mills & Boon and Francesca Best from PRH’s Transworld are joining indie Boldwood in January as editorial directors. Meanwhile Niamh Wallace of BookMachine is joining the publisher in the role of marketing executive. …