Chicken House & AudioGO Announce Joint Initiative

In its latest collaboration, innovative children’s fiction publisher Chicken House has joined forces with leading audio book publisher AudioGO. Chicken House/AudioGO Productions will bring the Chicken House list into worldwide audio formats for retail, download and spoken word distribution. Each Chicken House/AudioGO Production will include an exclusive bonus track, specially written by the author, such as interviews with the characters, hidden chapters, and secret incidents ...

Chicken House/AudioGO Productions truly believe that, together with great readers and first-class production, these unique enhancements will help capture the imagination of listeners, encouraging them to make audiobooks an integral part of their book-loving experience.Chicken House MD, Barry Cunningham and AudioGO Publishing Director, Jan Paterson have expressed their excitement about the joint venture:

‘I’m pleased and proud of this new creative partnership with the innovative team at AudioGO. Chicken House has always added the editorial elements that keep readers involved in their books and these new exclusive audio extras, alongside great stories and brilliant readers, will add to the dramatic listening experience. Our authors are excited by reaching out to the listener through character and plot and, together with print, eBook and other media, completing a 360-degree story experience.’Barry Cunningham, Publisher & MD, Chicken House

‘We have been working with Barry Cunningham and the team at Chicken House for many years, and have published the audio versions of some of the terrific Chicken House titles in the past, such asThe Wolf Princessby Cathryn Constable and the best-sellingTunnelsseries by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. I am really pleased that AudioGO is able to strengthen and develop our relationship with Chicken House, and especially excited by the creativity around the additional ‘audio only’ elements of the programmes.’Jan Paterson, Publishing Director, AudioGO

Chicken House Publishing Ltd, founded in 2000 by publisher Barry Cunningham, is an independent part of the Scholastic Group. It publishes under its own imprint in the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and The Netherlands. Bestsellers include Lucy Christopher, Cornelia Funke and Melvin Burgess, and series such asThe Maze Runner,The Mysterious Benedict Society, andTunnels.

AudioGO, the home of BBC Audiobooks, is one of the most prolific publishers of complete and unabridged audiobooks and large print books in the world today. AudioGO’s expanding range currently extends to more than 10,000 titles in all, encompassing a wide range of best-selling authors – from full-cast radio dramas and complete readings, to comedy, crime and children’s titles.