Der Audio Verlag

The Publishing House and its History

Straight from the heart of Berlin and into your ears! With over 200 new releases for adults and children every year, Der Audio Verlag (DAV) is one of the leading audiobook publishers in the German-speaking world. Since its founding in 1999, the company has been producing high-quality audiobooks for a wide audience. With more than 2,500 published audio productions for children, teenagers and adults, DAV is a key player in the audiobook market.

DAV produces high quality audio books and timeless stories for children and teenagers that fascinate adults as well. This includes not only the careful selection of projects but also collaborations with popular audio book narrators, distinguished directors, excellent recording studios and broadcasting stations.

Whether straight reading or radio play – DAV’s audio books receive prestigious awards like Der Deutsche Hörbuchpreis, Der Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Hörkulino or the quality seal AUDITORIX on a regular basis. Moreover, they can often be found on the Hörbuchbestenliste by the radio station Hessischer Rundfunk.

Program

DAV audiobooks combine fun and excitement with literary merit. The varied programme includes popular classics of world literature as well as numerous contemporary children’s and young adult audiobooks.

Even the youngest listeners are encouraged to join in with beloved characters such as the little rabbit in »Nur noch kurz die Ohren kraulen?«. In addition, a wealth of bedtime stories provide the perfect listening material for a wonderfully relaxed evening ritual — whether »Gute Nacht, Gorilla!« or »Schlafenszeit im Zoo«, gentle voices and soothing music provide a calm introduction to sleep.

Internationally successful series such as ›Little People, Big Dreams®‹ and ›Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls‹ offer education for all ages and inspire young listeners to dream big. Exciting underwater adventures await the crew in ›Rick Nautilus‹, while the mischievous ponies Schoko and Keks – part of ›Die Haferhorde‹ – trot through children’s rooms, enriching the colourful and diverse audiobook portfolio.

Young adults are also well catered for, with bestselling fantasy and YA series such as ›Das Reich der sieben Höfe‹ and ›Crescent City‹ by Sarah J. Maas, ›Die Chroniken von Castellan‹ and ›The Wicked Powers‹ by Cassandra Clare, and Lena Kiefer’s ›Don’t‹ trilogy.

Alongside Kai Lüftner’s successful music project ›ROTZ ’N’ ROLL RADIO‹, the DAV catalogue includes numerous lovingly produced radio plays of well-known timeless classics such as ›The Chronicles of Narnia‹, ›Moby Dick‹, ›Peter Pan‹ and many more.

Narrators

Famous German actors, comedians and audio book narrators such as Boris Aljinović, Dietmar Bär, Iris Berben, Johann von Bülow, Bürger Lars Dietrich, Stefan Kaminski, Christoph Maria Herbst, Sascha Icks, Laura Maire, David Nathan, Oliver Rohrbeck, Rainer Strecker, Katharina and Anna Thalbach lend their voices to DAV productions.