Novel
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We make extraordinary podcasts.
Website: novel.audio
About Novel
Novel is a leading independent premium podcast company. Its stack of chart-topping, award-winning podcasts includes the global sensation Kill List, which reached the number one spot in six countries, ranked best podcast of 2024 by The Guardian and was named “The best of its kind since Serial” by The Sunday Times.
Novel’s other chart-topping and award-winning podcasts include Harsh Reality, Stolen Hearts, Come by Chance, Superhero Complex, Filthy Ritual and previous series of The Girlfriends.
Latest news
- Jul 14: New from Novel and iHeartPodcasts today is The Girlfriends: Jailhouse Lawyer - the third season for the chart-topping show, produced by the UK-based Novel Audio. Anna Sinfield is the host - and the story features a woman who said her abusive boyfriend murdered a man right in front of her. She was terrified that she would be killed next. So how did she end up in prison for over a decade on a murder charge?
- Jun 6: The True Crime Awards took place last night, including nine podcast awards. The winner of podcast of the year went to Kill List from Wondery and Novel. We’ve a list of the podcast winners.
- Apr 7: The Girlfriends: Spotlight is new from iHeartPodcasts and Novel Audio today. The new instalment will feature eight gripping episodes exploring untold accounts of women caught in the web of crime, survival and justice. It's hosted by Anna Sinfield.
- Nov 11, 2024: Exclusive: The Wondery/Novel show Kill List - an five-year investigation into the targeting of hundreds of innocent people on a murder-for-hire website - is to have a live show in London, on Dec 3. Tickets went on sale this morning; host Carl Miller and producers Caroline Thornham and Tom Wright will share backstories of how the show was made, with audio clips, outtakes, and Q&A.
- Oct 29, 2024: The Bunny Trap launches today from British podcast producer Novel. Hosted by Ellie Flynn, an investigative journalist, the podcast is a compelling 10-part investigative series that follows a multi-year inquiry into troubling allegations within the glamour industry - delving into claims against Luis Gomez, a self-described “Playboy photographer” who is alleged to have exploited his position to abuse numerous models.
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