Yellow lab named Stella speaks volumes in I Thought You Were Dead

February 8th, 2010 by Kay · Hear It Here First

9781615730865-135Yeah, right, you’re thinking. A story with a talking dog. How … interesting.

Well, yes, and funny and smart and full of heart. That’s what author Pete Nelson delivers with I Thought You Were Dead, read by Josh Clark. It won’t take many minutes before you love lab/shepherd mix Stella. And, before this novel is over, you’ll see why Stella loves her “downwardly mobile” owner Paul—and how love can speak to us in unexpected ways.

Josh Clark’s understated narration takes the perfect approach, allowing author Pete Nelson’s witty dialogue to draw you into Stella and Paul’s relationship as matter-of-factly as that of any two friends, despite that in this instance one of those friends is a dog.

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A Single Man

January 31st, 2010 by Kay · Featured Audio Giveaway



A Single Man

A Single Man

Christopher Isherwood;
read by Simon Prebble

How to Win This Audio CD

1. Be an active* subscriber to our newsletter. Just enter your email address below:

2. Send an email to newsletter@highbridgeaudio.com
3. Put the words “Single Man” in the subject line
Entries must be received by no later than 2/15/2010.
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Alternatively, you can become a FAN of HighBridge on Facebook and comment on this post, or become a FOLLOWER on Twitter and tweet or retweet this message (remember to @HighBridge audio; #HBgiveaway) by 2/15/2010.

 

About This Month’s Featured Audio

A gay man copes with the death of his partner in Isherwood’s classic novel, now a film written and directed by Tom Ford, and starring Colin Firth and Matthew Goode. Colin Firth is getting well-earn praise for his performance in the movie, but we think Simon Prebble gives him a run for the money.

Reviews/Praise

“Prebble’s narration shines.”—AudioFile

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Last Month’s Winner

Congratulations to MARY KNAPP, winner of last month’s giveaway,
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky. Thanks to all who participated.

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Manual of Detection wins fantasy fiction prize

January 29th, 2010 by Kay · Author News, Reviews

Jedediah Berry has been named the winner of the 2010 William L. Crawford Award for first novel The Manual of Detection. The Award, presented annually at The International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, is for a new fantasy writer whose first book appeared the previous year.

Full story from Locus Magazine.

The audio edition has also made many year-end “best of” awards.

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The Danish Girl out on audio this March

January 27th, 2010 by Kay · Hear It Here First, HighBridge at the Movies

9781615730865-135First it was a national bestseller, soon it will be a major motion picture, but right now The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff is a much-anticipated audiobook coming out in March. It’s inspired by the true story—and unusual marriage—of Danish painter Einar Wegener and American Greta Waud and is set in 1920’s Europe.

Nicole Kidman (also a producer) and Gwyneth Paltrow have signed on to star in the movie. The talented Jeff Woodman gives them a run for their money with his audio reading.

Releasing in March as a digital download.

audio_blackHear it here first: Excerpt from The Danish Girl

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We’ve Got Issues coming out in March

January 25th, 2010 by Administrator · Hear It Here First, Reviews

That is, we’ve got the audio edition of Judith Warner’s book by that name coming out then! See Shelf Awareness review below.
9781615730834-100 Book Review: We’ve Got Issues

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A Single Man: movie storyline vs. original storyline

January 21st, 2010 by Administrator · HighBridge at the Movies

Colin Firth in A Single ManColin Firth has another Best Actor nomination: This time a BAFTA for A Single Man.

Certainly well deserved—he does an excellent job with the script.

That said, any one familiar with both the novel (hopefully from our audio edition!) and the movie?

Certain liberties were taken with the storyline, if not perhaps the underlying spirit of the book. What do you think of Tom Ford’s interpretation?

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Win NEW FRUGALITY audiobook

January 15th, 2010 by Administrator · Speed of Tweet Giveaways

The New FrugalityAn “At the speed of tweet” contest:
We’re giving away a copy of the new audiobook by Chris Farrell (public radio’s Marketplace Money guru) THE NEW FRUGALITY. Chris reads.

But you’ve got to be fast as well as frugal: To enter: Either begin to follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/HighBridgeAudio), retweet the message (be sure to @highbridgaudio !) or fan us on Facebook (http://bit.ly/HB_FB) *** BY TODAY, at 2pm EST ***.

For more on Chris’s book and to hear an excerpt, see link above or recent postings.

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Marketplace Money’s Chris Farrell on tour for The New Frugality

January 11th, 2010 by Administrator · Author News

The New FrugalityJanuary 14th kicks off Chris Farrell’s tour in support of The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better.

• 7:00 pm Thursday, January 14, 2010
Talk & Booksigning
Magers & Quinn
3038 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55408-2614,
(612) 822-4611
 

• 7:00 pm Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Talk & Booksigning
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-5320

• 7:00 pm Thursday, January 21, 2010
Talk & Booksigning
Berkeley Arts & Letters at The Hillside Club
2286 Cedar Street
Berkeley, CA
(612) 822-4611

• 7:00 pm Friday, January 22, 2010
Talk & Booksigning
Booksmith
San Francisco, CA (612) 822-4611

• 7:00 pm Thursday, January 28, 2010
Talk & Booksigning
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446-2908
617-739-6002

• 7:00 pm Monday, February 1, 2010
Talk & Booksigning
Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
800-722-0790; 202-364-1919

• 3:00-3:30 pm Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Talk & Booksigning
Union League Club, Chicago, IL
Contact: Robert Rubin, Bookstall 847-446-8880

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The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

January 8th, 2010 by Kay · Featured Audio Giveaway


The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

Heidi Durrow; read by Karen Murray, Emily Bauer and Kathleen McInerney


How to Win This Audio CD

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2. Send an email to newsletter@highbridgeaudio.com
3. Put the words “Girl Who Fell” in the subject line
Entries must be received by no later than 1/31/2010.
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About This Month’s Featured Audio
Winner of Barbara Kingsolver’s Bellwether Prize for Literature of Social Change. Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., is the sole survivor of a tragic family incident. With her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, she must attempt to come to terms with an unfathomable past and confront her own identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white.

Reviews/Praise

“[A] breathless telling of a tale we’ve never heard before. Haunting and lovely, pitch-perfect.” —Barbara Kingsolver

“Echoes of the early Toni Morrison, resonances with Langston Hughes. . . . A stunning debut.” —George Hutchinson, author of In Search of Nella Larson

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A Single Man makes BAFTA longlist

January 8th, 2010 by Julie · HighBridge at the Movies

Yesterday, the Orange British Academy Film Awards announced their longlist for nominations. A Single Man is up for eight BAFTA nominations. When the nominations are announced on January 21, the categories to watch are Leading Actor (Colin Firth), Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), and Costume Design. Another possibility is in the adapted screenplay category, for the adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel.

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