Entries from July 22nd, 2008

The Latest Endangered Species: The Book Reviewer

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Overheard (Industry News)

Here in Minneapolis, we had sad news a few months ago with Sally Williams leaving the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. While her departure was to a new opportunity, and the Trib has said it will continue review coverage, many other reviewers (and their readers) have not been so lucky.
It seems there’s been a long line of Book [...]

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Who, What, When, Why, and Whicher

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Hear It Here First

Fans of mystery, particularly those who are interested in real life mystery (historical to boot), will want to watch for the audio edition of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (September 2008), just acquired by HighBridge.
Author Kate Summerscale relates the story of the Road Hill murder case of 1860, involving the tragic and gruesome death of [...]

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Of Bees, Bricks, and Time Travelers

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

Not one, not two, but three HighBridge titles are out or in the movie works.
For the first two, fans have been waiting some time these stories to be made into movies, but The Secret Life of Bees and The Time Traveler’s Wife are finally coming out.
Bees will be the first released, on [...]

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“Stars” come out for YA title Identical

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Reviews

Not one but two starred reviews for the HC edition of Ellen Hopkins’ latest (September release) Identical.
From Kirkus Reviews:
Hopkins’s gift with free verse reaches new heights in this portrait of splintered identical twins. . . . Kaeleigh and Raeanne maintain distinct voices throughout as they wrestle with psychic damage and an astonishing, devastating [...]

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HighBridge and Guests at BEA 2008

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Author News, Narrator News

Better late than never is an old adage. We’ll take advantage of it to post not-exactly-in-real-time images from BEA 2008 in Los Angeles.
True, general traffic was down throughout the exhibit hall, but we at HighBridge had the chance (and for once the time) to have some good conversations (what a concept!) with the librarians, booksellers, [...]

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