Entries from August 28th, 2008

Kling on a stick

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Author News, Narrator News

Kevin Kling delighted the Minnesota State Fair crowd on Friday, August 22, treating his fellow Minnesotans to a mid-day performance of several stories from his latest audiobook, The Dog Says How. Fans of public radio, livestock, seed art, butter sculpture, food on a stick, and great storytelling (in no particular order) gathered around the Minnesota [...]

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Secret Life of Bees movie trailer

August 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · HighBridge at the Movies

The official movie trailer for The Secret Life of Bees is out—and it looks very, very promising.
Of course, with the cast that’s lined up, you’d hardly expect differently. But when you love a book, sometimes you do worry about what will happen to it when it’s turned into a movie.
Check it out for yourself:

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Now a little greener

August 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

The logo is purple, but HighBridge is doing what we can to be a little greener these days.
Over the years, HighBridge has tried to make our packaging both cost-effective and environmentally friendly, as well as attractive and useful. We’ve switched away from petroleum-based packaging to a large extent and now the cardboard wallets in our [...]

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So far, so good

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Hear It Here First

Amazon just posted their “Best of the Year So Far: Nonfiction” and the list leads off with Thurston Clarke’s The Last Campaign about RFK’s ill-fated run for president in 1968.
We, of course, couldn’t agree more.
Give the audio a listen, and see what you think:
And kudos to sister publisher Algonquin for the [...]

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American Routes on the road to publication

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Hear It Here First

For those of you who have been eagerly asking after the release of the 10th Anniversary collection from American Routes (“When? When?”) we can finally say “Soon! Soon!”
All hundred or so (I believe that’s a gross underestimation) of the music clearances the collection required have come through and this wonderful collection from this unique [...]

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“Take two tracks and call me in the morning”

August 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Reviews

Here’s a quotable quote from the people at AudioFile on our latest NPR collection NPR Funniest Driveway Moments
 
Listeners will love hearing “little Scott Simon” come completely undone under the tender ministrations of Dame Edna. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer tries to answer questions in the rock-and-roll category on “Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell [...]

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“Needful Things” for Stephen King fans

August 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Hear It Here First

Happy is an understatement to describe the feeling of finally being able to announce the release of eight classic Stephen King titles on CD and as digital downloads.
In late September, you’ll finally be able to get your ears on

Needful Things
Dolores Claiborne
Gerald’s Game
Insomnia
One Past Midnight: The Langoliers
Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden
Three Past Midnight: [...]

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