Entries from January 31st, 2010

A Single Man

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaway

A Single Man
Christopher Isherwood;
read by Simon Prebble

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Manual of Detection wins fantasy fiction prize

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · 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.
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The Danish Girl out on audio this March

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Hear It Here First, HighBridge at the Movies

First 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 [...]

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We’ve Got Issues coming out in March

January 25th, 2010 · No Comments · 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.
Book Review: We’ve Got Issues

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A Single Man: movie storyline vs. original storyline

January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

Colin 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 [...]

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Win NEW FRUGALITY audiobook

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Speed of Tweet Giveaways

An “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 [...]

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

January 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Author News

January 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, 2010Talk & BooksigningMagers & Quinn3038 Hennepin AveMinneapolis, MN 55408-2614,(612) 822-4611  
• 7:00 pm Wednesday, January 20, 2010Talk & BooksigningVroman’s Bookstore695 E. Colorado Blvd.Pasadena, CA 91101(626) 449-5320
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The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

January 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Featured Audio Giveaway

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Heidi Durrow; read by Karen Murray, Emily Bauer and Kathleen McInerney
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A Single Man makes BAFTA longlist

January 8th, 2010 · No Comments · 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 [...]

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Starting soon….

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaway

Keep posted…

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