Quill and Quire reports in its blog that Yann Martel received an unsolicited “thank you” note from President Obama.
Barack Obama . . . had just finished reading Martel’s Life of Pi with his daughter. The president wrote that it was “a lovely book—an elegant proof of God, and the power of storytelling.” Martel . . [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Author News'
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.
The audio edition has [...]
Tags: audiobook·crawford award·jedediah berry·locus magazine·manual of detection
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
• 7:00 pm [...]
Tags: audiobook·chris farrell·marketplace money·new frugality·tour
Prairie Home Companion show coming live to a movie theater near you
January 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Author News, HighBridge at the Movies
Check this off your list in 1,000 Places to See Before You Die—US and Canada (Workman Publishing, pp. 556-557): A Prairie Home Companion will be broadcast live in movie theaters across the country on February 4.
That’s right, you can catch the show live without having to come to Minnesota in February (It’s -7F right [...]
Tags: 1000 places to see before you die·cinecast·garrison keillor·Prairie Home Companion
MPR’s Chris Farrell: The voice of reason and frugality
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Author News, Hear It Here First
People in Minnesota (the home of HighBridge) have been listening to Chris Farrell, economics editor for public radio’s Marketplace Money, provide straight forward, sensible, and sincere advice on everything from mortgages to retirement to college savings for years.
Myself a listener for nearly 20 years (starting with the program Sound Money in the ’90s), I [...]
Tags: audiobook·chris farrell·frugality·personal finance·public radio
Some last words on Carlin’s Last Words
November 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Author News, Uncategorized
Check out Tony Hendra’s Huffington Post article on the publication of George Carlin’s posthumous memoir Last Words.
Whether one sees Carlin as an agent provocateur or just plain provocative, a person couldn’t actually listen to Carlin’s social commentary-charged humor without having to think.
HighBridge is re-releasing his collection George Carlin Reads to You early next month, [...]
Tags: george carlin·george carlin reads to you·huffington post·terry gross·tony hendra
Christmas Blizzard coming your way
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Author News, Narrator News
No, this isn’t a storm warning, but rather notice of Garrison Keillor possibly heading to your neck of the woods for an author appearance related to his new title A Christmas Blizzard or a Prairie Home performance. If you can’t be at one of the events, you can still “get a chill” checking out [...]
Tags: author tour·christmas blizzard·garrison keillor·Prairie Home Companion
Lament not for Frazier
October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Author News
Congratulations to Ian Frazier, who yesterday was awarded the 2009 Thurber Prize for American Humor for his book, Lamentations of the Father. Frazier performed the title essay on A Prairie Home Companion, and it’s collected on Definitely Above Average.
Listen and laugh!
John Howe on Balrogs, other things Tolkien, and his new book
October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Author News, Overheard (Industry News)
Seen in a post by PW blogger Alison Morris:
Fun little video by John Howe, the conceptual artist for the Lord of the Rings movie—and whose art is featured on the HighBridge edition of The Lord of the Rings (the acclaimed NPR dramatization).
Elmore Leonard Honored
September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Author News
The USA PEN literary organization has announced that it will bestow its Lifetime Achievement Award to Elmore Leonard. The award will be given in Beverly Hills on December 2, 2009. Congratulations!
Tags: Award·Elmore Leonard·USA PEN
