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 'Hear It Here First'
A Singular Achievement
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Hear It Here First, HighBridge at the Movies
On Sunday, Colin Firth was awarded the Best Leading Actor prize at the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards, for his work in the film A Single Man. The competition in his field came from George Clooney (Up in the Air), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), all [...]
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Congratulations to “Featured Audio Giveaway” winner
February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Hear It Here First
Congrats to Laurie from Brockton, MA—our Featured Audio Giveaway” winner. Your Single Man CD is in the mail….
Yellow lab named Stella speaks volumes in I Thought You Were Dead
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Hear It Here First
Yeah, 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 [...]
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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
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
A Single Man – multiple nominations
December 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Hear It Here First, HighBridge at the Movies
The nominees for the Spirit Awards were announced today. A Single Man received nominations for Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, and Best Male Lead for star Colin Firth. The awards will be given on March 5, two days before the Academy Awards.
The movie opens in select cities on December 11, with a wide release on [...]
The Last Ember burns with DaVinci-like intensity
August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Hear It Here First, Uncategorized
Love a good thriller? Then you’re not going to want to miss this debut from new author Daniel Levin. The Last Ember is on sale tomorrow!
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“Levin’s religious and archaeological thriller has all the elements needed to appeal to Da Vinci Code fans: long-buried secrets, hidden puzzles based [...]
NPR Audience Best Beach Reads
July 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Hear It Here First, Reviews
NPR has released their audience-recommended list of the 100 Best Beach Reads Ever.
We at HighBridge say: Relax even more at the beach by just closing your eyes and having the following gems read to you (number indicates rank on the NPR list).
11. The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
12. Life of Pi, by Yann [...]
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