Entries Tagged as 'Hear It Here First'

Tony Judt, 1948-2010

August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Author News, Hear It Here First

History scholar Tony Judt died on August 6, 2010 in New York. His most recent book was Ill Fares the Land.
Washington Post obituary
New York Times obituary

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Bill Hinkley 1942-2010

May 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Hear It Here First

Sad news today about a favorite performer from the early days of A Prairie Home Companion, Bill Hinkley.

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Sherlock Holmes in the 21st Century

April 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Hear It Here First, HighBridge at the Movies

According to The Guardian, the BBC is preparing a new television version of Sherlock Holmes. This time, the great detective (played by Benedict Cumberbatch), and his sidekick Watson (Martin Freeman) will be solving crimes in modern-day London.
The show is already filming and, based on a one-off pilot made last year, has been sold into international [...]

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Garrison Keillor autographed copies of Motherhood available

March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Hear It Here First

The first 20 people to order Motherhood from Garrison Keillor and A Prairie Home Companion will receive an autographed copy—and won’t that make your mother proud!
Plus, you can get it at a special discount—won’t she think you’re smart!
More information can be found here.
It’s never too early to be thinking about Mother’s Day!

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President Obama a Life of Pi fan!

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Author News, Hear It Here First

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 . . [...]

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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….

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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.
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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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