The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced nominations for its 2010 Audies® competition, the only awards program in the United States devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment. Winners will be announced at the Audies® Gala on May 25, 2010, at The Museum of the City of New York in New York City.
HighBridge Company has [...]
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Keillor, Sagal/Wait Wait, NPR, Hedgehog all 2010 Audie Finalists
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Overheard (Industry News), Reviews
Tags: 2010·audies·awards·elegance of the hedgehog·highbridge·keillor·npr·sagal·Wait Wait
NPR story with Gaiman, et al, on audiobooks
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Overheard (Industry News)
Good to see a strong story from NPR on audiobooks. Check it out.
Tags: audiobooks·npr
National Book Award Winners announced
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Overheard (Industry News)
Get the details on the 2009 NBA winners here. And check out titles by these former NBA Award Finalists and Winners:
Melissa Fay Greene
Larry Heinemann
Stephen King
Norman Maclean
Tags: larry heinemann·melissa fay greene·national book awards·norman maclean·stephen king
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).
Vote for National Book Award Favorite
September 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Overheard (Industry News)
Seen in Shelf Awareness newsletter
The National Book Foundation has invited readers to vote for one of six finalists for the all-time Best of the National Book Awards Fiction. The shortlist of titles that have previously won the National and American Book Awards for fiction was selected by 140 writers from across the U.S. The NBF [...]
Tags: contest·national book awards
English Majors passes final exam at Audies®
June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Author News, Overheard (Industry News)
English Majors: A Comedy Collection for the Highly Literate won an Audie® in the category “audiobook adapation” at last Friday’s 2009 Audies® gala in New York.
Accidentally accepting on behalf of HighBridge was some of our friends at Playaway. They happened to stand up to let someone out at their table just as the award was [...]
Tags: audies·english majors·keillor·playaway
Audie Finalists Announced–English Majors among them
February 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Overheard (Industry News)
The Audio Publishers Association announced the 2009 Audie® Award finalists this week.
Among them, our very own English Majors: A Comedy Collection for the Highly Literate by Garrison Keillor and the cast and guests of A Prairie Home Companion.
Hear an excerpt from English Majors
See the full list of finalists.
Tags: audies·awards·english majors·finalist·garrison keillor·highbridge
Sounds of Silence at PW
January 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Overheard (Industry News)
The cuts at PW have hit the audio industry: Kevin Howell, audio reviews editor, has been let go as part of more layoff announcements from Reed.
We’ll have to see what that means for the fate of audio reviews in the publication
Mr. Whicher up for Edgar Award
January 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Overheard (Industry News)
A nice (and deserved) honor for Kate Summerscale: Her book The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher is up for an Edgar Award in the “Best Fact Crime” category. Read more on the Myster Writers of America’s The Edgars site.
Tags: audiobooks·awards·edgars·kate summerscale·mystery writers of america·suspicions of mr. whicher
