March 26th was the 88th birthday of Bob Elliott, of the hugely influential comedy team Bob and Ray. We have been honored here at HighBridge to publish The Very Best of Bob and Ray, and it has been great pleasure to get to know the amazing body of work these underrated legends of comedy created. […]
Entries from March 28th, 2011
A Prize-Winning Romantic
March 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First, Publishing News
The Jewish Book Council has awarded the $100,000 2011 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature in fiction to Austin Ratner for his debut novel, The Jump Artist. Congratulations to him, and to the runner up for the prize and recipient of a $25,000 award: Joseph Skibell, author of A Curable Romantic. Click here to hear […]
Tags: A Curable Romantic·Austin Ratner·award·Jewish Book Council·Joseph Skibell·prize·Sami Rohr·The Jump Artist
Economic crisis solved: Just cancel CAR TALK funding
March 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
We assume this will be fuel for the Car Talk guys’ banter in the coming weeks: Anthony Weiner (D-NY) chiding his colleagues on the House floor about the defunding of NPR as a significant aspect of financial reform of federal spending. “We finally found out our problem, we discovered a target that we can all […]
Tags: anthony weiner·car talk
Keillor to retire in 2013
March 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
A Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor has told the AARP Bulletin that he plans to retire in the spring of 2013, once he has found a host to replace him. Those are some big red tennis shoes for someone to fill!
Featured Audio Giveaway – March 2011
March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
NPR American Chronicles: The Civil War How to Win This Audio CD 1. Be an active* subscriber to our newsletter. Just enter your email address below: 2. Send an email to newsletter@highbridgeaudio.com 3. Put the words “Civil War” in the subject line. Entries must be received by no later than 3/24/2011. See the Win Audiobooks […]
Tags: american chronicles·audiobook·civil war·featured audiobook giveaway·giveaways·HighBridge·NPR·sesquicentennial
Happy birthday, Starbucks!
March 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Author/Narrator News
For its 40th anniversary, Starbucks has decided to celebrate its years of success with “Tribute Days.” From March 10-12, they will be giving away free treats with the purchase of a drink! Follow the link for more information. Here’s a short video Starbuck’s put together as well. Highbridge is pleased to be releasing the memoir of Howard […]
Tags: howard schultz·onward·starbuck
Happy National Pig Day
March 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Yes, it’s true, Babe and Charlotte, there really is a National Pig Day—and this is it. HighBridge has got its own favorite pig to celebrate on this day: Joseph Caldwell’s “troublesome pig” at the heart of his Pig Trilogy, available for the first time on audio. The first volume, The Pig Did It, was a […]
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South African crime novelist Deon Meyer talks about his inspirations
March 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
We came across these fascinating video interviews with crime writer Deon Meyer and wanted to share them with you. The first of these three interviews focuses on Meyer’s life-long love of stories and his journey to finally becoming a story-teller himself. In the second, Meyer reflects on the importance of his characters’ “humanness.” In the […]