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Entries from July 19th, 2011

No mystery behind acclaim for KILLED AT THE WHIM OF A HAT- on audio today

July 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First

Critics have been unanimous in their praise for Killed at the Whim of a Hat, Colin Cotterill’s forthcoming novel and “What may be the best new international mystery series since the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” (Booklist) And starting today, you can listen to this surefire bestseller in the format that everyone from the Guardian […]

New video from “The Hobbit” set

July 14th, 2011 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

The first block of filming for the two Hobbit films has wrapped in New Zealand, and director Peter Jackson has released another production video. Fun facts from the video: Andy Serkis, who performed the voice and movement for Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films, is the second-unit director for The Hobbit. And it […]

Paul Farmer on NPR to discuss ‘Haiti After the Earthquake’; Meryl Streep, Edoardo Ballerini, Edwidge Danticat, Eric Conger, and others narrate audiobook

July 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First

Dr. Paul Farmer, the renowned physician and anthropologist and the founding director of Partners in Health, talked with NPR Tuesday about his newest book, Haiti After the Earthquake. Tuesday marked the eighteen-month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. A recording of the NPR session can be found here. On Jan. 12, 2010, a massive earthquake […]

International diplomacy, New Jersey style: ‘Eating with the Enemy’ arrives on audiobook

July 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Hear It Here First

The bizarre but true tale of New Jersey native Robert Egan’s experience as an accidental diplomat with North Korea—and “an enlightening, and precarious, experiment in the ways opposing cultures can merge and acquiesce” (Kirkus Reviews)—Eating With the Enemy has been garnering major attention ever since it was published earlier this year. It’s been featured in […]

Featured Audio Giveaway – July 2011

July 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead 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 “Claire DeWitt” in the subject line. Entries must be received by no later than 7/22/2011. See the […]

Hot Summer Audio: Tan Line Free and Built for the Beach!

July 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Hear It Here First

Books and the beach. Such a winning combination. But in ancient times, literate beachgoers had to deal with a wide array of problems: Heavy paper tomes would keep their hands occupied, rendering them unable to reach out for mojitos. Tan lines would appear in the exact shape and size of the books they were propping […]

Prairie Home Companion Celebrates Another Anniversary

July 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News

Today in 1974 the very first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion was heard from the Janet Wallace Auditorium at Macalester College in Saint Paul. Admission was a whopping $1 for adults and $.50 for the kiddies. It’s still a great value now–but what a deal then! Since then, Garrison Keillor and the APHC team have gone on […]

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