Entries from October 30th, 2014

Bridget Jones meets Fight Club

October 30th, 2014 · No Comments · Acquisition News

Sarai Walker received her M.F.A. in creative writing from Bennington College. As a magazine writer, her articles appeared in national publications, including Seventeen and Mademoiselle. She subsequently served as an editor and writer for Our Bodies, Ourselves, before moving to London and Paris to complete a Ph.D. She currently lives in the New York City […]

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The preeminent historian of the Civil War era

October 22nd, 2014 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Ruth DeFries is a Columbia University professor and MacArthur Fellow who explains an interesting detail of evolution. Have you ever wondered how a species that was essentially a hunter-gatherer tribe came to completely dominate the entire planet? Do you know that we produce enough food to feed every single human being a diet of 3,000 […]

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The debut of a major literary voice

October 13th, 2014 · No Comments · Acquisition News

We’re excited to announce that HighBridge will publish the audio edition of Jacob Rubin’s debut novel “The Poser“! A hilarious and dazzling debut novel about a master impressionist at risk of losing his true self All his life, Giovanni Bernini has possessed an uncanny gift: he can imitate anyone he meets. Honed by his mother […]

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STAR WARS READS DAY STRIKES BACK OCTOBER 11, 2014

October 6th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News

Saturday is Star Wars Reads Day, an international event that celebrates two of our favorite things–reading and Star Wars! SWRD events are held all around the world at participating bookstores and libraries. Fans dress up as their favorite Star Wars characters and come together to celebrate a shared passion. Keep an eye on starwars.com/reads and […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway – October 2014 – A Brief History of Seven Killings

October 1st, 2014 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James; read by an ensemble cast   From the acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women comes a masterfully written novel that explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the late 1970s. On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before […]

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