Entries from April 23rd, 2015

HighBridge goes to the movies – again!

April 23rd, 2015 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

We’re delighted to report that Legendary Pictures, the powerhouse production team behind such films as “Unbroken” and “Jurassic World,” has assigned director Jim Mickle (“Cold in July”) to direct the film version of John Maclean’s THE ESPERANZA FIRE. It’s the true story of a tight-knit community of firefighters battling a perfect storm of wildfires near […]

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The Danish Girl

April 22nd, 2015 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies

Exciting news! The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff is being made into a movie! Set against the glitz and decadence of 1920s Copenhagen, Dresden and Paris, this stunning novel explores the boundaries of sex and gender, love and marriage. The audiobook is narrated by Jeff Woodman and available at highbridgeaudio.com. Les Miserables director Tom Hooper and star Eddie Redmayne reunite […]

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Holocaust Remembrance Day

April 16th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, a national day of commemoration on which the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust are memorialized. The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It has been seventy years since […]

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Abraham Lincoln is shot at Ford’s Theatre

April 14th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News

2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … April 14, 1865 – The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter. That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the […]

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Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House

April 9th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News

2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … April 9, 1865 – Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Grant allows Rebel officers to […]

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Don’t Look Back: Stories from the Teenage Years

April 6th, 2015 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News

Produced by WNYC and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, RadioLoveFest runs May 5 to 10 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene and will present live versions of some of public radio’s most popular shows and podcasts. One event, “Don’t Look Back: Stories From the Teenage Years,” organized by the Moth and Radio Diaries and […]

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Lincoln visits Richmond, Virginia

April 3rd, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News

2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … April 4, 1865 – Lincoln visits Richmond, Virginia President Lincoln tours Richmond where he enters the Confederate White House. With “a serious, dreamy expression,” he sits at the desk of Jefferson Davis for a few moments. ______________________________________________________ Learn more […]

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Stars and Stripes

April 2nd, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News

2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … April 2, 1865 – Grant’s forces begin a general advance and break through Lee’s lines at Petersburg. Confederate Gen. Ambrose P. Hill is killed. Lee evacuates Petersburg. The Confederate Capital, Richmond, is evacuated. Fires and looting break out. The […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway – April 2015 – The Tapestry

April 1st, 2015 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

The Tapestry Nancy Bilyeau; read by Nicola Barber The next page-turner in the Joanna Stafford series takes place in the heart of the Tudor court, as the plucky young former novice risks everything to defy the most powerful men of her era. Read the full description. ________________________ How to Win This Audio CD 1. Send […]

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