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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Battle at Fort Stedman, Virginia
March 25th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News
2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … March 25, 1865 – Battle at Fort Stedman, Virginia The last offensive for Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia begins with an attack on the center of Grant’s forces at Petersburg. Four hours later the attack is broken. ______________________________________________________ Learn […]
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
March 18th, 2015 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies
Exciting news! The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison is being made into a movie! The novel was published in 2012 and tells the story of Ben Benjamin, a man escaping divorce who just barely qualifies as a professional caregiver for a typical video-game-obsessed and sex-crazed teenage boy Trevor, who has muscular dystrophy. The audiobook is […]
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Part Zorba, part King Lear
March 11th, 2015 · No Comments · Acquisition News
Oprah Magazine recently asked George Saunders to name a few books he’s excited about for Summer 2015. The first book he mentioned was Let Me Explain You by Annie Liontas. Said Saunders, “I first read a draft of this book when Liontas was in our graduate program at Syracuse and I was astonished by how […]
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Abraham Lincoln inaugurated for second term as President
March 4th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News
2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). Up next … March 4, 1865 – Inauguration ceremonies for President Lincoln in Washington. “With malice toward none; with charity for all…let us strive on to finish the work we are in…to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, […]
Featured Audio Giveaway – March 2015 – A Prairie Home Companion 40th Anniversary Collection
March 2nd, 2015 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
A Prairie Home Companion 40th Anniversary Collection Garrison Keillor and cast, with special guests A Prairie Home Companion is heard by over 4.3 million listeners each week on over 500 public radio stations across the country. Read the full description. ________________________ How to Win This Audio CD 1. Send an email to newsletter@highbridgeaudio.com 2. Put […]
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