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 […]
STAR WARS READS DAY STRIKES BACK OCTOBER 11, 2014
October 6th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
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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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The Power of Laughter
September 24th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
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The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
September 18th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
This new edition of her autobiography has been revised and combined with previous works to create the essential Eleanor Roosevelt. Now back in print, a candid and insightful look at an era and a life through the eyes of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, First Lady and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt. […]
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Gateway to Freedom
August 29th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
Gateway to Freedom by Eric Foner is the dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom. They are little known to history: Sydney Howard Gay, an abolitionist newspaper editor; Louis Napoleon, a furniture polisher; Charles B. Ray, a black minister. At great risk they operated […]
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The high priestess of twentieth-century fashion
August 21st, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
Mademoiselle by Rhonda Garelick is a stunning new biography of Coco Chanel—the high priestess of twentieth-century fashion—that examines her critical place in history and the ingenious powers by which she internalized and transmitted the cultural trends of her time. Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today—and for nearly the last hundred […]
The Wait Wait Is Over!
August 12th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
Host Announced for NPR American Chronicles: First Ladies
August 7th, 2014 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
HighBridge is pleased to announce that Cokie Roberts will be the host for NPR American Chronicles: First Ladies. While the role of the first lady has changed dramatically over the course of the nation’s history, one thing remains constant: Americans have always been fascinated by the wives of the President. This collection features in-depth profiles […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – August 2014 – The Best of Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! More Famous People Play “Not My Job”
August 1st, 2014 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
The Best of Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! More Famous People Play “Not My Job” Hosted by Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell The Best of Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, and company bring the stars down to earth, allowing public radio fans everywhere to […]