You don’t really see a lot of westerns on the bestseller list these days. Personally, I think that’s a crying shame. In general, westerns represent tried-and-true fundamental themes such as honor, justice, defense/protection (in a western it’s most commonly someone defending his or her land), and the moral limits of revenge and retribution. These themes […]
Doomsday Rider Rides Again
June 13th, 2014 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: audiobook·cowboy·Doomsday Rider·Johnny Cash·Kris Kristofferson·Louis L'Amour·Ralph Compton·terry evens·Waylon Jennings·western·Willie Nelson
Narrators Announced for The Future for Curious People
May 7th, 2014 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
HighBridge is pleased to announce that Heather Corrigan and Justin D. Torres will be narrating The Future for Curious People, a unique and clever new novel by author Gregory Sherl. The Future for Curious People imagines a world in which an “envisionist” can tell you whether your partner is really your soulmate. With this sort […]
Tags: algonquin·audiobook·Future for Curious People·greg sherl·heather corrigan·Justin D. Torres·narrators·Publishers Weekly·readers
Soon I Will Be Invincible
May 6th, 2014 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Invincible in·vin·ci·ble /in-ˈvin-sə-bəl/ adjective 1. impossible to defeat or overcome 2. incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued What would you do if you were invincible? Would you save the world? Or would you destroy it? Would you be a “good guy,” or a “bad guy”? I wasn’t even into the first hour of Soon […]
Tags: audiobook·Audiobooks·Austin Grossman·champions·Coleen Marlo·comic book·fatale·impossible·J. Paul Boehmer·power·Soon I Will Be Invincible·superhero
Beowulf translated and read by the late Seamus Heaney
April 11th, 2014 · No Comments · Uncategorized
When I first read Beowulf in college I was immediately captivated. As an English major, and a huge fan of fantasy literature, I was familiar with the story, but until then had never actually read the verse. I had an amazing Medieval Literature professor who set me on a path to which I began devouring […]
Tags: audiobook·BBC·Beowulf·classic·English·epic·grendel·Literature·Medieval·old english·poem·poet·poetry·scholar·Seamus Heaney·student·translation
Simon Vance Returns for Deon Meyer’s Cobra
April 9th, 2014 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
HighBridge is pleased to announce that Simon Vance will be narrating Cobra, the latest mystery/thriller from internationally bestselling author Deon Meyer. In Cobra, Captain Benny Griessel and South Africa’s top police unit, the Hawks, attempt to track down a thief on the run, save his sister, and capture a mysterious hitman whose calling card is […]
Tags: audie·audiobook·Benny Griessel·Cobra·crime·Deon Meyer·earphones·international·mystery·narrator·reader·Simon Vance·South Africa·thriller
Ray Chase Returns for The Empire of Night
March 26th, 2014 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
HighBridge is pleased to announce that Ray Chase will be reprising his role as narrator for Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler’s latest entry in his thrilling Christopher Marlowe Cobb series, The Empire of Night. The historical spy thriller series stars Christopher Marlowe “Kit” Cobb, a World War I–era American journalist turned Allied Spy. Ray […]
Tags: audiobook·Christopher Marlowe Cobb·historical·Kit Cobb·mysterious press·narrator·Ray Chase·reader·Robert Olen Butler·spy·The Empire of Night·The Hot Country·The Star of Istanbul·thriller·World War I
Seeing Red: Star Wars: Crimson Empire Audio Drama
March 14th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Tags: art·audio drama·audiobook·comic book·comics·crimson empire·dark horse·full cast·radio drama·sci-fi·star wars
Narrators selected for upcoming MP-HA classics
March 12th, 2014 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
HighBridge is pleased to announce narrators for the forthcoming Mysterious Press-HighBridge Audio Digital Classics: R. C. Bray will be reading The Mordida Man by Ross Thomas, and Donna Postel will be reading 77th Street Requiem by Wendy Hornsby, both available in June. In addition, Derek Perkins will be reading Dark Nantucket Moon by Jane Langton, available […]
Tags: 77th Street Requiem·audiobook·classic·Dark Nantucket Moon·digital·Donna Postel·download·Jane Langton·mordida man·mysterious press·mysterious press-highbridge audio classic·mystery·narrator·R. C. Bray·Ross Thomas·Wendy Hornsby