Welcome to Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp, who is here for a live webcast from Twin Cities Public Television’s downtown St. Paul studios and then a signing at the University of Minnesota Bookstore at Coffman Memorial Union. More details are available here. Kopp is the author of A Chance to Make History: What Works […]
Marking the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
April 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Hear It Here First
Today marks a dark day in US history: The shots on Fort Sumter that are officially considered the opening volleys in the Civil War rang out today. The Civil War could in some respects be considered a rite of passage for a still-young country determining what its ideals and principles were going to be. But […]
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Happy 88th Birthday, Bob Elliott!
March 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
March 26th was the 88th birthday of Bob Elliott, of the hugely influential comedy team Bob and Ray. We have been honored here at HighBridge to publish The Very Best of Bob and Ray, and it has been great pleasure to get to know the amazing body of work these underrated legends of comedy created. […]
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Happy National Pig Day
March 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Yes, it’s true, Babe and Charlotte, there really is a National Pig Day—and this is it. HighBridge has got its own favorite pig to celebrate on this day: Joseph Caldwell’s “troublesome pig” at the heart of his Pig Trilogy, available for the first time on audio. The first volume, The Pig Did It, was a […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – Feb 2011
January 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
The Ice Princess How to Win This Audio CD 1. Be an active* subscriber to our newsletter. Just enter your email address below: 2. Send an email to newsletter@highbridgeaudio.com 3. Put the words “Ice Princess” in the subject line. Entries must be received by no later than 2/18/2011. See the Win Audiobooks page for more […]
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Impulse by Ellen Hopkins selected as a YALSA Amazing Audiobook for 2011
January 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Author/Narrator News
YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association within ALA, announced its 2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adult selections. We’re pleased to see that HighBridge’s Impulse made that list. YALSA summarizes Impulse this way: “After their failed suicide attempts land them in a psychiatric hospital, teenagers Vanessa, Tony, and Conner forge a friendship while they attempt […]
Teach for America Founder Wendy Kopp talks with Public Radio’s Marketplace
January 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
Kai Ryssdal of American Public Media’s MarketPlace talked to Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach for America, about her thoughts on what it will take to improve education for all in America. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to it live, you can find it archived on the MarketPlace website. HighBridge’s audio edition […]
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Catch Up with Us on Facebook
January 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Ah, the vagaries of technology! We’ve managed to permanently “lose” our blog history for the HighBridge LowDown. Ah, the triumphs of technology! You can find all our old posts from the HighBridge LowDown as “Notes” on our HighBridge Audio Facebook Page. So you can catch up with past posts by checking there, and we will […]
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