Director Walter Salles reports that his long-awaited film of On the Road is nearing completion and aiming for a May 23rd release in France. The movie stars Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Tom Sturridge and Kristen Stewart, with Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams, Steve Buscemi, Kirsten Dunst and Terrence Howard filling out the cast for the adaptation […]
Entries Tagged as 'Author/Narrator News'
“On the Road” to a theater near you?
January 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First, HighBridge at the Movies
Tags: Amy Adams·Anne Marie Santos·Garrett Hedlund·Gerald Nicosia·Jack Kerouac·Kirsten Dunst·Kristen Stewart·On the Road·Sam Riley·Steve Buscemi·Terrence Howard·Tom Sturridge·Viggo Mortensen
Tom Waits: As Good and as Bad as Ever
October 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
Say you’re a music fan of recent vintage, and you’re puzzled by all the hoopla surrounding a new release by a gruff voiced character in a jacket and fedora. If you need a little background on Tom Waits as his new album releases—his first in seven years—a fantastic primer can be found on American Routes: […]
A Moment of Silence on the Prairie
October 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First
Sad news today: Tom Keith, longtime sound-effects wizard on A Prairie Home Companion, passed away suddenly on Sunday. In addition to his many years on PHC, Keith was co-host of The Morning Show on Minnesota Public Radio until his retirement from the show in 2008. A little of his work can be heard on this clip from […]
Diana Abu-Jabur and Martin Kihn at the Twin Cities Book Festival
October 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Publishing News
Diana Abu-Jabur (CRESCENT, BIRDS OF PARADISE) and Martin Kihn (BAD DOG: A LOVE STORY) were both panelists at the 11th Annual Twin Cities Book Festival, organized by Rain Taxi Review of Books. HighBridge had a table, along with many other publishers, booksellers, and authors, at this event held in downtown Minneapolis this past weekend. Check […]
Tags: audiobook·bad dog·birds of paradise·diana abu-jabur·martin kihn·twin cities book festival·video
Barry Prize for Thirteen Hours
September 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First, Publishing News
Deon Meyer’s book Thirteen Hours has won the Barry Prize for Best Thriller at this year’s Bouchercon mystery convention. Congratulations!
A few thoughts on Jerry Leiber
August 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Publishing News
A few days ago Jerry Leiber, the lyricist from the legendary songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, died. Writing songs for early innovators like Elvis Presley and the Coasters, as well as for singular voices like Ben E. King and Peggy Lee, Leiber had a large hand in shaping the vernacular of rock and roll. Remembering […]
CAR TALK’s Tom and Ray tickle fans pink(water) with new collection
August 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Author/Narrator News, Featured Audio Giveaways
If you already thought the Tappet Brothers had something of the humor of third-graders in them, their new collection featuring children’s book author and NPR commentator Daniel Pinkwater both confirms and explains it. Releasing today, Car Talk Classics: The Pinkwater Files is four complete programs from the Car Talk archives, all featuring Click and Clack’s […]
Tags: car talk·daniel pinkwater·giveaway·NPR·tom and ray magliozzi
No mystery behind acclaim for KILLED AT THE WHIM OF A HAT- on audio today
July 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First
Critics have been unanimous in their praise for Killed at the Whim of a Hat, Colin Cotterill’s forthcoming novel and “What may be the best new international mystery series since the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” (Booklist) And starting today, you can listen to this surefire bestseller in the format that everyone from the Guardian […]
Tags: Audiobooks·Colin Cotterill·killed at the whim of a hat·mystery
Paul Farmer on NPR to discuss ‘Haiti After the Earthquake’; Meryl Streep, Edoardo Ballerini, Edwidge Danticat, Eric Conger, and others narrate audiobook
July 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First
Dr. Paul Farmer, the renowned physician and anthropologist and the founding director of Partners in Health, talked with NPR Tuesday about his newest book, Haiti After the Earthquake. Tuesday marked the eighteen-month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. A recording of the NPR session can be found here. On Jan. 12, 2010, a massive earthquake […]
Tags: audiobook·Haiti After the Earthquake·Meryl Streep·NPR·Paul Farmer