Entries Tagged as 'highbridge audio'

Featured Audio Giveaway—June 2019—More News Tomorrow: A Novel

June 4th, 2019 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

Read by Emily Sutton-Smith A thrilling and richly drawn family drama about a daughter’s quest to understand her mother’s mysterious death. “Shreve creates a spooky atmosphere with stormy weather, eerie parallels between past and present, and at least one threateningly crazy woman. Even spookier is the backdrop of 20th-century racism, anti-Semitism, and anti-immigration feeling that […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway—May 2019—Rabbits For Food

May 2nd, 2019 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

Read by Hillary Huber From master of razor-edged literary humor Binnie Kirshenbaum, a devastating, laugh-out-loud funny story of a writer’s slide into depression and institutionalization. “A remarkable achievement that expertly blends pathos and humor . . . comparisons to One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest are obvious and warranted, but Kirshenbaum’s dazzling novel stands on […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway—February 2019—Sounds Like Titanic

February 7th, 2019 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

Read by Elizabeth Wiley A young woman leaves Appalachia for life as a classical musician—or so she thinks. “It’s difficult to write a funny, angry book. It’s even harder to write a merciless, empathetic book. But here comes Jessica Hindman, doing the impossible with a funny, angry, merciless, empathetic book that’s not only a hugely […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway—January 2019—The Current

January 2nd, 2019 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

Read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen Tim Johnston, whose breakout debut Descent was called “astonishing,” “engulfing,” and “outstanding” by national media, returns with The Current, a tour de force about the indelible impact of a crime on the lives of innocent people. “[An] outstanding thriller . . . Johnston imbues each character with believable motives. The nuanced plot delves deep […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway—December 2018—Help!

December 3rd, 2018 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

Read by Thomas Brothers The fascinating story of how creative cooperation inspired two of the world’s most celebrated musical acts. “A sweeping history of 20th-century popular music….A fresh blend of scholarly musical analysis and provocative ideas about creativity and how composers create great art.” —Kirkus Reviews How to Win This Audio CD Send an email […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway—November 2018—The Kinship of Secrets

November 1st, 2018 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

Read by Janet Song From the author of The Calligrapher’s Daughter comes the riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart. “Heartfelt…will greatly appeal to readers who enjoy the multicultural novels of Lisa See […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway—March 2018—Rainbirds

March 1st, 2018 · 1 Comment · Featured Audio Giveaways

Read by David Shih Clarissa Goenawan’s dark, spellbinding literary debut opens with a murder and shines a spotlight onto life in fictional small-town Japan. Read full description “A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more.” —Hollie Overton, internationally […]

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The Power and Peril of Words: The Transcriptionist by Amy Rowland

April 21st, 2014 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Isolated on the 11th floor of the Record, a venerable New York newspaper in the midst of making the awkward transition to the digital age, Lena Respass, the title character of Amy Rowland’s novel The Transcriptionist, spends her days typing other people’s words. These words, the dictations of reporters for the Record, flow in through […]

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Featured Audio Giveaway – July 2013 – The Shanghai Factor

July 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

  The Shanghai Factor by Charles McCarry; read by Stephen Bowlby Charles McCarry is back—and in top form! “Wildly entertaining and further proof that McCarry is a modern master of the genre on a par with le Carré and Robert Littell.”       —Booklist HC starred review “A must . . . For genre aficionados and McCarry’s […]

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