You probably know him best as Dr. House — to me, he’ll always be Bertie Wooster — but Hugh Laurie is more than just an actor, director, comedian, and musician. He’s also an author.
And to celebrate the release of the audio edition of his debut novel, The Gun Seller — narrated by Simon Prebble! — we’ve teamed up with HighBridge Audio to bring you The Gun Seller Giveaway!
From now until its release on October 16, you can enter to win a copy of the audio edition of The Gun Seller — signed by Hugh Laurie himself!!
Here’s how to enter: Simply leave a comment on this post — tell us about your favorite Hugh Laurie movie, show, role. Once you comment, you’re registered for the giveaway. Want to up your chances of winning? Leave another comment. Or, leave another five comments. There’s no limit to the number of times you can enter to win.
We’ll announce the TWO WINNERS on August Oct 16. Good Luck! And after you enter, don’t forget to check out this audio excerpt from The Gun Seller.
Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad
This unusual, imaginative novel tells the story of Sunny, a woman dealing with lifelong baldness, and Maxon, her childhood friend and later husband, who is a genius who designs robots, is about to embark on a dangerous mission to space, and is unable to understand social cues. Narrator Joshilyn Jackson creates spot-on voices for the characters. For example, Sunny and Maxon’s autistic son, Bubber, has a voice described as “like a duck’s… if a duck sounded like a robot” — and that is exactly the voice Jackson lends him. Similarly, neighbor and television anchorman Les has a voice like that of Superman’s — and, obligingly, Jackson performs his dialogue in booming, larger-than-life tones. But despite these quirky character voices, Jackson never reduces the characters to caricatures. While she conveys all the book’s humor, her reading is also full of empathy, and she brings out the characters’ underlying humanity. For Maxon, Jackson reads in an even, logical, unemotional tone, but beneath that, listeners will hear his vulnerability. This masterful, flawless narration of a imaginative novel is something special and not to be missed. A St. Martin’s hardcover. (July)
