Rare James M. Cain story 'Blackmail' published for first time
Friday, 5 January 2024, 08:00
Last update: about 6 months ago
Associated Press
The characters are pure noir: Pat, a "dark, heavily handsome thick-shouldered" young man; Myra, a "cheesecakey" woman whose "thick blonde hair" fell "off her bare head to brilliant brassy...
Japan bestseller 'Honeybees' is an ode to creatives
Sunday, 31 December 2023, 07:57
Last update: about 6 months ago
Associated Press
"Honeybees and Distant Thunder" by Riku Onda (Pegasus Books) The Yoshigae music competition will never be the same after this year's pianists push the boundaries of the art form, leaving judges...
Oprah Winfrey chooses new Verghese novel for her book club
Friday, 29 December 2023, 07:21
Last update: about 6 months ago
Associated Press
The long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, "The Covenant of Water," is Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick. "The Covenant of Water" is Verghese's first work of fiction since his...
Book review: Death comes for the monsignor
Sunday, 3 December 2023, 08:30
Last update: about 7 months ago
Noel Grima
'Faccati' Author: Joe Camilleri Publisher: Horizons / 2023 Pages: 271 The elderly priest, a monsignor no less, lies in a bed in one of the oncology wards. Facing him is...
Book review: Curious about women
Sunday, 19 November 2023, 08:30
Last update: about 7 months ago
Noel Grima
'Il Curioso delle Donne' Author: Alberto Bevilacqua Publisher: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore / 1983 Pages: 263 Alberto Bevilacqua was an Italian writer and filmmaker....
Showcasing Malta’s finest books
Sunday, 12 November 2023, 15:27
Last update: about 7 months ago
For films, there are the Oscars. For books in English, there is the Booker. And here in Malta, for books published in our little country blessed with its own language, there is the National Book...
‘Id-Deffien taċ-Ċimiterju’ — Nine horror stories in Maltese
Sunday, 12 November 2023, 10:26
Last update: about 7 months ago
BDL has just published Id-Deffien taċ-Ċimiterju (The Grave Digger of the Cemetery) by Joseph A. Cachia, a collection of nine horror stories, a genre much sought after by the local reading...