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Where’s my brother and other confessions – Victor Calleja

Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 11:22 Last update: about 9 years ago

Would you be interested in a book where the author talks about how scared he felt when, aged seven, he was told very seriously by his adult sister that he was a mistake? And how he then lived in...

A new era of corporate citizenship

Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 16:20 Last update: about 9 years ago

Dr Mark Anthony Camilleri has recently edited a business textbook entitled; 'CSR 2.0 and the New Era of Corporate Citizenship'.  This contribution is an authoritative...

Lawrence Ferlinghetti on Nobel: 'Bravo for Dylan.

Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 14:01 Last update: about 9 years ago

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, one of the last links to the early days of the Beat poetry movement, never doubted the artistry of Bob Dylan or his worthiness of the Nobel prize. "Bravo for Dylan, Nobel...

'The Lost Boy' by Camilla Lackberg is psychological thriller

Friday, 28 October 2016, 12:53 Last update: about 9 years ago

Camilla Lackberg proves why she's called Sweden's "queen of crime" in her superb seventh novel set in the coastal town of Fjallbacka. "The Lost Boy" combines a gripping police procedural with a ghost...

Posthumous book by Shimon Peres coming next spring

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 12:53 Last update: about 9 years ago

A book about Israel's character and the "turning points" in its history that Nobel laureate Shimon Peres completed just weeks before he died will come out next spring. The HarperCollins...

'Fractured' moves at satisfyingly addictive pace

Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 12:52 Last update: about 9 years ago

The end of summer doesn't need to mean the end of beach reads. And a beach read doesn't need to mean lightweight or purple prose. Take Canadian novelist-attorney Catherine McKenzie. With her...

Ferrante book sales up after report on author's identity

Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 12:51 Last update: about 9 years ago

The alleged revelation of the real name of best-selling author Elena Ferrante has led to a wave of criticism and to a surge in sales for her acclaimed quartet of "Neapolitan" novels. As of midday...

Elton John autobiography to be published in 2019

Monday, 24 October 2016, 12:50 Last update: about 9 years ago

Elton John is chronicling his "crazy life" in an autobiography to be published in 2019. Publishers Pan Macmillan and Henry Holt announced Thursday that they have jointly acquired worldwide rights...

'The Magicians' author writing novel set in post-Camelot era

Saturday, 15 October 2016, 15:21 Last update: about 9 years ago

The author of the best-selling "Magicians" fantasy trilogy will next take on the aftermath of King Arthur and Camelot. Lev Grossman's "The Bright Sword" will begin with the fall of Camelot and...

'The Dollhouse' is as much about a place as about people

Friday, 14 October 2016, 15:20 Last update: about 9 years ago

Former actress and journalist Fiona Davis' debut novel, "The Dollhouse," is as much about a place as it is about people. Built in 1927, the 23-story Barbizon Hotel for Women on the Upper East...

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