'Fifty-Year Mission' is compelling 'Star Trek' time line
Thursday, 14 July 2016, 16:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman have compiled hundreds of interviews to create "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years." The...
'Burn What Will Burn': suspenseful, hard-boiled crime novel
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 16:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
After his wife drowns in a bathtub, a death in which he may have been complicit, Bob Reynolds retreats to a tiny town in the wilds of the Ozark Mountains to hide out and nurse his wounds. There,...
A MATERIALIST REVISION OF MALTESE HISTORY : 870-1919
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 09:39
Last update: about 9 years ago
A Materialist Revision of Maltese History: 870 – 1919 by Mark Camilleri is a new critical reading of Maltese history which will be launched on Wednesday 10 August at the FORTRESS Building,...
Author explores social guidelines from '80s films
Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 15:57
Last update: about 9 years ago
Hadley Freeman's ability to explore social guidelines from beloved '80s movies is addicting. She analyzes story lines and plot points from films that molded an entire generation, forcing those who...
Alam explores female friendship in 'Rich and Pretty'
Friday, 8 July 2016, 15:08
Last update: about 9 years ago
Rumaan Alam transforms a whimsical beach read into compelling literary prose in his debut novel, "Rich and Pretty." Alam allows his two main characters, Sarah and Lauren, to maneuver through decades...
Anne Tyler tames Shakespeare's 'Shrew'
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 15:07
Last update: about 9 years ago
Last fall Hogarth Press published the first in a series of novels by contemporary writers reimagining Shakespeare's plays on the 400th anniversary of his death. So far we've had Jeanette...
Schulman highlights Streep's early career in 'Her Again'
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 15:06
Last update: about 9 years ago
Michael Schulman shares delightfully entertaining stories surrounding Meryl Streep's early rise to stardom in "Her Again." The book describes Streep's reign as homecoming queen in her suburban...
Stephen King drives 'Mercedes' trilogy to emotional end
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 15:06
Last update: about 9 years ago
Readers who missed Brady Hartsfield in the second book in Stephen King's trilogy about a psychotic killer will be delighted to know he's alive - but definitely not well - in "End of Watch." Don't...
Who, Stones, Bowie made 1971 rock's best year, says author
Monday, 4 July 2016, 15:05
Last update: about 9 years ago
If there is a Rock and Roll Hell, an inner circle is devoted for old fans who insist on telling you how the music was so much better back in the day. You know the argument: musicians were more...
Passionate desires and history
Monday, 4 July 2016, 14:07
Last update: about 9 years ago
Dawn in Seville by Marie Anne Zammit is a historical novel set in the time when Spain was torn by civil war. The year 1936 brought about the revolution, led by General Francisco Franco against the...