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Not necessarily so…

Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 09:16 Last update: about 9 years ago

By Philip Farrugia Randon   Mhux Bilfors Hekk… Alex Mizzi Klabb Kotba Maltin     I have known Alex Mizzi and his father Lawrence for many years...

The broadcaster

Monday, 13 June 2016, 16:01 Last update: about 9 years ago

Il-bogħod li jifred   Fr Geoffrey G. Attard   The name of Gozo-born author Joe Axiaq has become synonymous with The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Radio, which...

The Capuchin poet

Monday, 13 June 2016, 16:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

The overall impression I have of the Capuchin friars is of a homely, humble,down-to-earth religious. They don't have the superiority complex of the Jesuits, nor the historical baggage of some of the...

'Valiant Ambition' by Nathaniel Philbrick

Friday, 3 June 2016, 16:35 Last update: about 9 years ago

In "Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution," Nathaniel Philbrick continues the saga of the American Revolution from his previous book, "Bunker...

'Unseen City' celebrates nature and urban parenting

Thursday, 2 June 2016, 16:34 Last update: about 9 years ago

Nature writing is full of men heading off into the wilderness in search of something, but journalist Nathanael Johnson brings the genre into the 21st century with a refreshing, thought-provoking and...

'Boar Island' among best in series from Nevada Barr

Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 16:33 Last update: about 9 years ago

Nevada Barr's vivid novels about National Park Service Ranger Anna Pigeon have allowed readers to take visceral tours of more U.S. national parks than most could ever arrange to visit. Anna's work,...

'Blood Flag' by Steve Martini

Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 16:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Blood Flag," the latest Steve Martini legal thriller featuring attorney Paul Madriani and his partner, Harry Hinds, starts with what seems to be a simple case, but soon escalates into a scenario with...

Allison Leotta's 'The Last Good Girl'

Monday, 30 May 2016, 16:28 Last update: about 9 years ago

Former federal sex-crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta continues her series featuring her fictional counterpart Anna Curtis in a too frighteningly real scenario in "The Last Good Girl." College...

Pre-Siege Maps of Malta: 2nd century AD - 1564

Thursday, 26 May 2016, 10:55 Last update: about 9 years ago

The book Pre-Siege Maps of Malta: 2nd century AD - 1564 written by Albert Ganado and Joseph Schirò was launched at an event held on the 3 May 2016 in the splendid ballroom of the Casino Maltese...

Marcia Clark delivers in 'Blood Defense'

Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 15:57 Last update: about 9 years ago

The protagonist is no longer a prosecutor as in Marcia Clark's previous legal dramas in her new book, "Blood Defense." In this story, Samantha Brinkman is a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer...

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