New autism book urges parents to give kids 'Loving Push'
Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 13:23
Last update: about 9 years ago
In a new book by autism's most famous spokesperson, Temple Grandin gives credit to her mother for nudging her outside her comfort zone, and she urges today's parents to do the same for their...
James McBride pays tribute to the Godfather of Soul
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 13:20
Last update: about 9 years ago
James McBride, best-selling author of "The Color of Water" and "The Good Lord Bird," has written a furious ode to the troubled life and legacy of the incomparable James Brown. Part appreciation,...
In-Nemmies translated into Maltese
Monday, 2 May 2016, 16:05
Last update: about 9 years ago
Der Beobachter by Charlotte Link has been translated into Maltese by Alfred Scalpello. The 2011 thriller starts with the identical brutal murder of two old women who live alone. The police find...
Peter Calamatta’s tour de force
Monday, 2 May 2016, 16:04
Last update: about 9 years ago
Philip Farrugia Randon If anyone somehow doubted whether Peter Calamatta was the king of horticulture in Malta, this 216-page book certainly quells any doubt and crowns him. Dedicated...
A Valletta 2018 suggestion to the Chamber of Commerce
Monday, 2 May 2016, 16:01
Last update: about 9 years ago
Noel Grima
After reading this book, I have a suggestion to make to the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry which, if found acceptable, can probably make it by the time Valletta is the European Capital...
New book 'Smarter Faster Better' explains human behavior
Friday, 29 April 2016, 15:48
Last update: about 9 years ago
With his latest book, New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg joins the likes of Malcolm Gladwell in helping us better understand our world and ourselves. "Smarter Faster Better" seeks to uncover...
Augusten Burroughs searches for love in new memoir
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 15:50
Last update: about 9 years ago
If you've read author Augusten Burroughs' other cynically funny memoirs, you might be surprised by the outcome of his latest book, "Lust & Wonder." Although he's still brutally honest about his...
'Deep Blue' by Randy Wayne White is fast-paced thriller
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 15:49
Last update: about 9 years ago
Since he first appeared in "Sanibel Flats" in 1990, Doc Ford, the hero of a series of thrillers by Randy Wayne White, has been living a double life. His quirky, fun-loving neighbors in the hamlet of...
Nikol Biancardi's short stories presented to Prime Minister
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 07:40
Last update: about 9 years ago
Donna Lynn Calleja presented an anthology of Nikol Biancardi’s short stories to the Prime Minister Il-Ħalliel tal-Mejtin (The grave thief) which includes 39 novels and a biography of...
'The South Side' explores American segregation
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 15:47
Last update: about 9 years ago
Journalist Natalie Y. Moore grew up in Chatham on Chicago's South Side, "a solid black middle-class neighborhood" where her college-educated parents worked as a teacher and a Shell Oil middle manager....