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George Abela, Qalb in-Nies: A determined man

Monday, 31 March 2014, 10:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Biographies, and autobiographies, are fashionable.  This time it is the turn of President George Abela.  At the very end of Abela’s presidency Andrew Azzopardi in this book traces the...

Veronica Roth: A YA novelist actually under 30

Sunday, 30 March 2014, 13:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Divergent," the latest young adult novel poised to become a blockbuster movie, meets all the criteria for the YA genre: The movie is adapted from a best-seller; the story is rooted in...

Suzanne Vega's new disc: Don't let title scare you

Saturday, 29 March 2014, 13:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The title of Suzanne Vega's new disc, "Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles," sounds like an unreleased Yes album from around 1977.   "Is that why people keep...

The Muppets reteam with mixed results

Saturday, 29 March 2014, 13:07 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A strange sense of doom hangs over the rebooted Muppets, and it's not from the Swedish Chef's cooking.   "The Muppets" (2011) may have been an earnest and largely...

Kate Bush sets stage return after 35 year absence

Friday, 28 March 2014, 13:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Singer Kate Bush is coming back to the London stage after a 35-year break in performing.   The surprise move came Friday when she announced she will play 15 concerts at the Hammersmith...

Writer reprises cross-country bicycle trip

Friday, 28 March 2014, 12:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Life Is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America" (Scribner), by Bruce Weber   A cross-country bicycle trip, like an end to end hike of the Appalachian Trail, is...

George Michael in fine voice on live album

Thursday, 27 March 2014, 13:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

George Michael, "Symphonica" (Islands)   Forget about the health issues and personal problems — George Michael sounds just fine, super in fact, on his first new album in...

Taylor Schilling on 'Orange,' new passion project

Thursday, 27 March 2014, 13:06 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

When Taylor Schilling arrives on the set of "Orange Is the New Black," her make-under begins.   "We all come into work and we get our makeup taken off. The woman who does my...

'The Accident' is suspenseful & gripping

Thursday, 27 March 2014, 12:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Chris Pavone, author of the compelling "The Expats," returns with his new novel, "The Accident," a journey into the world of book publishing and secrets.   Literary agent...

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