'The Rising Sea' is entertaining and diverting read
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 08:39
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"The Rising Sea: a Kurt Austin Adventure" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown Kurt Austin heads the Special Assignment division of NUMA, the U.S. National Underwater and...
Maltese author’s debut published in the UK
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 08:50
Last update: about 8 years ago
Maltese author James Vella-Bardon's debut novel, The Sheriff's Catch, has been published by UK award-winning publisher Unbound. It tells the story of a Maltese-born man forced to join the Spanish...
'Stealing the Show' applauds women in TV
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 08:37
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television" (Atria Books), by Joy Press For the last 15 years, Joy Press has been writing about television for prestigious media outlets. She had...
Literary evening commemorating Kappillan of Malta
Monday, 16 April 2018, 09:31
Last update: about 8 years ago
Lee N. Abela, Joseph Galea and Clive Piscopo will interpret various excerpts from ‘Il-Kappillan ta’ Malta’ during a literary evening marking the official publication of the...
Odd lack of suspense permeates 'Day She Disappeared'
Monday, 16 April 2018, 08:35
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"The Day She Disappeared" (Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Christobel Kent A lackluster plot with too many side stories and underdeveloped characters mar British author...
Nicholas Monsaart paid tribute to Gozo in The Kappillan
Sunday, 15 April 2018, 07:37
Last update: about 8 years ago
The official launching of the latest edition of Il-Kappillan ta’ Malta was held at San Lawrenz, Gozo, on Friday, 13 April, 2018. The novel, originally written by Liverpool-born Nicholas...
'Raw' tells classic rags-to-riches tale
Friday, 13 April 2018, 08:49
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang" (Picador), by Lamont U-God Hawkins Another celebrity memoir has graced the genre, and this time it's from a lesser-known member of the multiplatinum rap group...
'Escape Artist' is Brad Meltzer's best book in years
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 08:48
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"The Escape Artist" (Grand Central), by Brad Meltzer A plane crash unveils a vast covert government operation with ties to master escape artist Harry Houdini in "The Escape Artist," Brad...
Dark side of Vegas is revealed in 'All the Beautiful Girls'
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 08:46
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"All the Beautiful Girls" (Ballantine), by Elizabeth J. Church After Lily's glamorous and free-spirited parents and sister are killed in a car crash, the 8-year-old moves in with her aunt and...
The priest-architect of fortifications
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 08:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
Originally baptized as Francesco Tomaso Antonio de Napoli, and subsequently known as Tomaso Maria Napoli, the subject of this monograph was born in Palermo in April 1659 to a well-to-do...