'Movie Nights' memoir connects Reagans to '80s films
Friday, 30 March 2018, 13:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
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"Movie Nights with the Reagans: A Memoir" (Simon & Schuster), by Mark Weinberg The Aspen Movie Club may well have been the most exclusive gathering of its kind. Most weekend nights in the...
Walter Mosley examines issues of race in 'Down the River'
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 12:57
Last update: about 8 years ago
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"Down the River Unto the Sea" (Mulholland Books), by Walter Mosley Few mystery writers can examine issues of race — how it divides and binds people — as clearly and unflinchingly as...
Enrico Dandria: a priest and a politician
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 09:18
Last update: about 8 years ago
Enrico Dandria. Qassis - Politiku - PatrijottAuthor Max Farrugia, Kite Group; Malta, 612 pgsForeword by former Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami Given that both the name and the surname - Enrico...
Maltese wartime refugees in Gozo
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 09:16
Last update: about 8 years ago
Ir-Rifuġjati Maltin f'Għawdex fi Żmien il-GwerraAuthors: Frank Bezzina and Charles BezzinaPublisher: Gozo 2017. 119 pages Charles Bezzina is in need of no introduction; his...
New book on the Baroque Age
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 09:15
Last update: about 8 years ago
Consisting of 10 chapters and four appendices, this new book on the Baroque Age presents the reader with a universe of the mental attitudes of diverse Baroque personae towards a wide variety of...
Lippman's 'Sunburn' is intriguing mystery
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 12:55
Last update: about 8 years ago
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"Sunburn" (William Morrow), by Laura Lippman Laura Lippman's versatility as a writer ascends to a new level with her excellent 22nd novel, "Sunburn," which ignites as a classic hard-boiled...
Lexie Elliott's 'The French Girl' is tangled mystery
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 12:53
Last update: about 8 years ago
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"The French Girl" (Berkley), by Lexie Elliott Friendship, love, murder, drugs: What could go wrong? It should have been a carefree week in a French farmhouse for Katie, her boyfriend and four...
Tina Alexis Allen's storytelling proves riveting in memoir
Monday, 26 March 2018, 12:51
Last update: about 8 years ago
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"Hiding Out: a Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives" (Dey Street Books), by Tina Alexis Allen Tina Alexis Allen grew up harboring a secret from her 12 older siblings and devout Catholic...
Winfrey picks novel 'An American Marriage' for book club
Sunday, 25 March 2018, 11:33
Last update: about 8 years ago
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Tayari Jones, whose novel "An American Marriage" has been chosen for Oprah Winfrey's book club, will always remember that phone call from last October. She was driving in Las Vegas, expecting to...
Subject matter of Zadie Smith's 'Feel Free' ranges wide
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 11:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
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"Feel Free: Essays" (Penguin Press), by Zadie Smith The subject matter of Zadie Smith's newest collection of essays, "Feel Free," ranges wide. She addresses world issues from the perspective of...