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A new book for children and adolescents

Friday, 9 February 2018, 09:56 Last update: about 10 years ago

“Preca Publications” of Blata l-Bajda have just published a new book for children and adolescents entitled “Id-Dragun tad-Dragonara”. This is a translation and adaptation into...

New Lee Child novel is bold and mysterious

Friday, 9 February 2018, 09:05 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"The Midnight Line" (Delacorte Press), by Lee Child Author Lee Child delivers another classic Jack Reacher tale with "The Midnight Line." Reacher's curiosity is piqued when he gets off a bus...

'Insidious Intent' is an incisive British police procedural

Thursday, 8 February 2018, 09:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Insidious Intent" (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Val McDermid A highlight of Val McDermid's novels is the tight control she maintains over her complex plots that are enhanced by believable and...

Erdrich tries apocalyptic fiction in 'Future Home'

Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 09:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Future Home of the Living God" (Harper), by Louise Erdrich Evolution runs amok in Louise Erdrich's new novel, "Future Home of the Living God." Ladybugs are the size of cats. Dragonflies have...

The violent background to great art

Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 10:23 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

International Institute for Baroque Studies The Journal of Baroque Studies Number 03 Volume 01                  University of Malta...

Amateur detective drawn into murder case in 'Tango Down'

Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 08:58 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Tango Down" (Permanent Press), by Chris Knopf Sam Acquillo is plagued with problems in "Tango Down," the latest in Chris Knopf's entertaining and well-written series about a former professional...

Author tells story of female codebreaker in 'Smashed Codes'

Friday, 2 February 2018, 14:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies" (Dey Street Books), by Jason Fagone Her story is so surprising it's not only...

A view of an unbelievable campaign from ground zero

Thursday, 1 February 2018, 14:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History" (Dey Street), by Katy Tur The presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump seemed unlikely to gain traction at first....

Monsarrat's The Kappillan of Malta in Maltese

Thursday, 1 February 2018, 13:33 Last update: about 10 years ago

After almost 50 years since its first publication in 1973, the world bestseller The Kappillan of Malta will be published in Maltese for the first time. The translation had been made by Wistin...

'Alone' is perfect complement to filmdom's 'Dunkirk'

Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 09:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Alone" (Liveright Publishing Co.), by Michael Korda Interest in the 1940 cross-channel evacuation of British soldiers amid the French collapse in World War II has sprung to life this summer,...

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