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Dan Brown talks religion, science and his new novel

Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 10:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Dan Brown is once again taking on the big questions. "Will God survive science?" asks the author of the blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code" and other philosophical-religious thrillers during a recent...

The Parliament of fools

Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 09:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

'Il-Kummidjanti tal-Parlament'Author: Carmel SciclunaPublisher: Horizons Publications / 2014Extent: 204pp I can think of quite a number of books in this genre - Oliver Friggieri's Fil-Parlament...

'Sleeping Beauties' lacks page-turning intensity

Monday, 16 October 2017, 09:55 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Of all the gifts a father can give his son, near the top must be a co-written novel. After all, slapping the name Stephen King on the cover pretty much guarantees a best-seller. But King fans who...

Sarah Bailey's 'Dark Lake' has solid character development

Saturday, 14 October 2017, 10:47 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Some high school memories remain into adulthood, returning to haunt you about the person you used to be - a situation that Detective Sgt. Gemma Woodstock is uncomfortably reminded of in the...

Perkins' novel is as eerie as it is delightful

Friday, 13 October 2017, 10:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

In Stephanie Perkins' latest young adult novel, "There's Someone Inside Your House," teen romance and grisly murders crawl into the backseat of the car for a make-out session, producing a read that is...

Locke takes incisive look at racial issues in new novel

Thursday, 12 October 2017, 10:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Attica Locke's incisive look at racial issues reaches another milestone in the gripping "Bluebird, Bluebird." Locke unflinchingly illustrates the intersection of race and justice as seen in an insular...

Latest Nicole Krauss novel evokes Jewish mysticism, Kafka

Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 10:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Both of the main characters in Nicole Krauss' new novel, "Forest Dark," are in crisis. Jules Epstein, a 68-year-old Manhattan power lawyer, has recently divorced his wife of many years and retired...

'A Stranger in the House' has strong plot

Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 10:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

In her second thriller, Shari Lapena poses the question: How well do you know your spouse? It's not exactly a new story device, but Lapena's fresh approach makes it seem original in "A Stranger in the...

Tammet takes readers on thought-provoking tour of words

Thursday, 5 October 2017, 11:28 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Daniel Tammet's understanding of language began with numbers. When he saw white flakes falling from the sky, though he pointed out the window and exclaimed "Snow" to his parents, his mind latched onto...

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