'Il-Baruni tal-Imdina' Author: Joseph Serracino Publisher: Wise Owl Publications / 2018 Pages: 147   Many many years ago, in my time at Il-Hajja I was many times...

Back in 2022, I read Irene Chias' novel Mur Ġibek (translated into Maltese by Mark Vella), a novel which explored the media's treatment of sexism, femicide and abuse in an innovative way. In 2023...

"Nothing forces you to face your demons like falling in love." And it's almost always worth it, Emily Henry says during a recent interview ahead of Tuesday's release of her latest novel, "Funny...

Tom Selleck starts his memoir in the middle of a car crash. He is 17 and in the passenger seat when he and two friends go airborne in his mom's red Chevy Corvair, tumbling off Mulholland Drive in Los...

The magical dragons of Gozo is a story about friendship between Ukrainian girl Yulia and Gozitan boy Julian, written by Ukrainian writer Inna Danyliuk. The book is dedicated to Gozitans Claude Calleja...

'Pontificale in San Marco' Author: Elio Bartolini Publisher: Rusconi Libri / 1978 Pages: 172   I have long been wanting to write about this book, even if that meant the...

Few artists have a neat origin story, but Kathleen Hanna, the feminist punk pioneer and celebrated frontwoman whose rallying cry of "girls to the front" inspired generations, may have a pretty...

The Unfolding Story of the Holy Grail and other stories  Author: Leonard Schembri  Self published / 2024 Pages: 181   This is the last story in this recently published...

Secrets and shame — every family has its share. When it came time to write her most autobiographical novel, Claire Messud relied on a 1,500-page family history compiled by her paternal...

This deeply disturbing book was awarded the Booker Prize in 2023 and was the most popular book in Ireland for some time. It is set indeed in Ireland but that is just a location. Its relevance is...