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2 sisters' secrets go viral in 'Keep Me Posted'

Monday, 25 April 2016, 15:46 Last update: about 9 years ago

Cassie and Sid are sisters, best friends, and desperate for more time together. While Cassie balances twin 3-year-olds, a cramped New York apartment and a sex-starved marriage, Sid navigates life as...

Stellar plot twists abound in 'Steel Kiss'

Friday, 22 April 2016, 15:25 Last update: about 9 years ago

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs battle a ruthless killer who utilizes common machinery to strike fear in Jeffery Deaver's latest novel, "The Steel Kiss." Sachs, a New York police detective,...

'Running: A Love Story' is too shallow to enjoy

Thursday, 21 April 2016, 15:24 Last update: about 9 years ago

File this book under "I was misinformed." I came across a reference to the new book "Running: A Love Story" in New York magazine last month titled, "How Running and Meditation Change the Minds of...

'The 14th Colony' by Steve Berry is gripping novel

Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 15:22 Last update: about 9 years ago

Cotton Malone fights a ticking clock and a Russian conspiracy to give the United States government payback in Steve Berry's latest adventure, "The 14th Colony." This is his third book in the...

'Don Quixote' presented to the Prime Minister

Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 12:44 Last update: about 9 years ago

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was presented with a copy of DUN KIXOTT MILL-MANĊA (Don Quixote from Mancha), Miguel de Cervantes’ picaresque novel which has been translated as a long poem in...

'For the Love of Wine' explores an ancient wine culture

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 15:22 Last update: about 9 years ago

As children we learn to read starting with ABCs, yet most wine lovers inadvertently skip over the beginning history of the drink they love. France and Italy are often spoken of as the grand old...

Aussie Shield

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 11:59 Last update: about 9 years ago

78th FIGHTER WING, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE MALTA HISTORY 1952-1954 By Colonel Mark Said AFM Ret’d AUSSIE SHIELD sheds light on the Australian Air Force’s 78th Fighter...

'Far From True' is latest thriller from Linwood Barclay

Monday, 18 April 2016, 15:17 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Far From True," Linwood Barclay's sequel to "Broken Promise," continues the interweaving tales of the inhabitants of Promise Falls. Barclay does an admirable job of familiarizing the reader with...

Pavone's stellar writing carries the day in 'The Travelers'

Sunday, 17 April 2016, 12:36 Last update: about 9 years ago

Chris Pavone's latest novel, "The Travelers," showcases international locales with reluctant spies. Writer Will Rhodes works for Travelers magazine, and his duties take him around the world. He's...

Evanovich delivers heartfelt romance in 'Total Package'

Saturday, 16 April 2016, 12:32 Last update: about 9 years ago

Stephanie Evanovich delivers another swoon-worthy romance with "The Total Package." She reunites the heroine of her story with her long- lost love in the most unlikely of settings - a football...

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