Sepp Blatter's book about life at FIFA set to be published
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 14:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
The website of Swiss publisher Werd & Weber has said "Sepp Blatter: Mission Football" will cost 39 Swiss francs (US$39) and intended to make it available in February. Blatter previously said...
Ex-cop pens keen-eyed police drama
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 14:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
The first novel in a planned series, "Out of the Blues," introduces an appealing new character in the police drama genre, Atlanta Detective Sarah Alt. Detective Alt - she goes by her nickname,...
Adam Johnson wins $20,000 Story Prize for short fiction
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 14:31
Last update: about 10 years ago
Adam Johnson's eclectic story collection "Fortune Smiles" is this year's choice for the Story Prize. The announcement was made at a ceremony Wednesday night in New York. The other finalists were...
Maltese translation of Cervantes’ ‘Don Quixote’ unearthed
Monday, 7 March 2016, 14:18
Last update: about 10 years ago
A Maltese translation of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote in poetic form which Pawlu Montebello (1905-2005) penned in the early 80s of the last century has been discovered in a private collection of...
‘Arlogg u Tila’, a new children’s book
Monday, 7 March 2016, 14:12
Last update: about 10 years ago
Is it possible for books, art and museums to be instantly appealing to children? One Maltese author has proved that yes, it is very possible. Roberta Bajada's children's novel Arloġġ u...
The man who found peace at last, in Malta
Monday, 7 March 2016, 14:10
Last update: about 10 years ago
Noel Grima
This is the story of a tormented man who lived through many adventures and who at last found peace in Malta. It was in a Bugibba bar that he met a mutual friend and passed on the book to...
Thriller by ex-CIA man is full of action and twists
Saturday, 5 March 2016, 14:18
Last update: about 10 years ago
Russia's intelligence agency has learned the identities of all the CIA case officers in Moscow and, even worse, most if not all of the CIA's spies in Russia. If you're caught as a spy in Russia,...
Peter Straub collects creepy short stories in 1 book
Friday, 4 March 2016, 14:17
Last update: about 10 years ago
If the only mass-market horror writer you've ever read is Stephen King, you owe it to yourself to check out Peter Straub. His latest book, "Interior Darkness," compiles the best of his previously...
Reported serial killer book removed from Amazon amid outrage
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 14:15
Last update: about 10 years ago
A book reportedly written by a Canadian serial killer was removed Monday from Amazon's website a day after being put on sale online following protests by British Columbia authorities. Outskirts...