After a long battle lasting several months, Jacob survived meningoencephalitis - an infection of the lining of the brain and the brain substance. And two weeks ago, true to his wish, the book...

Julie is a disc jockey on radio and while happily presenting an afternoon programme realizes that it is the first anniversary of her friendship with Gordon. He was surely to bring her a...

Joseph Borg was born in Hamrun and migrated with his family to Australia. He later returned to Malta and became a genealogist. Apart from this professional interest, there was also a personal...

How Facebook suggests friends, studies of crystals, why mobile radiation is not harmful to health, and where new alien species come from is all research out of the Faculty of Science. To celebrate 100...

Alexandra Curry's debut novel begins with an execution. It's China in 1880 and a man is beheaded. His 7-year-old daughter is left behind - Sai Jinhua. The orphan is quickly sold to an abusive brothel...

With time, access and superior writing and observing skills, a talented journalist can recreate a searing family tragedy that allows readers to analyze, ponder and learn from it. That's what Ryan...

From its first pages, "Uniquely Human" establishes itself as a must-read for anyone touched by autism. Author Barry Prizant, who has worked with thousands of children on the spectrum, cogently...

Read this one. The global refugee crisis is the largest since World War II, but it's easy to see it only as a series of images: Syrians in life jackets landing on a Greek island. Frail boats, teeming,...

One of the nation's first female deputy sheriffs got her unexpected start when a car rammed into her horse-drawn buggy, upending her quiet farm life. This is the true-life backdrop of the new...

Leah, written by Zhana Xuereb with Maria Mifsud, is the story of the little girl with a big smile who captured the hearts of a nation.  The story of her life and struggle with one of the rarest...