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Who stole the Cezanne?

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 10:00 Last update: about 4 months ago Noel Grima

This latest novel by prolific author Salv Sammut, I must say, is one of his best. Only, it could have happened anywhere, not necessarily in Malta. In fact, Malta is not mentioned at all. This...

A haunting blend of horror and heart

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 10:00 Last update: about 4 months ago

In this  second book in Adrian Buckle's DEOS IRÆ Trilogy, offers an ambitious mix of mythology, cosmic horror, and personal themes like queer identity, grief, and trauma. While it has...

A lifetime of lies

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 09:21 Last update: about 4 months ago Noel Grima

This is rather out of my normal beat, made even more complicated by a bizarre system of chapters following each other when they would be speaking of a different time, different persons and different...

The colour whisperer

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 09:01 Last update: about 4 months ago

Is it true that the world around us seems to be losing its colours and is slowly being overtaken by grey? This observation, expressed as a cry of protest and a spark of hope, however small, lies at...

Finding yourself through reporting a civil war

Sunday, 12 April 2026, 08:40 Last update: about 4 months ago Noel Grima

Isabel Angelica Allende Liona is a Chilean-American writer. Her works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre. She is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of...

Press unmute to start reading

Sunday, 5 April 2026, 07:58 Last update: about 5 months ago

'Dlinn dlonn, Uppa, Vrumm!' 'Ping pong: partita stejjer' Author:  Susi Danesin Illustrations: Francesca Carabelli Maltese adaptation: Clare Azzopardi Publisher: Merlin Publishers /...

Shades of Trump’s Maga

Sunday, 22 March 2026, 11:00 Last update: about 5 months ago Noel Grima

This is not a book review in the proper sense of the word. Rather, it takes off from the assumptions this book is based upon and relates some of them to trends present in the world when the book...

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