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Women in politics: Gillibrand and Davis memoirs

Sunday, 28 September 2014, 14:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir" (Penguin/Blue Rider Press), by Wendy Davis, and "Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World" (Ballantine Books), by Kirsten...

Wisecracking blogger doesn't pull punches

Saturday, 27 September 2014, 14:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges" (Ballantine Books), by Jen Mann   It's not easy to endear yourself...

George W. Bush's book about father titled '41'

Friday, 26 September 2014, 14:29 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The title of former President George W. Bush's book about his father will feature a number, not a name.   Crown Publishers announced Wednesday that the book about...

'Dirty Work' is nuanced, thoughtful story

Thursday, 25 September 2014, 14:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Dirty Work" (Little, Brown and Co.), by Gabriel Weston   At the start of Gabriel Weston's "Dirty Work," Nancy Mullion, an obstetrician-gynecologist, has choked...

Clive Cussler returns with 'The Eye of Heaven'

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 14:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"The Eye of Heaven" (Putnam), by Clive Cussler and Russell Blake   Russell Blake, a new co-author with Clive Cussler, brings the required adventure into the mix in "The Eye of...

'Voices' draws attention to black poets

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 14:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Voices Beyond Bondage: An Anthology of Verse by African Americans of the 19th Century" (NewSouth Books), edited by Erika DeSimone and Fidel Louis   George Moses Horton wasn't...

Poetry exhibition and book launch at Mater Dei

Monday, 22 September 2014, 13:04 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

In the main foyer of Mater Dei Hospital between 24 September and 8 October, an exhibition of poetry posters by poet Lucilla Maclaren Spillane from her book of verse Another seeing and other poems,...

‘Preżenza – Inti Temmen fil-Ħares?’

Monday, 22 September 2014, 13:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Horizons has just published Preżenza, written by Michael Cini. Preżenza recounts a ghost story full of mystery and surprises, which keeps the reader hanging on edge. The story reveals a particular...

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Tony Auth dies at 72

Sunday, 21 September 2014, 13:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Tony Auth, whose sharp and creative commentary appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer for more than 40 years, died of cancer on Sunday. He was...

Gregg Hurwitz delivers in 'Don't Look Back'

Saturday, 20 September 2014, 13:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Don't Look Back" (St. Martin's Press), by Gregg Hurwitz   A single mother takes a vacation that descends into hell in Gregg Hurwitz's latest thriller, "Don't...

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